2021-22 Baseball Roster

#28 John Michael Bertrand 2020-21 Baseball Roster

Height 6-3

Weight 225

Class Graduate Student

B/T L/L

Hometown Alpharetta, GA

High School Blessed Trinity School/Furman

Bio / Statistics

HONORS AND AWARDS

GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON (2022 – Notre Dame)

Made and started all 18 appearances on the season.
Finished the year with a 2.81 ERA, 10-3 record through 109.0 innings pitched with 111 strikeouts.
Led the Irish in starts, wins, innings pitched and strikeouts.
Led the ACC in ERA among qualified pitchers and innings pitched, finished second in wins, third in strikeouts, and eighth in opponent batting average.
Named an unanimous All-American after earnings honors for all five publications.
First Irish player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-American honors since 2008.
109.0 innings pitched were the most by an Irish pitcher in a single season since 2013 when Adam Norton tossed 116.0.
His 111 strikeouts ranked tied for third all-time in program history for most in a single season and they were the most strikeouts in a season since Jeff Manship had 111 in 2006.
Tallied three earned runs or less in 15 of his 18 starts.
Tossed 6.0 innings or more in 12 of his 18 starts.
Recorded seven or more strikeouts in seven of his 18 starts.
Tallied a win in each of his first four starts on the season.
Set a career high with 12 strikeouts against Florida State. (4/1/22)
Set a career high with 11 strikeouts against Monmouth. (2/26/22~1)

GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON (2021 – Notre Dame)

Made 15 appearances and 14 starts on the season.
Finished the year with an 8-2 record and 3.21 ERA over 92.2 innings pitched with 68 strikeouts and 3 complete games.
Led the Irish in wins, innings pitched, starts, strikeouts and complete games.
The 3.21 ERA ranks seventh in the ACC and he is one of three Irish pitchers to finish in the Top-10 in the ACC in ERA among qualified pitchers.
Bertrand led the ACC in complete games, tied for second in wins and third in innings pitched.
Recorded his first career complete game shutout in the regional opener win against Central Michigan (6/4).
He was the first Irish pitcher to toss a complete game shutout in the postseason since Danny Tamayo in 2000 against Mississippi State.
Tossed his third career complete game against Virginia Tech (5/20).
Set a career high with nine strikeouts against No. 13 Florida State (5/8~1).
Tallied his second career complete game in the series-clinching win over Duke (3/20).
Earned his first win in an Irish uniform against Clemson while tying a career high with eight strikeouts (3/6).
Graduate transfer from Furman.

AS A SENIOR (2020 – Furman)

Made four starts in the shortened season due to COVD-19
Finished the season with a 3-1 record and 1.50 ERA.
Bertrand pitched a team-high 24.0 innings, allowing only four runs and five hits on the year while striking out a team-high 23 batters.
Picked up the win in the season opener against La Salle after six innings of one run ball, allowing just two hits and he struck out seven
Struck out seven batters again in his next start against Eastern Kentucky to earn his second win of the year
In his final start, Bertrand tied a career high with eight strikeouts over six innings to pick up the win over Campbell
Bertrand tossed six innings in each of his four starts on the year

AS A JUNIOR (2019 – Furman)

Served as the Paladins’ Friday night starter in eight of the nine SoCon series
made 15 appearances and 13 starts
Posted a 4-6 record with a 4.90 ERA
Worked 82.2 innings, second highest on the staff
Earned his first victory (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K) in a 7-4 road victory at USC Upstate
Pitched a complete game (9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K) in a 10-3 triumph at UNCG
Beat Western Carolina (7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, career high 8 Ks) in a 9-4 triumph in Cullowhee
Collected his final victory of the season (8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5K) in a 7-3 triumph at Wofford, setting the table for a series victory over the Terriers
Recipient of the squad’s Carter Grote Award for dedication, hustle, and leadership for the second straight year
Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018 – Furman)

Registered 16 appearances and seven starts
Posted a 5-3 record with a 4.88 ERA 51.2 innings
Made his first seven appearances out of the bullpen, earning his first victory (4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) in relief versus Penn (12-4 win)
Picked his second win in his next appearance, his first career start (5.0 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) in an 8-3 road triumph over Winthrop
Returned to the bullpen and made it three wins in three consecutive appearances (2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 K) in an 8-6 triumph over Harvard
Delivered a series-clinching winning start (6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) in regular season finale at East Tennessee State (9-4 win)
Received Furman’s Carter Grote Award for dedication, hustle, and leadership…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2017 – Furman)

PREP AND PERSONAL

2016 graduate of Blessed Trinity (3A) Catholic High School
Baseball coach was Andy Harlin
Went 9-0 with a 1.16 ERA and earned first team all-state honors as a senior after helping lead his squad to a 33-4 record, region championship, state runner-up finish, and No. 40 national ranking by USA Today
Team won its first 18 games in 2016 to run program winning streak to 49 games, which included 33 straight wins in 2015 en route to state championship
2015 squad went 33-2 was ranked 36th nationally by Baseball America
33-win campaigns marked a school record
posted a 9-0 record with 1.16 ERA and 63 strikeouts his senior year
first-team all-region pick in basketball and member of the state Sweet 16 team his junior year.
Full name is John Michael Bertrand
Son of Jim and Christine and Bertrand
Brother JD is a linebacker on the Notre Dame Football team
Father rowed collegiately at the University of San Diego
Grandfather played football at Missouri
Eagle Scout