Joe Vetrano drove in 5 runs to assist Boston School beat Nicholls 14-6 at Tuscaloosa Regional

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BC saved its season alive with a blowout win on Saturday.

Joe Vetrano helped Boston School maintain its season alive on Saturday. (AP Photograph/Vasha Hunt)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Joe Vetrano singled, doubled and homered twice to drove in 5 runs and Boston School pulled away to earn a 14-6 win over Nicholls in an elimination recreation on the Tuscaloosa Regional on Saturday.

The second-seeded Eagles (36-19) advance to face the loser of Saturday’s late recreation between top-seeded Alabama and third-seeded Troy in an elimination recreation Sunday.

Sam McNulty hit a three-run homer within the second inning to place Boston School in entrance, however Nicholls manufactured a run within the second on a Wes Toups sacrifice fly and scored two runs within the third on a pair of groundouts.

Henry Leake got here on within the third inning, relieving starter Chris Flynn, and blanked the Colonels over the following 4 innings whereas Boston School rode 4 dwelling runs to take a 10-run lead. Vetrano hit his first homer within the fourth, Danel Baruch hit a solo shot and Nick Wang belted a three-run homer within the fifth and Vetrano added a three-run shot within the seventh.

Leake (5-5) earned the win. Chase Gearing (3-2) labored two innings of aid for the Colonels (34-24) and took the loss.