Jaffe powers Liberty past Boston College 8‑3

ATHENS, Ga. (Interstat) — Jordan Jaffe went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Liberty past Boston College 8-3 in a playoff game Sunday.

The Flames struck for five runs in the third inning, erasing a 3-0 deficit. Jaffe sparked the rally with an RBI triple and scored on Nick Barone’s double. Josh Campos added a solo homer in the fourth and Jaffe homered in the fifth.

Boston College struck first on Ty Mainolfi’s two-run homer in the first and added a run in the second. Mainolfi finished 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs. Luke Gallo had two hits.

Liberty had 10 hits, while the Eagles managed seven. Brady Miller took the loss, allowing five earned runs in five innings with nine strikeouts. Jaxon Lucas earned the win with four innings of two-run ball.

Liberty improved to 43-20, while Boston College fell to 37-23. The two teams had split a two-game series earlier in the week.