Boston College Eagles baseball explained

Current:2024 Boston College Eagles baseball team
Boston College Eagles
University:Boston College
Conference:ACC
Division:Atlantic
Location:Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Coach:Todd Interdonato
Tenure:1st
Stadium:Eddie Pellagrini Diamond
Capacity:2,500
Nickname:Eagles
Cws:1953, 1960, 1961, 1967
Regional Champ:2016
Ncaa Tourneys:1949, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1967, 2009, 2016, 2023

The Boston College Eagles baseball team represents Boston College in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The head coach of the Eagles is Todd Interdonato, and the team plays its home games at the newly constructed Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Harrington Athletics Village after having played at Shea Field from 1961 to 2017.

NCAA Division I tournament

The team has been selected to play in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament nine times, most recently in 2023. It has played in the College World Series four times, the most recent being 1967.

1949 0–2 .000 Region A
1953 3–1 .750 College World Series (4th place)
1955 0–1 .000 District 1
1960 3–2 .600 College World Series (6th place)
1961 5–3 .625 College World Series (3rd place)
1967 5–4 .556 College World Series (6th place)
2009 1–2 .333 Austin Regional
2016 4–2 .667 Coral Gables Super Regional
2023 2–2 .500 Tuscaloosa Regional

Conference tournament

See main article: Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.

Longest game in college-baseball history

See also: Extra innings. On May 30, 2009, the Eagles played in the longest game in college baseball history—a 25-inning game—during the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship regional tournament at Austin, Texas. The University of Texas Longhorns—who were designated the visiting team despite playing on their home field—won, 3–2. The game lasted seven hours and three minutes.[1] [2]

Exhibition game with Boston Red Sox

The team has traditionally played an exhibition game each spring against the Boston Red Sox, as part of the Red Sox' spring training (Grapefruit League) season at JetBlue Park at Fenway South.[3]

Annual ALS Awareness Game

This game began in 2012 and is played in honor of former captain Pete Frates (2004–2007), who was diagnosed with ALS in 2012.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2009/ncaa_bracket_DI_baseball.html "2009 NCAA Div. I Baseball College World Series Bracket"
  2. Web site: Wilbur . Eric . Red Sox 2011 Spring Training Schedule . About.com . 7 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303114516/http://boston.about.com/od/sports/a/SpringSchedule.htm . 2012-03-03 . The Red Sox open their 2011 spring schedule with the traditional games vs. Northeastern University and Boston College. . dead .
  3. Web site: . Michael . Lananna . BaseballAmerica.com . Baseball America Enterprises . April 21, 2017 .