SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team has their penultimate regular season series as they close out an 11-game homestand with a three-game series against Oakland starting on Friday at Frank Eck Stadium.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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May 8 |
6:30 PM |
Oakland |
Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Jack Radel vs RHP Ben Green |
ACCNX |
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May 9 |
2:00 PM |
Oakland |
Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Ty Uber vs LHP Ethan Glassman |
ACCNX |
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May 10 |
1:00 PM |
Oakland |
Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium |
TBA vs RHP Josh Rosenblitt |
ACCNX |
THE MATCHUP
- The Irish lead the all-time series 12-1.
- The two teams last met on April 6, 2010 as the Irish prevailed 13-6.
- This year marks the first time since 1999 that the teams will play a three-game series.
LAST TIME OUT
Notre Dame used three come-from-behind victories to sweep Stanford at home last weekend.
- Jack Radel tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts, and Mason Barth used a three-run homerun to break a 2-2 tie as the Irish won the opener by a 6-2 score over the Cardinal.
- The Irish outscored Stanford 9-2 over the final stretch. Mark Quatrani went 4-for-5 with four RBI, a double and a run to pace the Irish.
- Notre Dame made it three comeback wins in-a-row to earn the series sweep with an 18-13 win over Stanford. The Irish posted an eight-run sixth inning as Jayce Lee belted two homers in the frame.
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100 |
John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler is the seventh coach in program history to amass 100+ wins at the helm of the program. |
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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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17 |
Jack Radel’s 92 Ks on the season ranks 17th nationally. |
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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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10 |
Notre Dame scored 10 runs with two grand slams before recording an out in the 14-11 Friday win at Louisville. |
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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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5 |
The Irish posted a season-best five home runs in their 18-13 Sunday win over Stanford. |
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2 |
The Irish have posted two 10-run innings in the 2026 season in wins over Louisville and No. 22 Boston College. |
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.