Live Updates From No. 24 Boston College Baseball's Series Opener Against Duke

The Eagles open their series with the Blue Devils at Harrington Athletics Village on Friday afternoon.

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BRIGHTON, Mass. — The No. 24 Boston College Eagles (28-12, 11-7 ACC) baseball team opens its three-game series with the Duke Blue Devils (22-17, 8-10 ACC) on Friday afternoon.

The Eagles are riding a four-game win streak into the matchup. During that stretch, Boston College has picked up wins over Virginia Tech 8-7 in the middle game of the series on Saturday and 6-2 in the finale on Sunday to take the series, Northeastern 3-1 in the Beanpot championship on Tuesday, and UConn 8-5 on Wednesday. 

On the other side of the field, the Blue Devils are looking to bounce back from a 17-7 midweek loss to Liberty at home on Tuesday night. Duke has lost five of its last six games. 

Left-handed pitcher A.J. Colarusso (3-1, 3.55 ERA) will get the start for the Eagles. So far this season, Colarusso has pitched 45.2 innings and allowed 48 hits, 27 runs (18 earned), walked 15 batters, and struck out 41. 

The start will mark Colarusso’s 44th of his career which will break the program record for games started. He will surpass former Eagle Jacob Stevens who made 43 starts from 2016-18.

Duke will go with right-handed pitcher Aidan Weaver (4-4, 5.24 ERA). This season, Weaver has allowed 44 hits, 26 runs (all earned), walked 18 batters, and struck out 57 in 44.2 innings of work. The contest will mark Weaver’s 10th appearance and start of the year.

Live Updates:

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Top 7

• Michael DiMartini flies out to end the game. Boston College 11, Duke 1.

• Collin Anderson strikes out swinging on a dropped third strike and is thrown out at first. Duke is down to its final out.

• Jake Lambdin flies out.

Bottom 6

• Julio Solier grounds out to end the sixth. Boston College 11, Duke 1.

• Colin Larson strikes out swinging.

• Cesar Gonzalez lines out.

Top 6

• Duke goes down in order in the sixth. Boston College 11, Duke 1.

Bottom 5

• Danny Surowiec flies out to end the fifth. Boston College 11, Duke 1.

• Carter Hendrickson steals home, Luke Gallo advances to second. Boston College 11, Duke 1.

• Luke Gallo hits an RBI single to put the Eagles into double digits. Boston College 10, Duke 1.

• Carter Hendrickson gets hit by a pitch, Jack Toomey advances to second.

• Jack Toomey reaches first on a dropped throw.

• Nick Wang flies out to deep left-center.

• Ty Mainolfi flies out to right-center.

Top 5

• Tyler Albright lines out to Ty Mainolfi at second base to end the top half of the inning. Boston College 9, Duke 1.

• Brooks Perez knocks down a single.

• Coltin Quagliano grounds out.

• Michael DiMartini flies out.

Bottom 4

• Julio Solier grounds out to end the fourth.

• Colin Larson strikes out swinging and the top of the order is due up for BC.

• Danny Surowiec is picked off at second base.

• Cesar Gonzalez hits an RBI single to add to BC's lead. Boston College 9, Duke 1.

• Duke makes a pitching change. Edward Hart enters the game in place of Jack Feehery.

• Danny Surowiec drops a single.

• Luke Gallo hits a leadoff single to reach base.

Top 4

• Collin Anderson strikes out swinging to end the top of the fourth. Boston College 8, Duke 1.

• Jake Lambdin grounds into a double play, but a run comes home. Boston College 8, Duke 1.

• Matthew Strand gets plunked to load the bases. BC has a mound visit, but A.J. Colarusso stays in the game for now.

• Kaden Smith draws a walk.

• RJ Hamilton hits an infield single and advances to third on an error by BC.

Bottom 3

• Carter Hendrickson strikes out swinging to end the third. Boston College 8, Duke 0.

• Jack Toomey steals second which breaks the program record for most stolen bases in a game with 12.

• Jack Toomey drops a two-out single to extend the third inning.

• Nick Wang grounds out.

• Ty Mainolfi grounds out.

Top 3

• Duke goes down in order in the third. Boston College 8, Duke 0.

Bottom 2

• Julio Solier reaches on a fielder's choice, Colin Larson is thrown out at second to end the inning. Boston College 8, Duke 0.

• Colin Larson draws a walk to bring in another run. Boston College 8, Duke 0.

• Duke makes a pitching change. Jack Feehery comes in to replace Grayson Walker.

• Cesar Gonzalez draws a walk.

• The runners double steal to tie the game record for most stolen bases in a game.

• Danny Surowiec draws a walk, Luke Gallo advances to second.

• Luke Gallo brings in two runs on a two-RBI single. Boston College 7, Duke 0.

• The runners on base double steal to get into scoring position.

• Duke makes its first pitching change of the day. Grayson Walker comes in to replace starter Aidan Weaver.

• Carter Hendrickson gets plunked to reach base.

• Jack Toomey steals second.

• Jack Toomey knocks down a single.

• Nick Wang strikes out swinging.

• Ty Mainolfi steals second and third.

• Ty Mainolfi drops an RBI single to extend the Eagles' lead.

• Julio Solier steals second.

• Julio Solier draws a walk.

• Colin Larson grounds out.

Top 2

• Michael DiMartini grounds out to strand a runner on base. Boston College 3, Duke 0.

• Collin Anderson drops a double for Duke's first hit of the day.

• Jake Lambdin strikes out swinging.

• Matthew Strand lines out.

Bottom 1

• Cesar Gonzalez grounds out to end the inning. Boston College 3, Duke 0.

• Danny Surowiec draws a walk and steals second.

• Luke Gallo hits an RBI groundout. Boston College 3, Duke 0.

• Carter Hendrickson strikes out swinging for the Eagles' first out of the afternoon.

• Jack Toomey ropes a double down the right field line. The Eagles have runners on the corners with no outs.

• Nick Wang knocks down an RBI single to bring in Mainolfi from second and the Eagles are rolling early. Boston College 2, Duke 0.

• Ty Mainolfi steals second.

• Ty Mainolfi puts the Eagles on the board with an RBI single. Duke's third baseman looked to hesitate on throwing to home plate or first base once he got the ball and did not try either. Boston College 1, Duke 0.

• Julio Solier steals second.

• Julio Solier draws a walk to lead things off for the Eagles.

Top 1

• Kaden Smith grounds into a double play to end the top half of the inning. The Eagles will head to the plate for the first time today. Duke 0, Boston College 0.

• RJ Hamilton reaches on a fielder's choice, Tyler Albright is thrown out at second.

• Tyler Albright draws a four-pitch walk to reach base.

Pregame

• Duke will be without Cider Canon, Nolan Johnson, Matthew Nochowitz, and Nate Brittain.

• Boston College will be without Sean Martinez, Easton Masse, Joe Gold, Esteban Garcia, and Sean Budis. Pitcher Luke D'Ancona and catcher Gunnar Johnson are game-time decisions.

• First pitch is set for 3 p.m. ET.

How to Watch:

Who: Boston College Eagles and Duke Blue Devils 

When: Friday, April 17 at 3 p.m. ET 

Where: Harrington Athletics Village, Brighton, Mass. 

TV: ACCNX

Last Outing, Duke: The Blue Devils suffered a 17-7 home loss to the Liberty Flames on Tuesday night. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles picked up an 8-5 home win over the UConn Huskies on Wednesday night. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was for a three-game series in the regular season from April 14-16, 2023. Duke won the series, taking the first game 6-4 and the finale 6-2. Boston College won the middle game of the set 9-6.

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