Runs Scarce in Weekend Opener

Friday, February 28

Greensboro, N.C.

3:00 PM

Boston College

3-5

North Carolina A&T

3-6

Boston College

North Carolina A&T

February 28, 2020 | Baseball

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Boston College baseball falls at North Carolina A&T, 2-1.

By: Athletic Communications

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Boston College baseball team came up a run short in a 2-1 loss at North Carolina A&T at War Memorial Stadium on Friday night. The loss extended the Eagles' losing streak to five games as they dropped to 3-5, while the Aggies improved to 3-6.

Two free passes, a hit batter and a walk, set up the Aggies; game-tying run in the sixth. Center fielder Donte Wade drove in the tying run on a two-out double down the left field line. BC sophomore right-hander Mason Pelio (San Diego, Calif.) limited the damage to one run by picking up his fourth strikeout to strand two runners in scoring position.

An inning later, third baseman Justin Williams got the home half of the seventh underway with a leadoff-single; his first hit of the season. A&T elected to sacrifice him to second and after a wild pitch Williams scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice-fly from shortstop Dustin Baber.

Pelio (1-2) pitched a season-high seven innings. He gave up two runs on four hits, three walks and three hit batsmen with four strikeouts.

The Eagles got on the board in the third to take the first lead of the day. Sophomore right fielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.) walked into third with a stand-up triple hit into the right field corner and scored on a sacrifice-fly off the bat of senior shortstop Brian Dempsey (Potomac, Md.).

Right-hander Michael Johnson (1-2) scattered six Eagle hits across seven innings to get the win for the Aggies. He struck out eight, walked two and allowed just one run.

DETAILS
Score: North Carolina A&T 2, Boston College 1
Records: Boston College 3-5, North Carolina A&T 3-6
Location: World War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro, N.C.)
Attendance: 153

GAME NOTES

The game marked the first-ever meeting between BC and NC A&T.
BC played error-free for the first time this season.
Dempsey collected his 44^th career multi-hit game.
Frelick matched a career-high hit streak at eight games with a triple; the second of his career.
Pelio made the first start of six innings or more by an Eagle this season with a seven-inning effort. It was the eighth six-plus inning start of his career and first since facing Clemson (5/21) at the 2019 ACC Championship.
Suozzi extended his career-best hit streak to 12 games and reached base streak to 16.

UP NEXT
The Eagles face Fairfield in a neutral site game at War Memorial Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m.