The No.3 Notre Dame baseball team closed the 2021 regular season on a high note as the Irish swept Virginia Tech in three-straight in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Saturday’s dominating 7-1 Fighting Irish victory put a bow on a regular season that saw the team go 29-10 overall and a league-best 25-10 in ACC play.
Pitchers Joe Sheridan, Alex Rao and Will Mercer allowed just one run combined on Saturday.
Notre Dame’s bats were a bit slow to get started but trailing 1-0 in the fifth inning, Spencer Myers had a two-run double before a Niko Kavadas RBI single put the Irish up 3-1.
David LaManna and Kavadas would each homer in the ninth inning to extend the Notre Dame lead to the final 7-1 score.
The Irish now turn to the postseason as they’ll be the top overall seed in the 2021 ACC Tournament in Charlotte where they’ll begin pool play on Tuesday with Virginia and Virginia Tech both being in their pool