BC Baseball Knocks Off No. 17 Georgia Tech in Opener

BRIGHTON, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team knocked off No. 17 Georgia Tech, 9-2, at the Harrington Athletics Village on Friday night. The Eagles' fourth win in a row moved them to 18-17 overall and 7-9 in the ACC, while the Yellow Jackets dropped to 22-12 and 9-7.

BC scored in five of the first seven innings in support of senior left-handed starter Dan Metzdorf (Burlington, Mass.). Senior third baseman Jake Alu (Hamilton, N.J.) doubled to lead off the bottom of the first and scored the game's first run.

Metzdorf (4-2) kept the Eagles in front the rest of the way, aided by two double plays, as he faced just one over the minimum through six innings. He struck out six in 6.2 innings and…