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Aidan Thomas | Saturday, June 25, 2022
The Notre Dame baseball team put together a remarkable and historic season in 2022. It ended in somewhat uncharacteristic fashion. Some mental mistakes and fielding sloppiness cost the Irish several runs. And when the Irish looked to be mounting a potential late-game comeback, they promptly struck out and grounded into a double play. And the
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Notre Dame baseball fell 5-1 to Texas A&M at the College World Series, ending their season and phenomenal postseason run. Ultimately, a career-defining performance from the Aggies’ starter and some unforced errors doomed the Irish in Omaha. It was a great starting frame for junior pitcher Liam Simon on the mound, as he struck out
J.J. Post | Monday, June 20, 2022
Notre Dame suffered its first loss at the 2022 College World Series Sunday night, falling to Oklahoma 6-2. In a reverse of what gave the Irish the edge in prior matchups against Texas and Tennessee, Notre Dame’s bats ran cold for the majority of Sunday’s contest against the Sooners. Oklahoma struggled early at the plate
Aidan Thomas | Friday, June 17, 2022
The conversation with Notre Dame baseball often centers around its pitching. The Irish have the best team ERA remaining in the tournament. By the numbers, the Irish bats are not the strength of this team. Notre Dame brings four players with 10 or more home runs this season to Omaha. Texas, the Irish’s opening opponent,
Andrew McGuinness | Sunday, June 12, 2022
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — There were plenty of smiles to go around for the Irish on Sunday. From the dugout the team streamed out of to celebrate graduate student catcher David LaManna and junior third baseman Jack Brannigan’s game-changing seventh-inning home runs to the pitcher’s mound where they dogpiled to celebrate clinching the program’s third-ever College
Andrew McGuinness | Sunday, June 12, 2022
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — On a muggy Sunday afternoon that approached 90 degrees in Knoxville, Tennessee, Notre Dame’s offense entered the seventh inning as cold as ever. The Irish had managed just a pair of singles against Tennessee starter Chase Burns — an outstanding freshman, but a freshman nonetheless. It would be understandable, if not expected,
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, June 10, 2022
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — Even though they had already scored three runs, it did not feel like the Tennessee Volunteers offense really came alive on Friday until the sixth inning. A sacrifice fly or a couple of scattered solo home runs is one thing. But Lindsey Nelson Field was rocking when Jared Dickey stroked a two-out
Aidan Thomas | Saturday, June 4, 2022
The Irish went nearly nine hours between scoring runs in their NCAA Tournament opener. And they still won. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning, Notre Dame endured a 5-hour and 59-minute rain delay. The game finally resumed around 8:30 pm after an initial 2 p.m. start time. And after six long hours
Aidan Thomas | Friday, May 13, 2022
Notre Dame Baseball entered the 2022 season with high expectations. In 2021, the Irish fell just one game shy of the College World Series. They pushed eventual national champion Mississippi State to the brink in Starkville, falling in a three-game super regional. Additionally, Notre Dame lost just two players. However, those two players proved to
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Thursday, April 21, 2022
It was a comfortable 12-2 midweek victory over in-state opponents Purdue Fort Wayne as No. 18 Notre Dame put together a steady performance at the plate from start to finish. On the mound, the pitching staff put together another stellar effort, giving up two runs on just four hits and striking out fifteen Mastodon batters.