NEWTON, Mass. (Interstat) — Vahn Lackey drove in three runs and Jackson Blakely dominated on the mound as Georgia Tech routed Boston College 15-2 in seven innings Saturday afternoon at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field.

The Yellow Jackets, winners of three straight over the Eagles, improved to 43-9 overall. Boston College fell to 36-20.

Georgia Tech seized control immediately, scoring five runs in the first inning. Carson Kerce walked and scored on a wild pitch after Drew Burress doubled. Joey Advincula singled in Burress, Lackey tripled in Advincula, and Ryan Zuckerman singled in Lackey. Kent Schmidt then reached on an infield single that plated Zuckerman on a fielding error, giving the Yellow Jackets a 5-0 lead.

Boston College answered with two runs in the bottom half. After an error put two runners on, Patrick Wolff doubled down the left-field line to score two, cutting the deficit to 5-2. But Blakely settled in, retiring the next three batters to escape further damage.

Blakely pitched five innings, allowing no hits and one earned run while striking out five. He walked two and benefited from a defense that turned a double play in the first. Blakely’s only blemish came on Wolff’s double, but Boston College managed just two more baserunners against him.

The Yellow Jackets padded their lead in the third. Lackey was hit by a pitch, Zuckerman singled, and Schmidt doubled to left-center, driving in both runners for a 7-2 advantage.

Georgia Tech broke the game open in the fourth. After Justin Rogers singled, Kerce homered to left-center for two runs. Lackey followed with a solo homer to left, making it 10-2.

The Yellow Jackets added four runs in the sixth. Lackey was hit by a pitch, stole second, and later scored on a wild pitch. Schmidt walked and came around on a Parker Brosius double. In the seventh, Kerce tripled and scored on Burress’ double. Lackey added a sacrifice fly, and Brosius capped the scoring with a two-run double.

Lackey finished 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBIs, two walks, two hit-by-pitches, and two stolen bases. Schmidt went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Kerce was 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, and two walks. Burress had two hits and an RBI. Zuckerman collected two hits and an RBI.

Boston College’s only other hit came from Jake Solier, who doubled in the fourth. Wolff’s double accounted for the Eagles’ two RBIs. Boston College used five pitchers; starter Aidan Gelbsman threw one-third of an inning, allowing one hit and striking out one.

Cooper Underwood pitched a scoreless sixth, and Justin Shadek struck out two in a perfect seventh to close the game.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Georgia Tech 8, Boston College 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Georgia Tech a 66.20 percent probability to win. The Yellow Jackets were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus 2.5.