Live Updates From Boston College Baseball's Series Finale vs. No. 9 Virginia
BRIGHTON, Mass.— The Boston College Eagles (20-8, 8-3 ACC) baseball team is looking for its second consecutive series sweep as it takes on the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers (21-7, 6-5 ACC) on Sunday afternoon.
The Eagles have already taken the series from the Cavaliers after winning the first two games.
In the opener on Friday, Boston College defeated Virginia 5-3 after putting up a pair of two-run innings in the second and seventh.
In the middle game of the set on Saturday, BC routed Virginia 17-0 which was highlighted by a seven-run fifth inning. In total, the Eagles had 15 hits and five walks in the contest. Nick Wang led the way with four hits, which included a home run, and two runs batted in while Luke Gallo had three hits and batted four runs in.
Left-handed pitcher Brady Miller (0-0, 1.20 ERA) will start on the mound for the Eagles. The sophomore will be making his fourth appearance of the season. So far in the 2026 campaign, he has pitched 15 innings and allowed eight hits, four runs (two earned), walked five batters, and struck out 16.
As for the Eagles’ opponent, the Cavaliers will be going with right-handed pitcher John Paone (1-1, 5.63 ERA). Paone is a Lexington, Mass., native and will make his seventh start of the year. So far this season, the freshman has pitched 24 innings and allowed 21 hits, 15 runs (all earned), walked seven batters, and struck out 23.
Live Updates:
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Bottom 3
- Nick Wang strikes out swinging to end the third inning. Boston College 1, Virginia 0.
- Ty Mainolfi grounds out which advances Julio Solier to third base.
- Julio Solier steals second to get into scoring position.
- Julio Solier draws a walk to give Boston College a base runner.
- Colin Larson strikes out looking for BC's first out of the third.
Top 3
- AJ Gracia pops up into shallow right field to end the top half of the inning. Noah Jouras gets stranded at third. Boston College 1, Virginia 0.
- Eric Becker grounds out, but the game-tying run is now 90-feet away with two outs.
- Noah Jouras gets the Cavaliers' first hit of the day with a one-out double and the top of the order coming out. Carter Hendrickson tried to make a diving catch, but the ball fell just short of him.
- Kyle Johnson strikes out swinging to open the third. Brady Miller is one strikeout away from tying his career high which was set last week against Cal (7).
Bottom 2
- Carter Hendrickson was caught stealing third to end the inning. Boston College 1, Virginia 0.
- Cesar Gonzalez hits a sac fly to bring in the first run of the day. Boston College 1, Virginia 0.
- Kyle Wolff pops up for the first out of the inning.
- Luke Gallo hits a bunt single and the bases are loaded for Kyle Wolff, who has hit home runs in back-to-back games this weekend.
- Carter Hendrickson draws a walk and the Eagles have two on with no outs. Hendrickson's ability to get on base and have quality at-bats since his return from injury has been a massive help to Boston College's offense.
- Jack Toomey draws a leadoff walk. Toomey got ahead 3-0, then Virginia's pitcher fought back in the count to make it full, but threw a ball outside on the sixth pitch of the at-bat.
Top 2
- Noah Murray grounds out to end the top half of the inning. Julio Solier made a great stop and throw to Nick Wang that got there just in time to get the out. Virginia 0, Boston College 0.
- Sam Harris strikes out swinging. Alexa, play Sugar We're Going Down by Fall Out Boy-- might be a theme for today's game.
- Jake Weatherspoon strikes out swinging to open the second. Yesterday, these two teams had a combined six strikeouts- They've surpassed that already today with seven.
Bottom 1
- Nick Wang strikes out looking on a questionable call. Onto the second we go. Virginia 0, Boston College 0.
- Ty Mainolfi strikes out swinging and there are two away for Nick Wang.
- Julio Solier strikes out swinging for the Eagles' first out.
Top 1
- Harrison Didawick strikes out swinging to end the top half of the inning. Virginia 0, Boston College 0.
- Joe Tiroly draws a two-out walk for the first base runner of the day.
- AJ Gracia goes down swinging for the second out.
- Eric Becker strikes out swinging for the first out of the afternoon.
Pregame
- First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Virginia Cavaliers
When: Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m.
Where: Harrington Athletics Village, Brighton, Mass.
TV: ACCNX
Last Outing, Virginia: The Cavaliers earned a 16-6 run-rule win over the Maryland Terps in eight innings on Tuesday night.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles picked up a 12-2 run-rule win over the Merrimack Warriors in seven innings on Wednesday evening.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was in the second round of the 2025 ACC Tournament on May 21. Boston College defeated Virginia 12-8 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Kim Rankin is the lead writer for Boston College On SI. The 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama. She joined Alabama Crimson Tide On SI in February 2024 covering baseball, softball, football, men’s basketball, and more for BamaCentral, but has also contributed to Missouri Tigers On SI. She previously worked as the brand manager at Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She has covered a wide variety of events including SEC Championships, NCAA Regionals, and bowl games.
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