2009 ACC Baseball Championship: Wiswall Propels Boston College to a 7-3 Win Over Georgia Tech
Eagles claim first win in league's postseason tournament.
Boston College's Andrew Melchionda

Boston College's Andrew Melchionda

May 21, 2009

 

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    DURHAM, N.C. (theACC.com) - Sophomore third baseman Mickey Wiswall drove in Boston College's first five runs with a double and a pair of homers to lift the Eagles to a 7-3 victory over Georgia Tech Thursday in game four of the 2009 ACC Baseball Championship.

    Wiswall began the Eagles' scoring with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the bottom of the first inning, after Boston College filled the bases with a hit batsman, an error on a sacrifice bunt and a walk. He followed in his next two at bats with a two-run homer to right field and a solo shot to left center.

    Wiswall now has a team-leading 14 home runs and 62 RBIs for the season. His runs batted in total ties the second most in school history for a single season. Georgia Tech touched Boston College starter J.B. MacDonald for three runs in the top of the fifth, beginning with Chase Burnette's solo homer over the left field wall "Blue Monster" of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

    That was followed by a double to right by designated hitter Jason Haniger and a single by third baseman Matt Skole. Haniger scored on a fielder's choice for the Jackets' second run of the inning. A single by Jason Garofalo put runners on first and third for center fielder Jeff Rowland, who brought Chris House home with a sacrifice fly.

    But MacDonald (5-7) survived the shaky inning and held on for the victory, thanks to stellar relief help from Kevin Moran, who allowed only two hits and no runs in his three innings of action. Closer Mike Belfiore pitched a scoreless ninth in a non-save situation.

    Georgia Tech freshman Jed Bradley (2-3) started and went four innings to take the loss.

    Junior center fielder Robbie Anston gave the Eagles a cushion with a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth.

    The Eagles (32-24) will play Miami at noon on Friday, while Georgia Tech (34-17-1) will face Florida State at noon on Saturday after both teams are off on Friday.

    Notes

  • The win is Boston College’s first in ACC Baseball Championship history. The Eagles now trail 7-4 in the all-time series against Georgia Tech.
  • Boston College’s Mickey Wiswall is now tied for second place in the BC single season RBI chart with 62 this season.
  • Boston College’s Robbie Anston has 81 hits this season and is only one off the Boston College single-season hits record.
  • The Eagles’ Tony Sanchez broke the BC single season runs record with his third inning run. He now has 61 runs scored this season.
  • Georgia Tech has now lost four straight games in the ACC Baseball Championship. This is also the first time that the Ramblin’ Wreck has lost its first two games in a single Championship.
  • The total attendance for the first four games of the Championship is 9,445.
  • There have been five home runs hit in the four games so far, none have hit the famous “Durham Bull.” North Carolina’s Dustin Ackley leads the tournament boundary list with two round-trippers in last night’s win over Duke.
  • Game four lasted 2:29 which was the shortest of the Championship. The average game time has been 2:55.

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