Boston College
Alabama
Gameday: Boston College vs. Alabama
June 04, 2023 | Baseball
The Eagles defeated Troy earlier on Sunday to reach the Regional Final.
Match-Up: Boston College (37-19) vs. Alabama (42-19)
Rank (Coaches Poll, D1Baseball): BC (24, NR), Alabama (23, 22)
Date: June 4 Times: 9 p.m. ET
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Stadium: Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Stream: ESPN+
GAME NOTES
PITCHING MATCH-UP
Sunday, 9 pm: RHP-Andrew Roman (3-0) vs. RHP-Jacob McNairy (6-2)
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SETTING THE SCENE
Two-seed Boston College advanced to the Regional Final in Tuscaloosa with a 4-1 win over three-seed Troy on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles take on host and one-seed Alabama for a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals. Coming out of the loser's bracket, BC needs to defeat Alabama twice, while the Crimson Tide need just one win to advance.
BC IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
All-Time NCAA Record: 25-24
NCAA Appearances: 12
College World Series Appearances: 4 (1953, 1960, 1961, 1967)
Sunday Recap: Center fielder Barry Walsh led off the game with a home run to right field in a 4-1 win. BC added three runs in the eighth inning without the benefit of a hit. John West, whose Friday start was cut shot due to a lengthy rain delay, tossed 4.1-shutout innings in the start. Eric Schroeder entered with the bases loaded in the fifth and left it that way as he went on to earn the win in 4.2 innings of one run ball with five strikeouts and no walks.
STATISTICS SUMMARY
Barry Walsh leads all players at the Tuscaloosa Regional with seven hits on 7-for-14 batting with two home runs, a double and five runs scored. The Eagles are hitting .306 as a team with a regional-best nine home runs. Sam McNulty and Joe Vetrano are both 6-for-12, tying Walsh for the best average in the region. Vetrano has slugged four home runs with a 1.583 slugging percentage and nine RBI.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Barry Walsh, Center Field
.318/.415/.495, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 14 SB
Peter Burns, Catcher
.253/.412/.343, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 4 SB
Patrick Roche, Designated Hitter
.288/.397/.394, 3 HR, 38 RBI, 5 SB
Joe Vetrano, First Base
.316/.409/.679, 22 HR, 64 RBI, 3 SB
Nick Wang, Third Base
.232/.353/.464, 11 HR, 43 RBI, 1 SB
Cameron Leary, Right Field (pictured)
.257/.421/.507, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 12 SB
Vince Cimini, Second Base
.283/.379/.318, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB
Sam McNulty, Shortstop
.300/.387/.425, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB
Daniel Baruch, Left Field
.206/.438/.471, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB
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Turning Two ‘23 Episode 13: It's NCAA Regional week and the Eagles are in Tuscaloosa with host Alabama, Troy and Nicholls. Pitcher John West and Joe Vetrano take a break to check-in between practice and ESPN media duties.
