As the great Meatloaf once said, “two outta three ain’t bad”.
After falling 3-2 in Friday’s series opener against Florida State and former Irish head baseball coach [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag], Notre Dame rallied to win the last two days and take two-of-three from the Seminoles. Sunday’s affair was moved up because of lousy Midwest weather but Notre Dame’s bat quickly came alive.
Connor Putz and Vinny Martinez each launched solo home runs in the first two innings to put the Irish up 2-0 before a DeAmez Ross three-run shot in the third inning gave Florida State a 4-2 advantage. That wouldn’t last long however as Notre Dame answered with a three-run blast from Brooks Koetzee in the fourth inning but the Seminoles were able to quickly tie things back up at five a half inning later.
Putz then sent a second home run over the wall in the sixth to put the Irish ahead 7-5 and they wouldn’t look back. They would single their way to five more runs and take a 12-5 lead before holding on for a 12-7 victory.
Carter Bosch had a tough afternoon for Notre Dame as he allowed four runs in 2.1 innings. Caden Spivey was strong in 4.1 innings of relief allowing just two runs and earning the win. Jamie Arnold was hit with the loss for Florida State as he allowed five runs in just 1.1 innings as the first man out of the pen.
Notre Dame moves to 25-17 overall in 2023 and 13-11 in the ACC after taking two-of-three. Florida State falls to 15-27 overall and just 6-18 in conference play.
Next up for the Irish wil be a midweek against Bowling Green on Tuesday before hosting North Carolina State next weekend.
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