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Vetrano Hammers BC Past No. 2 Wake Forest in Extras
May 06, 2023 | Baseball
First baseman homers twice as Eagles go deep six times.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Junior first baseman Joe Vetrano (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the 12th for his second of the day as No. 17 Boston College picked up an 11-9 win over No. 2 Wake Forest at David F. Couch Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Eagles evened the series and improved to 30-15 overall and 14-12 in the ACC, while the Demon Deacons lost at home for just the second time and fell to 38-7 and 17-5.
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The BC bullpen surrendered leads in the sixth and eighth innings, but the Eagles climbed back into it with the long ball on each occasion. Freshman left fielder Cohl Mercado (Ocean View, N.J.) hit his first career home run, a three-run, game-tying shot in the seventh. Vetrano's first homer came in the eighth and put BC ahead, but in the top of the ninth and down by three it was graduate catcher Peter Burns (Reading, Mass.) that tied the game with a three-run home run.
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Junior right-hander John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.) took the ball for the bottom of the ninth and stranded a leadoff-walk at second base. It was the only baserunner West (3-3) faced as he finished the game by retiring 12 Demon Deacons in a row as he racked up four strikeouts.
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In the start, graduate RHP Chris Flynn (Naugatuck, Conn.) shoved for five shutout innings. He struck out three and scattered two hits and a walk. For Wake Forest, lefty Sean Sullivan went six innings with two runs against on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. RHP Cole Roland (1-1) got the loss in 1.2 inning with two runs against on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
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The Eagles also got home run from senior center fielder Barry Walsh (Sterling, Mass.) and an insurance run in the 12th from freshman designated hitter Kyle Wolff (Andover, Mass.). Vetrano finished the day 3-for-6.
DETAILS
Score: No. 17 Boston College 11, No. 2 Wake Forest 9
Records:Â Boston College 30-15, 14-12 ACC; Wake Forest 38-7, 17-5 ACC
Stadium:Â David F. Couch Ballpark
Attendance:Â 2,275
BC HIGHLIGHTS
·      Two walks set the table for a Vetrano RBI-single in the top of the first.
·      Walsh hit a leadoff-home run to left in the third.
·      Trailing by three in the top of the seventh, Wolff walked and McNulty doubled ahead of a three-run home run to right-center by Mercado.
·      Vetrano smashed a go-ahead home run to right in the eighth.
·      Down three for the second time, McNulty singled and Mercado walked to set up a game-tying, three-run home run down the right field line by Burns in the ninth.
·      Vetrano hit a go-ahead home run in the 12th and Wolff added an insurance home run later in the inning.
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GAME NOTES
·      BC is 4-0 in extra-inning games this season.
·      BC is 1-12 when trailing after eighth innings this season.
·      BC is 12-8 against ranked opponents this season with two wins over teams ranked number-two.
·      The loss marked just the second at home this season for Wake Forest, which is 25-2.
·      Burns hit his second home run of the season and eighth of his career.
·      McNulty registered his third multi-hit game of the season and eighth of his career.
·      Mercado hit his first career home run.
·      Mercado recorded his seventh multi-hit game and seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
·      Vetrano homered twice to push his season total to 13 and career total to 26, which stands alone as the seventh most in BC history. His 13 home runs in a season match a career-best and are tied for the ninth most in BC history with his 2022 season and Steve Langone (1999).
·      Vetrano hit two home runs in a game for the third time in his career, most recently at No. 2 Tennessee (3/7/23), and is the first Eagle with two in a game since Nick Wang against NC State (3/26/23-DH2).
·      Vetrano posted his 15th multi-hit game of the season and 34th of his career as well as the 10th multi-RBI game of his season and 24th of his career.
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UP NEXT
Sunday's rubber-match has been moved up to a Noon ET first pitch on ACCNX. Sophomore RHP Eric Schroeder (Ridgewood, N.J.) gets the ball for Boston College.
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The BC bullpen surrendered leads in the sixth and eighth innings, but the Eagles climbed back into it with the long ball on each occasion. Freshman left fielder Cohl Mercado (Ocean View, N.J.) hit his first career home run, a three-run, game-tying shot in the seventh. Vetrano's first homer came in the eighth and put BC ahead, but in the top of the ninth and down by three it was graduate catcher Peter Burns (Reading, Mass.) that tied the game with a three-run home run.
