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Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Notre Dame baseball recorded a big series win over No. 14 NC State in Frank Eck Stadium this weekend. The series was part of the seventh annual “Strikeout ALS” weekend in honor of Pete Frates, a former captain of Boston College’s baseball team under current Irish head coach and former Eagles head coach Mik Aoki.
Lauren Mathile | Friday, April 12, 2019
On Tuesday night, Notre Dame picked up its third-straight loss as it hosted Michigan State at Frank Eck Stadium, followed by a home loss to Western Michigan on Wednesday night. Against the Spartans, the Irish (12-19, 7-8 ACC) came out swinging on offense. In the bottom of the third, sophomore center fielder Spencer Myers reached first
Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, April 5, 2019
Notre Dame is finally playing baseball at home after spending much of the early-season schedule on the road, and head coach Mik Aoki said he hopes the South Bend weather will cooperate during the second half of the season. The Irish (11-15, 6-6 ACC) played their first 19 games — and 22 of their first
Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, March 29, 2019
Prior to Tuesday night, no Atlantic Coast Conference team had ever stolen more than a dozen bases in a game. The Irish changed that narrative and smashed a conference record when they swiped 14 bags in a 6-3 win over Chicago State (6-16, 1-1 WAC) at Frank Eck Stadium. The previous conference record of 12
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
As Sunday morning extended into late afternoon, a pitcher’s duel between Notre Dame and Florida State stretched into an extra-inning marathon at Frank Eck Stadium. Entering play on Sunday, Notre Dame (9-12, 5-4 ACC) and Florida State (17-6, 5-4 ACC) split their first two games of the weekend. The Seminoles, led by a dominant performance
Ryan Kolakowski | Thursday, March 7, 2019
On Friday night, the Notre Dame baseball team will match up against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for its first of seven games over spring break. The Irish (4-7) are coming off a weekend in which they swept Charleston Southern and got swept by Ball State in South Carolina. The team will return to
Connor Mulvena | Friday, May 18, 2018
The Irish have fielded a largely young team this season, and despite ups and downs on the mound, Notre Dame has managed to put up a solid effort. Playing in arguably the nation’s toughest conference, Notre Dame managed to claim several victories against top-ten opponents, including Florida State, Clemson and NC State. The Irish have
Tobias Hoonhout | Tuesday, May 1, 2018
After winning their second-straight ACC home series this past weekend against Boston College, the Irish face off against non-conference foe Western Michigan on Tuesday night looking to keep the momentum going as Notre Dame pushes for a spot in the ACC tournament. “So far, so good, obviously we dropped the one game in each series
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