Boston College
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Gameday: Swig And Swine Classic
February 23, 2023 | Baseball
Birdball rolls into Charleston, off a series win at Pepperdine, to face three opponents at Shipyard Park.
Match-Ups: Boston College vs. Bucknell • Canisius • Rutgers
Dates: Feb. 17-19 Times: Noon ET • Noon ET • 1 p.m.
Location: Charleston, S.C. Stadium: Shipyard Park
Stream: All Weekend
GAME NOTES
PITCHING MATCH-UPS
Friday, Noon ET: RHP-Henry Leake (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP-Will Greer (0-1, 12.00)
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Saturday, Noon ET: RHP-Chris Flynn (1-0, 0.00) vs. TBA
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Sunday, 1 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA
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About the Eagles
Boston College bounced back from an opening-day shutout at Pepperdine to claim the series and move on to the second weekend of the season at 2-1. Senior captain Vince Cimini, who started game one at third base before moving to shortstop, led the BC lineup with five hits. The Eagles pitched a shutout of their own in game two behind six innings from graduate right-hander Chris Flynn. In his Division I debut, the Roger Williams transfer struck out seven and allowed just one hit. BC poured in 18 runs on 16 hits in the Sunday finale. Senior center fielder Barry Walsh homered and doubled in a four-RBI performance in the nine-hole, while freshman leadoff hitter Cohl Mercado went 4-for-6 with four RBI in the designated hitter role.
Playing at the Shipyard
In the Covid-impacted 2021 season, Boston College played its only non-conference series against Charleston Southern on opening weekend. Due to conditions of the field at CSU, the Eagles and Buccaneers played their series at Shipyard Park. BC swept the series by a combined score of 34-7.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Cohl Mercado, Designated Hitter
.444/.500/.444, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB
Travis Honeyman, Right Field (pictured)
.350/.357/.417, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Joe Vetrano, First Base
.182/.357/.273, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Patrick Roche, Second Base
.091/.231/.364, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Cameron Leary, Left Field
.400/.462/.800, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Nick Wang, Third Base
.375/.583/.375, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Vince Cimini, Shortstop
.455/.538/.455, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Peter Burns, Catcher
.200/.375/.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Barry Walsh, Center Field
.333/.400/.778, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB
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Turning Two ‘23 Episode 01: The debut of the joint Birdball and BC Softball podcast arrived this week with first guest John West. The 6-foot-8 right-hander and recipient of the Eagles' No. 8 honor joined the show to discuss BC's start to the season, his baseball journey and Batman.
