Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 3. Sounds like a football score right? Well, that wasn’t the case as the Irish baseball scored three touchdowns worth of runs against the visiting Demon Deacons while allowing just a field goal.
The offensive outburst was the highest run total of the year for Link Jarrett’s team as they were led by catcher David LaManna, who had two hits, one for a home run, and drove in five. Jack Brannigan, Brady Gumpf and Zack Prajzner also hit long balls for the Irish, who scored in every inning except for the fifth with multiple runs in the first, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh.
FINAL: #13 Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 3
The Irish hit 4 home runs to clinch the series!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/04WX6lmX1N
— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) April 23, 2022
Starter Austin Temple wasn’t as sharp as we have seen him, but he didn’t need to be. He allowed two runs spanning 4.1 innings and then the bullpen took over. Another unearned run charged to Jack Findlay would be the only other damage the Irish pitchers would allow.
It was a great win for the Irish, who pushed their winning streak to four games and their record to 25-8. They improved to 10-7 in ACC as well. The win gives Notre Dame a series win but they will go for the sweep tomorrow as the start time has changed and first pitch at Frank Eck Stadium will be at 11am EST.
🚨 SCHEDULE UPDATE 🚨
Sunday's series finale against Wake Forest has been moved up to an 11 a.m. ET start.#GoIrish
— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) April 23, 2022
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