Defense Costly in Series-Deciding Loss

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Boston College baseball team committed four errors in a series-deciding, 16-10 loss to No.18 Notre Dame at Frank Eck Stadium on Sunday afternoon. A day after an eight-run inning, it was an 11-run bottom of the sixth that propelled the Irish to the win.

The Eagles entered the sixth trailing 5-2, but flipped the three-run deficit into a three-run lead. Junior second baseman Luke Gold (Ballston, N.Y.) tied the game with a two-run double and two batters later junior catcher Parker Landwehr (Baltimore, Md.) gave BC its first lead of the day on a three-run home run to left.

Two singles and two errors quickly tied the game for Notre Dame (28-10, 13-8 ACC) in the bottom of the sixth. The Irish went back in front on a grand slam by second baseman Jared Miller. In an inning that combined to take 58 minutes and saw 17 total runs scored, ND added an inside-the-park home run from center fielder Ryan Cole and a two-run shot by left fielder Jack Zyska.

Boston College (17-28, 4-20) loaded the bases in the seventh and eighth innings, but settled with just two runs in the seventh on a pair of RBI-groundouts. For the game, the Eagles were 0-for-5 with the bases loaded.

Freshman right-hander Sean Hard (Mahwah, N.J.) turned in a three-inning start with two runs against on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Fellow freshman RHP Eric Schroeder (Ridgewood, N.J.) was the first BC reliever of the game and he took the loss. Schroeder (0-5) allowed seven runs, four earned, on seven hits.

Lefty Jack Findlay threw 3.1 innings on one-run ball on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Right-hander Roman Kimball (4-0) got the win in one-third of an inning pitched; having allowed a run on one hit and struck out one.

DETAILS
Scores: No. 18 Notre Dame 16, Boston College 10
Records: Notre Dame 28-10, 13-8; Boston College 17-28, 4-20 ACC
Stadium: Frank Eck Stadium
Attendance: 407

BC HIGHLIGHTS
·       Trailing 5-2, the Eagles scored six runs in the top of the fifth; tying the game on a two-run double by Gold.
·       BC took the lead two batters later on a three-run home run to left by Landwehr.

GAME NOTES
·       Gold hit his 19^th double of the season and 38^th of his career.
·       Landwehr recorded his 15^th multi-hit and ninth multi-RBI game of the season.
·       Landwehr hit his ninth home run of the season.
·       Leary hit his 15^th home run of the season; the fifth most in a single season in BC history and most since John Spatola's 17 in 2010.
·       McNulty posted his fifth multi-hit game of the season.
·       Roche hit his fifth double of the season.
·       Vetrano hit his 13^th home run of the season; homering in back-to-back games for the first time since Parker Landwehr against Virginia Tech (4/24) and Rhode Island (4/26).
·       Vetrano notched his 17^th multi-hit game of the season.

UP NEXT
Boston College returns home for a five-game week at the Harrington Athletics Village beginning Tuesday, May 3 against Bryant at 5:30 p.m.

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Team Stats

Parker Landwehr

Cameron Leary

Joe Vetrano

Aidan Harrington

Players Mentioned

Luke Gold

Sean Hard

Parker Landwehr

Eric Schroeder

Players Mentioned

Luke Gold

Sean Hard

Parker Landwehr

Eric Schroeder