Boston College Baseball: Crooked Numbers Add Up in Series Loss

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Boston College baseball team dropped the decisive, third game of its series to Miami, 12-2, at Mark Light Field on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles fell to 6-8 overall and 1-2 in the ACC, while the Hurricanes moved to 11-4 and 2-1.

The game was scoreless through three before BC plated the first run of the day. Miami answered with three in the bottom of the fourth and led the rest of the way.

The Eagles cut the deficit to one in the fifth on a home run by sophomore right fielder Cameron Leary (Bethpage, N.Y.), but the Hurricanes added some insurance with four runs in the sixth and pulled further away with four more in the seventh.

UM shortstop Dominic Pitelli drove in three runs and went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. First baseman CJ Kayfus and left fielder Edgardo Villegas each added three RBI at the top of the order.

Miami RHP Alex McFarlane went five innings in the start with two runs against on five hits and two walks to go with six strikeouts. Junior right-hander Max Gieg (Lynn, Mass.) threw three shutout innings in the start for BC but did not factor into the decision. He walked four and did not allow a hit. Freshman RHP Eric Schroeder (Ridgewood, N.J.) took the loss in one inning of work with three runs charged to his line.

DETAILS
Scores: Miami 12, Boston College 2
Records: Miami 11-4, 2-1; Boston College 6-8, 1-2
Stadium: Mark Light Field
Attendance: 3,230

BC HIGHLIGHTS
· With two aboard and one out, Burns delivered the first run of the day with a base hit through the right side.
· Leary cut the Miami lead in half with a fifth-inning home run.

GAME NOTES
· The Eagles are 3-19 all-time in Coral Gables.
· Leary hit his third home run of the series and seventh of the season.

UP NEXT
The Eagles host Holy Cross for opening day from the Harrington Athletics Village on Tuesday, March 15 at 4 p.m.