SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team concludes its latest homestand with a midweek matchup against Valparaiso on Tuesday starting at 3:30 p.m. ET at Frank Eck Stadium.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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Apr. 14 |
3:30 PM |
Valparaiso |
Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium |
LHP Caden Crowell vs. RHP Adam Guazzo |
ACCNX |
THE MATCHUP
- The Irish lead the all-time series 89-21 with a 61-10 record at home.
- The midweek matchup is the fifth home game in a row for the Irish.
- The Irish are coming off a series loss against No. 13 Virginia.
- The Beacons fell in a Missouri Valley series at home against Bradley last weekend.
BY THE NUMBERS
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.300+ |
The Irish have six players hitting .300 or above, led by Mark Quatrani’s .350 batting average. |
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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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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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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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0.85 |
Jack Radel’s 0.85 WHIP ranks eighth 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.