As Notre Dame continues a season in which it is highly ranked, one more individual accolade has come its way. John Michael Bertrand, a left-handed graduate transfer from Furman and native of Alpharetta, Georgia, has been named the ACC Pitcher of the Week. In Saturday’s 5-3 win over Florida State, Bertrand threw seven shutout innings and set a career high with nine strikeouts. Link Jarrett, coach of the 25-10 Irish, had this to say about Bertrand’s performance:
“John Michael is a pleasure to have on our team and every facet of his efforts to help our program stand out. His ability to mix pitches effectively w command has stood out in most of his starts, and he continued that trend this past Saturday.”
During the victory, improved to 6-1 and added onto his team lead in strikeouts, of which he now has 49. Over 10 starts, he has accumulated a 3.02 ERA over a team-high 65 2/3 innings.
