Friday, February 26
Durham, N.C.
3:00 PM
Boston College
10
at
6
Duke
Photo by: Reagan Lunn
Eagles Win ACC Opener; Split First Two Games at No. 11 Duke
February 27, 2021 | Baseball
BC comes from behind to take game one 10-6, heads toward Sunday rubber-match.
DURHAM, N.C. – The Boston College baseball team trailed on three occasions in its ACC opener at No. 11 Duke before pulling away with five unanswered runs after the seventh to claim a 10-6 victory at Durham Bulls Athletics Park. The game started Friday afternoon, but was suspended after the fifth inning due to heavy rain. The Blue Devils (3-3, 1-1 ACC) took game two of the series 10-3.
The Eagles (4-1, 1-1 ACC) pounded out 15 hits in the opener led by a 3-for-6 effort from junior center fielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.). Sophomore second baseman Luke Gold (Ballston, N.Y.) drove in four runs in a 2-for-5 performance.
In the eighth, graduate first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) tied the game, 6-6, with a RBI-double banged of the wall in left field. A batter later, Gold ripped a double of his own, scoring two on his second two-run hit of the game.
Graduate lefty Joey Walsh (Plymouth, Mass.) made a spot start on Friday and pitched 3.2 innings. He allowed four runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks. Sophomore right-hander Max Gieg (Lynn, Mass.) got the win, working the final two innings. He got into trouble in the eighth, but a double play stymied the threat. Gieg (1-0) set the Blue Devils down in order in the ninth.
Duke jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first against junior right-hander Mason Pelio (San Diego, Calif.) in game two. The Blue Devils led wire-to-wire and tagged Pelio (1-1) for six runs on eight hits and five walks with seven strikeouts.
Senior left fielder Chris Galland (Sudbury, Mass.) homered and hit a RBI-double in a 2-for-4 game. Frelick went 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI.
Henry Williams (1-0) pitched six innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts to one walk. Third baseman Erikson Nichols went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, while left fielder RJ Schreck drove in three runs with a 2-for-4 game.
DETAILS
Score: Boston College 10-3, Duke 6-10
Records: Boston College 4-1 (1-1 ACC); Duke 3-3 (1-1 ACC)
Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
Attendance: 0
BC Highlights
The series rubber-match is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX. Sophomore RHP Emmet Sheehan (Darien, Conn.) is scheduled to start on the mound.
The Eagles (4-1, 1-1 ACC) pounded out 15 hits in the opener led by a 3-for-6 effort from junior center fielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.). Sophomore second baseman Luke Gold (Ballston, N.Y.) drove in four runs in a 2-for-5 performance.
In the eighth, graduate first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) tied the game, 6-6, with a RBI-double banged of the wall in left field. A batter later, Gold ripped a double of his own, scoring two on his second two-run hit of the game.
Graduate lefty Joey Walsh (Plymouth, Mass.) made a spot start on Friday and pitched 3.2 innings. He allowed four runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks. Sophomore right-hander Max Gieg (Lynn, Mass.) got the win, working the final two innings. He got into trouble in the eighth, but a double play stymied the threat. Gieg (1-0) set the Blue Devils down in order in the ninth.
Duke jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first against junior right-hander Mason Pelio (San Diego, Calif.) in game two. The Blue Devils led wire-to-wire and tagged Pelio (1-1) for six runs on eight hits and five walks with seven strikeouts.
Senior left fielder Chris Galland (Sudbury, Mass.) homered and hit a RBI-double in a 2-for-4 game. Frelick went 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI.
Henry Williams (1-0) pitched six innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts to one walk. Third baseman Erikson Nichols went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, while left fielder RJ Schreck drove in three runs with a 2-for-4 game.
DETAILS
Score: Boston College 10-3, Duke 6-10
Records: Boston College 4-1 (1-1 ACC); Duke 3-3 (1-1 ACC)
Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
Attendance: 0
BC Highlights
- Trailing 2-0, BC tied the game in the second with a RBI-double by Jimenez and a RBI-single from Baldelli.
- BC erased another two-run deficit with a three-run fifth. Gold tied the game with a two-run, bases-loaded single and Burns hit a go-ahead single up the middle.
- Down 6-5, Cunningham doubled off the wall in left to tie the game before Gold put the Eagles back in front with a two-run double.
- BC leads the all-time series vs. Duke, 20-15.
- The Eagles are 5-11 all-time in ACC openers.
- BC defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since taking down No. 7 Louisville (5/22/19).
- Frelick posted a pair of multi-hit games to push his career total to 25.
- Galland hit his first career home run.
- Jimenez recorded his fourth career multi-hit game and first career two-double game.
The series rubber-match is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX. Sophomore RHP Emmet Sheehan (Darien, Conn.) is scheduled to start on the mound.
Players Mentioned
1B/OF
/ Baseball
IF/OF
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
LHP
/ BaseballFootball: Head Coach Bill O'Brien Media Availability (October 21, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Football: Kaelan Chudzinski Media Availability (October 21, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Football: KP Price Media Availability (October 21, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Football: Grayson James Postgame Press Conference (Oct. 18, 2025)
Saturday, October 18
