Boston College
25-27, 10-18
University of California
21-29, 8-20
Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short in Game One at Cal
May 16, 2025 | Baseball
Game two scheduled for Friday night at 9:00 ET
The hosts opened the scoring in the second inning, taking a 2-0 lead on a pair of singles and a double. The Eagles responded in the next frame, with Josiah Ragsdale reaching on a two-out walk. A base hit from Jack Toomey advanced Ragsdale to third, and the Eagles' stolen-base leader flexed his speed on a wild pitch in the dirt, breaking instantly and scoring from third. Kyle Wolff walked, and another wild pitch put two runners in scoring position for Gunnar Johnson. With a 3-1 count, Johnson put BC in front with one swing, roping a two-run double to right-center, his third two-bagger of the season to make it 3-2 Eagles.
JD Ogden took over on the mound after three innings from A.J. Colarusso. Colarusso finished with a strikeout and just two earned runs, leaving the game with the Eagles in front 3-2. Ogden began the frame with a strikeout, and finished by stranding two runners to keep the hosts off the board, preserving the 3-2 Eagles lead after four full.
With one down in the fifth, Gunnar Johnson produced again, this time driving a one-run single through the left side to extend the Eagles lead to 4-2. The Golden Bears tied it up at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth on a pair of singles and a pair of doubles. Gavin Soares relieved Ogden in the sixth and stranded the bases loaded to end the frame, holding the 4-4 tie after six full.
The sides traded zeroes in the seventh and the eighth, with Soares staying in and retiring seven straight batters across consecutive 1-2-3 innings. The Eagles took a 6-4 lead in the top of the ninth on a two-run, pinch-hit double from Esteban Garcia, but the hosts responded with a two-run home run in their half to tie the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth. After a single, California ended it on a walk-off two-run home run, taking game one 8-6.
Game two of the series is scheduled for Friday night at 6:00 PT/9:00 ET.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lopez,Jordy (1-0)
L: Soares, Gavin (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Wolff, Kyle 1 ; Garcia, Esteban 1 ; Johnson, Gunnar 1 ; Cimini, Vince 1
RBI: Garcia, Esteban 2 ; Johnson, Gunnar 3
SH: Toomey, Jack 1 ; Larson, Colin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ragsdale, Josiah 3 ; Toomey, Jack 2 ; Wolff, Kyle 1
SB: Ragsdale, Josiah 1 ; Toomey, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: Schmidt,Carl 1 ; French,Jacob 1 ; Handron,Max 1 ; Campbell,Cade 1
HR: French,Jacob 1 ; Handron,Max 1
RBI: French,Jacob 3 ; Handron,Max 4 ; Campbell,Cade 1
SH: Moutzouridis,PJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schmidt,Carl 1 ; Smaldino,Dominic 1 ; French,Jacob 3 ; Moutzouridis,PJ 1 ; Handron,Max 2
