Boston College
Kennesaw State
Gameday: Spring Break Pt. 1
March 02, 2023 | Baseball
Eagles begin eight-game, 11-day trip against the Owls.
Match-Up: Boston College at Kennesaw State
Dates: March 3-5 Times: 4 p.m. • 2 p.m. • 1 p.m.
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. Stadium: Stillwell Baseball Stadium
Stream: ESPN+
GAME NOTES
PITCHING MATCH-UPS
Friday, 4 p.m.: RHP-Henry Leake (0-1, 5.62) vs. RHP-Nick Zenga (1-1, 9.00)
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Saturday, 2 p.m.: RHP-Chris Flynn (2-0, 0.00) vs. RHP-Blake Wehunt (1-0, 1.00)
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Sunday, 1 p.m.: RHP-John West (1-0, 1.29) vs. RHP-Braden Osbolt (0-0, 2.84)
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About the Eagles
Boston College enters the weekend on its first five-game win streak since winning six games in a row in May of 2017 on its way to qualifying for the ACC Championship. The Eagles are 5-1 after sweeping the competition at the Swig And Swine Classic in Charleston, S.C. last week as they head to Kennesaw State for a three-game set. Graduate transfer right-hander Chris Flynn has pitched 12-scoreless innings through two starts in the Saturday role. Coming off a 10-strikeout performance, he has 17 strikeouts to two walks. Graduate catcher Peter Burns is hitting a team-high .417 with a double and a home run. Senior center fielder Barry Walsh is second at .333 with two home runs, seven RBI and six runs scored.
Spring Break ’23
BC’s weekend in Kennesaw is the start of an 11-day road trip that covers eight games in four states. Following the weekend against the Owls, the Eagles head to Tennessee (3/7) and UNC Asheville (3/8) for a pair of midweek match-ups followed by their ACC-opening series at Virginia Tech (3/10-12).
Last Time vs. KSU
The Eagles played a pair of games against Kennesaw State and St. Peter’s between Feb. 24-26, 2006 in a three-win weekend. BC split it series with the host Owls; taking game one 3-1 and falling in game two 6-2. Terry Doyle threw seven innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts in the win. Center fielder Pete Frates hit a solo home run and drove in a second run on a bases-loaded squeeze bunt.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Cohl Mercado, Designated Hitter
.250/.375/.250, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB
Travis Honeyman, Right Field
.240/.345/.360, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Joe Vetrano, First Base
.318/.391/.667, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB
Patrick Roche, Second Base
.261/.308/.478, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB
Cameron Leary, Left Field
.316/.440/.684, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB
Nick Wang, Third Base
.333/.520/.389, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Vince Cimini, Shortstop (pictured)
.316/.409/.316, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Peter Burns, Catcher
.417/.500/.750, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Barry Walsh, Center Field
.333/.391/.667, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB
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