Live Blog: No. 14 Boston College Baseball vs No. 11 Notre Dame in ACC Tournament

The Eagles start their run in Durham against the Fighting Irish on Tuesday night.

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The No. 14-seeded Boston College Eagles (26-28, 11-19 ACC) baseball team starts its run in the 2025 ACC Baseball Tournament with a first round matchup against the No. 11-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (32-20, 14-16 ACC) on Tuesday night Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. 

The Eagles are looking to keep their season alive. Boston College is coming off a series loss to Cal over the weekend where it lost the opener 8-6 and finale 4-3. The team took the middle game 10-9.

The Fighting Irish, on the other hand, are riding some momentum as it is coming off a series win over Miami this past weekend. Notre Dame took the first game 3-2 and the rubber match 12-2 while it lost the second game of the set 15-1.

The winner will take on No. 6 Virginia in the second round on Wednesday night.

Starting Lineups

Boston College’s Starting Lineup:	Notre Dame's Starting Lineup:
CF Josiah Ragsdale	CF DM Jefferson
3B Patrick Roche	C Carson Tinney
RF Jack Toomey	DH Davis Johnson
C Gunnar Johnson	1B Parker Brzustewicz
1B Esteban Garcia	2B Connor Hincks
2B Vince Cimini	SS Estevan Moreno
LF Adam Magpoc	LF Jared Zimbardo
DH Kyle Wolff	3B Nick DeMarco
SS Sam McNulty	RF Brady Gumpf
P AJ Colarusso	P Rory Fox

Live Updates

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Bottom 10

• A groundout ends it and Boston College upsets Notre Dame. The Eagles will play later tonight against No. 6 Virginia. Boston College 5, Notre Dame 4.

• Down to the final out, Jared Zimbardo gets on base with a two-out single. Not done here yet.

Top 10

• McNulty advances to second on a wild pitch and scores on an RBI single by Patrick Roche. Boston College 5, Notre Dame 4.

• Sam McNulty leads things off with a single and the go-ahead run is on base.

Bottom 9

• A double play ends it and we’re going into extra innings. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

• Davis Johnson nearly ends the game with a hard at-bat that kept the ball just inside the park for a fly out.

• Carson Tinney draws a leadoff walk and the game-winning run is on.

Top 9

• Boston College goes down in order and Notre Dame has an opportunity to walk it off in the home half of the inning. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

Bottom 8

• A groundout ends the inning and we’re going into the ninth with a tied ballgame. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

• Jared Zimbardo advances to second on a sacrifice bunt and is thrown out at third on a fielder’s choice.

• Jared Zimbardo gets hit by a pitch and the go-ahead run is on base.

Top 8

• Boston College goes down in order in the eighth on two groundouts and a strikeout. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

Bottom 7

• Notre Dame’s Parker Brzustewicz draws a one-out walk but gets stranded there. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

Top 7

• The Eagles can’t capitalize on loading up the bases. Patrick Roche strikes out and Kyle Wolff is thrown out at home to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

• Boston College loads up the bases on two hit by pitches and a single.

Bottom 6

• Gavin Soares gets out of the bases-loaded jam and punches out two batters. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

• JD Ogden’s night is done. Gavin Soares comes onto the mound for Boston College.

• Notre Dame ties the game on a bases-loaded drawn walk by Brady Gumpf. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4.

• JD Ogden is in a jam. He has juiced the bases with a walk, a double, and a hit by pitch, all with one out.

Top 6

• Esteban Garcia draws a leadoff walk but Rory Fox still faces the minimum after Vince Cimini hit into a double play. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 3.

Bottom 5

• JD Ogden has nearly a perfect inning, forcing Notre Dame to go down in order. He’s had pitches clocked at 97 mph in his opening frame. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 3.

• AJ Colarusso’s day is done. He went 4.0 innings and allowed six hits, three runs (all earned), walked one batter, and struck out five. JD Ogden is entering out of the pen.

Top 5

• Boston College’s placed a pair of base runners on with two outs, but both got stranded. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 3.

Bottom 4

• Notre Dame gets the game-tying run 90-feet away but a groundout strands the runner. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 3.

• Boston College’s bullpen is starting to get going. JD Ogden is warming up but no sign of an imminent change at the moment.

• Notre Dame’s Estevan Moreno gets the Fighting Irish within one with a leadoff solo home run. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 3.

Top 4

• Notre Dame pitcher Rory Fox is finding his rhythm and sends Boston College down in order. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 2.

Bottom 3

• A pop up ends the inning and Notre Dame goes down in order. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 2.

• AJ Colarusso is dealing for Boston College. Two batters faced in the inning, two punch outs. The junior has five on the night.

Top 3

• Josiah Ragsdale scores on a sacrifice bunt by Gunnar Johnson. The Eagles are rolling at the moment. Boston College 4, Notre Dame 2.

• Notre Dame is starting to collapse. Leadoff man Josiah Ragsdale and 2-hole hitter Patrick Roche both notch singles to start the inning.

Bottom 2

• AJ Colarusso gets into a little jam, allowing a one-out single and two-out walk, but gets out of it with no damage with a pop up from Carson Tinney to end the inning. Boston College 3, Notre Dame 2.

Top 2

• Kyle Wolff puts Boston College in front with a three-run home run. Wolff crushed the ball which hit the Tobacco Road sign at the ballpark. Boston College 3, Notre Dame 2.

• The Eagles have something brewing in the second. With two outs, Vince Cimini drew a walk and Adam Magpoc singled for their first hit of the day.

Bottom 1

• AJ Colarusso records a strikeout to end the inning, but Boston College will be playing from behind in the second. Notre Dame 2, Boston College 0.

• Connor Hincks extends Notre Dame’s lead with a sacrifice fly. Notre Dame 2, Boston College 0.

• The Fighting Irish is on the board with an RBI double by Parker Brzustewicz. Josiah Ragsdale attempted a diving catch and barely missed the play. He seemed a little shaken up afterwards but walked it off and is staying in the game. Notre Dame 1, Boston College 0.

• Notre Dame’s offense is rolling early. Two batters down, two singles recorded. The first just barely got through the left field gap by DM Jefferson and the second by Carson Tinney was smoked.

Top 1

• Boston College goes down in order to start the contest on two strikeouts and a groundout. Notre Dame starting pitcher Rory Fox has already recorded pitch speeds in the mid-90s. Boston College 0, Notre Dame 0.

Pregame

• 9:28 p.m. ET | Pitt-Louisville has ended with Pitt beating Louisville 13-11 to advance. Boston College and Notre Dame first pitch will be at 10:25 p.m. ET.

• 9 p.m. ET | We’re still running late in Durham. Pitt and Louisville are tied at 11 in the bottom of the eighth. First pitch is slated for 9:30 p.m. now, but it will be later than that.

• 8:45 p.m. ET | As of right now, Boston College and Notre Dame will start late. The game prior, Pitt-Louisville is in the bottom of the eighth with Pitt leading 11-7.

• First pitch is set for 9 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish 

When: Tuesday, May 20 at 9 p.m. ET 

Where: Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C. 

TV: ACC Network

Last Outing, Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish earned a series win over the Miami Hurricanes this weekend. Notre Dame took the opening game 3-2 and finale 12-2. The team dropped the middle game 15-1. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a series loss to the Cal Golden Bears this weekend, dropping the first game 8-6 and finale 4-3. Boston College took the middle game 10-9. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was for a series earlier in the season from April 11-13. Boston College won the set, dropping the first game 2-0 and winning the next two 6-5 and 4-3. 

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