SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Fighting Irish (8-6) are into ACC play as they travel to Winston-Salem, NC to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-2). Notre Dame is 1-2 in the conference after falling to Georgia Tech in the three-game series in Atlanta, GA. The Irish are on three-game winning streak after taking the final game of the series against the Yellow Jackets and defeating Saint Joseph’s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
TV |
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March 15 |
12 p.m. ET |
at Wake Forest |
David F. Couch Ballpark |
RHP Jackson Dennies (0-1, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Rhett Lowder (3-0, 1.88 ERA) |
ACCNX |
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March 16 |
4 p.m. ET |
at Wake Forest |
David F. Couch Ballpark |
TBA vs. LHP Sean Sullivan (2-1, 1.83 ERA) |
ACCN |
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March 17 |
1 p.m. ET |
at Wake Forest |
David F. Couch Ballpark |
RHP Blake Hely (0-1, 4.32 ERA) vs. LHP Josh Hartle (4-0, 1.52 ERA) |
ACCNX |
Friday | Live Stats | ACCNX
Saturday | Live Stats | ACCN
Sunday | Live Stats | ACCNX
Irish Resume Conference Play Wake Forest
- This will be the 31st contest between the Irish and the Demon Deacons as Notre Dame trails in the overall series 14-16.
- The Irish are 7-7 at Frank Eck, are 5-9 on the road at Wake Forest, and are 2-0 at neutral sites.
- Notre Dame has taken the last five matchups against the Demon Deacons, including a series sweep in South Bend, IN last April. The Irish also won the 2021 series in a 2-1 victory on the road.
- Last season, the Irish took game one 8-3 with Jack Zyska leading the way as he finished with three hits, two runs, and an RBI.
- The Notre Dame offense blew up in game two, taking home a 21-3 win over Wake Forest at Frank Eck. Carter Putz finished with a team-high four hits, three runs, and two RBI, where he also recorded his second home run of the 2022 season.
- Brady Gumpf tallied his career home run in the sixth inning of game two, recording two RBI on the day.
- The sweep was completed with a 13-12 win over the Demon Deacons in game three.
- The Irish faced a six-run deficit and never led in the game until Carter Putz hit a walk-off single in the ninth to complete the comeback.
- The Irish faced an 8-2 deficit heading into the bottom of the fifth and a 12-8 deficit heading into the bottom of the second but ended up tying the game in the seventh.
- Jack Zyska hit his second home run of the afternoon, a three-run blast, over the wall in left center to put the game level for the first time since it began. After two…