Eagles Come Back to Even Series in Front of Record Crowd

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BRIGHTON, Mass. – No. 11 Boston College baseball came back from a five-run deficit with a seven-run sixth to beat Duke, 9-6, in front of a record crowd of 2,535 at the Harrington Athletics Village on Saturday afternoon. The win evened the weekend series as the Eagles improved to 24-10 overall and 9-8 in the ACC, while the Blue Devils dropped to 22-12 and 8-8.

A five-run top of the fourth put BC down, but the Eagles climbed back from a five-run deficit in the sixth with seven runs. The Eagles doubled three times in the inning; getting the first two runs on a double off the left field wall from sophomore third baseman Nick Wang (Newton, Mass.) and went in front on a two-run double past third by junior right fielder Travis Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.).

Complete recap to follow…

DETAILS
Score: No. 11 Boston College 9, Duke 6
Records: Boston College 24-10, 9-8 ACC; Duke 22-12, 8-8 ACC
Stadium: Harrington Athletics Village
Attendance: 2,535

BC HIGHLIGHTS
· The Eagles scored seven runs in the sixth to take an 8-6 lead. Wang got the scoring with a two-run double and Honeyman put BC ahead with a two-run double.
· BC added to its lead in the seventh on an RBI double to the track in straightaway center by Walsh.

GAME NOTES
·       Honeyman recorded his 12^th multi-hit game of the season and 29^th of his career.
·       Honeyman hit his 11^th double of the season and 20^th of his career.
·       Vetrano picked up his 11^th multi-hit game of the season and 30^th of his career.
·       Walsh posted his 12^th multi-hit game of the season and 22^nd of his career.
·       Walsh hit his sixth double of the season and 15^th of his career.
·       Wang registered his ninth multi-hit game of the season.
·       Wang hit his eighth double of the season.

UP NEXT
The series rubber match is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX. Junior RHP John West (Shrewsbury, Mass.) takes the ball for Boston College.