Stevens and Adams Lift BC to First-Ever Win over No. 4 Louisville

Recap courtesy of Boston College

The Eagles fifth win over top-25 team

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 6, No. 4 Louisville 1
Records: Boston College (20-14, 6-11 ACC) vs. Louisville (20-8, 13-6 ACC)
Location: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Series Record: BC leads the series, 1-0

BC HIGHLIGHTS

• Freshman right-handed starter Jacob Stevens allowed just one unearned run in a career-high, seven-inning start. He issued just one walk, struck out four and gave up seven hits. In 53 career innings, he has allowed just six earned runs, bringing his ERA to just 1.02.
• Junior Johnny Adams led the Eagles with a 2-for-3 day, driving in three runs and walking once. In the last four games, he is 8-for-16 with seven RBIs.
• Sophomore Jake Palomaki was 1-for-3 on the day with a double, run, RBI and two walks. He has tallied a hit in 21 of the Eagles' 34 games and has reached base in 28.
• Freshman Gian Martellini was 2-for-4 to extend his career-long hit streak to five games.
• Senior lefty Jesse Adams threw the final two innings, retiring all six batters he faced with two strikeouts.
• Junior Nick Sciortino was 1-for-4 with a run and walk. In the last four games, he is 6-for-15 with six runs, three RBIs, two doubles, two home runs and three walks.
• Senior Joe Cronin was 1-for-3 with a run and walk. His 101 career walks is second in BC record books.

KEY PLAYS

• After Louisville tied the game at one in the third, the Eagles scored three in the bottom of the inning to retake the lead on a two-RBI base hit by Johnny Adams.
• Stevens and Jesse Adams shut out the Cardinal hitters for the reminder of the game to lift the Eagles to the series-opening win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Eagles got on the board early, scoring a run on the first. Sciortino and junior Michael Strem tallied back-to-back, one-out singles and Cronin loaded the bases with a walk. With two down, Adams drew a walk to bring in the first run of the game before a strikeout ended the inning.
• The Cardinals tied the game in the third as Colin Lyman reached on an error and moved into scoring position on a chopper to second. With two down, Colby Fitch singled up the middle to plate Louisville's only run of the game.
• BC retook the lead in the bottom of the inning, scoring three to go up, 4-1. With one down, the Eagles loaded the bases on a walk and base hits by Cronin and Martellini. Adams knocked the first pitch he saw to right to plate two. With runners on second and third, senior Logan Hoggarth lined one to right, allowing Martellini to come home on the tag up.
• The Eagles added two in the sixth to take the 6-1 lead with reliever RHP Sam Bordner on the mound. Senior Gabriel Hernandez led off with a walk and scored on Palomaki's double to the corner in left. Palomaki stole third as Sciortino drew a walk and Strem plated him with a safety squeeze.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Eagles picked up their 20^th victory of the year, marking 2016 the quickest to reach 20 wins under sixth-year head coach Mike Gambino.
• BC picked up its first win over Louisville in program history as the Eagles lost all three games in Kentucky last season when the Cardinals joined the ACC.
• The Eagles improved to 5-6 against top-25 teams and 3-2 against top-10 teams.
• BC tagged Louisville starter LHP Brendan McKay with four earned runs over five innings, tying for the most he has allowed this season. He also allowed four over 6.2 innings to Virginia Tech on April 2.