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Junior right-hander John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.) took the ball for the bottom of the ninth and stranded a leadoff-walk at second base. It was the only baserunner West (3-3) faced as he finished the game by retiring 12 Demon Deacons in a row as he racked up four strikeouts.
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In the start, graduate RHP Chris Flynn (Naugatuck, Conn.) shoved for five shutout innings. He struck out three and scattered two hits and a walk. For Wake Forest, lefty Sean Sullivan went six innings with two runs against on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. RHP Cole Roland (1-1) got the loss in 1.2 inning with two runs against on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
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The Eagles also got home run from senior center fielder Barry Walsh (Sterling, Mass.) and an insurance run in the 12th from freshman designated hitter Kyle Wolff (Andover, Mass.). Vetrano finished the day 3-for-6.
DETAILS
Score: No. 17 Boston College 11, No. 2 Wake Forest 9
Records:Â Boston College 30-15, 14-12 ACC; Wake Forest 38-7, 17-5 ACC
Stadium:Â David F. Couch Ballpark
Attendance:Â 2,275
BC HIGHLIGHTS
·      Two walks set the table for a Vetrano RBI-single in the top of the first.
·      Walsh hit a leadoff-home run to left in the third.
·      Trailing by three in the top of the seventh, Wolff walked and McNulty doubled ahead of a three-run home run to right-center by Mercado.
·      Vetrano smashed a go-ahead home run to right in the eighth.
·      Down three for the second time, McNulty singled and Mercado walked to set up a game-tying, three-run home run down the right field line by Burns in the ninth.
·      Vetrano hit a go-ahead home run in the 12th and Wolff added an insurance home run later in the inning.
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GAME NOTES
·      BC is 4-0 in extra-inning games this season.
·      BC is 1-12 when trailing after eighth innings this season.
·      BC is 12-8 against ranked opponents this season with two wins over teams ranked number-two.
·      The loss marked just the second at home this season for Wake Forest, which is 25-2.
·      Burns hit his second home run of the season and eighth of his career.
·      McNulty registered his third multi-hit game of the season and eighth of his career.
·      Mercado hit his first career home run.
·      Mercado recorded his seventh multi-hit game and seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
·      Vetrano homered twice to push his season total to 13 and career total to 26, which stands alone as the seventh most in BC history. His 13 home runs in a season match a career-best and are tied for the ninth most in BC history with his 2022 season and Steve Langone (1999).
·      Vetrano hit two home runs in a game for the third time in his career, most recently at No. 2 Tennessee (3/7/23), and is the first Eagle with two in a game since Nick Wang against NC State (3/26/23-DH2).
·      Vetrano posted his 15th multi-hit game of the season and 34th of his career as well as the 10th multi-RBI game of his season and 24th of his career.
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UP NEXT
Sunday's rubber-match has been moved up to a Noon ET first pitch on ACCNX. Sophomore RHP Eric Schroeder (Ridgewood, N.J.) gets the ball for Boston College.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: West, John (3-3)
L: Cole Roland (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Cimini, Vince 1 ; McNulty, Sam 1
HR: Walsh, Barry 1 ; Burns, Peter 1 ; Vetrano, Joe 2 ; Wolff, Kyle 1 ; Mercado, Cohl 1
RBI: Walsh, Barry 1 ; Burns, Peter 3 ; Vetrano, Joe 3 ; Wolff, Kyle 1 ; Mercado, Cohl 3
SH: Walsh, Barry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walsh, Barry 1 ; Burns, Peter 2 ; Vetrano, Joe 2 ; Wolff, Kyle 2 ; McNulty, Sam 2 ; Mercado, Cohl 2
SB: Mercado, Cohl 1
Batting:
2B: Lucas Costello 1
RBI: Lucas Costello 2 ; Pierce Bennett 2 ; Justin Johnson 1 ; Jake Reinisch 1 ; Bennett Lee 1 ; Marek Houston 1
SH: Pierce Bennett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tommy Hawke 1 ; Lucas Costello 1 ; Nick Kurtz 1 ; Brock Wilken 1 ; Pierce Bennett 2 ; Justin Johnson 2 ; Bennett Lee 1
SB: Tommy Hawke 1 ; Justin Johnson 1
Game Leaders
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2
RBI
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RBI
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