Live Updates for Boston College Baseball's Elimination Game vs. LIU in Athens Regional

The Eagles and the Sharks are both coming off a loss in the first two games of the Regional, respectively.

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At 12 p.m. ET, Boston College baseball will take on Long Island in Game 3 of the 2026 Athens Regional. It will be the first elimination game of the Regional, as the loser of the matchup will be sent home for good.

On Friday, in Game 1 of the Regional against third-seed Liberty, the second-seeded Eagles (36-22, 17-13 ACC) fumbled a 3-2 lead heading into the final inning, allowing the Flames to score two runs in the top of the ninth and claim a 4-3 victory.

After a rain delay postponed Game 2 to the following day, top-seeded Georgia — the No. 3 overall seed in the nation — finished its battering of the fourth-seeded Sharks (30-22, 26-7 Northeast) by a final score of 18-2 Saturday morning.

Following BC’s bout with LIU, the Bulldogs will take on Liberty at 5 p.m. for a spot in the Regional final, and the loser of that game will then play the winner of the previous one to determine the other team in the final.

Left-handed pitcher Tyler Mudd (4-4, 4.70 ERA) is getting the start for Boston College, while Long Island is going with right-handed pitcher Justin DeCastro (7-2, 6.09 ERA).

Here are the live updates for Saturday’s elimination game between the Eagles and the Sharks:

Live Updates:

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FINAL: Boston College 8, Long Island 4.

B9

• Noah Sorensen strikes out swinging.

• Matthew McGurk grounds out to third.

• Jake Kelleher grounds out to short.

• Joseph Durso smacks a leadoff double to right field. Kyle Kipp has stayed in the game to close this one out for BC, which is 27-1 this year after leading after the eighth inning.

T9

• Luke Gallo flies out to center. Boston College 8, Long Island 4.

• Jack Toomey walks.

• Nick Wang grounds out.

• Ty Mainolfi grounds out.

B8

• Cord Dobrinski strikes out looking.

• Nick Matson strikes out looking at a fastball.

• Hartsell is being pulled from the mound. Right-handed pitcher Kyle Kipp (2-3, 5.30 ERA) will take his place with LIU runners on first and second and one out on the board.

• Mike Polubinski draws a full-count walk. Fairchild moves to second.

• Elijah Fairchild singles to left field, prompting Todd Interdonato to pull Tyler Mudd from the mound. Right-handed pitcher Chase Hartsell (3-0, 5.74 ERA) makes his way into the game, and if Fairchild scores, the run will belong to Mudd.

• Ryan Rivera sends a three-run shot over the left-field wall, decreasing the Sharks' deficit to four. Boston College 8, Long Island 4.

• Noah Sorensen rips a single to center, advancing Kelleher to third.

• Matthew McGurk flies out.

• Jake Kelleher knocks a double to right-center.

• BC makes a pair of position changes, putting Ben Williams in center field and swapping out Carter Hendrickson for Colin Larson in left field.

T8

• Julio Solier flies out. Boston College 8, Long Island 1.

• Carter Hendrickson grounds out.

• Ben Williams strikes out looking.

B7

• Joseph Durso pops out. Boston College 8, Long Island 1.

• After a challenge by BC head coach Todd Interdonato, the umpires found that Dobrinski leaned into the pitch, resulting in a 10th strikeout for Mudd. Polubisnki is sent back to first.

• Mudd plunks Cord Dobrinski, advancing Polubinski to second.

• Tyler Mudd fans Nick Matson for his ninth strikeout of the game, which sets a new career-high for the graduate student.

• Mike Polubinski singles up the middle.

T7

• Gunnar Johnson grounds out. Boston College 8, Long Island 1.

• Kyle Wolff draws a walk.

• Luke Gallo strikes out looking on a curveball down in the zone.

• Jack Toomey flies out.

• Right-handed pitcher Alex Jankowski (4-1, 3.03 ERA) takes the mound in relief of Torin Kassebaum for the Sharks.

B6

• Elijah Fairchild strikes out looking. Mudd matches his career-high with eight strikeouts, five of which came in the last two frames alone. Boston College 8, Long Island 1.

• Ryan Rivera reaches on a fielder's choice. Sorenson was thrown out at second.

• Noah Sorenson reaches on a fielding error by Luke Gallo.

• Matthew McGurk strikes out looking. Tyler Mudd has now fanned five of the last six batters he's faced.

T6

• Nick Wang flies out. Boston College 8, Long Island 1.

