Category: Notre Dame Baseball

Notre Dame baseball adds another signee

Notre Dame has another big baseball signing.

[autotag]Mason Barth[/autotag] has committed to Notre Dame baseball.

Barth, who plays on the Canes Midwest travel team, is a shortstop and right-handed pitcher from St. John, Indiana.

Like [autotag]Will Jaisle[/autotag], Barth is an Indiana kid staying in the state to play in South Bend. He comes out of Andrean High School.

Barth’s fastball has hit 90 mph.

Along with the athletic Jaisle, this marks two key signings for Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball within the past two days.

All eyes might be on football and basketball right now, but the baseball season will be here sooner than you think.

Notre Dame announces starting pitchers for series vs. Tennessee Tech
Jun 21, 2022; Omaha, NE, USA; A practice ball sits on the dirt before the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

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Notre Dame baseball lands pitcher/first baseman transfer for 2026

Notre Dame gets a left-handed bat who can pitch.

Notre Dame baseball is getting pitcher/first baseman Sean Scanlon for the 2026 season.

He’ll be coming to the Fighting Irish for his grad year — Scanlon is currently entering his senior year at Holy Cross.

Scanlon throws right-handed and bats lefty, and the 6-3, 220-pound Scanlon has been All-Patriot League Second Team in 2022 and 2023.

He pitched 5.0 innings in two games in 2024, with a 7.20 ERA, 5 K, 2 walks, 7 hits, 4 runs, and a 0-0 record.

Scanlon batted .286 with 2 homers, 6 RBI, 6 hits, 1 double, 6 BB, and 9 strikeouts in 6 games.

His fielding numbers look clean, with no errors in the winter/spring of 2024.

Notre Dame will be happy to welcome this left-handed-hitting first baseman.

Notre Dame announces starting pitchers for series vs. Tennessee Tech
Jun 21, 2022; Omaha, NE, USA; A practice ball sits on the dirt before the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

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Check out the time-lapse video of Notre Dame baseball getting new turf at Frank Eck Stadium

Frank Eck got an upgrade

We are still about six months away from when [autotag]Notre Dame baseball[/autotag] gets its season started, but Frank Eck Stadium got its underway this summer.

The home of the Irish had its new turf installed recently, and it wasn’t a quick process. Notre Dame’s social media team capitalized on this opportunity, as they created a time-lapse video of the process.

[autotag]Jake Kline Field[/autotag] has held the name since 1995, and according the Notre Dame’s official athletics website, has had the same FieldTurf since prior to the 2014 season. Typically it’s an eight-year life for that kind of surface, but since the Irish don’t use it on a daily basis, so they got an extra two-years out of it.

Around 12-seconds in, when the video pans out to see the whole field, really shows how much work it went into this upgrade. Jake Kline Field looks great and is ready for the spring.

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Former Notre Dame star Niko Kavadas hits 3-run homer for first MLB hit

Talk about a big way to announce your arrival?

Former Notre Dame infielder [autotag]Niko Kavadas[/autotag] made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 16.

Entering the ninth inning of Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, he was hitless in his first 14 big-league at-bats. It turned out he merely was lying in the weeds waiting for the right moment to say he’d arrived.

The Angels were trailing, 5-0, with two outs in the ninth innings and runners on first and second. Kavadas, who only has been a designated hitter so far in the bigs, stepped up to the plate. After working a 1-2 count and getting down to the Angels’ final strike, Kavadas swung and, well, look what happened:

This also was a big moment for St. Joseph County according to local sportscaster Chuck Freeby:

The Angels wound up losing, 5-3, but it was a night Kavadas never will forget. Let this be the first of many big moments for him at baseball’s highest level.

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Former Notre Dame Baseball Star Ripping Up AAA for Red Sox

On fire!

Former Notre Dame baseball standout [autotag]Niko Kavadas[/autotag] had quite the career for the Fighting Irish and now he’s trying to kick down the door to earn a spot in the majors.

Kavadas was drafted in the 11th round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox and if April of 2024 is any indication, it won’t be long until he’s getting at-bats at Fenway Park for the big club.

Kavadas hit the cover off the ball in April, batting .290, cranking five home runs, and producing a 1.104 OPS for the Worcester Red Sox, the Triple-A affiliate of Boston.  For comparison, Kavadas had a 1.200 OPS for Notre Dame in 2021 when he earned All-American honors.

