Harrington Dedication Signals Bright Future for Baseball and Softball

Boston College fans and students know it's close to school being out for summer when the smell of Kayem hot dogs and the sound of the ball off the bat permeate through Lower Campus, at a small field just off the corner of Beacon St. and St. Thomas More Drive. But, if BC baseball and softball tried playing three-game series as early as even April last season, all three would've been cancelled. In fact, given the late spell of snow and rain that has plagued the Boston area this spring— if you can even call it spring—they would've been lucky to have any home games at all until finals.

That was the blessing and curse of Shea Field, the longtime home of BC baseball and softball teams. Lovingly…