SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish (23-16) are back at Frank Eck this weekend as they take on the Florida State Seminoles (14-25) in another ACC match up this weekend. The three-game series starts on Friday, April 28 at home as the Irish look to build on their momentum in conference play.
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Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
TV |
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April 28 |
6:00 PM |
Florida State |
Frank Eck Stadium |
LHP Aidan Tyrell (7-1, 2.76 ERA) vs. RHP Jackson Baumeister (2-4, 5.56 ERA) |
ACCNX |
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April 29 |
4:00 PM |
Florida State |
Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Blake Hely (2-1, 4.82 ERA) vs. RHP Conner Whittaker (3-5, 4. ERA) |
ACCN |
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April 30 |
3:00 PM |
Florida State |
Frank Eck Stadium |
TBD vs. TBD |
ESPN2 |
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Florida State Heads to South Bend
- The Fighting Irish resume ACC play with the Seminoles this weekend after sweeping No. 8 Virginia at home last weekend.
- The Irish have yet to play a game at home on a Saturday. Notre Dame is looking to play their first home Saturday game this weekend as every weekend series at home so far this season has been moved to a Sunday doubleheader.
- The Irish trail the overall series against Florida State 14-21, going 5-7 at home, 7-12 at FSU, and 2-1 at neutral sites.
- The last Irish and Seminole match up was in the 2022 ACC Tournament as the Irish downed Florida State 5-3 in pool play.
- In the regular season, Notre Dame swept the Seminoles on the road, winning game one 2-0 (12), winning game two 5-4, and winning game three 9-7.
- Carter Putz led the Irish in game one with two hits and one run, led the Irish in game two with three hits and two runs, and finished game three with two hits, two RBI, and three runs. Aidan Tyrell took home his fourth win of the 2022 season in game three of the sweep.
- Link Jarrett returns to Frank Eck for the first time after leading the Irish to their 2022 College World Series run in Omaha for the first time since 2002.
Irish Take on MSU for the Second Time This Season
- The Irish fell to the Spartans for the second time this season on Tuesday, April 25 in East Lansing.
- Tied at 5-5 in the sixth, Michigan State recorded a six-run inning in the seventh to take the lead 11-5. The Spartans would tack on one more run in the bottom of the eighth to take the win 12-5.
- Carter Putz and Brady Gumpf led the Irish with two hits a piece and DM Jefferson recorded his first triple…