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Notre Dame Baseball keeps rolling, winning steak extends to five games

The streak is not a handful

The Irish have found their groove again and they are really starting to play some great baseball. After enduring a four-game losing streak, which started with a Louisville swept and extended with the one-game series loss to Virginia Tech, Link Jarrett’s team has caught fire once again.

A mid-week win against Northern Illinois got them back into the win column, then a sweep against #5 Florida State in Tallahassee really propelled the Irish again. They kept the good times going today, as they welcomed in Butler and surprising had a battle on their hands. Eventually the Irish overcame the Bulldogs and won 5-2.

Offensively it was two-way star Jack Brannigan, who launched his fourth homer of the year. Spencer Myers, Nick Juaire and Zack Prajzner also added RBI on the day. Although Radek Birkholz struggled on the mound, giving up two runs, his teammates picked him up. Relievers Ryan McLinksey, Jack Findlay, Jackson Dennies and Austin Temple collectively allowed no runs.

The win puts the Irish record at 17-5, with an upcoming series at home against ACC foe Clemson. Notre Dame will look to extend their winning streak to six games Friday night as first pitch is scheduled for 5:00pm EST.

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Watch: Highlights from Notre Dame’s extra inning win over FSU

A thriller for the Irish

The Irish got off to exactly the start they wanted to against Link Jarrett’s alma mater on Friday night. Great pitching, starting with John Michael Bertrand, who gave way to Ryan McLinskey then Aidan Tyrell and Alex Rao finishing the game off.

The quintet of Irish pitchers blanked the Seminoles bats, as just four hits and two walks were allowed all night. Even though the bats were quiet for most of the night, they did just enough for Notre Dame to pull out the extra inning win on the road against Florida State. This win hopefully will spring the Irish to their first ACC conference series victory and get the momentum back on their side.

Take a look at the highlight from last nights contest below.

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Notre Dame Baseball comes back against NC State and wins in extra innings

Eight in a row, this time with some dramatics

It wasn’t a game that the Irish were accustomed too, coming from behind has not been something this team has done much of this season. That was the case on Friday night however, as the Irish saw a late 4-0 deficit entering the seventh inning.

That’s when the bats came alive and the Irish scratched out three runs in the seventh and the tying run in the eighth to even the score at four and force extras. It was Carter Putz’s solo home run to start the scoring for Notre Dame and Jack Brannigan finished off the comeback.

The game would extend into the twelfth inning when the Irish bats once again came alive. Four runs in that inning once again highlighted by a long ball, this time by Zack Prajzner.

The story wasn’t just about the Irish bats, it was the bullpen. Starter Aidan Tyrell wasn’t his sharpest, giving up four runs over four innings. Then Alex Rao, Radek Birkholz, Ryan McLinskey and Brannigan took over. They combined for nine innings without allowing a run and striking out 11 batters.

Although the win improved the Irish to 10-1, this game could be looked at as the starting point to another run at the ACC regular season title. If the Irish were to repeat as regular season champs, it would be the first time in program history that feat was accomplished. They have won consecutive conference tournament championships, the last time being the stretch from 2002-2006 when they won the Big East Conference tournament title every year.

The Irish continue their three-games series against the the Wolfpack this afternoon as they try and keep their 8-game winning streak alive.

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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 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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