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Clemson set to visit Notre Dame as Irish look to extend 5-game winning steak

The Irish have been streaky this season

It’s pretty safe to say that the Irish baseball team has been streaky this season after starting the season off with a 2-1 record. A ten-game winning streak, followed by a four-game losing streak lead right into the current five-game winning steak Link Jarrett’s team is on at the moment.

For the Irish to keep their current steak alive, they’ll have to face a Clemson team that has been solid but not spectacular. The Tigers enter the series with a 19-9 record, but just 2-6 in ACC play. Their starters haven’t been as successful as Notre Dame’s, so the Irish have the clear advantage there, even without knowing who will start game three.

Ace John Michael Bertrand will be on the hill today, with Austin Temple on Saturday. Expect the other “starter” Aidan Tyrell to be active as well, but most likely out of the bullpen after the extremely successful experiment last weekend at Florida State.

Game one is set to begin at 4pm EST with admission free at Frank Eck Stadium. The game will be televised on the ACC Network as well.

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Notre Dame Baseball keeps rolling, winning steak extends to five games

The streak is not a handful

The Irish have found their groove again and they are really starting to play some great baseball. After enduring a four-game losing streak, which started with a Louisville swept and extended with the one-game series loss to Virginia Tech, Link Jarrett’s team has caught fire once again.

A mid-week win against Northern Illinois got them back into the win column, then a sweep against #5 Florida State in Tallahassee really propelled the Irish again. They kept the good times going today, as they welcomed in Butler and surprising had a battle on their hands. Eventually the Irish overcame the Bulldogs and won 5-2.

Offensively it was two-way star Jack Brannigan, who launched his fourth homer of the year. Spencer Myers, Nick Juaire and Zack Prajzner also added RBI on the day. Although Radek Birkholz struggled on the mound, giving up two runs, his teammates picked him up. Relievers Ryan McLinksey, Jack Findlay, Jackson Dennies and Austin Temple collectively allowed no runs.

The win puts the Irish record at 17-5, with an upcoming series at home against ACC foe Clemson. Notre Dame will look to extend their winning streak to six games Friday night as first pitch is scheduled for 5:00pm EST.

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Notre Dame’s John Michael Bertrand is ACC Pitcher of the Week

Congrats to the southpaw.

Notre Dame knew it was an awesome weekend after it completed a road sweep of Florida State. Now, one of the pitchers who helped make that possible is being honored. Irish lefty John Michael Bertrand has been named the ACC Pitcher of the Week. He’s the second Irish pitcher to win that award this season after Austin Temple did so in March.

Bertand took the mound in the opener of the Irish’s three-game series with the Seminoles. His opponent was Parker Messick, the 2021 ACC Pitcher of the Year. That didn’t faze him one bit because he threw 7 2/3 shutout innings while striking out a career-high 12 hitters and allowing only one walk. While he wasn’t able to pick up the win as the game remained scoreless until the 12th inning, he surely gave the Irish the confidence they needed to embarrass the Seminoles on their home field.

The Irish will host Butler on Wednesday before welcoming Clemson to South Bend for three games this coming weekend.

Bring out the brooms, Notre Dame goes on the road and sweeps FSU

Break out the brooms!!!!

It seems like the extended time during the Irish baseball team’s four-game losing streak lit an fire for the team. They had ended the streak with a mid-week win over Northern Illinois, but those games are typically set for quality teams like the Irish to get a win and work on things.

Well, that work seemed to have paid off this weekend, going into Link Jarrett’s alma mater and sweeping Florida State. A Friday night 2-0 extra inning win was followed up by another nail-bitter on Saturday, with the Irish winning 5-4.

With the series already in hand the visitors could have mailed in the finale and still gone home with a very impressive set against the Seminoles. They wanted more however, and finished off the series sweep with a get-away-day 9-7 win.

Both team traded three-run first innings, but the Irish took the lead in the top of the third with two more runs and did enough to scratch out the win. Aidan Tyrell was the biggest story of the weekend for the Irish, not starting like he has been all season, but being a massive weapon off out of the bullpen. The lefty pitched a scoreless inning Friday night, got the day off on Saturday and then fired four and two-thirds of one-run pitching after stater Austin Temple struggled out of the gate.

Offensively, it was Carter Putz and Ryan Cole each blasting a home-run, with Cole driving in three. Putz and Brooks Coetzee also drove in two runs themselves.

The sweep put the Irish back over .500 in ACC play, 5-4, and extended their overall record to 16-5 on the season. They will most likely rise in the polls when they are updated early this week.

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Watch: Highlights from Notre Dame’s extra inning win over FSU

A thriller for the Irish

The Irish got off to exactly the start they wanted to against Link Jarrett’s alma mater on Friday night. Great pitching, starting with John Michael Bertrand, who gave way to Ryan McLinskey then Aidan Tyrell and Alex Rao finishing the game off.

The quintet of Irish pitchers blanked the Seminoles bats, as just four hits and two walks were allowed all night. Even though the bats were quiet for most of the night, they did just enough for Notre Dame to pull out the extra inning win on the road against Florida State. This win hopefully will spring the Irish to their first ACC conference series victory and get the momentum back on their side.

