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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – True freshman RHP Luke Schmolke turned in a career-outing in just his third ACC start of his young career to power Georgia Tech baseball to a 5-4 win over No. 13/14 Boston College on Friday afternoon at the Harrington Athletics Village.
Schmolke improved to 4-0 on the season, pitching 5.0 innings of two-hit, four strikeout baseball, only having one run cross against him in the sixth. RHP Ben King then relieved him, getting a key double play that scored a run but squashed the Eagles’ (18-6, 6-4) momentum, before finishing with two innings on the day.
True freshman RHP Demitri Diamant came in in a touch spot as well in the eighth to record back-to-back strikeouts to strand a runner at third and hold Tech’s slim one-run lead.
Georgia Tech then turned to closer RHP Terry Busse, who recorded his nation’s co-leading seventh save of the season with 1.0 innings of one-hit (an infield single) ball.
At the plate, Tech jumped out to a 5-0 lead by scoring three in the opening frame and two in the third inning. Drew Compton led the way with a terrific 2-for-4, four RBI game, knocking in two runs per hit with both of them at two outs in the innings.
Kristian Campbell also turned in another two-hit game, also drawing two walks, while Jackson Finley drove in a run on an RBI double.
The 13th-ranked Eagles were led by Barry Walsh, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI. RHP Henry Leake (3-2) received the loss, surrendering five runs on five hits in 4.0 innings of work.
Georgia Tech will look to take the series on Saturday, April 1 when the Yellow Jackets take on Boston College in Game 2. First pitch has been moved up to 3 p.m. to try to avoid the rain in the forecast.
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✅ Game 1#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/dRQt7288Qm
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 31, 2023
SCARY TERRY!!! @terrybusse slams the door shut to lift a gem start from @LukeSchmolke into a Game 1 win over No. 14 Boston College! pic.twitter.com/kmMmiQLrlx
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FREEZES HIM!! Back-to-back strikeouts for @DemitriDiamant gets Tech out of the jam with the lead intact! pic.twitter.com/gwHubKdCPK
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Final line for @LukeSchmolke 😤
5️⃣ IP 2️⃣ H1️⃣ R 5️⃣ K pic.twitter.com/xLBoGbfx3L
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JAKE DELEO #SCTOP10 DIVING CATCH!!@jake_deleo | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/DKVkFZNZFp
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NICHOLAS ROMANO SLIDING GRAB!! OH MY!@Nicholas9Romano | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/1XIejxqjzo
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HAVE A DAY DREW!! Two more RBI to give him four already!@Drew2Compton | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/CnwQPF5hH2
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Clean 1-2-3 inning for @LukeSchmolke to start, including this K 😤 pic.twitter.com/GPQz8uVqTZ
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 31, 2023
Drive 'em in DREW!@Drew2Compton laces a two-out hit to right center to plate two! pic.twitter.com/nt60QWiOmR
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Jackets strike first!
Jackson Finley mashes a double down the left field line! pic.twitter.com/heKns2Rtnr
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