The 25th ranked Notre Dame baseball team finds itself in uncharted waters in a good way after their 12-4 victory Saturday at No. 21 Virginia.
The win secures a series-victory over Virginia and dating back to last season it’s Notre Dame’s fourth-straight series win in ACC play, something the baseball program has never previously accomplished since joining the conference in 2012.
With the win, the Irish improved to 6-2 on the season which to date has consisted of only ACC contests.
John Michael Bertrand led the Irish, pitching seven innings and allowing three runs in the victory, and retired the final ten batters he faced.
After the Irish took a 3-0 lead early on, Virginia stormed back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning before Notre Dame’s bats came especially alive.
Three-straight hits started the fifth inning for Notre Dame before right fielder Brooks Coetzee’s second home run of the series blew things wide open for the Irish, who stretched the lead to 8-3.
The Irish added four more runs before Alex Rao would pitch the final two innings in relief of Bertrand and allow one run along the way.
Notre Dame goes for the series sweep of Virginia on Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville.