2025 ACC Baseball Tournament: Light show interrupts pivotal play in Boston College vs. Virginia game

There seemed to be an unnecessary distraction from the press box during an ACC Tournament matchup between Virginia and Boston College on Wednesday. With runners on second and third and the game still scoreless in the top of the first, BC’s Jack Toomey hit a ball to deep right field that dropped for a double.

But as Cavaliers right fielder Henry Ford attempted to field the ball and make a throw back to potentially stop at least one run, the lights in the stadium began to flash. Both runners scored and even the broadcast made mention of the strange sequence, which you can view below.

Imagine trying to catch a relay throw on an extra-base hit and someone in the press box decides to put on an LED light show pic.twitter.com/TbMl5x3pPC

— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 22, 2025

Those two runs scored were only the beginning of what ended up being a disaster first inning for the Virginia defense. The Cavaliers gave up five runs on only three hits and had two errors to dig themselves into a hole early.

They responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning to cut into the deficit to three runs. However, Boston College added another two runs in the second to go back up 7-2. Virginia eventually pulled starting pitcher Jay Woolfolk midway through the inning after a balk and a hit by pitch put a pair of Eagles runners on early.

That in mind, Virginia has a lot of work to do if it hopes to avoid an upset as the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament. Boston College entered as the No. 14 seed and will look to keep its postseason alive after beating No. 11 seed Notre Dame on Wednesday.

ACC Baseball Championship under new format for 2025

Starting this season, the ACC will turn to a 16-team, single-elimination bracket. It’s the same structure as the new Southeastern Conference bracket, with the top four seeds earning a double bye, and the next four getting a single bye.

All told, it’s a pretty exciting change for the ACC. The new format should make the conference’s tournament even more exciting than it already is, as some of the best teams in college baseball will continue to do battle throughout May.

We’ve already seen a number of upsets, with No. 16 seed California making it through the first two rounds. If Boston College manages to hang on for the win against Virginia, it would be the second-lowest seed to advance and play No. 3 North Carolina on Friday.