SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team continues an 11-game homestand with a three-game ACC series against Stanford, which begins with game one on Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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May 1 |
4:30 PM |
Stanford |
Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Jack Radel vs LHP Andrew Shaw |
ACCNX |
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May 2 |
2:00 PM |
Stanford |
Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium |
TBA vs RHP Toran O’Harran |
ACCNX |
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May 3 |
1:00 PM |
Stanford |
Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Ty Uber vs TBA |
ACCNX |
THE MATCHUP
- The all-time series between the teams is tied 3-3.
- Notre Dame swept the series last year at Stanford.
- This will be the first time the teams compete at Frank Eck Stadium.
- The Irish come into the weekend after winning a pair of midweek contests.
- Stanford is on a six-game winning streak entering the weekend.
LAST TIME OUT
Notre Dame took a 16-2 win over Milwaukee on Wednesday night at Frank Eck Stadium.
- Ten different players registered a hit as the Irish compiled 22 hits – the first 20-plus hit effort by the baseball team since February 2022.
- Drew Berkland went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and four runs scored. Mark Quatrani, Jayce Lee and Mason Barth each added three hits while
- Bino Watters, Dylan Passo, Parker Brzustewicz and Jamie Zee each had two hits. Aiden Zerr started and went 3.0 innings with two strikeouts. Evan Clark picked up the win in relief with a strikeout in a shutout inning.
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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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2 |
The Irish have posted two 10-run innings in the 2026 season in wins over Louisville and No. 22 Boston College. |
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1.03 |
Jack Radel’s 1.03 WHIP ranks 31st 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.