22010010 BASEBALL 2010 SCHEDULE BC HOSTS WAKE FOREST FEBRUARY 19 at Tulane New Orleans, La. W, 8-5 THIS WEEKEND 20 at Tulane New Orleans, La. W, 12-0 • The Boston College baseball team hosts 21 at Tulane New Orleans, La. L, 14-6 Wake Forest this weekend for a three-game 26 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 6-5 (10) ACC series beginning Friday afternoon. 27 vs. Florida Atlantic Auburn, Ala. L, 13-2 BOSTON COLLEGE WAKE FOREST 28 vs. Missouri Auburn, Ala. W, 14-6 • Friday’s series opener is slated for 2:30 p.m. Overall Record: 16-17 Overall Record: 10-25 MARCH while Saturday’s game is scheduled for 1:30. ACC Record: 6-9 ACC Record: 2-13 3 at Boston Red Sox# Fort Myers, Fla. L, 6-1 The series fi nale is set for 1 p.m. Sunday. All Home Record: 6-3 Away Record: 1-12 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Shea Field • Natural Grass • 1,000 5 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. W, 5-2 three games can be heard on WZBC 90.3 FM. 6 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. L, 15-6 STARTING PITCHERS • Boston College took the fi rst two games of LHP Pat Dean (5-0, 29.93) vs. LHP Tim Cooney (3-2, 3.47) 7 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. L, 11-7 RHP Mike Dennhardt (2-5, 7.28) vs. LHP Austin Stadler (1-2, 6.99) 9 at FIU Miami, Fla. W, 11-5 the series last year with Wake salvaging the RHP John Leonard (1-0, 1.29) vs. RHP Justin Van Grouw (1-2, 5.02) 10 at FIU Miami, Fla. L, 18-14 series fi nale on Sunday. 12 at Miami* Coral Gables, Fla. W, 3-0 13 at Miami* (CSS) Coral Gables, Fla. L, 7-1 14 at Miami* Coral Gables, Fla. L, 11-4 LAST YEAR’S SERIES 16 at Connecticut Storrs, Conn. L, 8-4 • Boston College dominated the Demon Deacons in the fi rst game of the series in 2009, winning 17 at Bryant Smithfi eld, R.I. W, 8-2 23-2. JB MacDonald threw 8.0 innings of no-hit baseball in the fi rst game of the Saturday 19 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va. L, 7-1 doubleheader. 20 at Virginia* (RSN) Charlottesville, Va. L, 4-3 • The Eagles hit four homers in that game including a three-run job by junior INF Mickey 21 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va. L, 11-1 23 HARTFORD Chestnut Hill, Mass. PPD Wiswall. 25 HOLY CROSS Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 7-4 • Junior John Leonard had a solid start in game two, allowing two runs on four hits through 5.0 27 DUKE* Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 5-3 innings of work. Junior Kevin Moran got the win in that game with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief. DUKE* Chestnut Hill, Mass. L, 5-4 • Junior Pat Dean started on the mound Sunday and got the no decision after pitching 6.0 28 DUKE* Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 2-1 innings and allowing one run on four hits. He struck out three. 31 at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. PPD at Northeastern Boston, Mass. W, 5-4 • Sophomore INF Brad Zapenas went 7-for-13 in the series. APRIL 2 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. L, 15-2 3 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. W, 11-5 DENNHARDT NAMED ACC PITCHER OF THE WEEK 4 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. L, 14-9 • Sophomore RHP Mike Dennhardt was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the 7 BRYANT Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 11-3 Week, announced April 12 by the conference offi ce. 10 MARYLAND* Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 4-0 • Dennhardt threw a complete game shutout in a 4-0 win against Maryland last Saturday in the MARYLAND* Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 5-4 (10) fi rst game of a doubleheader. It was the fi rst complete game of his career. 11 MARYLAND* Chestnut Hill, Mass. L, 4-2 • The Oradell, N.J. product was dominant on the mound, scattering six hits and striking out fi ve 13 MASSACHUSETTS Chestnut Hill, Mass. L, 8-4 14 vs. Harvard@ Brockton, Mass. W, 10-9 while walking two. He threw 108 pitches on the day and 76 of them were strikes. 16 WAKE FOREST* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:30 p.m. • Dennhardt fi nished the game as strong as he started it, retiring 12 of the last 13 batters - 17 WAKE FOREST* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1:30 p.m. including 10 in a row - from the sixth to ninth innings. 