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Notre Dame Baseball leads the country in this very important stat

This group has led the team to a 9-1 record early

Through ten games so far this season, the Irish baseball team has dropped just one game, a one-run loss to Delaware in their third contest of the year. Playing a huge part of their 9-1 record has been the pitching staff and after Tuesdays win over Elon, the Irish are tops in one extremely important statistic, earned run average.

The team ERA for Link Jarrett’s team is a minute 1.41, having given up just fourteen total runs so far. They are just one of eight teams to have an ERA under 2, and lead Texas by slim margin, .13, but still tops in the nation.

Although this collective effort has been impressive, it’s the starters that have shined early. Aidan Tyrell, John Michael Bertrand and Austin Temple each have ERA’s under a two, with Tyrell and Bertrand’s under a one.

The bullpen hasn’t been slacking either, eight of them having pitched two or more innings without allowing a single run. When the Irish start their ACC conference schedule, which begins this weekend against host North Carolina State, their numbers will most likely not be as impressive but early on, the whole pitching staff has shown it has the makeup to shut down any team.

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Notre Dame pitcher Temple had himself a weekend, gets recognized

What a weekend

The Irish baseball team won another weekend series. Copy, paste, print. It’s been a reoccurring theme since Link Jarrett took over the program, and early this year it’s been three series played, and three series victories.

Two of those have been sweeps, this weekend being another one. The Sunday starter, Austin Temple made Minnesota miserable, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning while striking out a career-high 9 Gophers. For his efforts he was named the MVP of the Cambria College Classic, but the recognition didn’t stop there for Temple.

On Monday, Temple was named the ACC pitcher of the week for his gem this past Sunday.

The Irish ultimately won the game, 3-1, taking all three games against the Big Ten foes in the CCC.

With their three win, the Irish improved to 8-1 on the year and once again are looking like a team that has College World Series aspirations.

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Notre Dame Baseball escapes with a win against Michigan State

Timely hitting and great pitching are a winning combo for the Irish

It wasn’t easy for the Irish as Michigan State was a much tougher task than anticipated. It was a game where starting pitcher John Michael Bertrand was once again at the top of his game, going seven strong innings allowing just one run while striking out four batters.

The Spartans finally got the the Irish ace during his final inning, almost preventing him from securing the victory. Reliever Ryan McLinskey picked Bertrand up, facing six batters and retiring each of them, while striking out four as the Irish scored in the bottom of the seventh to get Bertrand the win.

The batters struggled for the most part, mustering just two hits all game, but making them count. TJ Williams’ single led to Brooks Coetzee’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth. The winning hit was by Jack Brannigan, his solo homer put the Irish ahead 2-1 and finished out the game.

The Irish look for the sweep of their weekend Big Ten foes as they face host Minnesota tomorrow at 6pm EST on Big Ten Network Plus.

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Notre Dame Baseball is ready to face the Big Ten this weekend

The Irish head north to face three Big Ten opponents

The Irish aren’t going somewhere warm this weekend. Actually, they’re going somewhere that is notoriously cold for this time of year, Minnesota. Fortunately, Notre Dame will be playing inside during their three-game road trip against Illinois, Michigan State and host Minnesota.

Earlier this evening Link Jarrett announced his starting rotation, the same one from last weekend. Aiden Tyrell will lead the team on Friday, followed by John Michael Bertrand and Austin Temple. The Cambria College Classic is the start of their spring break trip as the Irish will head to North Carolina to face Elon before starting their ACC campaign against NC State over the weekend.

With the Big Ten foes each entering the weekend with losing records, the Irish should be favored in every game. All the games are being played indoors at U.S. Bank Stadium along with being televised on Big Ten Network Plus.

Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire for the latest results from this weekend’s contests for Notre Dame Baseball.

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A pair of stats that explain why Notre Dame Baseball is so highly ranked

There are more than a few reasons why the Irish have been so successful early

The Irish have gotten off to a fast start this spring, winning their two series, a 5-1 record and a very high ranking among the national polls. Today, the Notre Dame Baseball twitter account gave two reasons why the Irish have been so successful early this season, pitching and scoring runs.

