Boston College: Series Even Between No. 18 BC and No. 25 Auburn

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AUBURN, Ala. – No. 18 Boston College baseball suffered a 16-1 setback to No. 25 Auburn at Plainsman Park on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles head into Sunday’s rubber match at 7-2, while the Tigers are 7-3.

Three two-out walks loaded the bases against junior right-hander Emmet Sheehan (Darien, Conn.) in the bottom of the first and Auburn jumped at the opportunity. A base hit by right fielder Bryson Ware against the shift plated the first run of the game and designated hitter Cam Hill followed with a grand slam.

Sheehan (2-1) briefly bounced back with a 1-2-3 inning in the second but quickly ran into trouble in the third; issuing an 11-pitch walk to the leadoff man after getting ahead 0-2 and then hit the next batter, while again leading 0-2. He was pulled with two runs in, two men aboard, and nobody out in the third and finished with a final line of eight runs allowed on three hits and four walks with one strikeout; his first batter faced.

Right-hander Mason Barnett (1-0) twirled 5.1-scoreless innings for Auburn with two hits allowed and two walks, yielding one unearned run, while striking out three.

First baseman Tyler Miller drove in six runs on a 3-for-3 day, including a three-run home run, with three runs scored. Third baseman Rankin Woley score five runs in a 2-for-2 game with a walk and was twice hit by a pitch. Catcher Stevan Williams scored three times, walked twice, drove in two, and finished 2-for-3.

DETAILS
Score: No. 25 Auburn 16, No. 18 Boston College 1
Records: Auburn 7-3; Boston College 7-2
Location: Plainsman Park (Auburn, Ala.)
Attendance: TBA

Game Notes

Auburn leads the all-time series 4-2 with all three previous wins by one run.
BC is 4-14 against teams in the.
BC is 2-2 when the opponent scores first and 3-2 when the opponent scores in the first inning.
BC allowed 15 or more runs for the first time since a 19-16 win over Maine (5/14/19).
BC gave up four or more home runs for the first time since four long balls at Wake Forest (3/16/19).

UP NEXT
The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.