Boston College Athletics
October 22, 2026 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Boston College Baseball team took on the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights in a seven-inning doubleheader, taking game one 6-5 and game two 5-0 on Rutgers' Bainton Field on Oct. 18.
The Eagles opened up the scoring in game one in the first inning. Ty Mainolfi walked, and Julio Solier knocked him in with a double, 99.6 mph off the bat. Luke Gallo and Chase Massey then added RBI singles to make the score 3-0. In the bottom of the inning, Rutgers was able to gain two back.
In the third inning, Solier started with another double, this time 111.3 mph, the hardest hit of the day. Colin Larson singled him in for the 4-2 lead. Rutgers then loaded the bases with nobody out. Jacob Burnham came out of the bullpen, struck two out, but Rutgers was able to tie the game up.
The game was not tied for long as in the top of the fourth inning, Easton Masse was hit by a pitch, and Patrick Connors bunted him over before Will Matuszak hit a 97.9 mph two-out single to give Boston College the 5-4 lead. The sixth inning led to another tie at 5-5, but Gallo hit a go-ahead home run before Brady Miller shut down the side in the seventh to give the Eagles the win.
The Eagles recorded nine hits and drew two walks in game one.
In game two, the Eagles struck in the first inning again. Mainolfi led off with a double and then scored on a Matuszak groundout, giving the Eagles the 1-0 lead.
Starter Matt Kouser threw a dominant first three innings, not allowing a hit, and a double-play took away the only threat Kouser gave up on the base paths.
In the fifth inning, Matuszak walked, and Larson's double drove him home. Sean Martinez then singled in Larson. Gus Gregory drew a walk, and Massey lifted a two-run home run to give the Eagles the 5-0 lead.
Rutgers only recorded three singles after the third inning, as four BC relievers held the Scarlet Knights scoreless. Kyle Kipp recorded a strong 1-2-3 final inning.
The second game saw the Eagles secure another nine hits, but this time drawing seven walks.
Offensive Statistics:
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Chase Massey (4-8, home run, double, 3 RBI) — Massey's fifth-inning two-run home run in the second game gave the Eagles the insurance runs to cap off a dominant game two.
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Colin Larson (3-8, single, 2 RBI) — Larson recorded two crucial scoring moments with a 107.4 mph single in game one.
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Luke Gallo (Game-winning home run, 2 RBI) — In the seventh and final inning of game one, Gallo hit the go-ahead home run that would secure the 6-5 win for the Eagles. Gallo knocked in two runs in the first game.
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Julio Solier (2-3, two doubles, walk) — Solier made his presence known once again, recording two doubles in game one. His double in the third inning (111.3 mph) was the hardest-hit ball of the seven-inning doubleheader.
Pitching and Defense:
The Eagles pitching staff was strong once again as Miller threw three scoreless innings with five whiffs in the first game. Burnham held a bases-loaded, no-out jam, with limited damage. In the second game, five Boston College arms recorded seven scoreless innings, giving up only three hits (all singles), one walk, and one hit-batter. The staff struck out nine over the course of the second seven innings. Kouser's three hitless innings were then followed up by Champ Davis, Chase Hartsell, Drew Grumbles, and Kipp scoreless innings. Grumbles struck out two in a clean sixth inning.
Boston College pitchers allowed 10 hits and five runs, with four being earned over the course of 14 innings. From the fourth inning of game one, the staff gave up just one unearned run in 11 innings of work.
Pitching and Defensive Statistics:
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Brady Miller — Miller threw three scoreless innings recording five whiffs. He would end up throwing an error-free final seventh inning to secure the win for the Eagles in game one.
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Matt Kouser — Kouser struck out the first two hitters of the game, both on sliders. The only base runner he gave up in his three innings of work was a hit batter in the second inning who did not score. Kouser recorded six whiffs in game two.
