BRIGHTON, Mass. – Despite a feverish rally in the ninth inning, the No. 9 Virginia baseball team (21-6, 6-4 ACC) fell 5-3 to the Boston College Eagles (19-8, 7-3 ACC) at Brighton Baseball Field on Friday (March 27).
In what was a pitcher’s duel in the early going, the Eagles grabbed the lead in the second inning with a two-run blast before adding insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Looking for its 10th comeback win of the year, the UVA offense plated a pair of runs in the ninth and brought the game-tying run to the plate before a groundout ended the contest.
The Virginia trio of Joe Tiroly, Jake Tiroly and Sam Harris each tallied a pair of hits on Friday, while Tiroly drove in a pair of runs. Kyle Johnson was tagged with the loss for UVA after allowing two runs on three hits in two innings of work.