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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
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Despite holding a seemingly secure 10-5 advantage in Monday night’s deciding Game 3, Mississippi State decided to bring in closer Landon Sims for a four-inning stint to end the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s season. The decision to go with Sims so early demonstrated the respect Notre Dame earned this season as a baseball team that
Aidan Thomas | Monday, June 14, 2021
At first, the sound was almost unbelievable. But the chant was audible everywhere – in the stands at Dudy Noble Stadium, in Notre Dame’s dugout, on the field and over the ESPN broadcast. A ringing “Let’s Go Irish” broke out amidst another sellout crowd in Starkville, Mississippi, as the No. 10 Fighting Irish quieted the
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 exciting than that.” Unfortunately for Jarrett,
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, and now it’s Notre Dame, in
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 little bit of a higher seed,
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 entered the Champaign Region as no.
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 to see themselves eliminated by Virginia,
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 fluke, and the Irish were picked
Aidan Thomas | Friday, May 21, 2021
When making his college decision, Notre Dame senior first baseman Niko Kavadas–a somewhat lightly recruited prospect at the time–chose the Irish over Purdue and Dartmouth. He felt it was the ‘best blend’ of academics and athletics, particularly given Notre Dame’s ACC schedule. Kavadas, who grew up about fifteen minutes from campus and frequently attended Notre