The stats speak for themselves, Link Jarrett’s team ranks in the Top-10 in both scoring and ERA in the country. That is a huge reason why this years squad has done so well, when you pitch like the Irish have it tends to lead to a lot of wins. When you hit like the Irish have been, it tends to lead to a lot of blow out victories.

So far this year, the Irish have scored a total of 71 runs, while allowing just 14, their average runs per game is at 11.83 while their opponents score just 2.33. If Jarrett’s team can keep this up, another deep run in the NCAA Tournament is almost assured.

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Baseball American drops Notre Dame one spot in latest rankings

The Irish are still ranked extremely high

Heading into this past weekend the Irish were ranked as the second best team in the country, behind Texas, according to Baseball America. Even though Link Jarrett’s team went undefeated, winning all three of their games in impressive fashion, they still fell a spot in the latest BA poll.

It wasn’t anything the Irish did, it was what Stanford did instead. The Cardinal went undefeated as well last week, running up a 4-0 record while allowing just one run and scoring 27 total runs. Their biggest win of the week was against Arkansas, an impressive 5-0 shutout against the now tenth ranked team in the country.

Even though the Irish fell, being the top rated team in the ACC is still nothing to scoff at. Notre Dame returns to the field this weekend as they face a trio of Big Ten teams in Minneapolis.

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Former Notre Dame pitcher Kohlhepp impressing during Detroit Tigers camp

The former Irish pitcher has impressed early in his MLB career

It’s always a great selling point during the recruiting process to sell players that their future is at the next level. Regardless of what sport it is, every athlete that gets an opportunity to play at the collegiate level has those dreams. For some, it’s not realistic but for others, like former Notre Dame pitcher Tanner Kohlhepp, it is.

We fondly remember Kohlhepp’s part in last years run in to the Super Regionals, then having the Detroit Tigers select him in the fifth round. Not all drafted players are fast tracked through systems, especially when drafted into an organization that is rebuilding. The Tigers were one of the worst teams in the MLB last year, but have the envy of many other teams due to a wealth of minor league talent, Kohlhepp included.

In his first outing facing live hitters since donning the Blue and Gold, Kohlhepp was more than impressive according to MLB.coms Jason Beck.

It’s great to see players like Trey Mancini and Cavan Biggio having big roles for their teams and it looks like Kohlhepp could be doing the same with the Tigers. It looks like Link Jarrett can use Kohlhepp as recruiting ammo in the near future.

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Notre Dame baseball series finale canceled, officially sweep weekend

The sweep is official

The Irish have gotten off to a fantastic start in the 2022 season, picking up from where they left off last year. Yes, there are new characters, but Link Jarrett has the Notre Dame baseball team in a great position to once again be an NCAA Tournament team.

Unfortunately the series finale against Marist was canceled due to impending inclement weather. However, the Irish still head back to South Bend with a series sweep, winning all three games played and holding a 5-1 record. They will be highly ranked once again when the polls are updated early this week.

The Irish are back on the road next weekend, as they head to Minneapolis to face three Big Ten teams, Illinois, Michigan State, and Minnesota in U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Notre Dame baseball blanks Monmouth, sweeps double-header

The Irish get another series win with one left to play

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.

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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Late hitting and phenomenal pitching lead Notre Dame baseball in game 1

Late runs and good pitching is a great recipe for the Irish

As legendary Chicago Cub Ernie Banks famously said, “let’s play two,” that’s exactly what the Irish are doing today. With staff ace John Michael Bertrand on the mound, Link Jarrett rode his lefty to 7 innings giving up 2 runs. He set a career high with eleven strikeouts.

The hitters were quiet for the majority of the game, but during the fifth and sixth innings they woke up. Both Carter Putz, fifth, and Ryan Cole, grand slam, blasted homers as the Irish lead went for 2-0 to 8-0 in a hurry. Although Monmouth would manage two runs, the Irish answered with eight more of their own, to finish them off 16-2.

It was exactly what Jarrett wanted to see, his ace going deep into a double-header, saving his bullpen for game two. The Irish will have a quick break before heading back out to the diamond looking to secure a series win and sweep of the double-header.

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