BRIGHTON, Mass.— The Boston College Eagles (18-8, 6-3 ACC) baseball team opens its series with the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers (21-5, 6-3 ACC) on Friday afternoon.
The Eagles enter the matchup on a seven-game win streak. During the stretch, Boston College has picked up wins over Sacred Heart 5-4, UMass Lowell 12-2 in eight innings, Northeastern 3-2, Merrimack 12-2 in seven innings, and swept Cal 4-3, 9-6, and 3-2 in 11 innings.
On the other side of the field, the Cavaliers are riding a two-game win streak and have won five of their last six games.
In that time frame, Virginia has earned wins over Georgetown 6-4, Liberty 14-12, Maryland 16-6 in eight innings, and won its series with Wake Forest last weekend, taking the first game 10-6 and the finale 14-4 in eight innings. The Cavaliers dropped the middle game 13-4 to force a rubber match.
Left-handed pitcher AJ Colarusso (1-1, 4.08 ERA) will get the start for the Eagles in the series opener. In six appearances this season, the senior has pitched 28.2 innings and allowed 31 hits, 20 runs (13 earned), walked eight batters, and struck out 24.
Virginia will go with left-handed pitcher Kyle Johnson (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Johnson, a Duke transfer, made his pitching debut for the Cavaliers last Friday against Wake Forest. In his first outing of the season, the junior pitched one inning, allowed zero hits, and struck out a pair of batters. During his two seasons at Duke, he made 34 appearances (21 starts) and has a career 8-5 record and 5.60 ERA.
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Top 4
- Zach Jackson strikes out swinging and AJ Colarusso gets out of the inning with limited damage. Boston College 2, Virginia 1.
- Jake Weatherspoon steals second.
- Jake Weatherspoon brings in the Cavaliers’ first run on an RBI single. Boston College 2, Virginia 1.
- Kyle Johnson strikes out swinging and there are two away for Virginia.
- Noah Murray flies out for the first out of the fourth.
- Harrison Didawick reaches on an error by Eagles second baseman Ty Mainolfi. The ball was popped up, but Mainolfi dropped the ball for everyone to be safe. Wind might have played a factor in it.
- Joe Tiroly reaches after hitting a single into left field.
Bottom 3
- Ty Mainolfi flies out to end the third. Boston College 2, Virginia 0.
- Nick Wang goes down on strikes and there are two away for Ty Mainolfi.
- Julio Solier grounds out for the Eagles’ first out of the inning.
- Virginia makes a pitching change. Henry Zatkowski comes into the game out of the bullpen to replace Kyle Johnson. Johnson will stay in the game as the designated hitter.
Top 3
- Sam Harris strikes out swining and the Cavaliers go down in order. Boston College 2, Virginia 0.
- AJ Gracia flies out deep into left field for the second out of the frame.
- Eric Becker strikes out swinging for the first out of the third.
Bottom 2
- Colin Larson fouls out to end the inning. Boston College 2, Virginia 0.
- Gunnar Johnson flies out for the Eagles’ second out.
- Kyle Wolff hits a two-run blast to put the Eagles on the board. Boston College 2, Virginia 0.
- Luke Gallo hits a sac bunt to advance Carter Hendrickson to second.
- Carter Hendrickson drops and infield single to lead things off for the Eagles in the second.
Top 2
- Zach Jackson flies out to end the inning. Carter Hendrickson hits the wall while making the catch, but holds onto it to end the top half of the inning. Virginia 0, Boston College 0.
- Jake Weatherspoon draws a four-pitch walk and the bases are loaded for Virginia with two outs and the nine hole hitter due up.
- Kyle Johnson strikes out swinging for the Cavaliers’ second out.
- Noah Murray strikes out swinging for the first out of the inning. It marks Colarusso’s first strikeout of the day.
- Harrison Didawick hits a single up the middle and the Cavaliers are getting something going here.
- Joe Tiroly becomes Virginia’s first base runner of the day after being hit by a pitch.
Bottom 1
- Jack Toomey flies out to end the inning. Ty Mainolfi gets stranded on second base. Virginia 0, Boston College 0.
- Ty Mainolfi becomes the first base runner of the afternoon with a double into right-center field.
- Nick Wang grounds out on the first pitch he sees.
- Julio Solier flies out. A good hit ball and looked like it was gonna drop, but Virginia’s center fielder made a diving catch to complete the out.
Top 1
- Sam Harris flies out and that will do it for Virginia’s first time at the plate today. Virginia 0, Boston College 0.
- AJ Gracia pops up into shallow left field for a quick two outs.
- Eric Becker grounds out to open the afternoon.
Pregame
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- First pitch is set for 3 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Virginia Cavaliers
When: Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m.
Where: Harrington Athletics Village, Brighton, Mass.
TV: ACCNX
Last Outing, Virginia: The Cavaliers earned a 16-6 run-rule win over the Maryland Terps in eight innings on Tuesday night.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles picked up a 12-2 run-rule win over the Merrimack Warriors in seven innings on Wednesday evening.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was in the second round of the 2025 ACC Tournament on May 21. Boston College defeated Virginia 12-8 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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