Boston College
Virginia Tech
Gameday: ACC Championship Game One
May 22, 2023 | Baseball
The No. 20 and six-seed Eagles open tournament play Tuesday vs. Virginia Tech in Durham.
Match-Up: No. 20 Boston College (34-17, 16-14 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech (30-21, 12-17 ACC)
Dates: May 23 Times: 11 a.m.
Location: Durham, N.C. Stadium: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
TV/Stream: ACC Network/WatchESPN
GAME NOTES
PITCHING MATCH-UP
Tuesday, 11 a.m.: RHP-Eric Schroeder (5-4) vs. LHP-Jonah Hurney (3-2)
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ABOUT THE EAGLES
Boston College completed the regular season 34-17 overall and 16-14 in the ACC to earn the six seed in this week’s ACC Championship; the highest ever in program history. The Eagles entered the final weekend of play tied for seventh with Notre Dame and overcame a game-one defeat to the Irish last week to claim the series and secure six place and a spot in Pool C against three-seed Clemson and 10-seed Virginia Tech. Senior center fielder and leadoff hitter Barry Walsh leads BC with a .314 batting average, .411 on-base percentage and 13 stolen bases. Junior first baseman Joe Vetrano anchors the middle of the order with a .306 average and .633 slugging percentage on 18 home runs and 10 doubles to go with 51 RBI. Sophomore right-hander Eric Schroeder goes to the mound on Tuesday against the Hokies. He is 5-4 with a 6.04 earned run average in 50.2 innings across 21 games, which includes two starts.
REGULAR SEASON RECAP
At 34-17, Boston College enters the postseason with the best win percentage in program history at .667; besting the mark set by the 37-20, 2005 team at .649. By winning their final two games of the regular season, the Eagles matched the program’s best record through 51 games, also set by the 2005 team in its final year as a member of the Big East. The 2005 team also owns the program record for wins with 37.
BURNS IS DIFFERENT
Graduate catcher Peter Burns is the only player on BC’s roster with ACC Championship experience. As a freshman in 2019, he caught all 28 innings of the Eagles’ tournament run, including an 11-inning win over Clemson. He went 2-for-10 with two runs, two RBI, three walks and a .385 OBP. Burns earned his fourth appearance on the Buster Posey Award Watch List this season. With his start at Fenway Park against Notre Dame (5/19), Burns overtook Tony Sanchez, the fourth overall pick of the 2009 draft, for the most starts at catcher on record at Boston College with 135.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Barry Walsh, Center Field
.314/.411/.456, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 13 SB
Peter Burns, Catcher (pictured)
.255/.408/.356, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 4 SB
Patrick Roche, Right Field
.292/.400/.404, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 4 SB
Joe Vetrano, First Base
.306/.393/.633, 18 HR, 51 RBI, 3 SB
Vince Cimini, Second Base
.292/.388/.326, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB
Nick Wang, Third Base
.230/.344/.439, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 1 SB
Kyle Wolff, Designated Hitter
.265/.432/.529, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB
Sam McNulty, Shortstop
.279/.366/.361, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB
Cohl Mercado, Left Field
.264/.390/.300, 1 HR, 25 RBI, 9 SB
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