BC Baseball Advances in Beanpot, Prepares for Virginia Tech
This Past Week Over the weekend, BC faced off against North Carolina down in Chapel Hill. UNC is ranked the #6 team in the nation and is a top-3 team in the ACC. The Eagles managed to claim victory over the Tarheels in their game on Thursday thanks to a stellar pitching performance from AJ […]
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 15: Jacob Burnham #26 of the Boston College Eagles warms up during the college baseball game between the Boston College Eagles and the NC State Wolfpack on March 15, 2026 at Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This Past Week Over the weekend, BC faced off against North Carolina down in Chapel Hill. UNC is ranked the #6 team in the nation and is a top-3 team in the ACC.
The Eagles managed to claim victory over the Tarheels in their game on Thursday thanks to a stellar pitching performance from AJ Colarusso, who went 6 innings and gave up just 5 hits and 1 run. On offense, BC chipped away at UNC starter Ryan Lynch for 3 runs before he was subbed out. That was all they needed to win the game, but it didn’t stop them from piling on the scores in the 8th and 9th innings to make it a 6-1 victory.
The final two games in Chapel Hill did not go as well. UNC got out to a hot start in Game 2 when Gavin Gallaher solo homered in the first inning, and then a Jake Schaffner triple drove in another two runs in the 2nd inning. From there the two teams were able to score a run every couple of innings, but the initial deficit was too much to overcome.
In Game 3, BC collapsed. The Eagles racked up a 6-run fifth inning thanks to a base-clearing double by Ty Mainolfi, followed by RBIs by Jack Toomey and Luke Gallo, then finally a wild pitch that brought Carter Hendrickson home. But the Tarheels came right back in the 6th and 7th innings, shelling starter Brady Miller and reliever Kyle Kipp.