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Three members of the Boston College baseball team are moving on

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A very successful spring college baseball season has now become a very good summer for the Boston College Eagles. After a 37-win season and a trip to the NCAA Regionals, three members of that team have been given a chance to try their hand at pro baseball. Two were drafted earlier this week in Seattle during the MLB draft while a third member has signed a free-agent contract.

With the 90th pick of the third round, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Travis Honeyman on Monday afternoon. Honeyman becomes the fourth member of the Eagles program to be drafted by the Cardinals, and the first since 2012. This past spring, Honeyman appeared in 39 games for Boston College playing both corner outfielder positions. He hit .304 with a .534 slugging percentage and a .389 on-base percentage. He hit six home runs, drove in 30 runs, 15 doubles, two triples, and two stolen bases. The MLB draft pipeline had Honeyman as one of the top 15 outfielders in all of college baseball when the season started back in February. He did miss the tail end of the season and all of the ACC tournament and the regionals with an injury. However, his season was still good enough to be named to the All-ACC third team in 2023.

First baseman Joe Vetrano just kept getting better every time he stepped between the white lines. Over his final two seasons at the Heights, Vetrano played in 108 out of a possible 110 games. In those two seasons, Joe hit .312, with 135 hits, 35 home runs, 22 doubles, and 116 runs, mostly out of the clean-up spot. This past spring, the left-handed hitting first baseman whacked 22 bombs, the second most in a single season in program history. His 64 RBI were also the second-most in BC history. His performance in the regionals in Alabama landed him on the All-Region second team as well as Regional MVP. He was already on the All-ACC third team. Vetrano was taken with the 163rd pick in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe becomes the seventh member to head to LA, and the second in two years behind RHP Emmet Sheehan who was drafted one year ago and now finds himself in the Dodgers rotation.

Catcher Pete Burns had to wait until the 20 rounds were completed before he could learn his fate. He was patient, and it paid off as he signed a free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The graduate student started 48 of the 52 games for the Eagles. He batted .249, with a .746 on-base percentage, while snuggling .337. Burns went out of the yard three times and drove home 24 while scoring 36 runs himself. He struck out only 25 times in 169 at-bats. Despite not having great speed, Burns still managed to steal four bases in five attempts. Behind the plate, Peter threw out 14 of 40 base stealers. He also had five pass balls to his credit in the spring.

These three players became key figures in Boston College’s spring which saw them back in the tournament for the first time since 2016.

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