BRIGHTON, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team shutout Rhode Island, 4-0, at the Harrington Athletics Village on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game win streak from March 10-15, improved to 16-17 on the season. The Rams dropped to 14-15 overall.
Redshirt-sophomore left-hander Joey Walsh (Plymouth, Mass.) made his first career start and lasted four-shutout innings. Walsh (1-3) got the win on a scheduled short start with 66 pitches thrown. He allowed three hits, one walk and struck out two.
BC backed Walsh early; claiming the lead in the second on a RBI-single up the middle by freshman second baseman Cody Morissette (Exeter, N.