Live Updates From No. 23 Boston College Baseball's Rubber Match With Virginia Tech

The Eagles are looking to win their fourth ACC series of the season against the Hokies on Sunday afternoon.

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BRIGHTON, Mass. — After an 8-7 victory in the 14th annual ALS Game at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon, the No. 23 Boston College Eagles (25-12, 10-7 ACC) baseball team returns to Harrington Athletics Village to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (16-17, 7-10 ACC) in a rubber match on Sunday afternoon.

In the first game of the series on Friday night, the Eagles fell to the Hokies 9-8 in 11 innings. Boston College found itself down 5-2 and outscored Virginia Tech 4-1 in the sixth through ninth innings. Carter Hendrickson nearly walked it off on a play that was overturned and the contest went into extra innings. 

In the 11th, Virginia Tech plated two runs to secure the 9-8 victory. 

Boston College’s win on Saturday afternoon forced the rubber match. The Eagles rallied from four runs down and were led by Gunnar Johnson who boasted two hits and five RBIs. Johnson also had the game-ending out in the ninth as he picked off Henry Cooke at third base. 

Left-handed pitcher Tyler Mudd (2-3, 4.36 ERA) is projected to be the starter for the Eagles. So far this season, Mudd has pitched 33 innings and allowed 35 hits, 19 runs (16 earned), walked 12 batters, and struck out 20.

Live Updates:

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Top 9

• Nick Locurto flies out to end the game. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Sam Gates grounds out. One more out to record for BC to get its fourth ACC series win.

• Ethan Gibson grounds out.

Bottom 8

• Julio Solier strikes out looking to end the eighth. The Hokies are down to their final three outs. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Colin Larson pops up into right-center field.

• Esteban Garcia is caught stealing for the Eagles' first out.

• Danny Surowiec drops a leadoff single. Esteban Garcia comes in to pinch run.

Top 8

• Owen Petrich grounds out and the Hokies go down in order. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Pete Daniel grounds out.

• Sam Grube strikes out swinging.

• Boston College makes a pitching change. Kyle Kipp comes into the game to replace starter Tyler Mudd.

Bottom 7

• Gunnar Johnson flies out to end the inning. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• The runners double steal to get into scoring position.

• Luke Gallo drops a single.

• Carter Hendrickson flies out.

• Jack Toomey reaches on a fielder's choice, Nick Wang is thrown out at second.

• Nick Wang hits a leadoff single.

Top 7

• Hudson Lutterman grounds out to end the top of the inning. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Henry Cooke flies out.

• Ethan Ball draws a walk.

• Nick Locurto reaches on a fielder's choice, Sam Gates is thrown out at second.

• Sam Gates hits a leadoff single.

Bottom 6

• Ty Mainolfi grounds out. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Julio Solier strikes out swinging.

• Colin Larson grounds out.

Top 6

• Ethan Gibson fouls out and the Eagles head back to the plate. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Owen Petrich grounds out.

• Pete Daniel grounds out.

Bottom 5

• Danny Surowiec strikes out swinging to end the fifth. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Gunnar Johnson strikes out swinging.

• Luke Gallo draws a walk.

• Carter Hendrickson hits a sac bunt to advance Jack Toomey to second.

• Jack Toomey gets hit by a pitch.

Top 5

• Sam Grube flies out. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Hudson Lutterman strikes out swinging.

• Henry Cooke blasts a solo home run to cut into the Hokies deficit. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 2.

• Ethan Ball pops up.

Bottom 4

• Nick Wang strikes out looking to end the fourth. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 1.

• Ty Mainolfi grounds out.

• Julio Solier grounds out.

• Virginia Tech makes a pitching change. Aiden Robertson enters out of the bullpen.

Top 4

• Nick Locurto grounds out to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 1.

• Sam Gates puts Virginia Tech on the board with an RBI single. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 1.

• Ethan Gibson hits an RBI single and the Hokies have runners on the corners with no outs.

• Owen Petrich draws a walk.

• Sam Grube and Pete Daniel both ground out.

Bottom 3

• Colin Larson grounds out to end the inning. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 0.

• Danny Surowiec strikes out looking.

• Gunnar Johnson advances to third on a wild pitch.

• Gunnar Johnson continues his hot streak and hits a two-RBI double. Boston College 6, Virginia Tech 0.

• The two runners advance to scoring position on a balk.

• Luke Gallo fouls out.

• Carter Hendrickson gets plunked to reach base. BC has two on and no outs.

• Jack Toomey hits a leadoff single.

Top 3

• Hudson Lutterman strikes out looking to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 4, Virginia Tech 0.

• Henry Cooke grounds out on the first pitch and there are quickly two away.

• Ethan Ball grounds out.

Bottom 2

• Nick Wang flies out to end the inning. Boston College 4, Virginia Tech 0.

• Ty Mainolfi hits a fly out deep to right field which is caught at the warning track.

• Julio Solier adds to the Eagles' lead on an RBI single. Boston College 4, Virginia Tech 0.

• Colin Larson hits a sac bunt to advance Danny Surowiec to second.

• Danny Surowiec drops a leadoff single.

Top 2

• Nick Locurto fouls out along the first base line to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 3, Virginia Tech 0.

• Sam Gates strikes out swinging for a massive second out.

• Ethan Gibson draws a walk to put a pair of runners on. Boston College is about to get its bullpen going.

• Owen Petrich ropes a double deep into left field. The ball went behind left fielder Colin Larson and dropped on the warning track.

• Pete Daniel grounds out to second base for the first out of the frame.

Bottom 1

• Gunnar Johnson hits a deep popup to end the inning. Boston College 3, Virginia Tech 0.

• Luke Gallo hits an RBI single into the right field gap. Boston College 3, Virginia Tech 0.

• Carter Hendrickson knocks in a run on an RBI groundout. Boston College 2, Virginia Tech 0.

• Jack Toomey rips an RBI double to bring in Ty Mainolfi from second. Boston College 1, Virginia Tech 0.

• Nick Wang hits a single to put two runners on. Wang beat out the throw to first.

• Ty Mainolfi drops down an RBI single and becomes Boston College's first base runner of the day.

• Julio Solier goes down swinging.

Top 1

• Sam Grube grounds into a double play to end the top half of the inning with no damage. Virginia Tech 0, Boston College 0.

• Hudson Lutterman reaches on a fielding error by Luke Gallo. Virginia Tech has the bases loaded.

• Henry Cooke ropes a single into the left-center field gap. The Hokies have two on with one out.

• Ethan Ball strikes out swinging for the first out of the afternoon.

• Nick Locurto hits a chopper to third base, but reaches on a throwing error by BC third baseman Luke Gallo.

Pregame

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• Boston College will be without Sean Martinez, Easton Masse, and Joe Gold while Virginia Tech will be without Clay Grady and Ben Weber.

• First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET.

How to Watch:

Who: No. 23 Boston College Eagles and Virginia Tech Hokies

When: Sunday, April 12 at 1 p.m. ET.

Where: Harrington Athletics Village, Brighton, Mass.

TV: ACCNX

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last outing prior to series, Virginia Tech: The Hokies suffered an 11-4, non-conference loss to the Liberty Flames on Tuesday.

Last outing prior to series, Boston College: The Eagles run-ruled the Dartmouth Big Green 13-3 on Wednesday. Julio Solier, Ty Mainolfi, and Jack Toomey collected two hits apiece, and Nick Wang and Gunnar Johnson each recorded three RBIs.

Last meeting before series: The last time these two teams met was in 2024 for a three-game series in Brighton, Mass., from March 22-24. The Eagles were swept.

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