BOSTON, Mass. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish conclude their regular season schedule with a three-game ACC series at Boston College. The Irish will face the Eagles at the Eddie Pellagrini Diamond on the campus of Boston College on Thursday and Saturday. Friday’s game will be played at Fenway Park as the Irish compete in BC’s 11th Annual ALS Awareness Game.
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Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
TV |
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May 18 |
5:30 PM |
Boston College |
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond |
RHP Aidan Tyrell (7-2, 2.87 ERA) vs. RHP Henry Leake (3-4, 6.66 ERA) |
ACCNX |
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May 19 |
7 PM |
Boston College |
Fenway Park |
RHP Blake Hely (3-2, 4.77 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Flynn (4-3, 5.14 ERA) |
ACCN |
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May 20 |
12 PM |
Boston College |
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond |
TBD vs. TBD |
ACCNX |
Final ACC Series of the Season is Set in Boston
- What a week for the Irish – Wrigley Field on Tuesday and Fenway Park on Friday this week as Notre Dame plays at both parks for the first time in program history.
- This will be the 57th matchup between the Irish and the Eagles as the Irish lead the overall series 37-19. The Irish are 15-5 at home, 15-9 on the road, and 7-5 at neutral sites.
- The last matchup between the two squads was a three-game series at Frank Eck Stadium. The Irish took the series, winning the second and third games of the series after falling 7-4 in game one.
- The Irish scored eight runs in the opening inning of the second game, propelled by Zack Prajzner’s first career grand slam, to win the middle game of the series with a score of 11-5.
- The Irish went on to take the final game of the series in a 16-11 victory after scoring a season-high 11 runs in the sixth inning.
- The Irish head into the matchup with Vinny Martinez leading the way with a .301 batting average, followed by Zack Prajzner who is hitting at a clip of .300.
- Prajzner has tallied a team best 57 hits and 41 runs and is second on the team with 11 doubles.
- Carter Putz leads the Irish with 37 RBI this season. Putz has recorded 52 hits, a team-best 12 doubles, and eight home runs.
- Jack Penney and Vinny Martinez are leading the team with 10 home runs a piece.
Irish Play Northwestern at Wrigley Field
- For the first time in program history, the Fighting Irish took the field at the historic Wrigley Field to take on Northwestern for the second time this season.
- The Irish fell in their second 11 inning game of the season, falling 8-7 in extra innings as the Wildcats scored their final run on a ground…