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Ellen Geyer | Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Molded by the guidance of baseball coaching legend Mike Martin, newly hired Notre Dame baseball coach Link Jarrett is cognizant of what his new role means for the program. Jarrett, who replaces Mik Aoki at the helm of the Irish, enters his 20th season coaching and his eighth year as a head coach. Coming from UNC
Observer Sports Staff | Saturday, June 8, 2019
Irish head baseball coach Mik Aoki will not be returning next season, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced Saturday. Aoki recently concluded his ninth season with the program, and the University has elected not to renew his contract. ”I‘m grateful to have worked with Mik over the last decade during our transition to the
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