Three hits were all it took for Boston College baseball to capture the 2026 Beanpot title—and two of them came from one player.
Luke Gallo answered the call in one of No. 24 BC’s highest-stakes games and in front of one of its biggest crowds of the season, going 2 for 2 and recording all three of the Eagles’ RBIs.
Backed by strong pitching on the mound, BC (27–12, 11–7 Atlantic Coast) picked up a 3–1 midweek win over Northeastern (20–16, 10–5 Coastal Athletic Association) to win its third Beanpot title in five seasons.
“Obviously, we’re not gonna go out there and just lay back, but I think we have a lot of confidence in our pitching, confidence in our guys, and they’ve shown up throughout this year,” Gallo said.
The first few innings flew by thanks to pitchers Jacob Burnham and Andrew Basel making quick work, as just three runners reached base through the opening 18 outs.
After a leadoff walk to kick off the top of the third frame, a groundout moved Northeastern’s Carter Bentley into scoring position. Burnham put forth his highlight of the evening, though, striking out the next two batters and walking off the mound emphatically in front of a buzzing Harrington Athletics Village crowd.
The sophomore southpaw finished his night with two outs in 5.2 innings, allowing three hits and one run while recording four strikeouts.
“It made a difference, right? And our guys feel it,” BC head coach Todd Interdonato said about the turnout. “Thank you to the fans for coming out and the students coming out. And I will tell you, I thought it was an incredible atmosphere, and our students added to it.”
One of the hits Burnham let up led to the game’s opening run, as Northeastern standout Harrison Feinberg crushed a solo homer. On the second pitch of the fourth inning, the Huskies’ leader in OPS, home runs, and RBIs rocketed one into the batter’s eye and above the center field wall to put his team up 1–0.
Northeastern rattled off back-to-back two-out singles after Feinberg’s home run, but Burnham sent his offense back on the field by forcing a foul-out.
Having registered only one hit up until the bottom half of the fifth, BC’s offense finally woke up when Gallo pumped a home run onto the left-field hill on the second pitch of his leadoff at-bat. His solo shot was his first of the season and tied the game up 1–1.
After John Kwiatkowski replaced Burnham and capped off a clean sixth inning, the Eagles began their half of the frame with consecutive walks. Gallo hit the box again following a strikeout—this time with a chance to capitalize on two runners on base.
He got some more help after Nick Wang and Jack Toomey pulled off a double steal. Gallo capped off the sequence with a full-count bloop into left field, scoring both runners and building BC’s first lead of the night, 3–1.
“I think now the game is really starting to slow down for [Gallo], and you could even see it, like, he’s no longer surprised,” Interdonato said.
Kwiatkowski roared through the seventh, earning himself the win, while Gavin Soares escaped the eighth with zero earned runs even after Feinberg fought his way into scoring position.
After a lengthy rain delay, Kyle Kipp took the mound and shut down the Huskies for the final three outs. He stared down the dugout as the Eagles earned Boston’s bragging rights for the first time since 2023, stealing back the Beanpot from the back-to-back champion Huskies.
“I think when it comes postseason time, and ACC tournament time, we’ll know what to expect,” Gallo said. “Plus, the older guys, like the veterans, they know what to expect as well, so I’m sure it’ll trickle down to some of the younger guys.”
