Live Blog: Boston College Baseball at Cal (Game 3)

The Eagles are looking to take the series from the Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon.

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The Boston College Eagles (26-27, 11-18 ACC) baseball team is looking to win its final series of the regular season against the Cal Golden Bears (21-30, 8-21 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. 

Currently, the series is even after each team won a game. 

In the opening game of the series on Thursday, Cal defeated Boston College 8-6 after the Eagles gave up a pair of two-run home runs in the ninth inning to Jacob French and Max Handron. 

In the middle game on Friday night, Boston College defeated Cal 10-9 after scoring three runs in the top of the ninth and holding off a late comeback attempt in the bottom half of the inning. 

Both teams are looking to end the regular season on a positive note and potentially help their seeding for the ACC Tournament which starts on Tuesday. 

First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET.

Starting Lineups

Boston College’s Starting Lineup:	Cal’s Starting Lineup:
CF Josiah Ragsdale	2B Jarren Advincula
3B Patrick Roche	SS PJ Moutzouridis
RF Jack Toomey	1B Dominic Smaldino
C Gunnar Johnson	RF Jacob French
1B Esteban Garcia	3B Cade Campbell
DH Kyle Wolff	DH Max Handron
2B Vince Cimini	LF Carl Schmidt
LF Colin Larson	C Nico Button
SS Sam McNulty	CF Ethan Kodama
P Jacob Burnham	P Tucker Bougie

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Bottom 10

• Clayton scores on a wild pitch and Cal walks it off. Cal 4, Boston College 3.

• Elijah Clayton, who pinch ran for Birge, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt.

• Alex Birge hits a leadoff double to start for Cal.

Top 10

• A groundout ends the threat and Boston College strands the go-ahead run at third. Boston College 3, Cal 3.

• Adam Magoc hits a single into the gap and Cimini advances to third.

• After recording two outs, Vince Cimini reaches on a fielding error to keep the inning alive for Boston College.

Bottom 9

• Cal goes down in order and we’re heading to extras. Boston College 3, Cal 3.

Top 9

• Two fly outs end the top half of the inning and Cal has to come up to bat. Boston College 3, Cal 3.

• Julio Solier, who is pinch running for McNulty, advances to third on a throwing error and comes home on a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Boston College 3, Cal 3.

• The Eagles have something going here in the top half of the inning. Sam NcNulty hits a leadoff single and Josiah Ragsdale reaches on a fielder’s choice. Both runners are safe due to a throwing error.

Bottom 8

• PJ Moutzouridis gets on with a one-out single but gets stranded there. The Eagles are down to their final three outs. Cal 3, Boston College 2.

Top 8

• Vince Cimini knocks in a run on an RBI single to get Boston College within one. Cal 3, Boston College 2.

• Esteban Garcia and Kyle Wolff both get hit by pitches to reach base. Two on and two outs for the Eagles.

Bottom 7

• The Golden Bears go down in order. Still a two-run ballgame. Cal 3, Boston College 1.

Top 7

• Patrick Roche hits into a double play to end the top half of the inning. Cal 3, Boston College 1.

• Josiah Ragsdale hits a single and the Eagles have two on and one out.

• Sam McNulty is on with a one-out walk.

Bottom 6

• Cade Campbell flies out and Max Handron grounds out to end the inning. Cal 3, Boston College 1.

• Jacob French hits a one-out single.

Top 6

• Kyle Wolff draws a two-out walk but gets stranded there. Cal 3, Boston College 1.

Bottom 5

• Cesar Gonzalez comes into pitch and gets two quick outs to end the inning. Cal 3, Boston College 1.

• Jarren Advincula hits an RBI groundout and that does it for Jacob Burnham. Cal 3, Boston College 1.

• Ethan Kodama continues Cal’s rally and hits a single.

• Cal gets on the board. Handron and Schmidt both score on a throwing error by Burnham. Cal 2, Boston College 1.

• Burnham gives up two straight singles to Max Handron and Carl Schmidt. The Golden Bears have their best chance to score all game.

Top 5

• Patrick Roche lines out and Jack Toomey hits into a double play to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 1, Cal 0.

• The top of the order is up for Boston College and Josiah Ragsdale hits a single. Cal makes another pitching change.

Bottom 4

• Jacob French gets hit by a pitch with one out, but Jacob Burnham still faces the minimum as Cade Campbell hits into a double play to end the inning. Boston College 1, Cal 0.

Top 4

• Sam McNulty grounds out to end it and strands the pair of base runners. Boston College 1, Cal 0.

• Colin Larson extends the top of the inning with a single. Both runners advance into scoring position on a wild pitch.

• Kyle Wolff pops up and Vince Cimini flies out. Garcia is still at first with two away.

• Esteban Garcia gets on base with a leadoff single and that’ll do it for Cal’s starting pitcher. His day is done.

Bottom 3

• A groundout and a line out end the inning. The Eagles maintain their one-run lead. Boston College 1, Cal 0.

• Cal’s Ethan Kodama hits a leadoff single but is thrown out at second base. The Golden Bears have gotten a couple hits but haven’t been able to execute on them.

Top 3

• Jack Toomey draws a walk and both runners advance into scoring position, but a pop up ends the threat. Boston College 1, Cal 0.

• Boston College is on the board. Josiah Ragsdale scores after Patrick Roche reaches on a fielding error. Boston College 1, Cal 0.

• Josiah Ragsdale draws a two-out walk and advances to second on a wild pitch.

• Colin Larson grounds out and Sam McNulty strikes out. Just like that, the Eagles have two quick outs but the top of the order is coming up.

Bottom 2

• Like the first inning, Cal follows suit and goes down in order to end the inning. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

Top 2

• Boston College goes down in order in the top half of the second. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

Bottom 1

• The Golden Bears hit into a foul out and two fielder’s choices to end the inning with no damage. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

• Cal follows Boston College with its start, leadoff batter Jarren Advincula hits a single and PJ Moutzouridis gets hit by a pitch. Two on with no outs.

Top 1

• Gunnar Johnson grounds into a double play to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 0, Cal 0.

• Josiah Ragsdale is thrown out attempting to steal third, but the Eagles get the base runner back as Jack Toomey draws a walk.

• Boston College’s Josiah Ragsdale drops a leadoff single and Patrick Roche is hit by a pitch. The Eagles are threatening early.

Pregame

• Cal is celebrating Senior Day.

• First pitch is set for 4 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.