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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
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Monday, June 20, 2022
There’s no way to sugarcoat it — Sunday night’s game against Oklahoma was a bad day for Notre Dame baseball. Head coach Link Jarrett summarized it well with his opening remark of the postgame press conference. “They outplayed us in essentially every phase of the game,” Jarrett said. The Irish used seven pitchers in a
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Saturday, June 18, 2022
The Irish beat the No. 9 Texas Longhorns 7-3 in their opening game of the College World Series. It was Notre Dame’s first Omaha victory in exactly 20 years. They beat Rice 5-3 on June 17, 2002. Today, it was pitching that set the tone for Notre Dame as the team allowed 3 runs on
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, June 17, 2022
As the Fighting Irish head to Omaha for the first time since 2002 their pitching figures to be a huge part of a potential national title run. By the numbers, Notre Dame’s pitching has been one of the best in the country all year. As a team, they carry a 3.95 ERA. That number ranked
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,
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Thursday, June 16, 2022
Notre Dame baseball is headed to the College World Series for the third time in program history and the first time since 2002. It is the culmination of a remarkable resurgence for the Irish baseball program since head coach Link Jarrett arrived ahead of the 2020 season. Since then, Notre Dame has the second-best winning
J.J. Post | Tuesday, June 14, 2022
This Friday, Notre Dame baseball will look to extend their postseason run, taking on Texas in their opening College World Series contest. Just looking at their uniforms, there are some obvious similarities between Notre Dame’s last opponent, Tennessee, and their next, as both teams sport “UT” abbreviations and orange coloring. But the similarities between Texas
Jamison Cook | Friday, April 9, 2021
The Notre Dame men’s baseball team has done nothing but win on the road so far this season, and that trend continued with last weekend’s series victory over 17th-ranked Pitt. The series win over Pitt kept Notre Dame a perfect four-for-four in road series this season. The Irish (13-5, 12-4 ACC) will now finally get
Charlie Kenney | Friday, August 28, 2020
I first really heard Bright Eyes in 2012, my freshman year of high school at Connor Oberst’s alma mater. I had recently begun driving my brother’s 1997 navy blue Honda CRV, and a thin slot for compact discs offered itself as my only alternative to muffled classic rock on the radio. A friend, aware of
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Despite dealing with an entire day of games being canceled Saturday, No. 23 Notre Dame finished the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic with a tournament record of 3-1. The Irish (12-6) opened the tournament strong Friday with a 3-2 win over No. 20 Missouri and a 12-3 victory against Georgetown. On Sunday, Notre Dame fell to Mississippi State,