Hitters Dominate Series Opener

BRIGHTON, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team lost its weekend opener to Wake Forest, 15-10, at the Harrington Athletics Village on Friday evening. The Eagled dropped to 11-15 overall and 1-9 in the ACC, while the Demon Deacons improved to 20-6 and 5-5.

BC was spotted a four-run lead after one, taking advantage of an error that opened the door for four unearned runs. Senior catcher Peter Burns (Reading, Mass.) capped the scoring with a two-run home run; his first of the season.

Wake tied the game in the fifth on a grand slam by third baseman Brock Wilken. It marked the final inning of work for BC senior right-hander Joe Mancini (Fairfield, Conn.). He allowed four runs, all earned, on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

In the seventh, Wilken put the Demon Deacons in front with a three-run home run. Wake Forest plated seven runs in the inning to push its lead to 11-4.

Righty Rhett Lowder (6-1) bounced back from the four-run first to fire five-consecutive scoreless frames to keep the Demon Deacons in the game and was ultimately lifted with a seven-run lead. He surrendered seven hits and one walk, while striking out seven.

The Eagles punched back in the bottom of the seventh with four runs, including a two-run home run by sophomore right fielder Cameron Leary (Bethpage, N.Y.). Wake Forest responded immediately with a two-run home run by catcher Brendan Tinsman in a three-run frame.

DETAILS
Scores: Wake Forest 15, Boston College 10
Records: Wake Forest 20-6, 5-5; Boston College 11-15, 1-9
Stadium: Harrington Athletics Village
Attendance: 286

BC HIGHLIGHTS
·       The Eagles plated four runs in the first, including a two-out, two-run home run by Burns.
·       Trailing by seven, BC scored four runs in the seventh beginning with a Leary two-run home run.

GAME NOTES
·       Wake Forest leads the all-time series 25-18.
·       BC is 7-6 when scoring first and 7-3 when scoring in the first inning.
·       Burns hit his first home run of the season and sixth of his career.
·       Gold hit his ACC-leading 14^th double of the season.
·       Gold recorded his team-leading 13^th multi-hit game of the season and 33^rd of his career.
·       Leary hit his 11^th home run of the season and 13^th of his career.
·       Leary's 11 home runs are the most in a season since Chris Shaw hit 11 in 2015 and is tied for ninth most in a season at BC with Shaw and Mike Belfiore (2009).

UP NEXT
Boston College turns to freshman right-hander Sean Hard (Mahwah, N.J.) in game two of the series Saturday at 2 p.m. on ACCNX.

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Team Stats

Parker Landwehr

Rafe Chaumette

Cameron Leary

Luke Gold

Players Mentioned

Peter Burns

Sean Hard

Cameron Leary

Joe Mancini

Players Mentioned

Peter Burns

Sean Hard

Cameron Leary

Joe Mancini