CHARLOTTE — The top-seeded Notre Dame baseball team got bit by the long ball as they fell to eight-seed Virginia 14-1 Friday afternoon at Truist Field in the Pool A finale.
Virginia (29-22) tallied four home runs in the game to take a commanding lead early on. The deficit was too far for the Irish (30-11) to fight back from as their tournament run came to a close.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Virginia jumped out to a big lead in the top of the second with three home runs in the inning. A two-run shot from Nic Kent got the scoring started followed by a two-run homer from Alex Tappen and a solo shot from Jake Gelof. After the first two innings of play, the Cavaliers led 5-0.
The Cavaliers added a run in the fourth and three more in the fifth to extend their lead to 9-0 after five innings of play.
Virginia added on in the ninth to put the game out of reach.
The Irish did plate a run across in the bottom of the ninth after an RBI single from Danny Neri scored Alex Brait from second.
UP NEXT
The Irish will turn their attention to Selection Monday to await their postseason hopes. The Irish are looking to earn their first berth to the NCAA Tournament since the 2015 season and potentially host a regional for the first time since 2004. The show will air on ESPN2 on Monday, May 31 at Noon ET.
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