Live Blog: Boston College Baseball at Cal (Game 1)

The Eagles start their final series of the season against the Golden Bears on Thursday night.

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The Boston College Eagles (25-26, 10-17 ACC) baseball team kicks off its final series of the regular season against the Cal Golden Bears (20-29, 7-20 ACC) on Thursday night.

Both teams are hoping to increase their seeding for the 2025 ACC Tournament which will take place next week.

Boston College is riding a winning streak after sweeping a two-game set with UMass Lowell last weekend while Cal is coming off a series loss to No. 2 Florida State.

Currently, the Eagles are in 14th place in the conference and the Golden Bears are in the last spot in 16th.

Starting Lineups

Boston College’s Starting Lineup:	Cal’s Starting Lineup:
3B Patrick Roche	2B Jarren Advincula
CF Josiah Ragsdale	LF Carl Schmidt
RF Jack Toomey	1B Dominic Smaldino
DH Kyle Wolff	CF Jacob French
C Gunnar Johnson	SS TJ Moutzouridis
2B Adam Magpoc	DH Max Handron
1B Vince Cimini	3B Cade Campbell
LF Colin Larson	C Alex Birge
SS Sam McNulty	LF Seth Gwynn
P AJ Colarusso	P Cole Tremain

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Bottom 9

• Cal walks it off on a two-run home run by Max Handron. Cal 8, Boston College 6.

• TJ Moutzouridis drops a single and the game-winning run is on base.

• Dominic Smaldino draws a walk and Jacob French bats him in on a two-run home run. Boston College 6, Cal 6.

• Carl Schmidt goes down swinging and Soares needs two more outs.

Top 9

• Gunnar Johnson flies out and Cal is down to its final three outs. Boston College 6, Cal 4.

• Esteban Garcia comes into pinch hit and gives Boston College the lead on a two-RBI double. Boston College 6, Cal 4.

• Jack Toomey draws a walk and the Eagles have two on with two outs.

• Josiah Ragsdale reaches on a fielder’s choice, Roche is thrown out at second.

• Patrick Roche reaches base on a one-out single. He represents the go-ahead run.

Bottom 8

• Cal goes down 1-2-3 to end the inning. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

Top 8

• Beck Milner comes into pinch hit and strikes out to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

• Adam Magpoc strikes out and Vince Cimini flies out and there are two quick outs.

Bottom 7

• Cal goes down in order in the home half of the inning. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

Top 7

• Kyle Wolff reaches on a two-out double but is stranded there. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

• A foul out and a pop up gives Boston College two fast outs on three pitches.

Bottom 6

• Gavin Soares gets out of the jam with a strikeout and the game remains tied. At this rate, the two teams will be in for a late night. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

• Carl Schmidt hits a single and Dominic Smaldino draws a four-pitch walk to load up the bases.

• The Eagles make a pitching change. Gavin Soares enters in relief of JD Ogden.

• Alex Birge wins the battle with JD Ogden and draws a leadoff walk to put the go-ahead run on base. He advances to second on a wild pitch.

Top 6

• Vince Cimini gets stranded at third. A strikeout and fly out end Boston College’s threat. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

• The go-ahead run is 90-feet away as Vince Cimini advanced to second on a balk and third on a wild pitch.

• Vince Cimini reaches on a leadoff single for the Eagles.

Bottom 5

• The inning ends on a strikeout and we’ve got a brand new ballgame. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

• Max Handron knots up the game at 4 on an RBI single and gets to second on a throwing error by Johnson. Boston College 4, Cal 4.

• Carl Schmidt advances to third on a fly out and gets brought home on an RBI single by Jacob French. Boston College 4, Cal 3.

• Carl Schmidt gets on base with a leadoff double.

Top 5

• One run is all the Eagles can get as a pop up double play ends the top half of the inning. Boston College 4, Cal 2.

• Gunnar Johnson bats in a run with an RBI single. Boston College 4, Cal 2.

