It was a back-and-forth affair in Greensboro, North Carolina but [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] found some of their magic from last year to help them defeat North Carolina-Greensboro 6-4 in the first game of their series.
The Irish jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning and kept that lead until the bottom of the sixth. The hosts would then match Notre Dame, scoring four runs themselves to set up a dramatic finish.
[autotag]Carter Putz[/autotag] led off the ninth inning with a single, and [autotag]Jack Penney[/autotag] striking out after him. It was [autotag]Danny Neri[/autotag]’s turn and he mashed a home run to give the Irish a 6-4 lead.
T9 | DANNY NERI!! 💥
Neri homers to right field and brings home Putz to take the lead 6-4!#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/uieEZPsZYy
— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) February 24, 2023
The dramatic finish didn’t end there as UNCG plated a run on a double giving them runners on second and third. Notre Dame reliever [autotag]Jack Findlay[/autotag], who took over in the bottom of the sixth, had enough gas as he stuck out Mitchell Smith for the final out.
The win evens the Irish’s record back to 2-2 early in the season. They are back on the diamond tomorrow afternoon, with first pitch set at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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