18 WAKE FOREST* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1 p.m. 21 vs. Northeastern@ Brockton, Mass. 7 p.m. 23 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 6:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 24 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 6:30 p.m. Pos. No. Name Year Avg. AB R H HR RBI Notes 25 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 1 p.m. C 4 Garret Smith Jr. .200 65 8 13 0 5 Moved from SS to C 27 QUINNIPIAC Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3 p.m. 1B 11 Anthony Melchionda So. .339 118 17 40 3 19 11G hit streak snapped 28 at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H. 3 p.m. 2B 6 Matt Hamlet Jr. .284 116 31 33 3 21 Hit GW-double Wed. 30 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 5:30 p.m. MAY 3B 17 Mickey Wiswall Jr. .279 136 30 38 10 39 5 HRs in last 9 games 1 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 2 p.m. SS 2 Brad Zapenas So. .277 112 19 31 0 6 Moved from 2B to SS 2 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m. LF 3 Mike Sudol Sr. .292 48 6 14 1 11 Has started last 4 games 4 NORTHEASTERN Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3 p.m. CF 5 Robbie Anston Sr. .323 133 32 43 1 15 Scored in 20 games 5 HARVARD Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3:30 p.m. RF 38 John Spatola Sr. .317 126 21 40 8 29 5 career HRs before 2010 7 FLORIDA STATE* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1:30 p.m. 8 FLORIDA STATE* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1:30 p.m. DH 24 Matt Watson Fr. .303 109 18 33 6 27 Drafted in 26th round 9 FLORIDA STATE* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1 p.m. 10 CONNECTICUT Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1 p.m. KEY SUBS 18 ST. JOHN’S Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3 p.m. No. Pos. Name Year Avg. AB R H HR RBI Notes 20 GEORGIA TECH* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1:30 p.m. 21 GEORGIA TECH* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1:30 p.m. 14 OF Andrew Lawrence So. .273 33 4 9 1 4 Hit homer vs. Bryant 22 GEORGIA TECH* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 12:30 p.m. 7 OF Rob Moir R-Fr. .250 28 1 7 0 1 Has six starts 26-30 ACC Championship Greensboro, N.C. TBA 18 OF Matt McGovern Fr. .143 28 3 4 0 1 Has four starts in LF #Exhibition; @Beanpot; *ACC game; Home games in BOLD CAPS 19 C Anthony Italiano Fr. .000 12 0 0 0 0 Defensive replacement 2010 BC BASEBALL HEAD COACH 9 MIK AOKI FOURTH SEASON DAVIDSON ‘90 100-97-1 AT BOSTON COLLEGE 178-232-1 OVERALL (FIVE SEASONS AT COLUMBIA) In just three seasons, Mik Aoki has brought the Boston College baseball program into the national forefront after leading the Eagles to their fi rst NCAA Regional appearance in 42 years in 2009. Not only that, but BC nearly knocked off the No. 1 national seed Texas in an NCAA-record 25 inning game that would have propelled it to the fi nals of the Austin Regional - which would have given the Eagles a great chance at reaching their fi rst Super Regional in program history. Aoki’s 2009 squad qualifi ed for its fi rst ACC Championship and made a statement there as well. Entering the tournament needing at least one win to ensure its spot in an NCAA Regional, BC lost the fi rst game to No. 7 Florida State. The Eagles responded emphatically, beating No. 13 Georgia Tech and No. 16 Miami in the next two games by a combined score of 17-4 to get their bid to Austin. BC’s 34-26 record was its best since 2005 and its 13-15 mark in the ACC was the most wins since joining the conference in 2006. The Eagles were tabbed the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association’s Team of the Year for their performance. The Eagles were also a major presence in the 2009 MLB Draft as catcher Tony Sanchez was selected fourth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the highest pick ever for the baseball program and only the Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan has been selected higher (third) in a draft. Pitcher Mike Belfi ore was then taken in Comp Round A (45th overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks, making the pair the two highest draft picks taken in the same draft from BC. Barry Butera and JB MacDonald were both Before assuming his duties at Columbia, Aoki spent four years (1995- drafted on the second day by the Houston Astros. 98) as assistant coach at Dartmouth (N.H.) College. In that position, he focused his efforts on the team’s infi elders and hitters, while also serving Aoki has coached 22 MLB draft picks and four free agent signees since as the program’s recruiting coordinator. his arrival at The Heights in 2004.