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Aidan Thomas | Saturday, June 12, 2021
All week, Notre Dame head coach Link Jarrett touted the atmosphere that would be present at Dudy Noble Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, and it did not disappoint. “National Championship caliber type of game. That’s what it’s about,” Jarrett said. “Make no mistake, it doesn’t get any more intense or read more→
Aidan Thomas | Friday, June 11, 2021
Take the crowd, and multiply it by four. Take the weather, and make it hotter and raise the humidity. Take the competition, and raise it another level. The stakes? They’re that much higher, too. Notre Dame baseball head coach Link Jarrett has elevated the Irish program to new heights, read more→
Aidan Thomas | Monday, June 7, 2021
Baseball managers often stress the importance of having a solid hitter to protect the biggest bat in the lineup, and on Sunday evening, that concept proved beneficial to Notre Dame. With scorching hot first baseman Niko Kavadas drawing four walks in the Irish’s regional final against Central Michigan, it read more→
Aidan Thomas | Sunday, June 6, 2021
Not even a week ago, Notre Dame senior second baseman Jared Miller took part in a post-selection show press conference to discuss Notre Dame’s seeding and region, and in particular whether he felt the Irish were snubbed of a national (top-8) seed. “We thought our play spoke for a read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, June 3, 2021
For the first time since 2015, Notre Dame baseball finds themselves preparing for an NCAA Tournament game — and for the first time since 2004, that game is going to be played on their home turf, at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Six years ago, the Irish read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, June 3, 2021
Former Irish swimming and diving coach Tim Welsh died Wednesday at his home in South Bend. He was 76 years old. Welsh was at the head of the swimming and diving program for 30 years, coaching swimmers from 1985 to 2014. He coached both the men and women’s teams read more→
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Despite winning the ACC regular-season title outright by 4.5 games, spending portions of the year inside the top five, and being projected as the 7th seed in the NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame baseball slipped to the 10th seed, which, while putting them in a position to host a regional, read more→
Aidan Thomas | Friday, May 28, 2021
The ebbs and flows of postseason pool play can be extremely volatile. Entering the ACC Tournament as the No. 1 seed, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish saw the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, with a blowout victory in their tournament opener, 8-0 over Virginia Tech, only read more→
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The hype around Notre Dame baseball was built up a little bit last spring during the team’s 11-2 start, which included a road sweep of North Carolina. However, the season’s cancellation quieted any noise, as the hot start under first-year head coach Link Jarrett was written off as a read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 21, 2021
ND Football: Ekanayake reflects on historic 2020 football season ND Men’s Basketball: Irish ready to bounce back after lackluster year ND Women’s Basketball: ACC Rookie of the Year Westbeld reflects on Ivey’s first season ND Hockey: After difficult ending, Irish hockey hungry for more in 2021-22 Men’s Athlete of read more→