Thursday, May 18
Brighton, Mass.
5:30 PM
Boston College
32-17, 14-14
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Notre Dame
30-20, 15-13
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Eagles Fall to Irish in Series Opener
May 18, 2023 | Baseball
BRIGHTON, Mass. – No. 21 Boston College baseball dropped its series opener to visiting Notre Dame, 5-1, at the Harrington Athletics Village on Thursday evening. The loss moved the Eagles to 32-17 overall and evened their ACC record at 14-14, while the Fighting Irish pushed past BC in the ACC standings at 30-20 and 15-13.
After the two sides traded a run in the first inning, Notre Dame scored four unanswered runs between the fourth and seventh innings. Leadoff-hitting, center fielder TJ Williams sparked the Irish lineup with a 2-for-2 night with two runs and a walk. ND totaled five doubles in the game, including one by catcher Vinny Martinez, who went 2-for-4.
Senior center fielder Barry Walsh (Sterling, Mass.) was 3-for-4 at the top of the BC order. Junior first baseman Joe Vetrano (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) added a 2-for-4 day with a RBI-double.
Tied 1-1 in the third, the Eagles threatened with two aboard and nobody out, but did not move the runners as Irish lefty Aidan Tyrell escaped the jam. Tyrell (8-2) went six innings in the win with one run on six hits and a walk to go with six strikeouts.
For Boston College, graduate right-hander Henry Leake (Burbank, Calif.) surrendered three runs on seven hits and a walk with just one strikeout in 4.2 innings of work.
DETAILS
Score: Notre Dame 5, No. 21 Boston College 1
Records: Notre Dame 30-20, 15-13 ACC; Boston College 32-17, 14-14 ACC
Stadium: Harrington Athletics Village
Attendance: 757
GAME NOTES
· Vetrano hit his 10th double of the season and 20th of his career.
· Vetrano posted his 16th multi-hit game of the season and 35th of his career.
· Walsh recorded his 14th multi-hit game of the season and 24th of his career.
UP NEXT
The two sides will wrap up the series with a day-night doubleheader played at two sites beginning with game one on campus at 1 p.m. The 11th Annual ALS Awareness Game then takes place from Fenway Park at 7 p.m. on ACC Network.
After the two sides traded a run in the first inning, Notre Dame scored four unanswered runs between the fourth and seventh innings. Leadoff-hitting, center fielder TJ Williams sparked the Irish lineup with a 2-for-2 night with two runs and a walk. ND totaled five doubles in the game, including one by catcher Vinny Martinez, who went 2-for-4.
Senior center fielder Barry Walsh (Sterling, Mass.) was 3-for-4 at the top of the BC order. Junior first baseman Joe Vetrano (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) added a 2-for-4 day with a RBI-double.
Tied 1-1 in the third, the Eagles threatened with two aboard and nobody out, but did not move the runners as Irish lefty Aidan Tyrell escaped the jam. Tyrell (8-2) went six innings in the win with one run on six hits and a walk to go with six strikeouts.
For Boston College, graduate right-hander Henry Leake (Burbank, Calif.) surrendered three runs on seven hits and a walk with just one strikeout in 4.2 innings of work.
DETAILS
Score: Notre Dame 5, No. 21 Boston College 1
Records: Notre Dame 30-20, 15-13 ACC; Boston College 32-17, 14-14 ACC
Stadium: Harrington Athletics Village
Attendance: 757
GAME NOTES
· Vetrano hit his 10th double of the season and 20th of his career.
· Vetrano posted his 16th multi-hit game of the season and 35th of his career.
· Walsh recorded his 14th multi-hit game of the season and 24th of his career.
UP NEXT
The two sides will wrap up the series with a day-night doubleheader played at two sites beginning with game one on campus at 1 p.m. The 11th Annual ALS Awareness Game then takes place from Fenway Park at 7 p.m. on ACC Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Aidan Tyrell (8-2)
L: Leake, Henry (3-5)
Batting:
2B: Zack Prajzner 1 ; Vinny Martinez 1 ; DM Jefferson 1 ; Casey Kmet 1 ; Estevan Moreno 1
RBI: Zack Prajzner 1 ; Carter Putz 1 ; Vinny Martinez 1 ; Brady Gumpf 1 ; Estevan Moreno 1
SH: TJ Williams 1 ; DM Jefferson 1
SF: Zack Prajzner 1 ; Brady Gumpf 1
Base Running:
RUNS: TJ Williams 2 ; Vinny Martinez 1 ; Casey Kmet 1 ; Estevan Moreno 1
CS: TJ Williams 1
PO: Casey Kmet 1
Batting:
2B: Vetrano, Joe 1
RBI: Vetrano, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walsh, Barry 1
Game Leaders
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