CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes’ rally fell short Friday night, but the five-run ninth ignited the Hurricanes.
Miami punctuated its ACC opening series win, dominating the Boston College Eagles, 12-2, Sunday afternoon at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
“Happy to see our guys come back from a tough one there on Friday,” Miami head coach Gino DiMare said. “That last inning against BC on Friday set the tone for the rest of the weekend. Not sure how much value you put on it, but I do know this, we played really well after we had that fight coming back late in the game. It carried over to Game Two and carried over to today.”
After the sixth inning Friday, Miami (11-4, 2-1 ACC) outscored Boston College (6-8, 1-2 ACC), 30-5, capped off by Sunday’s series-clinching victory.
The Hurricanes scored three runs in the fourth, four times in both the sixth and seventh before tacking on an insurance tally in the eighth.
Shortstop Dominic Pitelli, first baseman CJ Kayfus and outfielder Edgardo Villegas led the offensive charge, totaling three RBI apiece in the series finale.
Pitelli finished the weekend 5-for-11, including a 2-for-3 performance Sunday, notching two homers and eight RBI. Villegas also registered five hits in the three-game set and recorded seven RBI, while Kayfus drove in six runs of his own.
“To me, Dom Pitelli was our player of the weekend,” DiMare said. “He seems to be coming up in a lot of crucial situations and he’s doing a heck of a job.”