BLACKSBURG, Va. – For the second week in a row, senior lefty Dan Metzdorf (Burlington, Mass.) led the Boston College baseball team to a series-opening win; defeating Virginia Tech, 2-1, at English Field on Saturday night. The Eagles improved to 25-24 overall and 9-16 in the ACC, while the Hokies fell to 24-23 and 7-18.
Metzdorf (6-2) worked with traffic on the bases all night beginning in the first inning in which he got a double play ball. He stranded 10 batters in a 7.2-inning start. Metzdorf scattered eight hits and three walks with eight strikeouts, including two that stranded two runners in scoring position in the fifth and sixth innings.