Notre Dame vs. Purdue Fort Wayne – Game Notes (PDF)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Hot off of an ACC series sweep of Stanford on the road, the Notre Dame baseball team returns home to host Purdue Fort Wayne for a midweek contest on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
TV |
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Apr. 23 |
5:30 PM |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Dylan Heine vs. RHP Rex Stills |
ACCNX |
THE MATCHUP
- Notre Dame holds a 20-17 record ahead of the midweek contest.
- Purdue Fort Wayne was 6-31 ahead of their Tuesday evening midweek game at Michigan State.
- The two teams met last season with the Irish taking the win over the Mastodons in a 15-5 (8 innings) final at Frank Eck Stadium on April 16, 2024.
- The Irish lead the all-time series 8-0.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Irish swept their ACC series at Stanford by 9-3, 11-0 (7 innings), and 10-9 scores.
- Jack Radel earned his third-consecutive win on the mound after going 6.0 with four strikeouts and scattering three hits with one earned run. Ricky Reeth picked up his second save of the season by closing out the final 3.0 innings and striking out a pair in game one to set the tone for the weekend. Brady Gumpf went 3-for-4 at the dish with three RBI and a run.
- Rory Fox earned the win in game two by scattering four total hits and striking out six with no walks, no extra-base hits, and no runs in his longest outing of his career – seven complete. Carson Tinney went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, four RBI, four runs, and a walk.
- Tinney capped off an outstanding weekend by going 5-for-5 with a double, a home run, an RBI, and four runs scored. Bino Watters delivered a huge two-run home run in the top of the ninth to give the Irish the 10-9 lead in the win. Tobey McDonough closed out the final 2.2 innings, struck out two, and did not surrender a run on his way to earning the win.
2025 CAPTAINS
The 2025 Irish baseball team will look to four captains to help guide the way this spring. John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler announced graduate students OF Brady Gumpf and RHP Jackson Dennies, senior RHP Radek Birkholz, and junior INF Estevan Moreno as team captains for the season.
TOP TALENT
The Irish have four players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.
- Junior Estevan Moreno was 24th on the Top 50 shortstops list.
- Sophomore Carson Tinney was tabbed 47th on the Top 50 catchers listing.
- Graduate…