It was over.
It was done.
No. 6 Notre Dame had already taken game one of Saturday’s doubleheader at Boston College and game two appeared to be just an afterthought for the Irish.
Alex Stiegler had been stellar in his seven innings of work for the Eagles as he allowed just one run while his teammates had his back, tallying nine runs for him on the afternoon.
Trailing 9-1 as they batted in the visitors half of the eighth inning, Notre Dame baseball did it again.
The Irish bats were extremely tough on Boston College’s bullpen as they’d cross 12 runs in the eighth inning to take a 13-9 lead that they’d eventually win by.
Niko Kavadas hit yet another home run to get things going in the inning, bringing the Irish within seven, and perhaps that was the air Notre Dame simply needed in its lungs.
Shortly after, Zack Prajzner hit a three-run blast to bring Notre Dame within four before a misplay by Boston College’s second baseman helped extend the inning while tightening the game to a three-run margin.
David LaManna eventually beat out a play at first base that allowed both Ryan Cole and Kavadas, giving the Irish a 10-9 lead.
Liam Simon and Aidyn Tyrell recorded the final six outs to secure Notre Dame’s improbable victory, 13-9.
The Irish are now 20-8 overall and 18-8 in ACC play while Boston College fell to 16-21 overall and 6-18 in the conference.
The sixth-ranked Irish will go for the series sweep Sunday afternoon at Boston College.