Boston College
7-11, 1-5
Virginia
19-1, 5-1
BC Baseball Swept at No. 19 Virginia
March 20, 2022 | Baseball
Trailing by as many as seven runs through four innings, BC twice cut the deficit to three; even getting the tying run to the plate in the sixth. UVA had an answer each time with a three-run sixth and five-run eighth.
Cavaliers left fielder Alex Tappen led the offense with six runs driven in on a 4-for-4 day with a home run and three runs scored. Third baseman Jake Gelof added three RBI in a 4-for-4 performance with a home run and four runs.
Junior second baseman Luke Gold (Ballston, N.Y.) and sophomore right fielder Cameron Leary (Bethpage, N.Y.) each homered for the Eagles. Gold went 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a two-run triple, while Leary was 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Lefty Brandon Neeck pitched just 4.2 innings in a no-decision for Virginia; being lifted with three runs in during the top of the fifth. He gave up four runs on six hits with three strikeouts to no walks. Right-hander Jay Woolfolk (1-1) was the first UVA reliever and earned the win in one inning of work with one run charged to his line.
Senior right-hander Mason Pelio (San Diego, Calif.) went two-plus innings in a scheduled short start. Pelio (1-1) gave up five runs, including three with nobody out in the third on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
DETAILS
Scores: No. 19 Virginia 16, Boston College 8
Records: Virginia 19-1, 5-1; Boston College 7-11, 1-5
Stadium: Davenport Field at Disharoon Park
Attendance: 3,734
BC HIGHLIGHTS
· Gold hit a solo home run in the fourth to cut into a six-run deficit.
· The Eagles plated three runs in the fifth, including a two-run triple by Gold, to trim the deficit to 8-4.
· Walsh singled in a run in the sixth and BC got the tying run to the plate.
· Trailing by six, Leary cut the deficit in half with a three-run, eighth-inning home run.
GAME NOTES
· BC is 2-5 when the opponent scores first.
· Gold hit his fourth home run of the season and 14th of his career.
· Gold recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season, 29th of his career, and fifth multi-RBI game of the season, 22nd of his career.
· Leary hit his eighth home run of the season and 10th of his career.
· Roche recorded his first multi-hit game of the season.
UP NEXT
Boston College heads down Beacon Street for a Tuesday match-up with Northeastern on Tuesday, March 22 at 4 p.m. from Friedman Diamond.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Woolfolk, J. (1-0)
L: Pelio, Mason (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Roche, Patrick 1
3B: Gold, Luke 1
HR: Leary, Cameron 1 ; Gold, Luke 1
RBI: Leary, Cameron 4 ; Gold, Luke 3 ; Walsh, Barry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Honeyman, Travis 1 ; Leary, Cameron 2 ; Gold, Luke 1 ; Roche, Patrick 1 ; McNulty, Sam 2 ; Walsh, Barry 1
HBP: Leary, Cameron 1 ; Roche, Patrick 1
Batting:
2B: Stephan, A. 1 ; Rubin, J. 1
3B: Saucke, C. 1
HR: Gelof, J. 1 ; Tappen, A. 1
RBI: Gelof, J. 3 ; Tappen, A. 6 ; Newell, C. 1 ; Saucke, C. 1 ; Stephan, A. 1 ; Rubin, J. 2
SH: Rubin, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Teel, K. 1 ; Ortiz, D. 4 ; Gelof, J. 4 ; Tappen, A. 3 ; Newell, C. 2 ; Saucke, C. 1 ; Stephan, A. 1
SB: Gelof, J. 1 ; Tappen, A. 1 ; Newell, C. 1
CS: Tappen, A. 1
HBP: Tappen, A. 1
