SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team is back on the road this weekend as they are set to face Alabama A&M, UIC and host Tennessee Tech for three games from Friday through Sunday.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
Broadcast |
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Feb. 27 |
12:00 PM |
Alabama A&M |
Bush Stadium – Cookeville, Tenn. |
RHP Jack Radel vs. RHP Edyn Barber |
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Feb. 28 |
12:00 PM |
UIC |
Bush Stadium – Cookeville, Tenn. |
LHP Caden Crowell vs. LHP Brandon Bak |
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Mar. 1 |
3:00 PM |
Tennessee Tech |
Bush Stadium – Cookeville, Tenn. |
RHP Ty Uber vs. RHP Logan Moller |
ESPN+ |
THE MATCHUPS
- This marks the first meeting between Notre Dame and Alabama A&M.
- The Irish hold a 31-10 lead over UIC all-time. It will be the first neutral-site matchup between the teams.
- Notre Dame holds a 3-0 lead all-time against host Tennessee Tech.
LAST TIME OUT
The Irish bounced back to take a 9-8 extra-innings win to cap off the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic.
- UCF – Jack Radel used 68 pitches to strikeout nine batters and retire all 18 batters he faced in a perfect 6.0 innings of work. UCF tied the game in the ninth before taking the game by a 4-2 score in 10 innings. Dylan Passo belted the first home run of his collegiate career
- LSU – The No. 2 Tigers took a lead early in a 9-4 final. The Irish outscored LSU 4-3 over the final five innings of play as Jayce Lee notched a home run. Mark Quatrani and Noah Coy both went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored a run for the Irish.
- INDIANA – Trailing 8-3 midway through the seventh inning, the Irish plated five runs in the bottom half of the inning before walking off a 9-8 win in 11 innings. Mark Quatrani went 4-for-6 at the dish with two home runs on the day. Drew Berkland added a 4-for-6 effort of his own with three RBIs, which included the game-tying and game-winning runs.
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.