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Notre Dame completes comeback, baseball team sweeps Wake Forest

WOW, what a comeback for the Irish

After the top of the fifth inning, it very much looked like the Irish’s modest four-game winning streak would come to an end after Wake Forest took at 8-2 lead. The Notre Dame hitters had something else to say about that, as they soon went to work.

The Irish battled back and after five innings, trailed 8-7, but they were going to need more eventually. The Demon Deacons scored three in the top of the sixth then the Irish answered back with on, for a 11-8 score at the end of the inning. The visitors would tack on another run in the top of the seventh before the Irish bats once again woke up with a four spot in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 12. Jack Zyska with the biggest hit of that inning, his three-run homer, his second on the day, tied the game.

A single by Carter Putz in the bottom of the ninth would close the heroics for the Irish as they at one time erased a six-run Wake Forest lead. This comeback was one that many will not forget, especially Zyska.

The win improved gave the Irish eleven straight wins at home and a perfect 5-0 home stand. Their winning streak also has reached five games and their ACC record is now at 11-7.

Notre Dame is back on the road on as they travel north to face Michigan State in Comerica Park, the home of MLB’s Detroit Tigers. They will then return to South Bend as Boston College comes into town for a weekend series beginning Friday afternoon.

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On the day of the Blue vs. Gold game, Notre Dame baseball wins by football score

This was certainly a football score

Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 3. Sounds like a football score right? Well, that wasn’t the case as the Irish baseball scored three touchdowns worth of runs against the visiting Demon Deacons while allowing just a field goal.

The offensive outburst was the highest run total of the year for Link Jarrett’s team as they were led by catcher David LaManna, who had two hits, one for a home run, and drove in five. Jack Brannigan, Brady Gumpf and Zack Prajzner also hit long balls for the Irish, who scored in every inning except for the fifth with multiple runs in the first, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh.

Starter Austin Temple wasn’t as sharp as we have seen him, but he didn’t need to be. He allowed two runs spanning 4.1 innings and then the bullpen took over. Another unearned run charged to Jack Findlay would be the only other damage the Irish pitchers would allow.

It was a great win for the Irish, who pushed their winning streak to four games and their record to 25-8. They improved to 10-7 in ACC as well. The win gives Notre Dame a series win but they will go for the sweep tomorrow as the start time has changed and first pitch at Frank Eck Stadium will be at 11am EST.

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