May 2, 2009

Baseball Falls to No. 13 Miami in Series Opener, 5-1

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Miami's Chris Hernandez allowed a run in the first inning and then kept the Boston College baseball team scoreless the rest of the way as the No. 13 Hurricanes beat the Eagles, 5-1, Friday afternoon at a rainy Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field.

Hernandez earned the win on the bump after throwing 7.0 innings and scattering six hits. He struck out eight and walked two. BC senior JB MacDonald had a solid outing as well, working 6.1 innings and allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out three and walked four but was saddled with the loss.

Junior Robbie Anston was the only Eagle to knock two hits on the day, going 2-for-4 with a double while also scoring BC's only run of the game. Sophomore Mickey Wiswall drove the run in on a fielder's choice.

Yasmani Grandal led Miami (30-15, 14-11 ACC) at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a pair of RBI. Jason Hagerty went 1-for-3 while driving in two runs and Ryan Jackson went 2-for-4.

No. 9 Seminoles take down Hokies

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Ninth-ranked Florida State won its 10th consecutive game on Friday night, knocking off the Virginia Tech baseball team by a score of 10-2 in ACC action at Dick Howser Stadium.

Tech fell to 27-18 overall and 10-14 in the ACC with the loss, while the Seminoles improved to 31-12 overall and 16-7 in league play.

First baseman Austin Wates did most of the damage for the Hokies, going 4-for-5 with two runs driven in and his fourth home run of the season. Stephen Cardullo also had a 4-for-5 effort to pace the Seminoles.

Wates got things started with a solo home run for the Hokies in the top of the first inning, but the lead was short-lived, as an Omar Danesh triple keyed a three-run Florida State third inning. Mike McGee scored the first run on a wild pitch by Tech starter Rhett Ballard, while Jason Stidham, who singled, and Tommy Oravetz, who was hit by a pitch, both touched home on Danesh's triple.

Campbell Downs Baseball, 7-4

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Ellis Lowe went 4-for-4 with an RBI and Kevin Nelson added three hits and three runs scored as Campbell defeated NC State, 7-4, Friday night at Doak Field at Dail Park. The Fighting Camels improve to 23-19 with the victory. The loss drops the Wolfpack to 20-25 on the season.

Jeff Rydman started for Campbell and threw 6 1/3 effective innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked three for his fifth win of the season. Daniel Gardo went 2 2/3 innings for his first save. He allowed one run on three hits, striking out five and not allowing a walk.

Jimmy Gillheeney (5-4) started for NC State. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed six runs, five earned, on 11 hits. He struck out five and walked two in the loss.

McGuire Pitches Gem as No. 10 Georgia Tech Downs Presbyterian, 16-2

ATLANTA - Sophomore Deck McGuire scattered two hits over seven innings, and 10th-ranked Georgia Tech (29-11-1) belted five home runs to down Presbyterian (10-32), 16-2, Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.

McGuire held the Blue Hose scoreless while throwing just 82 pitches in his seven innings to improve to 8-0 on the season. He did not issue a walk and fanned 10 Presbyterian batters on the night.

McGuire held the Blue Hose hitless until the fourth inning and didn't allow the second hit until the top of the seventh, when Jared Combs reached on a two-out single. The right-hander reached 10 K's for the third time this season while improving to 16-1 in his career as a Yellow Jacket.

The Yellow Jackets snapped a scoreless tie with an eight-run fourth inning, which was highlighted by three-run home runs from Tony Plagman and Derek Dietrich. Dietrich then added another home run - a solo shot - in the sixth inning to finish the game 3-for-4 with four RBI. All three of his hits went for extra bases, including his first-inning double to the right field gap.