Eagles Drop Series at No. 18 Seminoles

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Boston College baseball team lost to No. 18 Florida State, 5-1, at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles dropped to 14-18 overall and 4-16 in the ACC, while the Seminoles improved to 18-13 and 13-10.

Junior right-hander Emmet Sheehan (Darien, Conn.) was perfect the first time through the FSU order with five strikeouts. A pair of walks started the fourth and the Seminoles' first hit of the day, for the second day in a row, was a home run from catcher Matheu Nelson.

Sheehan (3-3) made is through the sixth inning for the eighth time in nine starts and sixth in a row. He struck out nine and walked just the two batters, while scattering four hits, yielding…