Sad news out over the weekend as former Notre Dame baseball walk-on Ricky Palmer died at the age of just 29.
Palmer walked on to the Notre Dame baseball team in 2010 according to The Observer and appeared in nine games for the Fighting Irish in 2011, doubling in his first career at-bat.
The former Notre Dame catcher was from Orland Park, Illinois and attended high school at Brother Rice.
The Notre Dame Baseball family mourns the loss of former catcher Ricky Palmer ('13).
Our thoughts and prayers are with Ricky's family during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/QsPRGdTy1j
— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) October 18, 2020
Palmer, who graduated from Notre Dame in 2013 with a degree in finance, had been battling a brain tumor since November.