Boston College Eagles | |
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2016 Boston College Eagles baseball team | |
Founded | 1896 |
University | Boston College |
Conference |
ACC Atlantic Division |
Location | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Head coach | Mike Gambino (5th year) |
Home stadium |
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field (Capacity: 1,000) |
Nickname | Eagles |
Colors | Maroon and Gold |
College World Series appearances | |
1953, 1960, 1961, 1967 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1949, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1967, 2009, 2016 |
The Boston College Eagles baseball team represents Boston College in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The head coach of the Eagles is Mike Gambino, a 2000 alumnus of Boston College, and the team plays its home games at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field.
The team has been selected to play in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament eight times, most recently in 2016. It has played in the College World Series four times, the most recent being 1967.
On May 30, 2009, the Eagles played in the longest game in college-baseball history — a 25-inning game — during the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship regional tournament at Austin, Texas. The University of Texas Longhorns — who were designated the visiting team despite playing on their home field — won, 3-2. The game lasted seven hours three minutes.
The team has traditionally played an exhibition game each spring against the Boston Red Sox, as part of the Red Sox' spring training (Grapefruit League) season at JetBlue Park at Fenway South.