Wednesday afternoon's midweek game between Boston College and Merrimack was a mismatch on paper.
A power conference, national caliber team sat in the home dugout, days removed from an emotional weekend series against another nationally-ranked team. A mid-major team recognized less than two years into its Division I era sat in the other dugout days removed from losing a series by a combined 32-1 score. The home team had a resume fit for the national tournament, and the road team was playing its 25th game since leaving Division II behind.
It wasn't exactly a baseball dream matchup, but the game itself was a glimpse into why Northeast baseball is as unpredictable as ever.