No. 3 Notre Dame (10-1, 1-0) at No. 17 NC State (9-5, 0-1)
When: March 13
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Where: Doak Field at Dail Park | Raleigh, N.C.
Watch: ACC Network Extra
QUICK FACTS
- The Irish are 9-0 in road series under head coach Link Jarrett’s tenure.
- Notre Dame holds a record of 13-8 against ranked teams under Jarrett.
- The Wolfpack lead the all-time series between the two schools 13-11 and the Irish are 3-7 against NC State in Raleigh.
PROBABLE STARTERS
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | LHP John Michael Bertrand | 3-0 | 0.90 | 20.0 | 23 |
| NC State | Matt Willadsen | 0-0 | 5.02 | 14.1 | 18 |
SERIES PREVIEW
No. 3 Notre Dame set to begin ACC title defense
Game One Notes
- Notre Dame’s bullpen gave up 0 runs over the final eight innings.
- RHP Ryan McLinksey came up huge for the Irish with 3.1 innings pitched, six strikeouts and gave up just one hit.
- Irish pitchers struck out NC State freshman sensation Tommy White three times on Friday.
- 3B Jack Brannigan went 3-for-5 at the plate with 1 RBI and also got the win on the mound as he went the final 1.2 innings giving up 0 hits, one walk and striking out four.
- SS Zack Prajzner hit his first home run of the year in the top of the 12 - and the ball still might not have landed.
Game Two: Canceled due to weather
- Game One Game Thread | Game One Final Stats
Irish Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| TJ Williams | CF | .379 |
| Jared Miller | 2B | .323 |
| Ryan Cole | LF | .275 |
| Carter Putz | 1B | .333 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | .275 |
| Brooks Coetzee III | RF | .366 |
| David LaManna | C | .409 |
| Zack Prajzner | SS | .324 |
| Spencer Myers | DH | .125 |
NC State Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| JT Jarrett | 2B | .531 |
| Tommy White | DH | .444 |
| LuJames Groover III | 1B | .365 |
| Josh Hood | 3B | .316 |
| Devonte Brown | CF | .283 |
| Will Marcy | RF | .438 |
| Eddie Eisert | LF | .273 |
| Payton Green | SS | .245 |
| Jacob Cozart | C | .200 |