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Three factors for Notre Dame Baseball to return to College World Series

Can the Irish return to Omaha next season?

The bar has been set for Irish baseball and it’s high. In the two full seasons that [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag] has been at the helm, Notre Dame has made it to the Super Regionals last year and this year the College World Series. Although neither trip resulted in hardware being brought back to South Bend, the play has set a standard for the Irish. Here are three factors for the Notre Dame Baseball team to make a return to Omaha next season.

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On the day of the Blue vs. Gold game, Notre Dame baseball wins by football score

This was certainly a football score

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.

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.

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Notre Dame Baseball looks to break ACC losing streak as they host Wake Forest

The series begins tonight against the Demon Deacons

The Irish have been hot and cold against ACC opponents this year, something that has been very frustrating for head coach Link Jarrett. Although Notre Dame enters the series against visiting Wake Forest with a 23-8 record, they are just 8-7 in conference play.

Every ACC series has either been swept by the Irish or the Irish have been swept. Notre Dame is coming off a three game sweep after they visited Duke, but they broke the losing streak with a mid-week wins against Valparaiso and Purdue Fort Wayne.

The three game set will begin Friday night at 5pm EST with ace John Michael Bertrand on the mound. Austin Temple is scheduled to start game two with the game three starter yet to be announced.

Good news for the Irish is that since Jarrett took over, they’ve been a sparkling 25-7 at home. They’re third overall in fielding percentage in all of the NCAA, while being seventh in WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched). The ERA is tenth nationally and second in the ACC at 3.40.

All three games are set to be played at Frank Eck Stadium and will be broadcasted on the ACC Network.

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Notre Dame takes game one vs Clemson, game two start time changed

The steak hits six-games for the Irish who look for seven today

The Irish got off to a great start against ACC foe Clemson, as John Michael Bertrand continued to show why is the ace of the Notre Dame pitching staff. The game start time was changed but not JMB’s performance, for the second straight start not allowing a run. The lefty was magnificent, going 8 and 1/3 innings, striking out eight Tigers and getting the win.

Although Bertrand did allow a run, it was unearned, it was exactly what you wanted to see from your game one starter. Saving the bullpen, Ryan McLinksey pitched just 2/3 of an inning on two pitches, sets up the Irish very well for the remainder of the series.

Offensively, three players had two hits each, Spencer Myers, Jack Brannigan and Brooks Coetzee. Myers and Brannigan along with Nick Juaire each drove in a run.

For the second day in a row, the start time will be adjusted, as Saturday’s contest is now set to begin at 3pm EST at Frank Eck Stadium. The Irish look to keep their six-game winning streak alive as their record is a dazzling 18-5 as they are set to face the Tigers in game two with Austin Temple on the mound.

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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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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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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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