• Ty Mainolfi advances Solier to third with a sacrifice flyout to center.

• Julio Solier lifts a double to left-center.

• Carter Hendrickson strikes out swinging.

B5

• Jake Kelleher strikes out swinging.

• Joseph Durso crushes a homer to left field. It has also started to rain hard at Foley Field. Boston College 8, Long Island 1.

• Cord Dobrinski strikes out swinging.

• Nick Matson strikes out swinging.

T5

• Ben Williams strikes out looking.

• Gunnar Johnson singles through the middle.

• Kyle Wolff flies out.

• Luke Gallo fouls out.

• On the first pitch of Kassebaum's relief appearance, Jack Toomey crushed a homer over the right-field fence. Boston College 8, Long Island 0.

• Left-handed pitcher Torin Kassebaum (3-3, 5.94 ERA) takes the mound for LIU's starter, Justin DeCastro. DeCastro's final line: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB.

B4

• Mike Polubinski strikes out swinging on a low slider. Tyler Mudd only had to throw nine pitches to get out of the inning. Boston College 7, Long Island 0.

• Elijah Fairchild grounds out.

• Ryan Rivera lines out.

T4

• Nick Wang pops out.

• Mainolfi lines a two-RBI single to left-center. Boston College 7, Long Island 0.

Two-run single for Ty!

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— Boston College Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 30, 2026

• Julio Solier wears a pitch off his back, plating Wolff from third. The bases are loaded once again for Ty Mainolfi. Boston College 5, Long Island 0.

• Carter Hendrickson smacks a hard grounder to third for an infield single, juicing the bases.

• Ben Williams draws a walk, advancing Wolff to second.

• Gunnar Johnson flies out.

• Kyle Wolff singles to left field.

• Luke Gallo lines out.

B3

• Noah Sorenson reaches first on a fielder's choice, but Kelleher is thrown out at second. Boston College 4, Long Island 0.

• Matthew McGurk pops out.

• Jake Kelleher singles to left-center for the Sharks' first hit of the game.

• Joseph Durso lines out.

T3

• Jack Toomey lines out to left field. Boston College 4, Long Island 0.

• Nick Wang pops out.

• Ty Mainolfi grounds out.

B2

• Cord Dobrinski strikes out swinging on a high fastball, making it the end of a second straight 1-2-3 frame. Boston College 4, Long Island 0.

• Nick Matson strikes out looking on a slider. It marks Tyler Mudd's first strikeout of the game.

• Mike Polubinski grounds out.

T2

• Julio Solier flies out to center.

• Carter Hendrickson blasts a two-run homer over the left-field wall, snapping an 0-for-15 streak at the plate for the graduate outfielder. Boston College 4, Long Island 0.

That’ll be ✌️ homers for Carter this year pic.twitter.com/GccOfwwTeQ

— Boston College Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 30, 2026

• Ben Williams executes a safety squeeze perfectly to score Gallo from third. Boston College 2, Long Island 0.

• Gunnar Johnson advances both runners, Gallo to third and Wolff to second, with a sacrifice bunt. This is BC's style of play at its finest.

• Kyle Wolff advances Gallo to second with a single to left field.

• Luke Gallo draws a leadoff walk.

B1

• Elijah Fairchild lines out to short. Boston College 1, Long Island 0.

• Ryan Rivera flies out to right field.

• Noah Sorenson grounds out with a blooper to the mound.

T1

• After a challenge by the Sharks, Nick Wang was called out at first on the previous play.

• Jack Toomey flies out to center field.

• Nick Wang's RBI single plates Solier. Boston College 1, Long Island 0.

• Ty Mainolfi advances Solier to third with a sacrifice bunt.

• Julio Solier clobbers a leadoff double to center field, which popped out of Nick Matson's glove at the wall.

Pregame

• First pitch at Foley Field is still on-time and scheduled for noon ET.

Our game against LIU will be at noon on ESPN+ https://t.co/E1TU3bjmTt

— Boston College Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 30, 2026

How to Watch Boston College vs. Long Island in Game 3 of Athens Regional:

What: Athens Regional Game 3

Where: Foley Field in Athens, Ga.

When: Saturday, May 30 at noon ET

TV: ESPN+

Last Outing, Long Island: The Sharks suffered a loss to the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs 18-2 in Game 2 of the Athens Regional on Saturday morning.

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 4-3 loss to the Liberty Flames in the opening game of the Athens Regional on Friday afternoon.

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