Even when you do much better than what was expected from you, the end never is easy. Notre Dame stunned the baseball world when it eliminated top-ranked Tennessee in the Super Regional. A win over Texas in their College World Series opener gave people more reason to believe. However, that was as good as it got as the Irish then lost to Oklahoma and now, their season is over after losing an elimination game to Texas A&M, 5-1.
The Irish were undone by a sloppy defensive third inning that led to three Aggies runs, two of which were unearned. That was all the Aggies needed as Nathan Dettmer stymied the Irish’s bats for seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits. The Irish made some noise in the eighth with a leadoff home run by [autotag]Brooks Coetzee[/autotag] and even brought the tying run to the on-deck circle with no outs. But a strikeout and double play ended the only real threat they had all afternoon.
Here are some images from the Irish’s final game of the 2022 season: