Tag: John Michael Bertrand

Former Notre Dame pitcher promoted to Double-A

Next stop: Richmond!

Former Notre Dame pitcher John Michael Bertrand is on the move again.  Bertrand, who was Notre Dame’s top starter on the 2022 team that earned a spot in the College World Series, has been promoted by the San Francisco Giants organization.

Bertrand continues to move up for the Giants.  He had started this season in low-A San Jose before being promoted to high-A in Eugene.  He combined to go 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA between the two stops and has been promoted again, this time to AA Richmond.

Bertrand was a 10th round draft pick of the Giants in 2022.  His brother JD is the top-returning tackler for the Notre Dame football team in 2023.

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One former Notre Dame baseball player impresses after being drafted

No surprises here

When the San Francisco Giants selected former Notre Dame ace John Michael Bertrand, it should have been viewed as one of the steals of the draft. I was somewhat shocked that he went so late, getting selected in the 10th round. After what JMB did in his short time with the Giants, that assertion was spot on.

When MLB.com looked at the best 2022 professional debuts, Bertrand was named among top performers. The lefty led the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2.81 ERA and struck out twice as many hitters as he allowed walks. Since his transfer from Furman and through his first season of pro ball, JMB has been fantastic.

The Irish will miss their ace from the past two years but it is great seeing Bertrand having success so early into his professional career.

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Which Notre Dame Baseball stars got selected in MLB Draft on day two

The Irish continue to show why this past season was so productive

The Irish saw the first day of the MLB Draft go without a current player on the roster selected, although Illinois signee [autotag]Owen Murphy[/autotag] was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 20th overall pick. The second day of the draft saw a few current Irish stars get selected. Find out who and where they were selected below.

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Notre Dame’s ace adds another pair of honors to his fantastic season

Surprised?

It didn’t end how everyone wanted, but what the Irish baseball team did this spring will be remembered for a long time. A massive part of their success, breaking a 20-year drought and making it to the College World Series was ace pitcher [autotag]John Michael Bertrand[/autotag].

The graduate senior was excellent all year, pitching 109-innings, striking out 111-batters, winning 10 games with his stellar 2.81 ERA. When you’re the best pitcher on one of the best teams in the country, you’re going to get noticed. That’s exactly what happened with JMB, after being named to Baseball America and D1Baseball’s All-American teams, it made five different outlets giving Bertrand the distinction.

The lefty will now move on to the professional ranks, but his Irish legacy will live on.

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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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Tale of the Tape: Individual Leaders – Notre Dame vs. Tennessee

Which players do you trust to beat the Volunteers?

Notre Dame is about to embark on its toughest test of the season against Tennessee in the Super Regionals. The Irish’s best pitching hopes rest in the arm of left-hander [autotag]John Michael Bertrand[/autotag], who leads them in the most significant categories. The offense is pretty balanced as we see we have multiple players atop the important categories there. That kind of production theoretically should help, but how much will it help against that Volunteers juggernaut?

The Volunteers have five players listed on MLB.com’s top 200 prospects for the upcoming draft. One of them is outfielder Drew Gilbert, the Volunteers’ top hitter. Also on there is third baseman Trey Lipscomb, their big power source. Lipscomb is tied for the scoring lead on the team with outfielder Jordan Beck, another player on the list.

The Irish won’t be intimidated by any Volunteers threat though. Otherwise, how could they have gotten this far? Only the strong survive.

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Notre Dame sweeps their way back to the Super Regionals

The Irish brought their brooms to Statesboro

It’s safe to say that the Irish felt disrespected by their seeding in the NCAA Tournament. The committee forced Notre Dame to the road this past weekend, but it didn’t matter one bit.

The Irish played some fantastic baseball during the Statesboro Regional, winning their first two games, once against Texas Tech and then host Georgia Southern. Tonight’s rematch against the Red Raiders, with a one-game cushion, was all that was standing in front of the Irish for a return trip to the NCAA Super Regional round.

