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Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics
Minutemen Fall To Boston College in Beanpot Consolation, 9-2
April 10, 2018 | Baseball
Eagles use five-run sixth inning to put midweek tilt out of reach
BRIGHTON, Mass. – Despite outhitting Boston College by a 9-8 margin, University of Massachusetts baseball was topped by the Eagles, 9-2, on Tuesday afternoon in the Beanpot Consolation Game at the Brighton Baseball Complex. UMass falls to 9-13 with the loss while BC is now 11-19.
Eddy Hart drove in a run and scored once as part of a 2-for-5 day, turning in his eighth multi-hit game of 2018. In doing so, he reached base for the 10th consecutive game.
BC's first two runs came in the top of the second inning. Two singles up the middle put Scott Braren and Chris Galland on base. After a sacrifice bunt moved the duo in scoring position, Jake Goodreau lined the first pitch he saw back to UMass starter Ben Shields. Shields quickly played the carom that ensued but Goodreau would reach on what was ruled a base hit as Braren and Galland scored.
A pair of defensive errors in the fourth inning allowed the Eagles to push their lead to 4-0. After his at bat continued following a dropped foul ball, Brian Dempsey laced a single up the middle, only to score from second base when an errant throw later in the inning skipped into left field. Jake Palomaki then grounded out, plating Jake Alu.
Massachusetts got back within two in the last of the fifth. Hart doubled to the gap in left center field to bring Nolan Kessinger in from first, putting the Minutemen on the board. After a wild pitch put Hart on third, he completed his trip around the bases when Connor Smith placed a base hit into shallow left.
The Eagles pushed five across in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach and wrap up the day's scoring. In the bottom of the ninth Drew Metzdorf stepped to the plate in a pinch hit situation and logged his first collegiate hit.
Jack Nelson (1-1) earned the win for BC after tossing five innings of two-run ball, scattering six hits and five walks among three strikeouts. Shields (0-1) was on the hook for the loss, working four innings and responsible for for four runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks. He posted three strikeouts.
John Witkowski was credited a save after pitching the game's final four innings. He was tagged for just three hits and posted five strikeouts.
The Minutemen open a nine-game homestand on Wed., April 11 as UMass Lowell visits Earl Lorden Field for a 3 p.m. contest.
For the latest news and updates around UMass baseball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UMassBaseball.
Eddy Hart drove in a run and scored once as part of a 2-for-5 day, turning in his eighth multi-hit game of 2018. In doing so, he reached base for the 10th consecutive game.
BC's first two runs came in the top of the second inning. Two singles up the middle put Scott Braren and Chris Galland on base. After a sacrifice bunt moved the duo in scoring position, Jake Goodreau lined the first pitch he saw back to UMass starter Ben Shields. Shields quickly played the carom that ensued but Goodreau would reach on what was ruled a base hit as Braren and Galland scored.
A pair of defensive errors in the fourth inning allowed the Eagles to push their lead to 4-0. After his at bat continued following a dropped foul ball, Brian Dempsey laced a single up the middle, only to score from second base when an errant throw later in the inning skipped into left field. Jake Palomaki then grounded out, plating Jake Alu.
Massachusetts got back within two in the last of the fifth. Hart doubled to the gap in left center field to bring Nolan Kessinger in from first, putting the Minutemen on the board. After a wild pitch put Hart on third, he completed his trip around the bases when Connor Smith placed a base hit into shallow left.
The Eagles pushed five across in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach and wrap up the day's scoring. In the bottom of the ninth Drew Metzdorf stepped to the plate in a pinch hit situation and logged his first collegiate hit.
Jack Nelson (1-1) earned the win for BC after tossing five innings of two-run ball, scattering six hits and five walks among three strikeouts. Shields (0-1) was on the hook for the loss, working four innings and responsible for for four runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks. He posted three strikeouts.
John Witkowski was credited a save after pitching the game's final four innings. He was tagged for just three hits and posted five strikeouts.
The Minutemen open a nine-game homestand on Wed., April 11 as UMass Lowell visits Earl Lorden Field for a 3 p.m. contest.
For the latest news and updates around UMass baseball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UMassBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jack Nelson (1-1)
L: Shields, Ben (0-1)
S: John Witkowski (1)
Batting:
2B: Jack Cunningham 2
RBI: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Jack Cunningham 3 ; Jake Goodreau 4
SH: Brian Dempsey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Dante Baldelli 1 ; Scott Braren 1 ; Chris Galland 2 ; Brian Dempsey 2 ; Jake Alu 2
SB: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Chris Galland 1
CS: Jack Cunningham 1 ; Gian Martellini 1
HBP: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Dante Baldelli 1 ; Brian Dempsey 1
PO: Gian Martellini 1
Batting:
2B: Hart, Eddy 1 ; Mrowka, Cooper 1
RBI: Hart, Eddy 1 ; Smith, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Hart, Eddy 1
Game Leaders
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R
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H
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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