Boston College Eagles Shut Out Northeastern

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BROOKLINE, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team earned a 1-0 shutout over Northeastern at Friedman Diamond on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles improved to 8-11 on the season, while the Huskies dropped to 12-8-1.

Junior second baseman Luke Gold (Ballston, N.Y.) drove in a run in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly to left that was knocked down by the wind. In the bottom half, NU loaded the bases against junior RHP Max Gieg (Lynn, Mass.) with just one away, but escaped the jam with a strikeout and tapper in front of the plate.

Gieg (1-1) got the win with three innings of work. He struck out three with no walks. Graduate RHP Brendan Coffey (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) picked up a two-inning save with two strikeouts.

Sophomore left fielder Travis Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.) hit a leadoff single in the first and scored the only run of the game. He finished the day 2-for-4 with a double.

Huskies righty Eric Yost (1-1) lasted four innings in the start. He struck out seven with no walks and surrendered five hits.

DETAILS
Scores: Boston College 1, Northeastern 0
Records: Boston College 8-11, Northeastern 12-8-1
Stadium: Parsons Field at Friedman Diamond
Attendance: 102

BC HIGHLIGHTS
· Honeyman and Leary singled to set the table in the first and Gold drove in the first run of the day on a sacrifice-fly into the wind to the track in left.

GAME NOTES
·       BC leads the all-time series against Northeastern, 99-64-2, and has won nine of 11 against the Huskies.
·       BC is 6-2 when scoring in the first inning and 6-5 when scoring first.
·       BC’s last shutout was March 4 at North Florida; a 7-0 win.
·       Honeyman notched his ninth multi-hit game of the season and fifth double.
·       Leary extended his career-best hit streak to eight games and reached base streak to 14 games.

UP NEXT
Boston College hosts Sacred Heart on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Freshman right-hander Luke Delongchamp (Holden, Mass.) starts on the hill for the Eagles.