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Notre Dame baseball’s 10-game winning streak ended by Louisville

Can’t win them all

The Irish were going to lose again at some point, that’s just the way baseball works. No team goes undefeated during a season, but Link Jarrett’s team hadn’t felt the agony of defeat in 10-games. The Louisville Cardinals broke that streak, scoring multiple runs in the first, third, sixth, and seventh inning to defeat the Irish 16-11.

The back-and-forth affair started with the Irish scoring three to begin the game, only to see the hosts score five of their own. The top of the third saw Notre Dame’s bats wake up again to tie the game at 5, only to lose that lead again in the bottom of the inning.

The fifth inning the bats would storm back again, with the Irish taking the lead 8-7, and again Louisville countered in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. The Cardinals would then score seven runs over the next two inning to take a lead they would never relinquish.

FINAL – #1 Notre Dame 11, Louisville 16

Not our night#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/uswzIUyOpf

— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) March 18, 2022

Every Irish starter had a hit with the exception of Zack Prajzner had a hit, unfortunately the pitching staff couldn’t hold up their end of the bargain. The series continues tomorrow, with a start time at 1:00pm EST.

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Notre Dame Basketball: Ready for Indiana in Crossroads Classic

Indiana is known for basketball like Wisconsin is known for dairy, so the Crossroads Classic that’s been held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse every year since 2011 always feels like an early Christmas present for local hoops fans. Notre Dame (8-3) has split its first eight appearances, and this year, it faces Indiana (10-1), which came back to beat the Irish in overtime when these teams last met in the event in 2017. The Hoosiers have won three of the teams’ four Crossroads Classic meetings.

The Irish have been hot from 3-point range, making 35 3s over their past two games, a school record for that span. No Notre Dame team ever had made at least 15 3-pointers in back-to-back games until last week.

Dane Goodwin has been superb off the bench in the first half, scoring 16 in that frame against Detroit Mercy, followed by 14 in the win over UCLA, which was Mike Brey’s 800th career game.

Notre Dame Basketball: Irish Never Let Up vs. UCLA

When one thinks about Notre Dame and UCLA coming together, only one memory comes to mind: Two figures involved in that historic game, Digger Phelps and Bill Walton, were part of the ABC broadcast when these teams met again Saturday. If viewers …

When one thinks about Notre Dame and UCLA coming together, only one memory comes to mind:

Two figures involved in that historic game, Digger Phelps and Bill Walton, were part of the ABC broadcast when these teams met again Saturday. If viewers tuning in were more focused on the shenanigans between those two, it probably was because the Irish had what became a 75-61 win well in hand.

The Irish (7-3) continued the 3-point barrage they had against Detroit Mercy. After John Mooney’s opening two-point basket, Notre Dame’s next six field goals came from beyond the arc. In fact, 24 of their 31 first-half points were scored there. Any second-half run by the Bruins (7-3) was answered (a total of 15 3-pointers helped), and that was the game.

Prentiss Hubb scored 15 of his game-high 20 points from 3-point range. Dane Goodwin made 3 treys off the bench while contributing 16 points. TJ Gibbs had four 3-pointers as part of his 15 points, and John Mooney joined the double-double club again with 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Notre Dame Basketball: Irish Back on Track With Record Win

Looking for any possible way to end its two-game losing streak, Notre Dame chose to break out the offensive firepower Tuesday against Detroit Mercy. The results was a 110-71 win that saw the Irish (7-3) turn it into a blowout little by little. The Titans (1-8) simply had no answer for a team that tied its single records for assists (33) and 3-pointers (20).

Six players scored in double figures for the Irish. Dane Goodwin was lethal off the bench, leading Notre Dame with 27 points in 28 minutes on 10-of-13 shooting. Just behind Goodwin was T.J. Gibbs, who scored all 18 of his points on 3-pointers. Nate Laszewski earned 12 of his 14 points off the bench from beyond the arc.

John Mooney reached the double-double mark again with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Also achieving a double-double was Prentiss Hubb, who had a 13-point, 11-assist line. Juwan Durham came within one rebound of joining the club but scored 16.

The Irish shot 59.4 percent from the field and made all eight of their free throws, though the charity stripe obviously wasn’t needed on this night.