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Former Notre Dame players in the minor leagues in 2022

Who should you keep tabs on this summer?

With Major League Baseball held up by a lockout, fans of America’s pastime might have to look elsewhere to get their fix for now. College baseball is the most obvious one at the moment since that season already has started. If fans have a little more patience, they will be able to keep up with the minor leagues in a month. Although there are much fewer teams than before, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of players to keep track of.

If you’re wondering if any former Notre Dame players are in the minors, you’re in luck. When the season begins, there will be quite a few players who once wore blue and gold working continuing their journey to baseball’s top level. If MLB gets its act together before it loses its whole season, you might see a few of these names with their parent club later this summer. Here’s who to look out for both this year and beyond:

This past week in Notre Dame Twitter

Take a look at the best Irish tweets from the week.

Going forward, we at Irish Wire will bring you the best of what we saw during the week on Twitter every Sunday. Hope you enjoy!

Irish 2021 defensive tackle commit Gabe Rubio getting some work in:

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly preaching the team’s new motto:

Great qualifications for associate head coach Mike Elston:

Happy birthday to transfer wide receiver Bennett Skowronek:

Recently drafted Notre Dame pitcher Joe Boyle signs his contract with the Cincinnati Reds:

Notre Dame hockey shows off its sweet helmets:

The hype for Irish linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah continues:

Boyle only Notre Dame Baseball player Drafted

In a short draft, Notre Dame baseball had one player, pitcher Joe Boyle selected in the 2020 MLB Draft.

At the beginning of the second day of the MLB Draft, MLBNetwork showed a graphic of which pitchers had the best traits in the draft. Notre Dame pitcher Joe Boyle was given the designation of having the best fastball in the draft, but that doesn’t always equate to being drafted highly.

Boyle had to wait until the final round, the fifth, to hear his name called by the Cincinnati Reds, the 143rd overall pick. His pick value was estimated by MLB.com at $382,700 and the fourth-year junior has the option of returning to school.

It remains to be seen if Boyle will sign or stay in South Bend as the 6’7” and 240-pound pitcher has a life-changing decision to make. Although the draft was truncated this season, normally the draft consists of 40 rounds, getting drafted in the first 5 rounds is still an impressive feat. At his point in time, if I had to guess, Boyle will sign with the Reds and start his professional career when the minor leagues resume play.

Seven-Eleven, Notre Dame Baseball Wins 7th in a Row, 11th Overall

Notre Dame Baseball goes on the road and defeats Radford 9-8 to keep win streak alive.

It didn’t come easy, but the Notre Dame Baseball team showed plenty of resilience on Wednesday night, battling back to get a 9-8 win over Radford in Virginia. The Highlanders jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, something the Irish aren’t accustomed to, making Link Jarrett’s team fight back from multiple deficits.

Starter Dominic Cancellieri gave up those three runs in two innings and the Irish got on the board in the 3rd when Catcher David LaManna drove in DH Carter Putz on a fielder’s choice. The offense got the game back to even at 3 in the top of the 4th after leftfielder Eric Gilgenbach tripled home SS Zach Prajzner and then LaManna singled home Gilgenbach.

Radford took back the lead in the bottom of the 4th off reliever Tommy Vail, but the Irish bat’s woke up and took the lead right back in the top of the 5th. First baseman Niko Kavadas blasted a 2-Run Homer to get the lead back, infielder Jared Miller stole 3rd and scored on an errand throw, 3B Jack Brannigan tripled home Gilgenbach, then CF Spencer Myers finished the scoring with a single bringing home Gilgenbach.

Although the Irish would give up three runs in the bottom of the 9th, they would escape Radford with a 9-8 win, Joe Boyle getting the save, their 7th in a row. The Irish win total now sits at 11, which took them until the end of March to attain last year, a stark contrast with Jarrett now at the helm.

The Irish have one more road series before their home opener, they travel to #2 Louisville this weekend for a 3-game set. It still remains to be seen what the NCAA will rule in regards to athletics with the COVID-19 epidemic.

Notre Dame Baseball vs. Incarnate Word Canceled for Thursday Night

Notre Dame’s baseball team was supposed to start their second set of games Thursday evening in San Antonio against Incarnate Word but mother nature had other plans

Notre Dame’s baseball team was supposed to start their second set of games Thursday evening in San Antonio against Incarnate Word but mother nature had other plans as inclement weather has caused it to be canceled and will not be made up.

Notre Dame is set to play Incarnate Word in an already scheduled game Friday night with first pitch set for 7:00 p.m. ET before taking on Toldeo on Saturday afternoon and the University of Texas San Antonio on Sunday.

Notre Dame started the year last weekend taking two of three games at UAB.  Mitch Megias, Tommy Vail and Joe Boyle set down the final 17 batters of the series-deciding
game last Sunday and allowed just one baserunner and no hits over the final six innings that led new head coach Link Jarrett to his first series win at Notre Dame.