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Hunter McDaniel | Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Notre Dame will renew one of its oldest rivalries Tuesday night when it squares off with Indiana at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The Irish (23-15, 9-10 ACC) and the Hoosiers (23-15, 8-4 Big Ten) are set to meet at the neutral site for the second consecutive year after having not played since 1998. “Last year
Hunter McDaniel | Monday, April 25, 2016
In its first series away from home in a month, Notre Dame dropped all three games to ACC Atlantic Division-leading Florida State. The Irish (23-15, 9-10 ACC) took an early lead in each game of the weekend, but the No. 10 Seminoles (28-11, 13-4) stormed back in all three to sweep Notre Dame at Dick
Hunter McDaniel | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Different week, same story for Notre Dame and senior left-hander Michael Hearne. Although the Irish (22-12, 9-7 ACC) saw their offense largely held in check at Michigan State on Tuesday afternoon, Hearne hurled his second complete game in as many starts and stifled the Spartans (25-8, 7-2 Big Ten) in a 1-0 victory for Notre Dame, its sixth in a row
Hunter McDaniel | Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Notre Dame has now won five consecutive games after a home sweep of Boston College over the weekend, and it will look to extend that winning streak in a midweek game at Michigan State when it travels to East Lansing on Tuesday. The Irish (21-12, 9-7 ACC), coming off a weekend of domination over the Eagles
Hunter McDaniel | Thursday, April 14, 2016
One week after the first attempt at the game between Notre Dame and Valparaiso was delayed after a full day of rain, the two teams finally met Wednesday at Frank Eck Stadium on a beautiful day for baseball. The Irish (18-12, 6-7 ACC) rode senior starting pitcher Michael Hearne’s complete game to an easy 3-1 win
Hunter McDaniel | Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Following Tuesday night’s 6-3 win over Chicago State, Notre Dame has played 29 total games. Just nine of those have taken place at home. That’s tough for any team to overcome, but it’s commonplace for teams who play in climates as unpredictable as South Bend’s. In the last week alone, one game has been pushed
Hunter McDaniel | Monday, April 11, 2016
The streak continues for at least one more year. Thanks to Ottawa’s 6-1 drubbing of the Bruins in Boston Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves in the playoffs for the 25th consecutive season, the longest active streak in any of the four major professional sports in this country. Even though the Red Wings did
Hunter McDaniel | Friday, April 8, 2016
The Irish will look to keep their string of strong performances going this weekend against the highest-ranked team they’ve faced all season — No. 2 Miami. The Hurricanes (24-4, 10-2 ACC) come into the series as one of the hottest teams in all of college baseball. They’ve won their last eight games and 19 of
Hunter McDaniel | Thursday, April 7, 2016
As the Irish approach the midway point of their season this weekend, they are clearly trending in the right direction. They have won eight of their last nine, as well as 10 of their last 13 games. Notre Dame (16-11, 6-6 ACC) has seemingly found a formula for success in recent weeks, combining quality starting
Hunter McDaniel | Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Notre Dame and No. 17 Michigan renewed a rivalry stretching back to 1892 in a Tuesday game at Frank Eck Stadium, with the Irish building up a big lead before having to hold off the red-hot Wolverines for a 9-5 win. The Irish (16-11, 6-6 ACC) opened up the scoring in the bottom of the second