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Live Updates for No. 22 Boston College Baseball's Second Game at No. 6 UNC

The Eagles and the Tar Heels are two of five teams from the ACC that are ranked in the NCAA top-25.
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No. 22 Boston College baseball takes on No. 6 North Carolina for the second matchup of its three-game road series in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Friday at 5 p.m. ET.

In Thursday’s contest, the Eagles (22-9, 9-4 Atlantic Coast) defeated the Tar Heels (25-5-1, 9-4) 6-1 thanks to stellar pitching from BC’s top ace, A.J. Colarusso.

The lefty hung up seven batters in 6.0 innings pitched, surrendering just five hits, three walks, and one unearned run in the process. Sophomore righty Cesar Gonzalez picked up the save with three innings of scoreless work, in which he struck out five batters.

On the offensive side, Jack Toomey, Luke Gallo, and Gunnar Johnson came up big, going a combined 7-for-12 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Julio Solier, Nick Wang, Carter Hendrickson, and Colin Larson additionally garnered an RBI each.

With the victory, the Eagles moved up to No. 22 in RPI rankings — they were No. 26 heading into the series. The Tar Heels, meanwhile, fell to No. 18 form No. 15 with the loss. The two squads are also now both tied for third in the ACC standings behind Florida State and Georgia Tech.

Friday's pitching matchup will feature lefty Tyler Mudd (2-2, 4.03 ERA) against North Carolina’s Jason DeCaro (5-1, 2.11 ERA).

Winners of 11 of its past 12 games, BC is one of the hottest teams in the country right now, and the players are embracing it.

Live Updates:

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FINAL: North Carolina 5, Boston College 2.

Top 9

  • McDuffie picks up the save.
  • Sophomore Walter McDuffie (6-1, 2.70 ERA) replaces Caden Glauber for what could potentially be the final half-inning.

Bottom 8

  • The Tar Heels go down 1-2-3. John Kwiatkwoski recorded two strikeouts in the bottom of the frame. North Carolina 5, Boston College 2.

Top 8

  • Carter Hendrickson flew out to right field, ending the inning. North Carolina 5, Boston College 2.
  • Jack Toomey slices a two-out single to right-center.
  • After Ty Mainolfi walked, Nick Wang grounded out into a double play.

Bottom 7

  • Kwiatkowski notches back-to-back strikeouts to break out of the jam.
  • Lefty John Kwiatkowski (3-0, 3.52 ERA) comes in for Hartsell.
  • Colin Hynek smacks an RBI double into left field, scoring Winslow and advancing Hull to third. North Carolina 5, Boston College 2.
  • The Tar Heels have two runners on (first and second) from a single for Macon Winslow and Owen Hull, respectively. There is only one out.
  • Freshman righty Chase Hartsell (2-0, 6.88 ERA) will start the bottom of the frame for BC.

Top 7

  • Caden Glauber fans Julio Solier to get out of the inning. The Eagles had runners on first and second base. North Carolina, Boston College 2.
  • Gunnar Johnson records the Eagles first hit of the game, driving a grounder past third base to score Carter Hendrickson from third. Hendrickson walked to start the inning and advanced to third from Luke Gallo's sacrifice bunt and a Danny Surowiec groundout. North Carolina 4, Boston College 2.

Bottom 6

  • The Tar Heels strand the bases loaded with a Gavin Gallagher flyout to deep center field. North Carolina 4, Boston College 1.
  • Jake Schaffner is hit by a pitch, loading the bases. BC needs just one out.
  • Howe advances to third and Nicholson advances to second from Jadyn Nunez's flyout.
  • The Tar Heels are threatening again with runners on first and second from a Tyler Howe double and a Cooper Nicholson walk, forcing BC head coach Todd Interdonato to take a mound visit.

Top 6

  • The Eagles go down 1-2-3 once again, and Caden Glauber recorded his fourth strikeout of the game. North Carolina 4, Boston College 1.

Bottom 5

  • Macon Winslow hits a sacrifice fly ball to center field, scoring Schaffner from third base. North Carolina 4, Boston College 1.
  • The Eagles go back to the pen to replace Mitchell, bringing in freshman righty Luke D'Ancona.
  • Gavin Gallagher is walked, placing UNC runners on first and second with no outs.
  • Jake Schaffner ropes a double down the right-field line to kick off the second half of the frame.
  • Righty John D. Mitchell (1-0, 5.79 ERA) comes in for starter Tyler Mudd, who struck out four and surrendered five hits, two walks, and three earned runs in four innings.

Top 5

  • The Eagles go down in 1-2-3 order. Gunnar Johnson struck out, Colin Larson flew out, and Julio Solier grounded out. North Carolina 3, Boston College 1.

Bottom 4

  • Tyler Mudd concludes the fourth inning with a looking strikeout on pinch hitter Jadyn Nunez, which left Cooper Nicholson (single) stranded on first. North Carolina 3, Boston College 1.

Top 4

  • The Eagles were limited to a single walk (Luke Gallo). North Carolina 3, Boston College 1.

Bottom 3

  • After Macon Winslow popped out, Owen Hull grounded out into a double play — the first one the Eagles have converted this series. Shortstop Julio Solier made the final throw, which he fired from second to first just in time. North Carolina 3, Boston College 1.
  • Erik Paulsen rips a single up the middle to start the inning.

Top 3

  • Glauber fanned Nick Wang to pitch out of the jam, leaving two BC runners stranded. North Carolina 3, Boston College 1.
  • With runners on the corners for the Eagles, UNC is opting to change pitchers, replacing DeCaro with freshman righty Caden Glauber (2-0, 2.05 ERA).
  • Following Larson's walk, Julio Solier did so as well, and two ensuing passed balls on wild pitches for Jason DeCaro resulted in a run for Larson from third base. North Carolina 3, Boston College 1.
  • After Danny Surowiec lined out and Gunnar Johnson grounded out, Colin Larson reached first base with a walk.

Bottom 2

  • Jake Schaffner lifts a two-RBI triple into right field, scoring Tyler Howe from second and Cooper Nicholson from first. North Carolina 3, Boston College 0.

Bottom 1

  • UNC's Gavin Gallagher blasted a solo homer (373 feet) to hand the Tar Heels the first lead of the game. North Carolina 1, Boston College 0.

Pregame:

  • BC's starting lineup for Game 2:
  • It's gameday.

How to Watch:

Who: Boston College Eagles and UNC Tar Heels 

When: 
Thursday, April 2 at 6 p.m. ET
Friday, April 3 at 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 at noon 

Where: Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. 

TV: ACCNX

Last outing before series, UNC: The Tar Heels picked up a 5-4 win over the Campbell Fighting Camels in 14 innings in the early morning hours of Wednesday. 

Last outing before series, Boston College: The Eagles earned a 7-4 home win over the Maine Black Bears on Tuesday evening. 

Last meeting before series: The last time these two teams met was last year on May 23, 2025, in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals. UNC defeated Boston College 7-2,  ending the Eagles’ season.

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Graham Dietz
GRAHAM DIETZ

Graham Dietz is a 2025 graduate of Boston College and subsequently joined Boston College On SI. He previously served as an editor for The Heights, the independent student newspaper, from fall 2021, including as Sports Editor from 2022-23. Graham works for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent, covering high school football, girls' basketball, and baseball. He was also a beat writer for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2023.

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