Once again, Texas Tech wasn’t up for the challenge, as the Irish, behind ace [autotag]John Michael Bertrand[/autotag], finished off the weekend sweep and sent [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag] and Notre Dame to another Super Regional berth.

The staff ace, JMB, was able to get back on the mound due to game one’s rain, as he pitched just one inning which kept him fresh for today’s series-clinching win. The senior did what he has done all season, limiting runs and putting the Irish in position to win his start. Bertrand did tire in the eighth, allowed a run but [autotag]Jack Findlay[/autotag] came in and struck out a Texas Tech batter with the bases loaded to preserve the Irish lead at 2-1.

It wouldn’t be easy for Findlay in the 9th, a single followed by a walk would put two runners on with just one out. The freshman would battle back and get the save, the Irish escaping with a 2-1 victory.

The Irish will once again be just two wins away from Omaha.

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Tale of the Tape: Individual Leaders – Notre Dame vs. Georgia Southern

Which team wins the leaders battle?

Notre Dame and Georgia Southern both will need to rely on their best players with very little time to rest. The Irish have relied on [autotag]Carter Putz[/autotag] and [autotag]David LaManna[/autotag] in particular to provide their offense this season. Of course, let’s not forget about [autotag]Brooks Coetzee[/autotag]’s power. On the pitching side, [autotag]John Michael Bertrand[/autotag] probably won’t be available for this next game, but that’s why you have options like [autotag]Jack Findlay[/autotag] on your hands.

Meanwhile, the Eagles definitely won’t have ace Ty Fisher available after he threw a complete-game shutout against UNC Greensboro earlier in the day. Perhaps that means Ga’Von Wray will have to pick up the slack? On the flip side, the offense relies heavily on Jesse Sherrill and Noah Ledford, and they surely will receive inspiration from the home crowd. That’s not to take away from the rest of the lineup, but the Irish will be in business if they can hold those two in check.

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The rain can’t stop Notre Dame, wins game 1 in Statesboro Regional

The Irish get the opening game win!!!

The Irish figured to get an ace like performance from starter [autotag]John Michael Bertrand[/autotag], but the rain would have none of that. Notre Dame’s star pitcher went just one inning before a lengthy rain delay and [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag] decided to have his bullpen take it the rest of the way.

Jarrett’s move was genius, as relievers [autotag]Liam Simon[/autotag] and [autotag]Alex Rao[/autotag] shut down the Texas Tech bats. They combined for 15 strike-outs and the Irish had just enough offense for a “comfortable” lead throughout the contest. It was a [autotag]David LaManna[/autotag] two-RBI double in the bottom of the first, prior to the rain delay, that gave the Irish the cushion.

Unfortunately for the Irish, the Red Raiders scored two-runs in the top of the eighth to even the score at two. As we have seen all season, this group just doesn’t quit. Once again LaManna was in the middle of the action, reaching on a catcher’s interference. [autotag]Jack Penney[/autotag] bunted him over to second before [autotag]Jared Miller[/autotag] ran for LaManna, who promptly stole third. His pressure got to TT, as a wild pitch would allow Miller to score to give the Irish the lead back, 3-2.

Reliever [autotag]Jackson Dennies[/autotag] then entered to top of the ninth to close out the game for the Irish. It wouldn’t be easy as he retired one batter before allowing a single, which led Jarrett to bring in [autotag]Aidan Tyrell[/autotag] to close it out and that’s exactly what he did.

Due to the rain delay, the other scheduled game, Georgia Southern against UNC-Greensboro was not played so the remaining schedule is a bit up in the air. What we do know is that the Irish are now in the winners bracket as they get set to play their second game of the Regional.

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Four Reasons why Notre Dame Baseball advances to the Super Regionals

The post-season starts today for the Irish

The Irish are back on the diamond today, as the second seed in the Stateboro Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. After last years amazing run to the Super Regionals, the expectations rose in [autotag]Link Jarrett’s[/autotag] first full season as the Notre Dame head coach. Another trip to the ‘Sweet 16’ won’t come easy, but here are four reasons why they will.

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