Notre Dame vs. Boston College – Game Notes (PDF)
DURHAM, N.C. – The Notre Dame baseball team is prepared for a run in the 2025 ACC Tournament as the Irish enter the week as the No. 11 seed after finishing the regular season 14-16 in league play. All games will be broadcast on ACC Network until the championship game, which will air on ESPN2.
TOURNAMENT AT A GLANCE
- The No. 11 Irish open play against No. 14 seed Boston College at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
- The Eagles took the series against Notre Dame in the regular season. The Irish won the opener 2-0 but fell in a pair of one-run games by 6-5 and 4-3 scores.
- Should the Irish advance, they will face No. 6 seeded Virginia on Wednesday.
- The full game schedule and opponent listing is available below.
SECOND-HALF SURGE
- The Notre Dame baseball team has turned it on over the past month of the season. The Irish swept both Stanford and Cal before taking the series over then-ranked No. 17 Louisville. The squad added a non-conference sweep of Bowling Green before reaching the 30-win mark with a midweek victory over Eastern Michigan.
- The Irish have won 16 of their final 19 games of the regular season heading into the ACC Tournament.
- Additionally, the squad captured each of their final five series – including four ACC series – to close out the regular season.
2025 All-ACC HONORS
- Sophomore catcher Carson Tinney was named as a First Team All-ACC selection. Junior right-handed pitcher Rory Fox and sophomore right-handed pitcher Jack Radel were both Third Team All-ACC honorees. Freshman outfielder/designated hitter Bino Watters was named to the All-Freshman Team.
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 50 hits apiece through 52 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.
TOP TALENT
The Week 12 Player Rankings by D1baseball.com recognized Irish standouts.
- Sophomore Carson Tinney was ranked 3rd on the Top 50 catchers update.
- Junior RHP Rory Fox was ranked 52nd on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.
- Sophomore RHP Jack Radel was listed at 75th on the starting pitchers ranking.
- Graduate student RHP Tobey McDonough came in at 79th on the Top 100 relievers list.
2025 ACC Baseball Championship Schedule
Tuesday, May 20
Game 1 – No. 16 California vs. No. 9 Miami, 9 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Stanford, 1 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 15 Pitt vs. No. 10 Louisville, 5 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 14 Boston College vs. No. 11 Notre Dame, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21
Game 5 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 8 Wake Forest, 9 a.m.
Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. No. 5 Clemson, 1 p.m.
Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 Duke, 5 p.m.
Game 8 – Game 4 vs. No. 6 Virginia, 9 p.m.
Thursday, May 22
Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 NC State, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 23
Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 Florida State, 3 p.m.
Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Game 13 – Game 9 vs. Game 10 Winners, 1 p.m.
Game 14 – Game 11 vs. Game 12 Winners, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 25 – Championship Game
Game 15 – Saturday Winners, Noon, ESPN2
All Tuesday through Saturday games air on ACC Network