Irish Return to ACC Play, Host Florida State

Notre Dame vs. Florida State – Game Notes

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team continues an extended homestand as the Irish are set to host No. 4 Florida State for a three-game ACC series beginning on Friday.

THE MATCHUP

• The Irish enter the weekend with a 13-9 overall record and a 1-8 mark in ACC play.
• The Seminoles are 21-3 overall and 5-1 in ACC contests.
• Florida State leads the all-time meetings between the teams with by a 28-16 margin.
• The Seminoles took all three games of the series at home by 8-4, 4-2, and 4-3 scores.

LAST TIME OUT

• Notre Dame hit through the batting order before recording an out en route to a nine-run second inning against Michigan State.
• Kellan Klosterman picked up his first collegiate pitching win on the mound, and Tobey McDonough earned his fourth save of the season.
• Parker Brzustewicz and Nick DeMarco each drove in three runs in the win.

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.