Thursday, April 1
Blacksburg, Va.
1:00 PM
Boston College
at
Virginia Tech
Eagles vs. Hokies This Weekend From Blacksburg
March 31, 2021 | Baseball
Annual crossover series begins Thursday at English Field. Stream all three games on ACCNX.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College's five-game road stretch continues with a three-game series at Virginia Tech's English Field. The series begins Thursday and each game will be streamed on ACCNX at 1 p.m.
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About the Eagles...
BC has lost four in a row and is just 3-8 since peaking at 9-2. At 12-11 overall and 3-9 in the ACC, the Eagles are hitting .282 as a team; third best in the league. Boston College is also third in scoring at 6.9 runs per game, but a staff earned run average of 6.65 is at the bottom of the conference. Junior center fielder Sal Frelick is second in the ACC with a .394 batting average to go with 26 runs and a 1.117 OPS. Sophomore third baseman Luke Gold is hitting .340 with a team-high .713 slugging percentage, eight home runs and 27 RBI. Graduate shortstop Brian Dempsey is a career.297 hitter and hitting .297 in 2021. He recorded his 200th hit on a leadoff-home run vs. Clemson and now ranks eighth all-time at BC with 204 career hits. On the mound, junior right-hander Emmet Sheehan has produced a 3-2 record and 5.08 ERA in the traditional Saturday role. In four ACC starts, he is 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 31 strikeouts to eight walks in 25.2 innings. Five of Sheehan's six starts this season have gone six innings or more.
Weekend Pitching Match-Ups (Blacksburg, Va. • English Field)
Thursday, 1 p.m. (ACCNX): RHP-Mason Pelio (2-3, 6.52) vs. LHP-Peyton Alford (1-1, 4.05)
Friday, 1 p.m. (ACCNX): RHP-Emmet Sheehan (2-2, 5.08) vs. RHP-Anthony Simonelli (2-0, 4.26)
Saturday, 1 p.m. (ACCNX): TBA vs. TBA
Scouting the Hokies...
Virginia Tech peaks in the polls at No. 13 by Baseball America with a 13-8 overall record and 9-6 ACC mark. The Hokies are hitting .272 as a club, led by right fielder Gavin Cross at .382 with a team-high 1.154 OPS and five home runs. First baseman TJ Rumfield is hitting .364 with 18 runs. The Hokies own a 4.16 team ERA and 3.04 strikeout-walk-ratio. Lefties Chris Gerard is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, while Peyton Alford is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA and 42 strikeouts.
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Last Time They Met...
Boston College picked up a series win in Blacksburg in 2019 behind a 2-1 win in the opener and a 5-2 clincher in game three. Dan Metzdorf dealt with traffic all night in game one, stranding 10 runners, in a 7.2 innings of shutout-ball. In a Monday night ESPNU game, the Eagles claimed the series behind a 3-for-4 night, including a home run from Joe Suozzi.
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All-Time vs. VT...
BC trails the all-time series against Virginia Tech, 22-26. The series was even 6-6 as Big East rivals between 2001-2004 with the Hokies sweeping a series in the first-ever meeting of the two programs in 2001. Each team has held a significant advantage on its home field with BC posting a 14-7 home record and VT holding an 18-7 home record.
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Pure Power is Pure Gold...
In just 23 games, Luke Gold has hit eight home runs; leading a BC lineup that has gone deep 23 times; already besting season totals from 2018 (14), 2017 (15) and 2016 (20). Gold is just the third BC hitter with six or more home runs in a season since 2015; Chris Shaw (11, 2015) and Jack Cunningham (9, 2019). Gold posted a three-home run weekend at Auburn and homered in three straight games vs. Holy Cross and UNC. He became the first Eagles since Mickey Wiswall (2010 vs. Clemson).
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Frelick Keeps it 100...
Sal Frelick needed three hits in the final game of the weekend vs. UNC (3/21) to pass teammate Cody Morissette for the fastest to 100 in program history. In his 72nd career game, Frelick went 3-for-5 to best Morissette by a game. A year earlier, Morissette became the fastest to 100; passing former first round pick Tony Sanchez (81 games). Sanchez still holds the record for most hits (119) in 100 career games; set in 2008. Morissette sits at 117 hits in 89 games, while Frelick has 108 in 77 games.
