Baseball: Lafferty shines in loss to Boston College
Pitt dropped its rubber match to Boston College on Sunday afternoon, 3-2. For the second-consecutive game, the Eagles won in walk-off fashion. All three games this weekend were decided by one run.
Panthers starting pitcher Drew Lafferty shined in what was one of the best starts of his career. Lafferty did not allow a single run over his first six innings while he only faced two batters over the minimum. The redshirt sophomore would surrender two runs in the seventh. Lafferty allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one on Sunday.
Luke Cantwell hit his first home run of the season as he went 2 for 4 with a walk in the series finale. JaydenMelendez and RyanZuckerman each tacked on doubles. Zuckerman has reached base safely in all 27 games this season. Caden Dulin added another hit this weekend while freshman Julian Irizarry collected the first hit of his career in a pinch-hitting effort in the ninth inning.
The Panthers (16-11, 3-6) travel to Morgantown, W.Va. on Wednesday to face West Virginia in the first installment of the Backyard Brawl of the season.
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9:45 pm - 03.30.2025Brighton, Mass.Baseball: Lafferty shines in loss to Boston College
Pitt dropped its rubber match to Boston College on Sunday afternoon, 3-2. For the second-consecutive game, the Eagles won in walk-off fashion. All three games this weekend were decided by one run.
Panthers starting pitcher Drew Lafferty shined in what was one of the best starts of his career. Lafferty did not allow a single run over his first six innings while he only faced two batters over the minimum. The redshirt sophomore would surrender two runs in the seventh. Lafferty allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one on Sunday.
Luke Cantwell hit his first home run of the season as he went 2 for 4 with a walk in the series finale. Jayden Melendez and Ryan Zuckerman each tacked on doubles. Zuckerman has reached base safely in all 27 games this season. Caden Dulin added another hit this weekend while freshman Julian Irizarry collected the first hit of his career in a pinch-hitting effort in the ninth inning.
The Panthers (16-11, 3-6) travel to Morgantown, W.Va. on Wednesday to face West Virginia in the first installment of the Backyard Brawl of the season.
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