Boston College held its annual Baseball Night in Boston season kickoff event on Thursday at the State Street Pavilion at Fenway Park, a new tradition that's quickly grabbed hold as a special and fabled night for the Birdball team. Highlighted by a keynote address by former World Series MVP and Red Sox postseason hero Curt Schilling, head coach Mike Gambino announced junior Johnny Adams would wear No. 8 in honor of former Eagle Peter "Sonny" Nictakis.
Adams becomes the first junior to earn the honor, which is given annually to the Eagle who best exemplifies the values exhibited in Nictakis.