Baseball Drops Series Opener to Boston College

Friday, March 4

Jacksonville, Fla.

6:05 p.m.

University of North Florida

2-9

Boston College

3-4

Boston College

North Florida

McKinley fanned a career-best 10 although BC's home runs loomed large early.

Photo by: Johnny Brown | Campus Connection 838

3/4/2022 9:18:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

McKinley Fans Career-Best 10, Sequera Surpasses 100-Career Hits

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Righty Max McKinley fanned a career-best 10 and Abraham Sequera eclipsed 100-career hits, but Boston College's first-inning three-run home run set the tone as North Florida fell, 7-0, to the Eagles of the ACC Friday, March 4.

McKinley went six innings, fanning 10 and Sequera notched two hits to bring him to 101 for his career. Boston College's dangerous left-handed hitter, Joe Vetrano, launched a three-run home run in the first and Cameron Leary hit one out in the fifth.

BC 7, UNF 0
Pitchers of Record
Win: Joe Mancini (2-0)
Loss: Max McKinley (0-1)

Line Scores
BC | 7R, 9H, 0E, 7 LOB
UNF | 0R, 6H, 2E, 5 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Boston College got a pair on board and made UNF pay with an opposite field three-run home run off the bat of cleanup hitter Joe Vetrano.
The long ball hurt UNF once again in the fifth when BC's Cameron Leary hit one out to right, just over the outstretched arm of Cade Westbrook.
A single, sac but and two-out RBI single through the right side gave BC a 5-0 lead in the sixth.
A throwing error and a pair of nicely executed bunts allowed BC to extend its lead to 6-0 in the eighth.
A walk, single and wild pitch gave BC a 7-0 lead in the 9th.

Statistical Leaders
BC

Luke Gold | 2-for-5, R
Joe Vetrano | 2-for-5, 3RBI, HR

UNF

Abraham Sequera | 2-for-4
Max McKinley | 6.0 IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 10K, 112 pitches

Notes

McKinley fanned 10 batters in six innings, setting a season high for the Ospreys.
McKinley's 10 strikeouts marks a career high.
Abraham Sequera joined the 100-hit club with a base knock.
It was the first-ever meeting between these two teams.
Five of UNF's six hits came from spots one through four in the lineup.
BC's two home runs were the only extra-base hits of the game.

Up Next
Game two of the three-game set is slated for tomorrow at 2:05 p.m.