Live Updates For Boston College Baseball's Elimination Game vs. Liberty in Athens Regional

After picking up an 8-4 win over LIU on Saturday, the Eagles will look to continue their season again against the Flames on Sunday.

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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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Top 9

• Nick Wang flies out on his first pitch to end the game. Boston College's season officially comes to an end in the Athens Regional. Liberty 8, Boston College 3.

• Ty Mainolfi tacks on another run to the Eagles' score on an RBI single. Liberty 8, Boston College 3.

• Esteban Garcia pinch runs for Julio Solier and advances to second.

• Julio Solier reaches on a fielder's choice, Carter Hendrickson is thrown out at second. Solier exits the game after the play as he was hit in the head on the throw to first. He was down for a moment on the field and walked off with a medical staffer. He is being looked at in the dugout.

• Carter Hendrickson reaches on a fielder's choice, Owen DeShazo is thrown out at second.

• Danny Surowiec reaches on an infield bunt. Owen DeShazo pinch runs for Surowiec.

Bottom 8

• Riley DeCandido flies out. BC is down to its final three outs. Liberty 8, Boston College 2.

• Hunter Marsh knocks down a single to extend the inning.

• Kyle Hvidsten is caught stealing second.

• Josh Campos strikes out swinging.

• Kyle Hvidsten gets plunked.

• Boston College makes a pitching change. John D Mitchell comes into the game to replace John Kwiatkowski.

Top 8

• Gunnar Johnson strikes out swinging. Liberty 8, Boston College 2.

• Kyle Wolff draws a walk and Boston Colege has two on with two outs.

• Luke Gallo grounds out, Jack Toomey advances to second.

• Jack Toomey draws a walk.

• Nick Wang flies out.

Bottom 7

• Landon Scilley lines out to end the seventh. Liberty 8, Boston College 2.

• Easton Swofford flies out.

• Boston College makes another pitching change. John Kwiatkowski comes in to replace Sean Hard.

• Nick Barone hits an RBI single to score another run for the Flames. Liberty 8, Boston College 2.

• Jordan Jaffe advances to third on a wild pitch.

• Boston College holds a mound visit. Sean Hard stays in the game for the time being.

• Jaxon Sorenson gets plunked. Liberty has two on with no outs.

• Jordan Jaffe singles.

• Riley DeCandido strikes out swinging.

Top 7

• Ty Mainolfi grounds out to end the top of the inning. It's stretch time in Athens. Liberty 7, Boston College 2.

• Julio Solier grounds out, Carter Hendrickson advances to second.

• Carter Hendrickson draws a walk to give the Eagles a base runner.

• Colin Larson strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6

• Tanner Marsh reaches on a fielder's choice, Josh Campos is thrown out at second base to end the inning and the threat. Liberty 7, Boston College 2.

• Josh Campos reaches on a fielder's choice, Landon Scilley is thrown out at home.

• Kyle Hvidsten hits a double to put both runners in scoring position.

• Landon Scilley draws a walk.

• Easton Swofford strikes out looking.

• Boston College makes its first pitching change of the day. Sean Hard comes into the game to replace starter Brady Miller.

Top 6

• Gunnar Johnson grounds out. Liberty 7, Boston College 2.

• Kyle Wolff strikes out looking.

• Luke Gallo knocks down a single.

• Jack Toomey flies out.

Bottom 5

• Nick Barone strikes out swinging to end the fifth. Liberty 7, Boston College 2.

• Jaxon Sorenson goes down swinging.

• Jordan Jaffe hits a solo shot and Liberty is cruising in the elimination game. Liberty 7, Boston College 2.

• Riley DeCandido strikes out swinging.

Top 5

• Nick Wang grounds out to end the top half of the inning. Liberty 6, Boston College 2.

• Ty Mainolfi grounds into a double play, Julio Solier is thrown out at second.

• Julio Solier draws a walk.

• Liberty makes a pitching change. Jake Potts comes in to replace starter Jaxon Lucas.

Bottom 4

• Tanner Marsh strikes out swinging to end the fourth. Liberty 6, Boston College 2.

• Josh Campos drills a solo shot to right field to add to the Flames' lead. Liberty 6, Boston College 2.

• Kyle Hvidsten flies out.

• Landon Scilley pops up.

Top 4

• Carter Hendrickson strikes out swinging to strand a pair of base runners. Liberty 5, Boston College 2.

• Colin Larson draws a four-pitch walk. The game-tying run is headed to the plate.

• Gunnar Johnson pops up.

• Kyle Wolff reaches base after being hit by a pitch.

• Luke Gallo grounds out.

Bottom 3

• Easton Swofford singles, but Nick Barone is thrown out at home plate to end the inning. Liberty 5, Boston College 2.

• Nick Barone hits an RBI double to tack another run the board. Liberty 5, Boston College 2.

• Jaxon Sorenson strikes out swinging.

• Jordan Jaffe brings in another run for the Flames on an RBI triple. Liberty 4, Boston College 2.

• Tanner Marsh scores on an error by Brady Miller to give Liberty the lead. Miller tried picking off the runner on first and threw the ball away which let the Flames score. Liberty 3, Boston College 2.

• Riley DeCandido ties up the game on a two-RBI single. Boston College 2, Liberty 2.

• Tanner Marsh draws a walk and the bases are loaded for Liberty.

• Josh Campos gets plunked and there are two on for the Flames and the top of the order coming up. Boston College has a mound visit, but Brady Miller stays in the game for now.

• Kyle Hvidsten flies out to the left field warning track.

• Landon Scilley reaches on an error by Julio Solier and advances to second.

Top 3

• Jack Toomey pops up to end the top of the third. Boston College 2, Liberty 0.

• Nick Wang steals second.

• Nick Wang draws a walk to reach base.

• Ty Mainolfi flies out.

• Julio Solier strikes out swinging.

Bottom 2

• Easton Swofford strikes out looking to end the inning. Boston College 2, Liberty 0.

• Nick Barone strikes out looking.

• Jaxon Sorenson grounds out.

Top 2

• Carter Hendrickson grounds out to end the top of the inning. Boston College 2, Liberty 0.

• Gunnar Johnson is caught stealing for the second out of the innig. Colin Larson moves into scoring position. Johnson got to the base safely originally, but slid off the bag for Liberty to get the out.

• Colin Larson drops a single and the Eagles have two on with one out.

• Gunnar Johnson knocks down an RBI single to bring home Luke Gallo. Boston College 2, Liberty 0.

• Kyle Wolff hits a sacrifice groundout, Luke Gallo advances and is 90-feet away from home.

• Luke Gallo ropes a leadoff double down the left field line and the Eagles' offense is in business this afternoon.

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

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• 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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