2009 ACC Baseball Championship: Boston College Cruises Past Miami, 10-1

May 22, 2009

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DURHAM, N.C. (theACC.com) -- Boston College rattled seven Miami pitchers for 12 hits and 10 runs Friday as the Eagles coasted to a 10-1 victory over the Hurricanes in the 2009 ACC Baseball Championships.

Both Boston College (33-24) and Miami (36-20) were eliminated from championship consideration Thursday, but the Eagles bolstered their NCAA Championship credentials with an impressive victory over the No. 17 Hurricanes.

The Eagles got a strong performance from left-handed starter Pat Dean (6-4), who scattered eight hits in seven innings, while walking none and allowing just one run. By the time he gave up Scott Lawson’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, BC had a 10-run lead.

Kevin Moran and Mike Dennhardt each turned in a scoreless inning of relief to wrap up the win.

Boston College jumped to a quick lead in the top of the second inning, ripping Miami starter Iden Nazario (L, 6-4) for three hits and four runs. The big blow in the inning was a bases-loaded single by centerfielder Robbie Anston that drove in two runs.

The single was the 82nd hit of the season for Anston, tying the Boston College single season record set by Jared McGuire in 2005.

The Eagles added three more runs in the fifth off Miami reliever John Housey. BC designated hitter Harry Darling drove in two runs with a single in the inning. The Eagles added three final runs in the seventh with doubles from first baseman Mike Belfiore and right fielder Andrew Lawrence.

Boston College won two of three games in the ACC Championship’s round-robin format. Miami finished 1-2.

Notes

Robbie Anston’s second inning single for Boston College moved him into a tie for first place on the BC single-season hits list with 82.

Boston College’s Tony Sanchez scored a run in the fifth inning to give him sole possession of first place on the single-season BC runs scored list.

Boston College takes its second win over Miami in the series. After losing seven games to open the series, Boston College has now taken two straight wins over the Hurricanes.

Boston College’s wins over Miami have been in convincing fashion with a 13-3 win in the regular season and today’s 10-1 victory.

The win boosts the record of visiting teams to 4-3 in this year’s ACC Baseball Championship.

The total attendance for the first seven games of the Championship is 15,195.

There have been nine home runs hit in the six games of the ACC Baseball Championship. None have hit the famous “Durham Bull.” However, Virginia’s John Hicks hit a home run off the clouds on the lower left portion of the sign on Thursday night but did not hit the bull proper

Game six’s duration of 3:15 raised the Championship average game duration to 2:56. Game seven was only the second to last over three hours.