SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team face off against first-time foe Queens University at Atrium Health Ballpark, home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, on Tuesday, March 10 starting at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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Mar. 10 |
6:00 PM |
Queens |
Atrium Health Ballpark |
RHP Aiden Zerr vs. RHP Adrian Quezada |
ESPN+ |
THE MATCHUP
- This is the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
- The Irish are coming off a series win at Duke over the weekend.
- The Royals most recently fell in a four-game series at No. 8/11 Georgia.
LAST TIME OUT
The Irish earned the series win over Duke after taking the rubber match on Sunday by a 2-0 score.
- GAME ONE – The Irish put a run on the scoreboard in the top of the third and erupted for five runs on three homers in the fifth en route to a 10-4 win in game one of the series at Duke. Jamie Zee belted his first collegiate home run in the victory. Jack Radel continued his stellar start to the season with 7.0 innings pitched (92 pitches), nine strikeouts and one run allowed.
- GAME TWO – Notre Dame responded to an early run by the Blue Devils with a three-spot in the top of the second. A ninth-inning rally by Duke, however, saw the Blue Devils use three runs in the final frame to take a 6-5 decision. Noah Coy had a triple and drove in three of the team’s five runs.
- GAME THREE – Drew Berkland got it done on both sides of the field to help lift the Notre Dame baseball team to a 2-0 win over Duke to capture the opening ACC series of the year. The grad transfer outfielder had a diving catch with a runner on base in the scoreless fourth inning, hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth for the first run of the game, and made a leaping catch at the fence with two runners on and two outs in the bottom half of the sixth to keep Duke off the scoreboard. Ty Uber had a career-high eight strikeouts and allowed zero runs on two singles in a shared shutout on the mound. Noah Rooney earned a gutsy save with a strikeout looking after Duke put two runners in scoring position in the ninth.
BY THE NUMBERS
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.300+ |
The Irish have five players hitting .300 or above, led by Mark Quatrani’s .469 batting average. |
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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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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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9 |
Caden Crowell was ranked as No. 9 on the D1Baseball Freshman Impact List for 2026. |
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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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6 |
The Irish have six players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position. Bino Watters (No. 19 first baseman), Jack Radel (No. 29 starting pitcher), Mark Quatrani (No. 49 catcher), Drew Berkland (No. 63 outfielder), Oisin Lee (No. 74 relief pitcher) and Davis Johnson (No. 132 outfielder). |
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5 |
The Irish erased a five-run deficit (3-8) to defeat Indiana 9-8 in 11 innings at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic. |
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3 |
A trio of Irish players earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic – Jack Radel, Mark Quatrani and Drew Berkland |
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0.61 |
Jack Radel’s 0.61 WHIP ranks tenth in the nation. |
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.