SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team closes out the regular season with a three-game series at Pittsburgh starting on Thursday with a 6:00 p.m. contest against the Panthers.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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May 14 |
6:00 PM |
Pittsburgh |
Charles L. Cost Field |
RHP Jack Radel vs LHP Antonio Doganiero |
ACCNX |
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May 15 |
3:00 PM |
Pittsburgh |
Charles L. Cost Field |
RHP Ty Uber vs TBA |
ACCNX |
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May 16 |
1:00 PM |
Pittsburgh |
Charles L. Cost Field |
TBA vs TBA |
ACCNX |
THE MATCHUP
- The Irish lead the all-time series 55-28 as the teams first competed in 1951.
- The two teams last met in South Bend for a three-game series in 2004, which the Irish took 2-1.
- This last time the Panthers and Irish squared off in Pittsburgh was a three-game series in 2023, which Notre Dame took 2-1.
LAST TIME OUT
Notre Dame took a 16-6 (8 innings) win over Dayton on Tuesday night at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio on Tuesday night.
- Drew Berkland hit two home runs, and Jayce Lee added a homer of his own.
- Aiden Zerr went 2.0 with a strikeout in the start, and Caden Crowell picked up the win in relief with 2.0 shutout innings and three strikeouts.
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100 |
John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler is the seventh coach in program history to amass 100+ wins at the helm of the program. |
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38 |
Jack Radel retired 38 consecutive batters spanning from the third inning against FAU to the sixth inning against Alabama A&M. |
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16 |
The team features 16 returners from the 2025 Notre Dame squad that put together a 16-2 record to close out the regular season last spring. |
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13 |
Jack Radel’s 103 Ks on the season ranks 13th nationally. |
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12 |
The Irish collected 12 two-out RBIs in their series win at Duke. |
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12 |
The squad features 12 true freshmen. Six of those 12 were ranked among the top two recruits in the Class of 2025 at their respective positions in their states. |
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10 |
Notre Dame scored 10 runs with two grand slams before recording an out in the 14-11 Friday win at Louisville. |
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9 |
Caden Crowell was ranked as No. 9 on the D1Baseball Freshman Impact List for 2026. |
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8 |
Jack Radel ranks eighth in the nation and leads the ACC with a 0.97 WHIP. |
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7 |
Seven transfer student-athletes joined the Irish for the 2026 season, including five graduate student-athletes. |
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6.0 |
Jack Radel threw 6.0 perfect innings with nine strikeouts on just 68 pitches against UCF. |
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5 |
The Irish posted a season-best five home runs in their 18-13 Sunday win over Stanford. |
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2 |
The Irish have posted two 10-run innings in the 2026 season in wins over Louisville and No. 22 Boston College. |
TOP TALENT
The Irish have six players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.
- Sophomore Bino Watters was the 17th ranked first baseman.
- Junior Jack Radel was 29th on the starting pitchers list.
- Junior Mark Quatrani was 49th on the catchers list.
- Graduate student Drew Berkland was 63rd on the outfielders report.
- Sophomore Oisin Lee came in at 74th on the relief pitchers list.
- Junior Davis Johnson was listed at 132nd in the outfielder rankings.
Additionally, Notre Dame had representation on the D1Baseball Impact Freshman List as Caden Crowell came in at No. 9 on the ranking.