Boston College
12-7
Merrimack
3-9
BC Overcomes Eight-Run Deficit to Defeat Merrimack
March 24, 2021 | Baseball
The Eagles trailed 8-0 through three before staging a 10-9, come-from-behind win.
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Trailing 8-0, BC scored in each inning between the third and seventh inning; capped by a five-run seventh to take its first lead of the game. Down 9-5 at the stretch, the Eagles trimmed the deficit to one with a two-run double by sophomore third baseman Luke Gold (Ballston, N.Y.) and a RBI-double by graduate first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.). BC scored the tying and go-ahead runs on wild pitches for its first lead of the day.
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Freshman lefty Charlie Coon (Duxbury, Mass.) steadied the ship for the Eagles' pitching staff with three-scoreless inning from the fourth through sixth. He scattered two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. The fifth BC pitcher of the day was freshman right-hander John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.). West (1-0) struck out two and allowed two hits over 1.2-shutout innings.
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Making his season debut, sophomore RHP Brian McMonagle (Moorestown, N.J.) entered with a one-run lead in the ninth to nail down his second career save. He allowed one hit and ended the game with a called strike three.
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Graduate catcher Sean Harrington (Walpole, Mass.), a transfer from Babson, made his first start behind the dish and went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a hit-by-pitch. Sophomore second baseman Vince Cimini (Scranton, Pa.) added a 2-for-4 game with a double and a walk.
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DETAILS
Score: Boston College 10, Merrimack 9
Records: Boston College 12-7; Merrimack 3-9
Location: Harrington Athletics Village
Attendance: 0
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BC Highlights
- Harrington hit a leadoff-double and Frelick a two-out double to produce a single run in the third straight inning in the fifth.
- The Eagles trimmed the deficit to 8-5 with a RBI-double by Cimini and a push-bunt single to second by Baldelli in the sixth.
- BC scored five runs on three hits to overcome a 9-5 deficit in the seventh. Gold and Cunningham each produced RBI doubles with the final two runs coming on wild pitchesÂ
- The game marked the first-ever match-up between BC and Merrimack.
- BC overcame a deficit of eight runs or more to win for the second time this season; doing so previously at Auburn (2/28).
- Baldelli recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the season and 31st of his career.
- Cunningham matched his career-high in runs at three for the fourth time.
- Frelick hit his eighth double of the season and 18th of his career.
- Harrington hit his first double of the season and recorded his first multi-hit game as an Eagle.
Boston College's eight-game homestand continues with a three-game series against Clemson this weekend. Game one is set for Friday at 4 p.m. on ACC Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: West, John (1-0)
L: Collins, J. (0-1)
S: McMonagle, Brian (1)
Batting:
2B: Shumski, N. 1
HR: Skurbe, B. 1 ; Joyce, T. 1
RBI: Skurbe, B. 2 ; Joyce, T. 4 ; Jamele, M. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Porricelli, J. 1 ; Shumski, N. 1 ; Skurbe, B. 2 ; Stadnicki, K. 1 ; Joyce, T. 2 ; Crowley, T. 1 ; Golankiewicz, M. 1
SB: Golankiewicz, M. 1
CS: Skurbe, B. 1
HBP: Shumski, N. 1 ; Stadnicki, K. 1 ; Golankiewicz, M. 1
PO: Skurbe, B. 1
Batting:
2B: Frelick, Sal 1 ; Gold, Luke 1 ; Cunningham, Jack 1 ; Cimini, Vince 1 ; Harrington, Sean 1
3B: Dempsey, Brian 1
RBI: Frelick, Sal 1 ; Gold, Luke 2 ; Cunningham, Jack 1 ; Cimini, Vince 1 ; Baldelli, Dante 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Dempsey, Brian 1 ; Frelick, Sal 1 ; Gold, Luke 1 ; Cunningham, Jack 3 ; Cimini, Vince 1 ; Leary, Cameron 1 ; Harrington, Sean 2
SB: Cunningham, Jack 1 ; Cimini, Vince 1 ; Leary, Cameron 1 ; Galland, Chris 1
CS: Baldelli, Dante 1
HBP: Harrington, Sean 1
