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Game Thread | (G2) Notre Dame at Lipscomb

February 18, 2023
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Notre Dame (0-1) at Lipscomb (1-0) 


When: Feb. 18th

Time: 3:00 PM ET 

Where: Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium | Nashville, Tenn.

Watch: ESPN+


QUICK FACTS

- Notre Dame went 1-for-30 from the plate during Friday’s 5-4 loss to Lipscomb. 

- The Irish struck out 14 times in game one. 

- LHP Jack Findlay recorded seven strikeouts against 15 batters, but also hit three batters. 

- Notre Dame pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and seven walks in Friday’s loss. 

- TJ Williams was the only Irish batter to record a hit in game one. Williams hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning. 

- The Irish stranded five runners on Friday. 

PROBABLE STARTERS

Friday 

SCHOOL NAME RECORD (APPEARANCES) ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP Blake Hely 0-0 0.0 0.0 0
Lipscomb LHP Michael Dunkelberger 0-0 0.0 0.0 0

Saturday 

SCHOOL NAME RECORD (APPEARANCES) ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP Radek Birkholz 0-0 0.0 0.0 0
Lipscomb RHP Ethan Smith 0-0 0.0 0.0 0

Sunday 

SCHOOL NAME RECORD (APPEARANCES) ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP Jackson Dennies 0-0 0.0 0.0 0
Lipscomb RHP Braydon Tucker 0-0 0.0 0.0 0

 

WHAT TO WATCH 

- Game two will be about Notre Dame’s offense. The Irish won’t win many games in 2023 if they record just one hit in nine innings. The Irish couldn’t find much contact overall in game one as Notre Dame had more strikeouts than ground balls and fly balls. 

- Notre Dame’s big three of Jack Zyska (DH), Carter Putz (1B) and Brooks Coetzee (RF) combined to go 0-for-10 on Friday at the top of the Irish lineup. They will need to get that straightened out and expect a different result on Saturday. 

- The Irish will need to throw strikes in game two. Notre Dame’s pitchers struggled to find the strike zone in game one, which led to seven walks and three hit batters. Free bases are never good, but Notre Dame is also a great fielding team, so getting the ball in play to allow the defense to make outs is crucial. 

Notre Dame Lineup

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
Jack Zyska LF .000
Carter Putz 1B .000
Jack Penney 3B .000
Brooks Coetzee RF .333
Nick Juaire DH .000
Estevan Moreno 2B .000
Zack Prajzner SS .000
Danny Neri C .000
TJ Williams CF .250

Lipscomb Lineup

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
Caleb Ketchup SS .333
Mason Lundgrin 1B .333
Alex Vergara CF .250
Trace Willhoite 3B .250
Austin Kelly DH .000
David Coppedge 2B .000
Jake Berg C .000
Will Lee LF .333
Hayden Skipper RF .333

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