TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Notre Dame baseball team fell 11-0 (7 innings) at No. 8 Florida State on Friday in game one of the three-game ACC series.
The Seminoles scored a pair in the bottom of the first for an early 2-0 lead. Xavier Hirsch then struck out the side in the top of the second as the righty forced Florida State into stranding a runner on base. Hirsch added two more strikeouts to his total in the bottom of the third to keep the Seminole off the scoreboard.
Florida State used a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth to go ahead 4-0 before Hirsch notched his career-best seventh strikeout of the game.
Hirsch added an eighth strikeout to his total before inducing a grounder to force the Seminoles into stranding a runner in scoring position in the fifth.
The Seminoles plated seven in the bottom of the sixth for an 11-0 lead.
Brandon Logan drilled a shot off the left field wall and had an incredible, athletic dive while avoiding the tag at second for a lead-off double in the top of the seventh. Parker Brzustewicz dropped a single into center field for his second hit of the game as the Irish battled to keep the game alive, but the Irish were unable to push the duo across in the 11-0 final.
Parker Brzustewicz went 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk. Brandon Logan was 1-for-3 with a double. Bino Watters had a hit, drew a walk and was hit by a pitch in his three plate appearances. Drew Berkland added a hit for the Irish.
Xavier Hirsch posted a career-high eight strikeouts and matched his longest outing of his career with 5.0 innings on the mound while shouldering the decision. Eli Thurmond and Aiden Zerr combined for an inning on the bump.
The Irish (17-16, 7-12 ACC) look to game two of the series, which is set to start at 2:00 p.m. ET at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday.