Mancini Aces Eagles’ First Test of the Week

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Senior right-hander Joe Mancini (Fairfield, Conn.) pitched seven shutout innings to start the weekend with a 7-0 win for the Boston College baseball team at North Florida on Friday night at Harmon Ballpark. The Eagles improved to 3-4, while the Ospreys dropped to 2-9.

Mancini (2-0) tied his career-high with seven innings pitched. He scattered three hits, struck out six, and did not issue a walk. For UNF, righty Max McKinley (0-1) struck out 10 in six innings but surrendered five runs on seven hits and two walks.

Freshman RHP Julian Tonghini (New Canaan, Conn.) pitched the final two innings to secure the Eagles’ shutout.

Boston College jumped on McKinley early with a three-run home run from sophomore first baseman Joe Vetrano (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) in the first. He finished the game 2-for-5 and extended his hit-streak to seven games. Sophomore right fielder Cameron Leary (Bethpage, N.Y.) added a solo home run in the fifth inning.

DETAILS
Scores: Boston College 7, North Florida 0
Records: Boston College 3-4, North Florida 2-9
Stadium: Harmon Stadium
Attendance: 331

BC HIGHLIGHTS
·       Vetrano drove a 3-0 pitch to left for a three-run homer in the top of the first.
·       Leary fell behind 1-2 before hitting a leadoff home run in the fifth.
·       The BC defense turned inning-ending double plays in the sixth and eighth innings.

GAME NOTES
·       The Eagles moved to 3-0 on Fridays this season.
·       BC won by shutout for the first time since a 13-0 victory over Miami (4/30/21).
·       Peter Burns recorded his third multi-hit game of the season and 13^th of his career.
·       Luke Gold tallied his second multi-hit game of the season and 22^nd of his career.
·       Leary hit his third home run of the season and fifth of his career.
·       Mancini matched a career-high with seven innings pitched.
·       Vetrano extended his season-long hit-streak to seven games with his first-inning home run.
·       Vetrano hit his third home run of the season.
·       Vetrano recorded his fourth multi-RBI and fourth multi-hit game of the season.

UP NEXT
Game two between BC and UNF will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. Freshman right-hander Sean Hard (Mahwah, N.J.) takes the mound for the Eagles.