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Notre Dame baseball routs Marist to start their weekend series

A nice way to start a weekend

The Irish didn’t want to let another team think they could hang around with them and it showed against Marist. Link Jarrett’s team jumped out to an early 8-0 lead after the first inning and then cruised to a 20-2 win to open their weekend series.

It was a total team effort as four players (TJ Williams, Jack Zyska, DM Jefferson and Nick Juaire) each had multiple RBIs in the contest. Ryan Cole led the team with three hits, and two players, Zyska and Justin Kapus hit homers.

Starter Aidan Tyrell was magnificent, going seven strong innings, allowing just three hits, no runs and striking out five batters. Sammy Cooper finished off the game and although he did allow two runs, he struck out three finishing off the blow out.

The Irish play two today, their first game of the doubleheader starting at 2pm EST as John Michael Bertrand takes the hill against Monmouth.

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The weekend rotation is almost set for Notre Dame baseball

Just one unnamed starter remains

The Irish are coming off a successful opening weekend, winning two of their three games and keeping their high ranking among the polls. As is normal for Midwest baseball teams, Link Jarrett’s team will play their majority of games on the road until the weather turns in South Bend.

This weekend the Irish head off to Greenville, South Carolina as they are set to face Marist and Monmouth. Earlier they announced their starting rotation for the weekend series, as Aidan Tyrell will start the first game, John Michael Bertrand the second and Austin Temple in the finale. The only unknown is the third starter, as Jarrett has yet to name who will toe the mound.

It could very well be a bullpen game for the second half of the double-header, depending on how the first two games play out. Either way, we know at least three-quarters of the Irish’s starting rotation for this coming weekend.

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Notre Dame baseball almost atop the latest Baseball American poll

The Irish have made a good impression on Baseball America

The Irish didn’t complete the sweep during opening weekend, but it seems like Baseball America didn’t care much about the getaway day loss to Delaware. It was a game where Link Jarrett’s team just couldn’t finish the job, as the Blue Hens got the walk-off victory.

As noted above, Baseball America didn’t care, their latest poll was released today and the Irish are ranked as the second best team in the country.  Notre Dame ended up moving up two spots, just behind top rated Texas. It’s a bit surprising as the third ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys have the same record but defeated Vanderbilt in two of three games. The Commodores were the number two ranked team in the country last week.

Regardless of where the Irish are, having a ranking the high early in the season is a great sign, one that shows that they are among the top teams in the country.

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Notre Dame baseball loses lead late, takes their first loss of the season

Still a very solid opening weekend

The early getaway day start might have given the Irish problems, especially after a quick turnaround from last nights game. It didn’t seem like that was the case early, with Link Jarrett’s team jumping out to a 3-0 lead after the top of the fifth.

Delaware clawed back in the bottom of that inning, scoring two runs to get within a one of the Irish. First baseman Carter Putz would give the Irish a little breathing room, as his RBI single scored outfield Ryan Cole. That would cap the scoring for the Irish as they saw their opponent start their comeback.

Two runs for Delaware in the bottom of the sixth would tie the game at 4, which would then lead to a walk-off win for the Blue Hens in the bottom of the ninth. It wasn’t how Notre Dame envisioned leaving Florida but a 2-1 record is still a great start to the 2022 season.

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Notre Dame baseball improves to 2-0 in a nail biter against Stetson

2-0 is 2-0

If you were to look at Notre Dame’s opponent in their second game of the year, Stetson, you most likely would have thought the Irish would cruise to another easy victory. Well, that was not the case as the Hatters hung around but just couldn’t put together enough runs late. Link Jarrett’s team won 5-3, and improved to 2-0 early this season.

The Irish scored four of their runs in the fourth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie and that would be all of the scoring they could muster. It was catcher David LaManna with the games biggest blow, his two-run single in that inning helped the Irish score four.

John Michael Bertrand was magnificent, going six strong innings, striking out eight and allowing no walks. The run in the first was unearned.

The Irish finish out their first road trip of the year tomorrow, as they face Delaware at 9am EST.

