Notre Dame vs. Bowling Green – Game Notes (PDF)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team closes out their final home weekend stretch of games for the 2025 season by hosting Bowling Green on Friday and Saturday before making the trip to Northwest Ohio on Sunday.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
TV |
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May 9 |
6:30 PM |
Bowling Green |
Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Jack Radel vs. RHP Jacob Turner |
ACCNX |
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May 10 |
2:00 PM |
Bowling Green |
Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Rory Fox vs. RHP Carrson Sova |
ACCNX |
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May 11 |
3:00 PM |
Bowling Green |
Warren E. Steller Field |
RHP Jackson Dennies vs. RHP Landon Willeman |
ESPN+ |
THE MATCHUP
- Notre Dame is 26-19 overall ahead of the weekend.
- Bowling Green holds a 31-16 overall record.
- Notre Dame won the last matchup between the two programs with an 11-6 decision in 2009.
- It is the first three-game series in the history of the meetings between the two teams.
- The Irish lead the all-time series 39-23-1.
- Sunday’s contest at Bowling Green is the first time the Irish have played on the Falcons’ home field since April 6, 1995.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Irish took the series at home over No. 17 Louisville with wins in game two and game three. After falling 3-2 in the opener, Notre Dame won 10-3 and 7-4 to capture their third-consecutive ACC series.
- Bino Watters drove in a run and had a hit, and Estevan Moreno added a hit and a run in the series opener.
- Notre Dame put runs on the scoreboard in each of the first five innings en route to a 10-3 win in game two of the series. Rory Fox went 7.0 and scattered three hits over hit outing while earning the win. Carson Tinney went 4-for-5 with a home run and a double, and Watters added a home run for the Irish.
- Tinney blasted his 15th homer of the season while Notre Dame provided a balanced offensive effort. Six different players registered a hit, and three players scored two runs apiece. Ricky Reeth picked up the win, and Tobey McDonough earned his seventh save.
YOUTH IS SERVED
- The Irish have gotten big production from their freshman and sophomore classes during the 2025 season.
- Position players Parker Brzustewicz, Noah Coy, Davis Johnson, Jayce Lee, Carson Tinney, and Bino Watters have all competed in at least 20 games. Brzustewicz, Tinney, and Watters each have seen time in at least 40 games of the spring and have at least 45 hits apiece through 45 games.
- The Irish pitching staff have also leaned on the youth of the program. DJ Helwig, Brady Koester, Kellan Klosterman, Oisin Lee, Jack Radel, and Chase Van Ameyde each have at least 10.0 IP on the season.
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.