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Irish Set to Face Tar Heels in Ranked Matchup

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 23 Notre Dame baseball team continues their homestand with a ranked matchup against No. 13 North Carolina in an ACC series starting on Friday evening.

Date

Time (ET)

Opponent

Location

Probable Starters

Broadcast

Mar. 27.

4:30 PM

Clemson

Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium

RHP Jack Radel vs. RHP Jason DeCaro

ACCNX

Mar. 28

2:00 PM

Clemson

Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium

LHP Caden Crowell vs. RHP Ryan Lynch

ACCNX

Mar. 29

1:00 PM

Clemson

Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium

RHP Ty Uber vs. LHP Folger Boaz

ACCNX

THE MATCHUP

  • The Irish lead the all-time series 13-12.
  • Notre Dame is coming off of a 14-3 (7 innings) midweek win over Western Michigan.
  • North Carolina claimed a victory over South Carolina by a 9-1 score at Truist Field in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday night.

LAST TIME OUT

Notre Dame captured a 14-3 (7 innings) win over Western Michigan after making their debut in the D1Baseball Top 25 poll.

  • Mark Quatrani, Bino Watters and Jayce Lee each belted a home run.
  • Kellan Klosterman struck out a pair in the start while Aiden Zerr earned his first collegiate pitching win in relief after 2.1 innings of work with two strikeouts.

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.