Boston College baseball falls 6-3 to No. 9 Virginia in ACC series finale at Disharoon Park

Series finale turns on early damage and defensive miscues

Boston College dropped the third and deciding game of its Atlantic Coast Conference opening series at No. 9 Virginia, falling 6-3 on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Disharoon Park in Charlottesville. The loss left Boston College at 6-6 overall and 2-1 in the ACC, while Virginia moved to 9-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

The game’s scoring began in the second inning when Boston College pushed across a run on an RBI single. Virginia responded in the bottom of the inning, using a leadoff double and a sacrifice fly to tie the contest at 1-1.

Three-run homer and two-run error decide the middle innings

The decisive sequence came in the third and fourth innings. Boston College reclaimed the lead in the third on a two-out, three-run home run that made it 4-1. The Eagles then extended the margin to 6-1 in the fourth when two runs scored on a Virginia fielding error.

Virginia answered with a two-run bottom of the fourth, trimming the deficit to 6-3. From there, the score held as both bullpens settled in. Virginia carried the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, but the rally was cut down by a double play and a flyout to end the game.

Pitching snapshot: quiet late innings, but early gap stands

• Boston College held Virginia scoreless after the fourth inning, with relief work that included four shutout innings from one pitcher who struck out four.
• Virginia’s bullpen limited Boston College to no hits over the final 4.2 innings, keeping the deficit within reach into the final frame.
• Virginia’s starter made his first career start in the finale.

Notable individual marks

Virginia’s offense was led by a two-hit performance from one hitter who logged his eighth multi-hit game of the season. A freshman drove in two of Virginia’s three runs. Boston College’s scoring included the three-run homer and the two unearned runs generated by the fourth-inning error.

The series drew 16,301 fans over three games at Disharoon Park, setting a program regular-season home-series attendance mark for Virginia.

What’s next

Virginia was scheduled to begin a four-game stretch away from home with a neutral-site matchup against Maryland on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Boston College was set to return to Boston for its home opener on Tuesday, also March 11, before traveling to Florida State for its next ACC weekend series.