Late game heroics send Notre Dame to a victory over North Carolina-Greensboro

Late game magic for the Irish

It was a back-and-forth affair in Greensboro, North Carolina but [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] found some of their magic from last year to help them defeat North Carolina-Greensboro 6-4 in the first game of their series.

The Irish jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning and kept that lead until the bottom of the sixth. The hosts would then match Notre Dame, scoring four runs themselves to set up a dramatic finish.

[autotag]Carter Putz[/autotag] led off the ninth inning with a single, and [autotag]Jack Penney[/autotag] striking out after him. It was [autotag]Danny Neri[/autotag]’s turn and he mashed a home run to give the Irish a 6-4 lead.

The dramatic finish didn’t end there as UNCG plated a run on a double giving them runners on second and third. Notre Dame reliever [autotag]Jack Findlay[/autotag], who took over in the bottom of the sixth, had enough gas as he stuck out Mitchell Smith for the final out.

The win evens the Irish’s record back to 2-2 early in the season. They are back on the diamond tomorrow afternoon, with first pitch set at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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See Notre Dame Baseball’s College World Series rings

🤟 mustache 🍌

It was an epic season for the Irish, as they had an opportunity to play for a national championship as they advanced to the College World Series. Knocking off the number one seeded Tennessee Volunteers along with finishing 41-17 was quite the accomplishment even if they weren’t able to bring the hardware back to South Bend.

Regardless of the outcome, Notre Dame went to Omaha for the third time in program history and the 40 wins was a program first along with a single-season high of 79 team home runs. Those feats deserved to be honored and that is exactly what has happened as the Notre Dame Baseball twitter page tweeted out photos of the rings they awarded the 2022 team.

The caption reads it’s all in the details and on the inside of the rings are the most inserting detail of them all. No doubt the three fingers, mustaches grown by the team during their postseason run and bananas eaten in the dugout will not be forgotten for this impressive group of young men and their accomplishments.

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Former Notre Dame 3B/P Brannigan signs with Pittsburgh

Congrats Jack!

One of the most electric players in Major League Baseball is Anaheim Angels pitcher, outfielder, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani. With an fastball that touches 100 miles-per-hour and prodigious power, Ohtani has changed the way many teams view two-way players.

Notre Dame’s [autotag]Jack Brannigan[/autotag] is one of those, the regular Irish third-baseman over the last two seasons and occasional pitcher will get his opportunity to do what Ohtani does, play both ways. When drafted in the 3rd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brannigan wasn’t given one position description, he was labeled as both, leading many to wonder if he will be able to do that at the highest level. After officially signing with the Pirates, it seems like Brannigan will.

It will be interesting to watch Brannigan during his professional career, especially how long the Pirates will allow him to play both ways and how they will handle it. Either way, the former Irish star will get his chance to play both ways at the professional level.

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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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Could Notre Dame Baseball signee spur the Irish for the MLB?

The allure of being a 1st-round pick is tempting

There is a lot to be said about potentially going in the first round of any draft, let alone the MLB Draft. That is exactly the scenario for Irish verbal [autotag]Owen Murphy[/autotag] of Riverside Brookfield High School in Illinois.

Currently the right-handed pitcher is viewed as a potential supplemental first-round selection, most recently by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel (insider). He could end up going the same route as current Notre Dame two-way star Jack Brannigan, but that’s only if he actually ends up in South Bend.

Committing to [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag], who now has gone back to his alma mater Florida State to be their head coach, Murphy will have a massive life choice in front of him. It is entirely possible that due to the uncertainty of who the Irish manager will be, that Murphy could skip college and get his professional career started.

On the other hand, he could get drafted by a team he may not want to play for, decided that his draft stock and subsequent signing bonus could improve and make more money while getting close to completing a degree in three-years.

At this point it’s an unknown what Murphy’s intentions will be. What we do know is that he is a highly-thought of prospect, the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year, that will be an asset wherever he lands next.

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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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Notre Dame’s comeback falls short, fall to Oklahoma in College World Series

The Irish are still alive….

The Irish were in a tight contest against Oklahoma, but the Sooners broke open the game during a three-run rally in the bottom of the fifth. Although the Irish responded, with a [autotag]David LaManna[/autotag] two-run homer, it wasn’t enough.

The Irish would give up one more run to Oklahoma and wound up losing the contest 6-2, their first loss in Omaha. Fortunately, [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag] and his squad will play another day, as they will have to defeat Texas A&M in the loser’s bracket for another shot at defeating the Sooners. The win puts Oklahoma in a very advantageous position, needing just one more win to advance to the championship series.

The Irish and the Aggies will have a day-off before they take the field in an elimination game on Tuesday, at 2pm EST on ESPN.

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Watch: Notre Dame gets outs on two crazy plays against Oklahoma

They happened in the same inning!!!

The Irish are in a battle, as the Oklahoma offense had seemingly solved lefty hurler [autotag]Aiden Tyrell[/autotag]. Then some very weird plays happened, both in the bottom of the fourth and both revolving around third baseman [autotag]Jack Brannigan[/autotag].

First, it was a fly-ball towards left fielder [autotag]Ryan Cole[/autotag], who dove but came up a bit short and the ball went past Cole to the wall. He quickly got up, gather himself, found [autotag]Zack Prajzner[/autotag], his cutoff man, who then fired to Brannigan and go the runner at third.

That wasn’t the end of the odd defensive plays during the inning. This time it was right fielder [autotag]Brooks Coetzee[/autotag] gunning out the baserunner at third only to see Brannigan lose the ball on the tag, hit the Sooners third-base coach and the Irish third baseman quickly grabbed the ball and tagged out the runner.

It was two crazy sequences that happened which has kept the Irish deficit at just two runs as they continue to battle against Oklahoma in the winners bracket in the College World Series.

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See photos of Notre Dame practicing in preparation of the College World Series

Chills

The Irish broke a twenty-year drought last weekend, defeating the No. 1 overall seed Tennessee Volunteers and clinching their first trip to the College World Series since 2002. The ride isn’t over for Link Jarrett and the 2022 Notre Dame Baseball team. They are set to face off against Texas Friday night at 7pm EST on ESPN.

Take a look below at some of the photos shared on social media of the Irish arriving and practicing in preparation of playing for a national title.