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Notre Dame vs. Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan – Game Notes (PDF)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team turns the calendar to April and welcomes Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan to Frank Eck Stadium for midweek contests on April 1 and April 2.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Opponent |
Location |
Probable Starters |
TV |
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Apr. 1 |
5:00 PM |
Western Michigan |
Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium |
RHP Kellan Klosterman vs. RHP Zach Vriesenga |
ACCNX |
|
Apr. 2 |
5:00 PM |
Eastern Michigan |
Jake Kline Field – Frank Eck Stadium |
TBA vs. TBA |
ACCNX |
THE MATCHUPS
- Notre Dame comes into the midweek stretch 14-11 overall with two victories over top-ten ranked opponents thus far this season.
- Western Michigan holds a 6-19 overall record entering Tuesday’s contest.
- Eastern Michigan stands at 13-11 entering the week. The Eagles have a Tuesday contest against Michigan as they host the Wolverines in Ypsilanti.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Irish took the opening game of the series by a 16-9 score over No. 4 Florida State on Friday before falling in both ends of a doubleheader on Sunday.
- Notre Dame set a new Frank Eck Stadium record with seven home runs in the Friday night battle. Estevan Moreno used a homer to collect his 100th career hit while Jared Zimbardo went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer.
- Jayce Lee posted his second home run of the weekend, and Rory Fox allowed just one hit in six innings of work in a tight 4-2 loss on Sunday morning.
- The Irish outscored the Seminoles over the final six and a half innings of play but came up short in a comeback effort in a 17-9 final in the rubber match.
2025 CAPTAINS
The 2025 Irish baseball team will look to four captains to help guide the way this spring. John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler announced graduate students OF Brady Gumpf and RHP Jackson Dennies, senior RHP Radek Birkholz, and junior INF Estevan Moreno as team captains for the season.
TOP TALENT
The Irish have four players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.
- Junior Estevan Moreno was 24th on the Top 50 shortstops list.
- Sophomore Carson Tinney was tabbed 47th on the Top 50 catchers listing.
- Graduate student Jared Zimbardo was 40th on the Top 100 outfielders report.
- Junior Rory Fox was 106th on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.