Live Blog: Boston College Baseball at Cal (Game 2)

The Eagles look to even their series with the Golden Bears on Friday night.

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The Boston College Eagles (25-27, 10-18 ACC) baseball team is looking to even its series with the Cal Golden Bears (21-29, 8-20 ACC) on Friday night.

In the opening game of the series on Thursday, Cal earned the 8-6 win after hitting a pair of two-run home runs in the bottom half of the ninth inning by Jacob French and Max Handron to walk off the Eagles.

The outcome did not impact the ACC standings as Boston College is still sitting in 14th place and Cal is still in 16th. Both teams are still trying to up their seeding ahead of the ACC Tournament which starts next week.

Starting Lineups

Boston College’s Starting Lineup:	Cal’s Starting Lineup:
CF Josiah Ragsdale	2B Jarren Advincula
3B Patrick Roche	LF Carl Schmidt
RF Jack Toomey	1B Dominic Smaldino
DH Kyle Wolff	CF Jacob French
1B Vince Cimini	SS PJ Moutzouridis
LF Colin Larson	DH Max Handron
C Beck Milner	3B Cade Campbell
2B Adam Magpoc	C Alex Birge
SS Sam McNulty	RF Jack Johnston
P Brady Miller	P JJ Hollis

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Bottom 9

• A fly out ends it and strands the tying run at third base. Boston College 10, Cal 9.

• Pinch hitter Jeff Hoffman hits into a double play but a run crosses home plate and it’s a one-run game again. Boston College 10, Cal 9.

• Three batters up and all three batters reach base for Cal. A walk, hit by pitch, and single load the bases for the Golden Bears with no outs.

Top 9

• A strikeout ends the damage done by the Eagles. Cal needs two runs to extend the game with its final three outs. Boston College 10, Cal 8.

• Boston College retakes the lead on an RBI double by Esteban Garcia which scores two. Boston College 10, Cal 8.

• We’re tied again. Jack Toomey reaches on a fielding error which brings home a run. Boston College 8, Cal 8.

• Not over yet. Josiah Ragsdale hits a single and Patrick Roche reaches on an error. The Eagles have two on with two outs.

• Boston College records two fast outs and the team is down to its last chance.

Bottom 8

• Jarren Advincula knocks in a run with an RBI single and Cal has the lead again. Cal 8, Boston College 7.

• Another RBI single ties the game at 7, this time by Cade Campbell. That’s gonna do it for Mudd as he is pulled for John Kwiatkowski. Boston College 7, Cal 7.

• Max Handron, who had a massive Game 1, cuts Cal’s deficit to one with an RBI single. Boston College 7, Cal 6.

• Now, Tyler Mudd is the one breaking down. He gives up a leadoff single to Jacob French and walks PJ Moutzouridis in the next at-bat.

Top 8

• Cal gets the final out after making a pitching change on a 2-0 count and the inning ends. Boston College 7, Cal 5.

• Colin Larson gets hit by a pitch with the bases still juiced and another run comes home. Boston College 7, Cal 5.

• Spalliero’s pitching woes continue. Pinch hitter Esteban Garcia draws a bases-loaded walk to give the Eagles the lead back. Boston College 6, Cal 5.

• Cal’s pitcher is breaking down. Since the home run, he has given up a single, hit a batter, and committed a throwing error to load the bases with one out.

• Gunnar Johnson comes into pinch hit and blasts a solo home run to right field, knotting the game up at 5. Boston College 5, Cal 5.

Bottom 7

• Jarren Advincula hits a leadoff single, but Mudd faces the minimum as a double play and groundout ends the inning. Cal 5, Boston College 4.

• Tyler Mudd enters to pitch in relief of Brady Miller.

Top 7

• Similar to the theme of the game for Boston College, Colin Larson draws a two-out walk, but gets stranded at first base. Cal 5, Boston College 4.

Bottom 6

• A foul out and a groundout end the inning but the Golden Bears go back in front. Cal 5, Boston College 4.

• Both runs come home on a fielding error and Cal regains the lead. Cal 5, Boston College 4.

• Two batters in for Cal this inning and the team is already threatening. Jacob French hits a leadoff single and PJ Moutzouridis hits a double to put the two in scoring position.

Top 6

• Patrick Roche hits a two-out single but that’s all the Eagles offense can do. They have left eight runners on base tonight. Boston College 4, Cal 3.

• Sam McNulty flies out and Josiah Ragsdale strikes out to get a pair of fast outs for Boston College.

Bottom 5

• Cal goes down in order and the Eagles’ lead stays at one. Boston College 4, Cal 3.

Top 5

• Vince Cimini draws a leadoff walk for Boston College but gets stranded at first after three straight outs. Boston College 4, Cal 3.

Bottom 4

• Jack Johnston pops up to end the inning. Boston College 4, Cal 3.

• After two fast outs, Cal gets within one run on a solo home run by Alex Birge. Boston College 4, Cal 3.

Top 4

• Jack Toomey reloads the bases but a fly out by Kyle Wolff stops the damage for Cal. Boston College 4, Cal 2.

• Adam Magpoc steals home to extend the Eagles’ lead. Boston College 4, Cal 2.

• The Eagles take the lead after Patrick Roche gets hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Boston College 3, Cal 2.

• Just like that, the game is all tied up. Josiah Ragsdale reaches on catcher’s interference which scores a run. Boston College 2, Cal 2.

• Adam Magpoc also draws a walk to load up the bases but there’s two outs after Sam NcNulty strikes out.

• Colin Larson and Beck Milner both draw one-out walks and the Eagles are in business.

Bottom 3

• Brady Miller still can’t get a clean inning as he allows a two-out single to Jacob French. French gets to second on a throwing error but gets stranded there. Cal 2, Boston College 1.

Top 3

• The Eagles get the tying run on first base with a single by Jack Toomey, but was thrown out at second on a fielder’s choice to end it. Cal 2, Boston College 1.

• Josiah Ragsdale gets Boston College on the board with a solo home run. Cal 2, Boston College 1.

Bottom 2

• Jarren Advincula grounds out to end the inning, stranding two runners on base. Cal 2, Boston College 0.

• Brady Miller gets into a little jam, allowing back-to-back walks. Cal has runners on first and second with two outs.

• Eagles pitcher Brady Miller records a pair of strikeouts and is one out away from a clean inning.

Top 2

• Just like that, a promising start ends with no runs. Beck Milner flies out, Adam Magpoc strikes out, and Colin Larson is thrown out attempting to steal to put Boston College back in the field. Cal 2, Boston College 0.

• Colin Larson draws a leadoff walk and the tying run is at the plate for Boston College.

Bottom 1

• A pop up ends the inning, but now the Eagles will have to play from behind. Cal 2, Boston College 0.

• The Golden Bears record two quick outs but one brings in another run on a sacrifice fly. Cal 2, Boston College 0.

• Cal strikes fast in the bottom of the inning. Leadoff batter Jarren Advincula gets on with a single and Carl Schmidt follows that up with a single of his own. Advincula scores and Schmidt gets to third on a fielding error. Cal 1, Boston College 0.

Top 1

• The Eagles’ threat comes to an end as Vince Cimini grounds out to end the top half of the inning. LOB was a problem for BC in the first game as the team let eight runners on base. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

• Boston College is threatening early with two runners on and one out. Patrick Roche reaches after being hit by a pitch and Jack Toomey hits a single.

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.