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Quick primer ahead of Notre Dame baseball’s season opener Friday

It’s almost time to play ball for the Irish

The NCAA baseball season begins for the Irish this weekend and the expectations are sky high. After a run to the Super Regionals last year, Link Jarrett has establish the program as one of the best in the Midwest quickly. In his first full season, the Irish finished first in the ACC’s Atlantic division, racking up a 25-10 conference record, 34-13 overall. Obviously we all remember their run in the NCAA tournament, but the brilliance spanned the whole season. Gone is slugging first baseman Niko Kavadas, but the Irish are still viewed as one of the best teams in the country heading into the 2022 season. Here is a quick primer of what to expect from this seasons squad.

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Notre Dame baseball adds Houston graduate transfer pitcher

Another arm in the fold for ND baseball

Matt Lazzaro is on the move once again. The Georgia native started his baseball career at Furman, where he was a teammate of current Notre Dame pitching John Michael Bertrand, pitched last year for Houston and now finds himself reuniting with Bertrand once again.

Lazzaro has announced that he will transfer out of Houston and enroll as a graduate transfer for Notre Dame, as Link Jarrett will look to find a replacement for recently drafted Tanner Kohlhepp.

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Even though Lazzaro wasn’t used much for the Cougars last year, just over 19 innings pitched, he was highly effective. He registered a 3.66 ERA with an impressive 24 strikeouts. Lazzaro kept the ball in the park as well, not allowing a homer last year.

Although we don’t know what Lazzaro’s role will be for Jarrett, his addition will be more added depth to a pitching staff that was very this past season.

MLB All-Star MVP Guerrero gives special shout out to former Notre Dame star

What a gesture!

The conclusion of the MLB All-Star festivities last night saw the Toronto Blue Jays slugging first-baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a massive home-run, the 200th total in the All-Star game. The blast, along with an RBI groundout was enough for the Dominican native to be named MVP of the contest.

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During the middle of the game, there was a pause for the many people who have had the difficult battle with cancer. The segment saw everyone in the stands, including the All-Star’s holding up signs with a loved ones name on it, as they Stand Up To Cancer. In a heartfelt moment for many, the eventual MVP’s card was flashed on screen.

His card was dedicated to former Notre Dame star and All-Star teammate Trey Mancini. Guerrero Jr. wasn’t the only one either, as Baltimore teammate Cedric Mullins did the same.

Mullins dedication should come as a surprise, but for Guerrero Jr. to recognize Mancini is special. They aren’t teammates, aside from this game, and there’s a language barrier as well, with the MVP not being very comfortable with his English.

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That didn’t matter at all as the sentiment from Guerrero Jr. speaks much louder than the fact that they can’t fully communicate with each other. In a night full of stars, this was a very touching moment.

Kohlhepp first off the board for Notre Dame in MLB Draft

The first Irish baseball player is off the board!

It has been a long wait for many of the Notre Dame baseball players as they waited for their names to be called in the MLB Draft. It definitely helped that this years draft was much longer than last years, twenty rounds instead of just five, but the wait was still on through four rounds.

The wait finally came to an end as with the 145th overall pick in the 5th round, the Detroit Tigers selected right-handed pitcher Tanner Kohlhepp. The Tigers have invested heavily in pitching over the most recent drafts and the Irish pitcher goes to a team that is in the middle of a rebuild.

It has been a very pitching-heavy draft for the Tigers, as five of their first six selections have been hurlers. It remains to be seen where Kohlhepp will start his professional career, but what we do know is it’s another feather in the baseball programs hat as they send yet another player to the big leagues.

FIW Exclusive: Get to know Notre Dame’s newest dual-sport athlete Jack Lausch

Get to know the next dual-sport Irish athlete, Jack Lausch

Over the weekend dual-sport Chicago Brother Rice High School athlete Jack Lausch committed to the Irish, to play both baseball and football in South Bend.

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The impressive athlete was relatively under the radar prior to his pledge, but that will no longer be the case. Watch the interview Lausch and I had yesterday to get to know what to expect from Notre Dame’s next dual-sport star.

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