SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team returns home to host Michigan State on Wednesday, April 8 with a 5:00 p.m. ET start time at Frank Eck Stadium.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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Apr. 8 |
5:00 PM |
Michigan State |
Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Chase Van Ameyde vs. RHP JD Greeley |
ACC Network |
THE MATCHUP
- Notre Dame is home for just their third midweek contest of the season to-date.
- The Irish look to bounce back from a series loss at NC State.
- Michigan State is coming off of a series loss at Northwestern over the weekend.
- Michigan State is one of nine teams the Irish have faced 100 or more times in program history, joining Detroit Mercy (discontinued team), Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Purdue, Valparaiso, Western Michigan and Wisconsin in the century-plus club.
BY THE NUMBERS
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.300+ |
The Irish have seven players hitting .300 or above, led by Mark Quatrani’s .361 batting average. |
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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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23 |
The Irish come in at No. 23 in this week’s D1Baseball Top 25 Poll. |
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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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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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5 |
The Irish erased a five-run deficit (3-8) to defeat Indiana 9-8 in 11 innings at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic. |
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3 |
A trio of Irish players earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic – Jack Radel, Mark Quatrani and Drew Berkland |
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.