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About the Eagles...
BC has lost four in a row and is just 3-8 since peaking at 9-2. At 12-11 overall and 3-9 in the ACC, the Eagles are hitting .282 as a team; third best in the league. Boston College is also third in scoring at 6.9 runs per game, but a staff earned run average of 6.65 is at the bottom of the conference. Junior center fielder Sal Frelick is second in the ACC with a .394 batting average to go with 26 runs and a 1.117 OPS. Sophomore third baseman Luke Gold is hitting .340 with a team-high .713 slugging percentage, eight home runs and 27 RBI. Graduate shortstop Brian Dempsey is a career.297 hitter and hitting .297 in 2021. He recorded his 200th hit on a leadoff-home run vs. Clemson and now ranks eighth all-time at BC with 204 career hits. On the mound, junior right-hander Emmet Sheehan has produced a 3-2 record and 5.08 ERA in the traditional Saturday role. In four ACC starts, he is 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 31 strikeouts to eight walks in 25.2 innings. Five of Sheehan's six starts this season have gone six innings or more.
Weekend Pitching Match-Ups (Blacksburg, Va. • English Field)
Thursday, 1 p.m. (ACCNX): RHP-Mason Pelio (2-3, 6.52) vs. LHP-Peyton Alford (1-1, 4.05)
Friday, 1 p.m. (ACCNX): RHP-Emmet Sheehan (2-2, 5.08) vs. RHP-Anthony Simonelli (2-0, 4.26)
Saturday, 1 p.m. (ACCNX): TBA vs. TBA
Scouting the Hokies...
Virginia Tech peaks in the polls at No. 13 by Baseball America with a 13-8 overall record and 9-6 ACC mark. The Hokies are hitting .272 as a club, led by right fielder Gavin Cross at .382 with a team-high 1.154 OPS and five home runs. First baseman TJ Rumfield is hitting .364 with 18 runs. The Hokies own a 4.16 team ERA and 3.04 strikeout-walk-ratio. Lefties Chris Gerard is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, while Peyton Alford is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA and 42 strikeouts.
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Last Time They Met...
Boston College picked up a series win in Blacksburg in 2019 behind a 2-1 win in the opener and a 5-2 clincher in game three. Dan Metzdorf dealt with traffic all night in game one, stranding 10 runners, in a 7.2 innings of shutout-ball. In a Monday night ESPNU game, the Eagles claimed the series behind a 3-for-4 night, including a home run from Joe Suozzi.
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All-Time vs. VT...
BC trails the all-time series against Virginia Tech, 22-26. The series was even 6-6 as Big East rivals between 2001-2004 with the Hokies sweeping a series in the first-ever meeting of the two programs in 2001. Each team has held a significant advantage on its home field with BC posting a 14-7 home record and VT holding an 18-7 home record.
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Pure Power is Pure Gold...
In just 23 games, Luke Gold has hit eight home runs; leading a BC lineup that has gone deep 23 times; already besting season totals from 2018 (14), 2017 (15) and 2016 (20). Gold is just the third BC hitter with six or more home runs in a season since 2015; Chris Shaw (11, 2015) and Jack Cunningham (9, 2019). Gold posted a three-home run weekend at Auburn and homered in three straight games vs. Holy Cross and UNC. He became the first Eagles since Mickey Wiswall (2010 vs. Clemson).
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Frelick Keeps it 100...
Sal Frelick needed three hits in the final game of the weekend vs. UNC (3/21) to pass teammate Cody Morissette for the fastest to 100 in program history. In his 72nd career game, Frelick went 3-for-5 to best Morissette by a game. A year earlier, Morissette became the fastest to 100; passing former first round pick Tony Sanchez (81 games). Sanchez still holds the record for most hits (119) in 100 career games; set in 2008. Morissette sits at 117 hits in 89 games, while Frelick has 108 in 77 games.
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