The Irish once again will go into a Sunday series finale knowing that they have won the series. The two games on Saturday were blowout by the Irish, first the 16-2 win then the nightcap, a 9-0 blanking of Monmouth.
Pitching was the story all day, first John Michael Bertrand spinning a gem, then in the second game, four Notre Dame pitchers combined for the shutout. Starter Austin Temple went five strong innings, allowing just two hits while striking out five. The Irish’s Ohtani, Jack Brannigan, was next on the mound, striking out each of the three batters he faced. Then Ryan McLinskey and Alex Rao finished out the game, with seven strikeouts between them. During the second game, Irish pitchers struck out a total of 15 Hawks.
Offensively, it was Zack Prajzner and Danny Neri, who each made their lone hit count, each racking up 3 RBI. Jared Miller and TJ Williams each had two hits for the Irish.
FINAL: #2 Notre Dame 9, Monmouth 0
Irish sweep the doubleheader and improve to 3-0 on the weekend!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/lM0jiUh7Q0
— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) February 27, 2022
Link Jarrett’s team will conclude the series tomorrow, as they face off against Marist. The getaway day game will start at 12pm EST as the Irish look to complete the series sweep and improve on their 5-1 record.
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