Notre Dame Set to Face Valparaiso

April 24, 2018

Game Notes

By Megan Golden

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame baseball team continues its 11-game homestand with a midweek matchup versus Valparaiso at 6:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The Irish (17-23) will look to win their third straight game as they battle the Crusaders (14-20) in an important non-conference game at Frank Eck Stadium.

WHAT: Valparaiso vs. Notre Dame
WHEN: Tuesday, April 24 at 6:05 p.m. ET
WHERE: Frank Eck Stadium
LIVE STREAM: ACC Network Extra
RADIO: 103.1 FM (South Bend)/WatchNDSeries History: Valparaiso

Notre Dame leads the all-time series, 78-21, including a record of 53-10 at home.

Most recently, the Irish defeated the Crusaders, 10-3, on April 25, 2017, at Frank Eck Stadium. Notre Dame has won six straight in the series.

Notes

• Notre Dame is 7-7 at Frank Eck Stadium in 2018.
• Jake Johnson owns a 13-game on-base streak during which he is batting .370 (17-46) with 11 walks, six runs scored and five RBI.
• Eric Gilgenbach has collected six multi-hit games in the month of April (14 games). During that span, the outfielder is batting .347 (17-for-49).
• Matt Vierling owns a seven-game hitting streak, batting .414 (12-29) with one double, one homer, five runs scored and six RBI in those contests.

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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.