Boston College Baseball

Former Birdballer Chris Shaw, the San Francisco Giants' first round selection in 2015, is steadily inching his way toward the the big leagues. Shaw started the 2017 season in Double-A Richmond, but after crushing the pitching in the Eastern League during the first few months of the season, he was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento, just a phone call away from the majors. He's also moved primarily to the outfield, something that bodes well for his eventual call-up, which could come sooner rather than later, as the Giants have a glaring hole in left field. You can read more on Shaw's early career in the minors here.

Congratulations to junior OF/RHP Donovan Casey and sophomore UT Jake Alu, both named NEIBA All-New England! More: https://t.co/MinUMaFwcb pic.twitter.com/MtSSM2rgSp

— BC Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 30, 2017

Congratulations are in order for junior outfielder/pitcher Donovan Casey and sophomore utility-player Jake Alu who were named the the NEIBA All-New England Second and Third Team, respectively. Casey starred at the plate and on the mound for the Eagles this season, batting .286 with two homeruns and 20 RBI, while starting all 53 games for BC. He also held a 2.84 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 23 appearances on the bump this spring. Alu broke into the lineup early in the season and never looked back, batting a team-leading .331 in 48 games played. Astoundingly enough, his average actually went up during ACC play to .342, which is widely considered the toughest conference in the nation. The All-New England teams are voted on by the coaches. A list of all NEIBA teams and awards can be found here.

Goal 1️⃣: #StrikeoutALS
Goal 2️⃣: Keep @PeteFrates3 at home with his family.
What @TeamFrateTrain is doing now: https://t.co/LWUoSPXsAb

— BC Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 24, 2017

By now, everyone within the Boston College community knows the story of Pete Frates, the former BC baseball captain who was diagnosed with ALS in 2012. Pete has been an inspiration and a leader in the fight to end the horrible disease that is ALS. He helped to raise more than 250 million dollars globally through his Ice Bucket Challenge, money that directly resulted in huge breakthroughs in curing the disease. And, now, he and his family need our help. You can read all the details in the article included in the tweet, but the short of it is, the Frates family needs our help. Their medical bills now routinely reach 85-95,000 dollars a month and have become unsustainable. When Pete was diagnosed in 2012 his family made a promise to keep him at home and away from a medical facility. And, now, that promise is in jeopardy. A family friend of the Frates', Rob Griffin, has started a fund through the Human Health Care Initiative to raise money to help keep Pete at home. Please read the article in the tweet above and consider helping out a fellow Eagle who has done so much to help others in his life. No one embodies the BC motto, "Men and Women for others," quite like Pete. It's our turn to do the same for him and his family

SCHEDULE UPDATE: The Birds will NOT play the Heels tonight due to inclement weather in Louisville. #ACCBase Championship schedule out soon

— BC Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 24, 2017

The ACC Tournament game between the Boston College Eagles and the North Carolina Tar Heels has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Louisville area. First pitch in the game has been moved to tomorrow at 11am. The game will be the season finale for the Eagles, who fell to the NC State Wolfpack on Tuesday by a score of 6-1. BC and UNC met earlier this season in Chestnut Hill, with the Tar Heels taking all three games in the series.

SCHEDULE ALERT: The Birds take on State on Tuesday and UNC on Wednesday in the @ACCBaseball Championship. MORE: https://t.co/q9Q2miiTLW pic.twitter.com/eDKW0pJ6ad

— BC Baseball (@BCBirdBall) May 21, 2017

After sweeping the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the weekend to earn their spot in the 2017 ACC Tournament, the Boston College baseball team learned its postseason schedule on Sunday morning. Having earned the 11th seed in the tournament, the Eagles were placed in Pool B, where they'll face the #7 seeded NC State Wolfpack at 3pm on Tuesday afternoon, and the #2 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels at 3pm on Wednesday. The winners of each of the four pools will advance to semifinal games on Saturday, with the winners of those contests meeting on Sunday for the conference title. During the regular season, UNC swept Boston College handily in Chestnut Hill, while the Eagles did the same to NC State in late April. That series included the win over the Wolfpack at Fenway Park in the 6th Annual ALS Awarenes Game. All 14 of the contests in the ACC Tournament will be covered on the RSN family of networks, with Sunday's championship game being aired on ESPN2.

Last out at Shea. It sends @BCBirdBall to the ACC tournament. pic.twitter.com/uLwZFu2oQK

— Arthur Bailin (@arthurbailin) May 20, 2017

BCI's Arthur Bailin captures the scene as the Eagles finish off the Irish 8-7 in the last game ever at the Birdcage. The Eagles now head to the ACC tournament in Louisville, starting this coming Tuesday. Go Eagles!