Boston College’s baseball team concluded its 2026 season with a second consecutive loss to Liberty, ending their run in the NCAA Tournament Athens Regional on May 31. The Eagles took an early lead but ultimately fell 8-3 after a pivotal five-run third inning by Liberty.
Both Boston College and Liberty had earned at-large bids to the tournament due to their consistent ability to avoid back-to-back losses during the regular season. Neither team expected an early exit from the regional bracket, but the elimination game determined which would advance for a chance against top-seeded Georgia. After BC went ahead 2-0, errors and missed opportunities allowed Liberty to seize momentum and secure victory.
Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy said after the game, “Boston College kind of got us for a couple in the first couple of innings. The big inning in the third was huge, and then what [relief pitcher Jake Potts] did once he came in and kept throwing up zeroes, it was huge… Give Boston College a lot of credit for a fantastic year. Todd [Interdonato] is doing a great job there, and I’m sure they’re going to be back in the regionals next year.”
BC’s offense showed promise early on but could not sustain pressure as defensive misplays contributed to their defeat. Head coach Todd Interdonato addressed his team’s performance: “We had seen over the last handful of starts that [Miller] had an ability to bounce back [from bad innings]. That inning where we had three misplays, two free passes, that happens. I don’t think we caught bad luck, and I don’t think we were cursed, but I think we just played bad baseball for that frame… When you’re playing good complementary team baseball, he has the ability to not execute for four or five [hitters]. And if you play minus-3 on defense and your pitcher executes, then you can play through it, but those two things happened at the same time.”
Despite missing out on further advancement after spending much of the season ranked among college baseball’s top teams—and finishing fourth place in one of its most competitive conferences—Boston College achieved notable milestones this year: winning 37 games and making its second national tournament appearance in four years.
Reflecting on both achievements and shortcomings following elimination from postseason play, Interdonato said, “You can feel emotional [about losing]. The 2-9 finish doesn’t take away from what we did… As soon as the year ends, we have to get better… So my main thought [entering the offseason] is about how we can get our current players better.”
