Boston College Baseball: Eagles Drop Series at No. 18 Seminoles

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Boston College baseball team lost to No. 18 Florida State, 5-1, at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles dropped to 14-18 overall and 4-16 in the ACC, while the Seminoles improved to 18-13 and 13-10.

Junior right-hander Emmet Sheehan (Darien, Conn.) was perfect the first time through the FSU order with five strikeouts. A pair of walks started the fourth and the Seminoles’ first hit of the day, for the second day in a row, was a home run from catcher Matheu Nelson.

Sheehan (3-3) made it through the sixth inning for the eighth time in nine starts and sixth in a row. He struck out nine and walked just the two batters while scattering four hits, yielding four runs.

BC grabbed the first lead of the day after loading the bases with nobody out in the top of the first. A wild pitch-plated junior center fielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.), who singled and stole second. Lefty Bryce Hubbart then responded by striking out the next three Eagles.

Hubbart (4-2) bounced back after the initial bases-loaded jam to go 5.2 innings with just one run allowed on four hits and three walks as he struck out eight.

DETAILS
Score: No. 18 Florida State 5, Boston College 1
Records: Florida State 18-13, 13-10; Boston College 14-18, 4-16
Stadium: Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
Attendance: 1,246

UP NEXT
The series finale is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday. Graduate right-hander Alex Stiegler (Dallas, Texas) gets the start on the mound for the Eagles.

Team Statistics

PITCHING: W: Bryce Hubbart (4-2); L: Sheehan, Emmet (3-3)

Boston College

BATTING: 2B: Dempsey, Brian 1; Jimenez, Ramon 1; SH: Baldelli, Dante 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Frelick, Sal 1; SB: Frelick, Sal 1; CS: Frelick, Sal 1; HBP: Cunningham, Jack 1

Florida State

BATTING:: 2B: Nander De Sedas 1; HR: Matheu Nelson 1; RBI: Tyler Martin 1; Matheu Nelson 4; SF: Tyler Martin 1; Matheu Nelson 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Tyler Martin 1; Logan Lacey 1; Matheu Nelson 1; Garrett Mathes 1; Jackson Greene 1; HBP: Elijah Cabell 1; Garrett Mathes 1