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Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, March 5, 2019
This weekend, Notre Dame traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, for a pair of non-conference series against Ball State and Charleston Southern. The Irish split their four games down south, returning home with a sweep over Charleston Southern and two losses to Ball State. On Friday afternoon, the Irish (4-7) climbed out of an early three-run
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 18, 2019
Entering the 2019 baseball season, Irish head coach Mik Aoki said he hoped to see growth from his pitching staff. Following a grueling 2018 season that saw Notre Dame post a combined 5.87 earned run average (ERA) as a team, the Irish (0-3) had room for improvement in 2019. In the first series of the
Connor Mulvena | Friday, November 9, 2018
At this point in the season it’s crystal clear that Notre Dame poses quite a few very real threats to any team in the nation: a highly skilled offensive line, a precise passing attack and a deep defensive line with a successful scheme behind them. But there is one threat the Irish pose on the
Charlotte Edmonds | Sunday, October 28, 2018
SAN DIEGO — Despite a fumble by senior receiver Miles Boykin on the opening play of the evening, No. 3 Notre Dame handled the adversity in style with an efficient offensive display on a warm evening at SDCCU Stadium. The debut of the Navy triple option in the subsequent play set the tone for both
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, October 5, 2018
Kyle Rudolph. Tyler Eifert. Ben Koyack. Troy Niklas. Notre Dame’s history of tight ends runs deep, going so far as to earn it the nickname “Tight End U.” And that history of producing strong tight ends is something that the Irish (5-0) have been expanding on this season, with a stable of ends who made
Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
After another one-score victory over Vanderbilt last weekend, Irish head coach Brian Kelly was ready to move on to discussing Wake Forest, Notre Dame’s first away matchup this weekend, during his weekly Tuesday press conference. One area of conversation that dominated the press conference was tempo, as the Demon Deacons (2-1, 0-1 ACC) play an
Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, September 12, 2018
During his weekly Tuesday press conference, Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed what he has seen from his team coming off a closer-than-expected win over Ball State on Saturday, and what he expects to see both from the Irish and their matchup with Vanderbilt this coming weekend. “Coming off a victory against Ball State (1-1).
Connor Mulvena, Elizabeth Greason and Alex Bender | Monday, April 30, 2018
Notre Dame took two of three from Boston College in a home series this weekend at Frank Eck Stadium. The Irish (20-24, 10-14 ACC) pulled off another walk-off win as they took the game to the bottom of the tenth inning but were able to overcome the Eagles (15-28, 6-18), 5-4, in Friday’s series opener.
Elizabeth Greason | Thursday, April 26, 2018
It could have been prettier, but the Irish were able to outlast a Valparaiso comeback attempt on Wednesday evening, giving them just their second three-game win streak of the season after hanging on to win 6-5. The Notre Dame bats were hot from the start, as the Irish (18-23, 8-13 ACC) jumped out to a
Elizabeth Greason and Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, April 23, 2018
Notre Dame played host to Virginia Tech over the weekend, and the Irish were able to win two of three to claim their first ACC series win in nearly a month. Freshman southpaw Cole Kmet made his first career start Friday against Virginia Tech with a significant portion of the Irish football team and its