Live Updates For Boston College Baseball's Elimination Game vs. Liberty in Athens Regional
The Boston College Eagles (37-22) baseball team will look to keep its season alive again as it takes on the Liberty Flames (42-20) in an elimination game in the Athens Regional on Sunday afternoon.
The Eagles earned an 8-4 win over Long Island on Saturday afternoon to survive to another day and put themselves in another elimination game.
The Flames dropped into the loser’s bracket after suffering a 6-2 loss to No. 3 Georgia on Saturday night.
Boston College and Liberty have already met once this weekend. The two squared off in the opening game of the regional on Friday afternoon which the Flames won 4-3.
The win put the Flames in the winner’s bracket of the regional and dropped the Eagles into the loser’s bracket.
The Eagles went into the ninth inning up 3-2 after a solo home run from Jack Toomey, but surrendered a pair of runs in the top of the ninth to hand Liberty the victory.
The winner of this game will keep their season alive and play Georgia in the Athens Regional Final this evening at 5 p.m. ET. The loser’s season will come to a close.
Live Updates:
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Bottom 1
- Jordan Jaffe strikes out swinging and the Flames go down in order to end the frame. Boston College 1, Liberty 0.
- Riley DeCandido grounds out.
- Tanner Marsh goes down swinging for the Flames' first out of the day.
Top 1
- Jack Toomey grounds out to end the top half of the inning, but the Eagles do a little damage. Boston College 1, Liberty 0.
- Nick Wang flies out.
- Ty Mainolfi blasts a solo home run to right-center field to put the Eagles up early. The ball was clearly gone as soon as it made contact and landed in the trees. Boston College 1, Liberty 0.
- Julio Solier grounds out.
Pregame
- Left-handed pitcher Brady Miller (2-3, 5.79 ERA) is getting the start for Boston College this afternoon.
- First pitch is set for noon ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Liberty Flames
Where: Foley Field in Athens, Ga.
When: Sunday, May 31 at noon ET
TV: ESPN+
Last Outing, Long Island: The Flames suffered a 6-2 loss to Georgia on Saturday night to move into the loser's bracket.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles picked up an 8-4 win over Long Island on Saturday afternoon to keep their season alive.
Last Meeting:The last time these two teams met was in the first game of the regional. Liberty defeated Boston College 4-3 on Friday afternoon to move into the winner's bracket.
Schedule:
Friday
- Game 1 - #3 Liberty 4, #2 Boston College 3
- Game 2 - #1 Georgia 18, #4 Long Island 2
Saturday
- Game 3 - #2 Boston College 8, #4 Long Island 4
- Game 4 - #1 Georgia 6, #3 Liberty 2
Sunday
- Game 5 - #2 Boston College vs. #3 Liberty, noon - ESPN+
- Game 6 - #1 Georgia vs. Winner Game 5 - 5 p.m.- TBD
Monday
Game 7 - IF Necessary - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 - TBD
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