• Ragsdale and Toomey complete a successful double steal and the Eagles have both their base runners in scoring position with no outs.

• The Eagles get two base runners early in the inning. Josiah Ragsdale draws a leadoff walk and Jack Toomey reaches on a fielder’s choice.

Bottom 4

• The game-tying run makes it to third base on a fly out, but a groundout ends the inning and the Eagles keep their lead. Boston College 3, Cal 2.

• Alex Birge draws a walk and Ogden is in a little jam.

• Cade Campbell hits a one-out double to get in scoring position for the Golden Bears.

• Boston College makes a pitching change. JD Ogden comes into the game in relief of AJ Colarusso.

Top 4

• A groundout ends the top of the inning and the Eagles strand one runner on base. Boston College 3, Cal 2.

• Vince Cimini gets thrown out at the plate on a fielder’s choice. Sam McNulty is safe at first.

• Eagles first baseman Vince Cimini gets on with a leadoff double and advances to third on a groundout.

Bottom 3

• A fielder’s choice ends the inning and Colarusso gets out of it with no damage. Boston College 3, Cal 2.

• The Golden Bears fly out and line out. Just like that, Cal has two outs and two are still on.

• AJ Colarusso works himself into a quick jam as he gave up a leadoff single and drawn walk. Cal has two on with no outs.

Top 3

• A fly out brings Boston College back onto the field, but the Eagles now lead. Boston College 3, Cal 2.

• The Eagles take the lead on a 2-RBI double by Gunnar Johnson. What looked like a promising inning for Cal turns into a disaster after allowing some walks and wild pitches. Boston College 3, Cal 2.

• Josiah Ragsdale cuts Boston College’s lead in half, scoring on a wild pitch. Cal 2, Boston College 1.

• Josiah Ragsdale rips one foul. The umpires take a long look at it and confirm the ball was foul. He ends up drawing a walk.

• And just like that, Patrick Roche hits into a double play and the bases are clear with two away.

• Sam McNulty leads off the third with a single, brining the tying run to the plate and the top of the order up.

Bottom 2

• A pop up ends the inning but the Golden Bears get on the board and the Eagles will start the third in a hole. Cal 2, Boston College 0.

• Cade Campbell knocks in Handron on an RBI single and the Golden Bears are rolling early. Cal 2, Boston College 0.

• Max Handron brings in French on an RBI double and Cal strikes first. Cal 1, Boston College 0.

• Jacob French leads things off for the Golden Bears with a double down the right field line and gets to third on a sacrifice bunt.

Top 2

• The Eagles’ offense is nonexistent in the second as they go down in order. Colarusso will try to keep it scoreless in bottom half of the inning. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

• Boston College’s Adam Magpoc grounds out on his second pitch to start the inning.

Bottom 1

• Cal goes down in order to end the game on a groundout, strikeout, and line out. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

• AJ Colarusso’s first pitch is fouled off and his outing is officially underway.

Top 1

• A pair of strikeouts end the top half of the inning and strand Roche and Ragsdale on base. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

• The two base runners advance into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt. Two on with one out for the Eagles.

• Josiah Ragsdale follows that up with a single of his own and the Eagles have something brewing in the first.

• Boston College gets an early base runner as Patrick Roche hits a leadoff single to start the night.

Pregame

• First pitch is set for 9 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Cal Golden Bears

When: Thursday, May 15 at 9 p.m. ET
            Friday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET
            Saturday, May 17 at 4 p.m. ET

Where: Stu Gordon Stadium, Berkeley, Calif. 

TV: ACCNX 

Last Outing, Cal: The Golden Bears suffered a series loss to the No. 2 Florida State Seminoles last weekend. Cal dropped the opening game 8-2 and the finale 5-1. The team won the middle game 5-0. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles swept their two-game set at UMass Lowell over the weekend, 8-3 and 5-0. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was last season during the MLB Desert Invitational in Scottsdale, Ariz. Boston College beat Cal 12-10 on Feb. 18, 2024.