WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Boston College baseball team picked up a 7-2 win over Northern Illinois to open the season at Chain of Lakes Park on Friday afternoon. The Eagles are 1-0 for the third year in a row, while the Huskies are 0-1.
Playing for the first time since being sidelined by a leg injury last April, sophomore right fielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.) led off the bottom of the first for BC with a double. One swing later, the Eagles had their first lead of the season on a two-run home run to left by senior shortstop Brian Dempsey (Potomac, Md.