April 11, 2018
By Megan Golden
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — On a 60-degree spring day at Frank Eck Stadium, the University of Notre Dame baseball team was unable to capitalize on its strong pitching performance, suffering a 2-0 loss to Northwestern.
Notre Dame (14-19) senior Charlie Vorsheck started and allowed two early runs to the Wildcats (9-17), but Cameron Brown entered in relief and quickly stymied Northwestern. The Irish bullpen’s scoreless showing was not enough, however, as the Irish offense came up short with just five hits.
How It Happened
Northwestern’s Jack Dunn got the offense started in the first inning with a single to right. Dunn stole second and advanced to third on a groundout. Jack Claeys connected for a two-out, RBI-single to put the Wildcats up, 1-0.
In the second inning, Leo Kaplan singled and advanced to third before adding to Northwestern’s lead on a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. That was all the Wildcats needed to secure the win.
Notes
- Notre Dame is in control of a 72-60 overall record against Northwestern, including a 45-28 mark at home.
- Charlie Vorsheck worked 1.2 innings in his second start (third appearance) of the season.
- Cameron Brown entered in relief of Charlie Vorsheck in the second inning and held the Wildcats scoreless, retiring 10 consecutive batters across the fourth through the seventh innings.
- Belcik worked 2.0 innings with two strikeouts. Belcik has not allowed an earned run in his last seven outings (7.2 IP). Andrew Belcik entered with two runners in scoring position and nobody out in the eighth inning and retired three straight Wildcats to end the inning.
- Jake Johnson is batting .500 (11-22) with three runs scored and four RBI in his last six games. Four of his last nine games have been multihit performances.
- Daniel Jung finished the game 3-for-4 with a double.
Up Next
Notre Dame returns to action at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday at No. 4 NC State. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra and will be available on 103.1 FM (South Bend)/WatchND.
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Megan Golden, athletics communications assistant director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since August of 2016. In her role, she coordinates all media efforts for the Notre Dame baseball and women’s soccer programs. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Golden is a 2014 graduate of Saint Mary’s College and former Irish women’s basketball manager. Prior to arriving at Notre Dame, she worked in public relations with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.