ATHENS, Ga. (Interstat) — Jordan Jaffe drove in three runs with a triple and a home run, leading the Liberty Flames to an 8-3 victory over the Boston College Eagles in an NCAA playoff game Sunday at Athens Olympic Indoor Hall.

The Flames improved to 43-20, while the Eagles fell to 37-23. The win avenged Liberty’s 4-3 loss to Boston College on May 29 in the teams’ most recent meeting.

Boston College struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Ty Mainolfi homered to right-center field. The Eagles added two more runs in the second. Luke Gallo doubled down the left-field line and scored on a single by Johnson, who later advanced on a single by Larson before being caught stealing third. The Eagles led 3-0 after two innings.

Liberty’s offense erupted in the bottom of the third. A throwing error by the Boston College shortstop allowed Scilley to reach second, and after a flyout and a hit by pitch, Marsh walked to load the bases. DeCandido singled to right field, scoring Campos and Scilley to cut the lead to 3-2. DeCandido then advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt by Boston College pitcher Brady Miller, and Marsh scored on the error to tie the game at 3-3. Jaffe followed with a triple to center field, scoring DeCandido and giving Liberty a 4-3 lead. Barone doubled to right field, scoring Jaffe for a 5-3 advantage. Swofford singled, but Barone was thrown out at home to end the inning.

Liberty extended its lead in the fourth inning when Josh Campos homered to right field, making it 6-3. Jaffe added a solo home run in the fifth inning, pushing the margin to 7-3. In the seventh, Jaffe singled and later scored on a single by Nick Barone to give Liberty an 8-3 lead.

Boston College got a run back in the top of the ninth. Surowiec singled on a bunt and was replaced by pinch runner DeShazo, who was erased on a fielder’s choice. Solier reached on another fielder’s choice, and pinch runner Garcia advanced to second before scoring on a single by Mainolfi. The rally ended when Wang flied out to left field.

Brady Miller started for Boston College and took the loss, allowing five runs, three earned, on three hits over three innings. Sean Hard, John Kwiatkowski and John D Mitchell pitched in relief. Jaxon Lucas started for Liberty, giving up three runs on five hits over four innings. Jacob Potts earned the win in relief, allowing no runs on one hit over four innings.

Boston College finished with seven hits, while Liberty collected 10. Mainolfi had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles. Jaffe finished with three hits, including the triple and homer, and three RBIs. Barone added two hits and two RBIs. Campos contributed a home run.

The game was the first of a potential postseason series between the two programs. Liberty’s next game is scheduled against Georgia on May 31.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Liberty 6, Boston College 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Liberty a 52.00 percent probability to win.