Irish Host Hokies to Resume ACC Action

Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech – Game Notes (PDF)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team returns to ACC play this weekend while continuing an extended homestand as Virginia Tech makes the trip to Frank Eck Stadium. Game one of the three-game series is set to take place on Friday, April 4 at 4:30 p.m.

THE MATCHUPS

• Notre Dame comes into the midweek stretch 14-12 overall and a 2-10 record in ACC play.
• Virginia Tech is 20-9 overall with a 7-5 record in ACC contests.
• The Irish lead the all-time series by an 18-13 margin.
• The Hokies took all three games of the series in Blacksburg last season by 11-3, 10-5, and 11-8 scores.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Irish fell in a 5-4 final against Western Michigan on Tuesday before getting rained out on Wednesday for a rescheduled contest against Eastern Michigan.
• Notre Dame nearly completed a ninth-inning comeback after trailing 5-1 but came up just short.
• Kellan Klosterman went 3.0 hitless innings on the mound and struck out three.
• Bino Watters went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run. Estevan Moreno added a double and an RBI.

2025 CAPTAINS

The 2025 Irish baseball team will look to four captains to help guide the way this spring. John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler announced graduate students OF Brady Gumpf and RHP Jackson Dennies, senior RHP Radek Birkholz, and junior INF Estevan Moreno as team captains for the season.

TOP TALENT

The Irish have four players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.

• Junior Estevan Moreno was 24th on the Top 50 shortstops list.
• Sophomore Carson Tinney was tabbed 47th on the Top 50 catchers listing.
• Graduate student Jared Zimbardo was 40th on the Top 100 outfielders report.
• Junior Rory Fox was 106th on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.