Take a look at the highlight from last nights contest below.

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Notre Dame Baseball travels to Tallahassee in a reunion series

Jarrett goes back home

Link Jarrett is going somewhere familiar, back to Tallahassee, Florida as Notre Dame gets set to face off against Florida State. Jarrett was a four-year starter for the Seminoles from 1991-94, going to the College World Series three of his four seasons there. Jarrett still holds an NCAA records, most assists with 802 over his career.

The two teams are set to face-off in a top-15 ACC conference matchup. The Irish have yet to announce their starter for game two, but ace John Michael Bertrand will head to the mound this evening while Austin Temple will finish off the series on Friday. Both teams have been very solid this season, and this will be a huge test for the Irish after they finally broke their four-game losing streak.

First pitch is set for 7pm EST, with the action being broadcasted on the ACC Network. Hopefully Bertrand starts the Irish off well in this series.

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The streak is over, Notre Dame Baseball gets back in win column

That was a long two weeks

It has been a very difficult two weeks for the Irish baseball team. First getting swept at Louisville, having their midweek game against Northwestern postponed, then losing the series opener to Virginia Tech and having the weather cancel the remainder of the series. Notre Dame last won a game on March 15th and two weeks from that date, their four-game losing streak is finally over.

The bats were hot and the pitching was very solid, as the Irish defeated Northern Illinois, 11-2 at Frank Eck Stadium. It must have been a huge weight off the shoulders of the Irish, finally getting a chance to celebrate a win again.

Although starter Liam Simon only went 2 and 2/3 innings, the did enough to set the tone for the pitching staff. He allowed the only runs of the game, one unearned, as the remaining pitchers (Roman Kimball, Jack Findlay, Radek Birkholz and Jackson Dennies) each saw their outings end without giving up a run.

Offensively it was Jared Miller and Zach Prajzner leading the charge, both driving in two runs each with Prajzner topping the team with three hits on the day. The Irish will hit the road this weekend as they travel to Tallahassee to face off against Florida State in a three-game set that begins Friday night.

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Notre Dame doesn’t get another chance to break losing streak vs Virginia Tech

Gotta love Midwestern spring weather

Midwest weather in March is brutal. One day it can be a beautiful 60 degrees with plenty of sunshine, only to tease actual nice spring weather and the harsh climates return to remind us that the days of t-shirts and shorts are still not close for us to enjoy.

That terrible Midwest weather reared it’s ugly head again this weekend, as the cold and rain has put an early end to Notre Dame’s home series against Virginia Tech. Saturday and Sunday’s contests have been canceled, meaning that the Irish will have to wait until Tuesday to break their four-game losing streak.

Unfortunately the Irish did not break that losing streak Friday afternoon, all of which have come at the hands of ACC foes. The Link Jarrett’s team will hope the weather cooperates on Tuesday, as they play host to Northern Illinois.

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Losing streak continues, Notre Dame Baseball drops series opener

The Irish can’t snap their losing streak

The Irish are not accustomed to what they’re currently enduring since the beginning of Link Jarrett’s tenure as manager, losing consecutive games. Since Jarrett took over, the Irish have constantly avoided longer losing streaks but after Friday night’s series opening loss to Virginia Tech, the losing steak has hit 4-games.

It was a back-and-forth affair with the Irish holding onto a late two-run lead as the two teams went to the eighth inning. Unfortunately, the bullpen was not as lights out as it has been for the majority of this season, giving up seven runs in the final two innings as Notre Dame fell at home, 10-5.

Jarrett started his ace John Michael Bertrand, who was effective going 5 and 2/3 innings, allowing three runs while striking out six. It was two-way star Jack Brannigan who struggled, not recording an out while giving up four runs, three earned in the disastrous ninth inning. Six runs for the Hokies crossed the plate, which spelled doom for the Irish who fell to 12-5 on the season.

The two teams continue their series on Saturday as first pitch is scheduled for  2pm EST and will be televised on the ACC Network.

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Notre Dame Baseball set host Virginia Tech in first ACC home series

The Irish finally host an ACC opponent at home this season

The Irish we not able to play their midweek game against Northwestern for a variety of reasons, but all signs look good for this weekend’s matchup against Virginia Tech. The Hokies are Notre Dame’s first home ACC opponent of the season and the Irish are looking to haul a three-game losing streak.

In an effort to do so, Link Jarrett switched up his starting rotation, with ace John Michael Bertrand set to take the hill in game one. Previous series saw Aidan Tyrell starting the opener, with Bertrand after him and Austin Temple finishing up the series. There is currently not a named starter for game two, which leads many to believe that Jarrett will send his righty, Temple to the mound with Tyrell taking the finale.

This makes plenty of sense after last weeks sweep at the hands of Louisville, with the starters going lefty, righty, lefty, to change the look for the Hokie hitters. The Irish enter the game with a 12-4 record, while VT is 13-6. First pitch is scheduled for 4pm EST at Frank Eck Stadium.

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