No. 9 Boston College Swept at No. 17 Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 9 Boston College baseball was swept by No. 17 Louisville following a 4-2 loss at Jim Patterson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles fell to 21-9 on the season and 8-7 in the ACC, while the Cardinals moved to 24-7 and 7-5.

All four Louisville runs came in the fourth inning, beginning with a leadoff-home run by first baseman Ryan McCoy. BC junior right-hander John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was lifted a batter later due to injury. The Cardinals went on to score four runs on four hits and a dropped third strike.

Louisville RHP Carson Liggett (7-0) went seven-shutout innings in the win. He scattered five hits and a walk with six strikeouts. West (1-2) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in three-plus innings.

Graduate catcher Peter Burns (Reading, Mass.) led the BC lineup with a 2-for-4 effort with a double.

DETAILS
Score: No. 17 Louisville 4, No. 9 Boston College 2
Records: Louisville 24-7, 7-5; Boston College 21-9, 8-7 ACC
Stadium: Jim Patterson Stadium
Attendance: 2,813

GAME NOTES
·       Burns recorded his seventh multi-hit game of the season and 22^nd of his career.
·       Burns hit his fifth double of the season and 14^th of his career.
·       Honeyman singled to extend his career-best reached base-streak to 16 games.
·       Honeyman picked up his 11^th multi-hit game of the season and 28^th of his career.
·       Honeyman hit his 10^th double of the season and 19^th of his career.
·       Roche extended his career-best reached base-streak to 19 games, while his hit streak ended at 10.
·       Wang hit his fourth double of the season.

UP NEXT
Boston College plays Harvard for the Beanpot Championship Tuesday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Harrington Athletics Village.

No. 9 Boston College Swept at No. 17 Louisville

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Team Stats

Peter Burns

Travis Honeyman

Nick Wang

Sam McNulty

Players Mentioned

Peter Burns

John West

Players Mentioned

Peter Burns

John West