Saturday, February 18
Malibu, Calif.
4:00 PM
Boston College
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Pepperdine
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9
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Boston College
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Pepperdine
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Flynn, BC Shut Out Waves to Even Series
February 18, 2023 | Baseball
D-III graduate transfer pitches six innings of one-hit ball.
MALIBU, Calif. – The Boston College baseball team shut out Pepperdine, 3-0, in a combined one-hitter to earn its first win of the season at Eddy D. Field Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Behind six innings of shutout ball from graduate right-hander Chris Flynn (Naugatuck, Conn.), the Eagles evened their record at 1-1.
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Flynn, a transfer from Division III Roger Williams, was staked to a 3-0 lead before he stepped on the mound. With a run in, junior second baseman Patrick Roche (Milton, Mass.) blasted a two-run home run to left field. Flynn then struck out three of four batters faced in the bottom half, while stranding a runner in scoring position.
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In his BC debut, Flynn (1-0) struck out seven batters to just one walk and gave up just one hit. Right-hander Tommy Scavone (0-1) took the loss for the Waves in 3.1 innings. He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
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Junior right fielder Travis Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.) went 2-for-4 with a double, while junior first baseman Joe Vetrano (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) added a 1-for-3 game with a run, RBI and walk.
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Junior right-hander John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.) locked down a three-inning save. He struck out three and walked one.
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DETAILS
Score: Boston College 3, Pepperdine 0
Records: Boston College 1-1, Pepperdine 1-1
Stadium: Eddy D. Field Stadium
Attendance: 465
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
·      Mercado drew a leadoff walk to start the game, stole second and scored on a Vetrano single.
·      Roche followed with a two-run home run to left.
·      Flynn struck out three batters and stranded a runner at second in the bottom of the first.
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GAME NOTES
·      BC shut out an opponent for the first time since defeating Northeastern (3/22/22), 1-0.
·      BC pitched a one-hitter for the first time since doing so against Pittsburgh (4/8/18).
·      Flynn became the first Eagle to throw six or more innings of shutout baseball since Joe Mancini at Notre Dame (4/29/22).
·      Honeyman posted his 18th career multi-hit game and 10th career double.
·      Roche hit his first career home run and recorded his first multi-RBI game.
·      West notched his second career save.
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UP NEXT
The rubber-match is set for 4 p.m. ET on Sunday with sophomore RHP Sean Hard (Mahwah, N.J.) to the hill for the Eagles.
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Flynn, a transfer from Division III Roger Williams, was staked to a 3-0 lead before he stepped on the mound. With a run in, junior second baseman Patrick Roche (Milton, Mass.) blasted a two-run home run to left field. Flynn then struck out three of four batters faced in the bottom half, while stranding a runner in scoring position.
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In his BC debut, Flynn (1-0) struck out seven batters to just one walk and gave up just one hit. Right-hander Tommy Scavone (0-1) took the loss for the Waves in 3.1 innings. He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
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Junior right fielder Travis Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.) went 2-for-4 with a double, while junior first baseman Joe Vetrano (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) added a 1-for-3 game with a run, RBI and walk.
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Junior right-hander John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.) locked down a three-inning save. He struck out three and walked one.
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DETAILS
Score: Boston College 3, Pepperdine 0
Records: Boston College 1-1, Pepperdine 1-1
Stadium: Eddy D. Field Stadium
Attendance: 465
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
·      Mercado drew a leadoff walk to start the game, stole second and scored on a Vetrano single.
·      Roche followed with a two-run home run to left.
·      Flynn struck out three batters and stranded a runner at second in the bottom of the first.
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GAME NOTES
·      BC shut out an opponent for the first time since defeating Northeastern (3/22/22), 1-0.
·      BC pitched a one-hitter for the first time since doing so against Pittsburgh (4/8/18).
·      Flynn became the first Eagle to throw six or more innings of shutout baseball since Joe Mancini at Notre Dame (4/29/22).
·      Honeyman posted his 18th career multi-hit game and 10th career double.
·      Roche hit his first career home run and recorded his first multi-RBI game.
·      West notched his second career save.
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UP NEXT
The rubber-match is set for 4 p.m. ET on Sunday with sophomore RHP Sean Hard (Mahwah, N.J.) to the hill for the Eagles.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Flynn, Chris (1-0)
L: SCAVONE (0-1)
S: West, John (1)
Batting:
2B: Honeyman, Travis 1
HR: Roche, Patrick 1
RBI: Vetrano, Joe 1 ; Roche, Patrick 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mercado, Cohl 1 ; Vetrano, Joe 1 ; Roche, Patrick 1
SB: Mercado, Cohl 1 ; Honeyman, Travis 1 ; Leary, Cameron 1
CS: Leary, Cameron 1
HBP: Leary, Cameron 1
Base Running:
SB: PECK 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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