Notre Dame at Stanford – Game Notes (PDF)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team makes their first West Coast ACC trip as the Irish travel to California to face Stanford. The three-game league series between the two squads is set to take place from Friday through Sunday, and game one is slated for April 18 at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET.
THE MATCHUP
- Notre Dame enters the weekend 17-17 overall and 4-14 in ACC games in 2025.
- Stanford is 19-14 overall and 6-12 in ACC contests this spring.
- The two teams last met in the Men’s College World Series on June 18, 2002 with the Cardinal taking a 5-3 decision.
- Stanford leads the all-time series 3-0.
- It is the first time the two squads will compete on either of the teams’ respective campuses.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Irish captured a 7-1 win at home against Valparaiso on Tuesday night in the team’s Foundry Giants/Jackie Robinson Day game.
- Connor Hincks, Jayce Lee, and Carson Tinney each belted a home run in the victory. Hincks went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, a double, and a run. Lee was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run. Tinney added a 1-for-3 effort with two walks, two RBI, and a run.
- Kellan Klosterman struck out four with no runs allowed in 3.1 innings of work in a no-decision effort on the mound. Brady Koester picked up the win on the mound after striking out a pair. Xavier Hirsch, Sammy Cooper, Justin Mayes Jr., Chase Van Ameyde, and Keenan Mork all saw action on the bump for the Irish.
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 student Jared Zimbardo was 40th on the Top 100 outfielders report.
- Junior Rory Fox was 106th on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.