NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The Irish (20-19, 5-16 ACC) will host No. 8 Wake Forest (26-14, 11-10 ACC). Led by John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler in his second season with the Irish, Notre Dame welcomes 19 newcomers to the roster.
Friday’s game time has been changed to 4 p.m. ET due to incoming weather.
The Weekend
Friday, April 26
- 4 p.m. ET
- Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium
- ACCNX
- RHP Matt Bedford vs. RHP Chase Burns
- Live Stats
Saturday, April 27
- 7 p.m. ET
- Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium
- ACC Network
- RHP Jack Radel vs. LHP Josh Hartle
- Live Stats
Sunday, April 28
- Noon ET
- Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium
- ACCNX
- TBD vs. RHP Michael Massey
- Live Stats
2024
- Following the series sweep at Rice, Notre Dame received votes in the National College Baseball Writers Association poll.
- Notre Dame’s four wins to begin the season was the program’s best start since 2004, when the Irish opened the season 7-0.
- Notre Dame split the four-game series at FIU, going 2-2 in Miami Feb. 23-25.
- The Irish launched several comeback campaigns to earn the series sweep of Tennessee Tech March 1-3. The Irish posted 15 home runs over the weekend, the most of any Division I team that week and in fewer games than the rest of the Top 10. INF Estevan Moreno hit three home runs in Saturday’s contest, tying a program record, which he had already matched once before.
- Notre Dame scored 43 runs in the series at Tennessee Tech (14-3 game one, 15-11 game two, 14-11 game three). It marked just the third time Notre Dame has scored 40 runs in three straight games against a single team since 2001 (the team scored 40 against Rutgers over three games in 2006 and 42 against Wake Forest over three games in 2022).
- Notre Dame’s home opener was an 11-2 win over Purdue. Moreno set a program record for most career games with three home runs, hitting three bombs in the victory.
- The Irish fell victim to a sweep to open ACC play at Virginia Tech. INF Connor Hincks had a standout weekend for Notre Dame, posting a .417 batting average with five hits, two doubles, two runs scored and three RBI. Three of his hits, two RBI and one run came in Sunday’s game. He started all three games at first base for Notre Dame and played a role in two double plays, including an unassisted double play Saturday. In total, Hincks noted 22 putouts, two assists and zero errors on the weekend.
- Notre Dame took both games at Radford 10-3, 11-6. Five Irish batters…