May 3, 2009

Dean Tosses Gem In Baseball's 13-3 Win vs. No. 13 Miami
Sophomore Pat Dean threw 7.0 innings of shutout baseball to lead Boston College to a 13-3 win against No. 13 Miami in the series finale on Sunday at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field.

Dean allowed just four hits and one walk in his 7.0 innings of work. He struck out seven on the day to improve his record to 5-3. He retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced and only two runners reached second base while he was on the hill.

Junior Barry Butera led the Eagles (29-19, 12-13 ACC) at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs. Junior Mike Belfiore went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a pair of runs scored while sophomore Mickey Wiswall had two hits and a RBI.

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Clemson and Maryland Split Sunday Doubleheader
The #17 Clemson Tigers scored three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead and held on for a 7-4 win over Maryland in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 series lead, improved to 32-15 overall and 16-10 in the ACC. The Terrapins fell to 22-26 overall and 6-20 in ACC play.

Tyler Bennett broke a 6-6 tie with a two-run single in the ninth inning and Mike Murphy homered for the second straight game to lead the University of Maryland baseball team to an 8-6 victory against No. 17 Clemson in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday evening at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

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Florida State Defeats Virginia Tech 9-4 To Complete Three-Game Sweep
Florida State (33-12, 18-7 ACC) continued its winning ways completing the three-game sweep of Virginia Tech with a 9-4 victory Sunday afternoon on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles extended their win streak to a season-best 12 games which currently stands as the longest streak in the nation. It also marked the third straight conference series sweep for the Garnet and Gold.

Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Mike Meschke gave Florida State the lead for good on Sunday with a three-run double. With the bases loaded, the Seminole first baseman drilled a 2-0 pitch to the gap in right center off Hokie reliever Mathew Price clearing the bases on his sixth double of the season. Meschke would later score on an RBI single through the right side by Parker Brunelle to cap the four-run fifth.

In the third, the Seminoles got out of a bases loaded, no out jam by turning a triple play. With Mike Kaminski at the plate, FSU starter Mike McGee got the Hokie right fielder to fly out to Ruairi O'Connor in right. O'Connor threw a one hopper to Parker Brunelle at the plate to get Steve Bumbry trying to tag from third for the second out. Brunelle then threw on to Stidham at second to get Austin Wates for the 9-2-4 triple play. It was the first triple play since the Seminoles turned one in a 13-5 victory over Long Island on March 12, 1997 in Daytona Beach.

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No. 10 Tech Baseball Earns Series Sweep of Presbyterian With 23-3 Win
Brandon Cumpton carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, and Chase Burnette went 6-for-6 with three home runs and three doubles to lead No. 10 Georgia Tech (31-11-1) to a 23-3 win over Presbyterian (10-34) Sunday afternoon.

Burnette's third home run of the game, an eighth inning grand slam, gave the Yellow Jackets seven homers on the afternoon as Tech earned a series sweep of the Blue Hose.

Burnette finished the game 6-for-6 with nine RBI and five runs scored. His six hits, three doubles, three home runs and nine RBI all tied Georgia Tech single-game records, while his 18 total bases broke Pete Geist's 25-year old record of 15. Burnette batted .667 (10-for-15) with four home runs, three doubles, seven runs scored and 13 RBI on the weekend. 

Wolfpack Scores Big in Doubleheader Sweep of NCCU
Cameron Conner stole the show for NC State, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBIs, and a walk in the night cap of a doubleheader as the Wolfpack rolled to a 15-5 victory to complete a doubleheader sweep over North Carolina Central University at Doak Field at Dail Park on Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack took the first game of the twin-bill 15-2.

Conner finished the afternoon 4-for-5 with three homeruns, four runs scored, six RBIs and two walks in the two games combined.

With the pair of wins, NC State improves to 22-26 on the year. NCCU drops to 5-32 with the losses.