Shawn Stiffler is in his second season with the Irish, after leading Notre Dame to a 30-24 season in 2023. He owns a 384-231 career record. Stiffler came to South Bend after spending the 10 seasons at the helm of the VCU program.
INF Estevan Moreno is the only player in Division I baseball to hit three home runs in two separate games this season. Moreno hit three home runs in the 15-11 Saturday win at Tennessee Tech and in the 11-2 midweek victory at home vs. Purdue. He tied a program record for home runs in a single game with both performances. He has achieved the feat three times, the most of any Irish player in program history (also hit three April 21, 2023 vs. Virginia).
Three Irish pitchers have been named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List: RHPs Radek Birkholz, Bennett Flynn and Nate Hardman.
D1Baseball tabbed four Irish players among the top national players in their positions. Jack Penney enters 2024 ranked No. 32 among the nation’s shortstops, Simon Baumgardt ranked No. 50 amond third basemen, David Glancy ranked No. 97 among outfielders, and Jackson Dennies ranked No. 105 among starting pitchers.
The Irish are set to face four teams ranked in the preseason Top 25 in 2024, including No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 10 Clemson, No. 13 NC State and No. 15 North Carolina.
The Irish are set to face four teams ranked in the preseason Top 25 in 2024, including No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 10 Clemson, No. 13 NC State and No. 15 North Carolina.
Six of Notre Dame’s 2024 opponents are ranked in the Top 25 (D1Baseball): No. 3 Clemson, No. 12 Wake Forest, No. 13 Virginia Tech, No. 14 North Carolina, No. 17 Florida State and No. 22 NC State.
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Eleven different Irish players have hit home runs this season. OF David Glancy leads the team with eight (including two grand slams), INF Estevan Moreno and INF Simon Baumgardt have six, OF T.J. Williams has five, and INF Jack Penney and INF Connor Hincks each have four. OF Brady Gumpf, OF Tito Flores and INF Josh Hahn all own three each. C Joey Spence has homered twice, and C Carson Tinney homered once.
Notre Dame’s 15 home runs in the weekend series at Tennessee Tech were more than any team in Division I baseball over the course of that week, and in fewer games than any of the other teams in the Top 10 of that category that weekend.
Notre Dame is ranked No. 17 in the RPI, joining six other ACC teams in the Top 25 of the rankings: No. 1 Clemson, No. 2…