Here’s to hoping Kavadas continues his tear and finds himself in Boston before long.

Notre Dame baseball slams its way to a mid-week road win

Notre Dame gets the week off on the right foot with two road victories, the second a comeback aided by a grand slam

It didn’t look good for Notre Dame baseball though seven innings, as the Irish were trailing Radford 6-4 heading into the top of the 8th.

Notre Dame exploded for 7-runs, which finished off the scoring for the day, giving the Irish an 11-6 victory and improving its early season record to 11-5.

Third baseman Simon Baumgardt was the star for Notre Dame, as he when 2-for-4 with a grand slam in the 8th to help open up the Irish lead. Center fielder TJ Williams also homered in the contest, while designated hitter David Glancy had two hits to help the Irish’s cause.

On the mound, Jackson Dennies started the game, but only went an inning, as the majority of pitchers went a max of two frames.

Notre Dame finished the short 2-games series with a sweep, defeating Radford on Tuesday 10-3 in a much more comfortable game.

The Irish return to the diamond on Friday, as they face ACC foe Florida State in Tallahassee for a 3-game series.

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Notre Dame baseball wins finale, split series with Florida International

A solid weekend for the Irish baseball team

Although Notre Dame baseball dropped both games on Saturday, they still had a change to return to South Bend with a split series against host Florida Atlantic.

That’s exactly what happened, as the Irish took the finale 3-1 behind a bullpen day of great pitching. Torey McDonough started the game with 2 innings, followed by Jack Radel with three innings and Rickey Reeth with 2.2 of shutout baseball. Bennett Flynn earned the save while giving up the only run of the game.

Offensively, Notre Dame was led by right fielder Tito Flores, who drove in two, and left fielder David Glancy who knocked in the other run with a solo homer, his fourth of the young season.

The win propels the Irish’s record to 5-2 as they get a couple days of rest before taking on Tennessee Tech in a three game series starting on March 1st.

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Notre Dame baseball’s winning streak ends, Irish fall twice to FIU

Not the best double-dip on Saturday for the Irish

Notre Dame baseball got off to a hot start through its first four games, winning every single contest.

Saturday was a different story, as a double-header doomed the Golden Domers. The first game saw the Irish storm back to take the lead in the top of the seventh, only to see Florida International tie the game in the bottom of the inning and take the lead for good in the eight. The final score of game one was 10-8.

Game two was much of the same story, as the Irish had to battle back down 5-0. They got as close as 5-4, but a three-run seventh and a two-run eighth by FIU pushed them through for a 10-5 final.

The first two losses of the season for Notre Dame put its record at 4-2 early in the year. The series finale is set for Sunday at Noon EST and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Notre Dame baseball begins season today, announces starting rotation

The Irish open up their season today in Texas

Year two of the Shawn Stiffler era of Notre Dame baseball is set to begin on Friday evening as they will travel to Houston, Texas to take on the Rice Owls.

Stiffler’s first season saw the Irish struggle compared to recent years, as they failed to make the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 30-24 record. The hope is that the tide will turn during this season.

Like many baseball teams do, they will rely on their starting rotation to lead the way and Notre Dame announced its three starters for the series against the Owls.

Caden Spivey will get the start on Friday, followed by Jackson Dennies going on Saturday and Matt Bedford in the finale on Sunday.

Dennies is the veteran of the group, as he started 13 games last season. Spivey made 15 appearances, with just one start while Bedford had two starts in 14 appearances. Hopefully, one of the three, or all of them, emerges as an ace for the Irish.

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Watch: Notre Dame baseball debuts its uniform combos for the this season

The Irish will once again look great on the diamond

Although last seasons Notre Dame baseball record wasn’t pretty, they sure looked good on the field.

They will once again look great, as the Irish baseball social media account released the uniforms that they will be wearing this coming season. The first games will be played this weekend, with Notre Dame traveling to Houston, Texas to face the Rice Owls to open the year.

As is typical for Midwest baseball teams, the majority of the early season will be on the road, as weather plays a big part in the scheduling. Regardless, Notre Dame will don some great uniform combinations. Take a look below for yourself.

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