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Thank you for the tears

Matthew DeFranks | Friday, May 16, 2014

What are tears? Are they water? Are they salt? Are they salt water? Are they from the eyes? Are they from the heart? Are they from the soul? Are they emotions? Are they feelings? Are they memories? They are all of the above. They are Notre Dame. Tears are when I got accepted. They are

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Miami takes series with 6-3 win over ND

Matthew DeFranks | Monday, April 21, 2014

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Notre Dame was five outs away from a road series win over a ranked ACC opponent. But then it all fell apart for the Irish. No. 11 Miami scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to steal a 6-3 victory Monday at Alex Rodriguez Park and secure its fourth

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Notre Dame turns momentum, evens series with Miami

Matthew DeFranks | Sunday, April 20, 2014

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With one play, the Irish turned their luck around. Down 1-0 in the fourth inning, No. 11 Miami put runners at second and third with one out and senior second baseman Alex Hernandez up. Hernandez slapped a sharp grounder to third, where junior Phil Mosey fielded and hesitated before firing home

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Hurricanes come back to beat Irish in ninth, 3-2

Matthew DeFranks | Saturday, April 19, 2014

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Sean Fitzgerald knelt by the third-base line and looked out at Alex Rodriguez Park’s diamond, possibly wondering what could have been for Notre Dame on Saturday night. The Notre Dame senior right-hander threw his second complete game of the season but took the loss as No. 11 Miami came back to

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McCarty to start at Cougars

Matthew DeFranks | Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Notre Dame will play a road game Tuesday at its home away from home when it takes on Chicago State at Cougar Stadium. The Irish (10-20, 1-14 ACC) played one “home” game at Cougar Stadium when they beat Robert Morris 3-0 on March 18. But now, Notre Dame will be the visitor for the host

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No. 1 Seminoles sweep Irish in three games

Matthew DeFranks | Sunday, April 6, 2014

Notre Dame lost two one-run games this weekend in a three-game sweep by No. 1 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. The Irish (10-20, 1-14 ACC) lost, 8-7, in 12 innings Friday night after carrying a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the eighth. The Seminoles (26-5, 13-2) swept a doubleheader Sunday with 11-2 and 4-3

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ND grabs victory over Valparaiso

Matthew DeFranks | Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Notre Dame beat Valparaiso for the second time in less than a week behind six one-run innings from junior right-hander Scott Kerrigan in an 11-1 win Tuesday night. In his first start since Feb. 23, Kerrigan (1-1) went six innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out three. “I felt really good,” Kerrigan

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Host ND looks to end skid

Matthew DeFranks | Monday, March 31, 2014

Notre Dame will try to snap a three-game losing streak Tuesday night when it hosts Valparaiso for the second time in less than a week. Wednesday the Irish (9-17, 1-11 ACC) topped the Crusaders (9-11, 1-2 Horizon), 4-1, behind six strong innings from sophomore right-hander Nick McCarty. McCarty picked up his first win of the

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Demon Deacons take three from Irish

Matthew DeFranks | Sunday, March 30, 2014

Wake Forest used strong pitching Friday and hot bats Sunday to sweep Notre Dame in an ACC series this weekend. The Demon Deacons (19-10, 8-4 ACC) won Friday’s game 1-0 before sweeping a doubleheader Sunday with 10-2 and 7-5 wins over the Irish (9-17, 1-11). All three games were played at Four Winds Field after

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McCarty earns first win, ND tops Valparaiso

Matthew DeFranks | Thursday, March 27, 2014

A week ago, Notre Dame had no chance of beating Valparaiso — because the game had not yet been scheduled. The Irish (9-14, 1-8 ACC) beat the Crusaders (9-10, 1-2 Horizon) 4-1 on Wednesday night at Four Winds Field in a replacement game for both teams.   “It’s nice to win,” Irish coach Mik Aoki

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