Boston College will enter the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Athens Regional, according to an announcement on May 26. The team is set to play its first-round matchup against Liberty at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, with the game scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Head coach Todd Interdonato said on Monday afternoon, “I thought [the selection] was really accurate. I thought our draw was really accurate. I thought we deserved to be a two-seed. I thought we deserved to go up against a national seed. I didn’t think we were one of the higher two-seeds in the country where we would have [played] against [teams seeded] nine through 16. Selfishly, I’m really glad we’re staying on the East Coast.” Interdonato also said, “There was a chance of us going to UCLA or even to Oregon, with the way things turned out… So I feel really fortunate that we’re in the Eastern time zone… I’ve been on [Foley Field] a bunch and played at Georgia a bunch in my career, so there aren’t going to be surprises or anything new.”
The Eagles’ tournament seeding followed losses late in their season—including defeats by Miami and Clemson—and being swept by third-ranked Georgia Tech before entering postseason play in Charlotte for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship quarterfinals. Despite these setbacks and shifting projections throughout May, Boston College maintained its position among what are considered one of the top 32 teams nationally.
Discussion about whether Boston College would land as a No. 2 or No. 3 seed intensified after their ACC Championship loss but ultimately resolved with their placement as New England’s best-seeded team for this year’s tournament bracket.
Other teams within and outside of the Atlantic Coast Conference experienced similar uncertainty regarding tournament inclusion and seeding based on end-of-season performance metrics such as Ratings Performance Index rankings and records against top quadrant opponents.
Pitcher AJ Colarusso said, “Regionals don’t come every year… This special group that we have, we only get to play with for this year… Those regionals, the atmosphere, they’re hard to beat, and that’s why we play.” Infielder Nick Wang added, “The regional is the most competitive environment that I’ve ever played in… I’m really proud to represent the team and the program and the school in the postseason again.” Television coverage of Boston College’s opening game will be available via ESPN+.
