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Notre Dame Baseball

Game Thread | (G2) No. 1 Notre Dame at Louisville

March 19, 2022
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No. 1 Notre Dame (12-2, 2-1) at Louisville (14-4, 1-0) 


When: March 19

Time: 1:00 PM ET 

Where: Jim Patterson Stadium | Louisville, Ky.

Watch: ACC Network Extra


QUICK FACTS

*Entering the weekend 

- Notre Dame leads the NCAA in fielding percentage with a .992 mark this season. The Irish have committed only four errors in 358 putout opportunities this season.

- The Irish rank second in the NCAA in team ERA with a 1.66 through 13 games. The Irish pitching staff has allowed four runs or less in 12 of the 13 games this season.

- Notre Dame is second in the NCAA with a 0.94 WHIP this season. They have surrendered 74 hits and 38 walks in 119.1 innings pitched.

- The Irish have won their last eight ACC road series dating back to the 2020 season. It sets the program record for most consecutive conference road series wins.

- The Irish are 10-0 in road series under head coach Link Jarrett’s tenure. 

- Head coach Link Jarrett has coached 73 games with the Irish since the start of the 2020 season and has not lost back-to-back games during that span.

PROBABLE STARTERS
 

SCHOOL NAME RECORD (APPEARANCES) ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame LHP John Michael Bertrand 4-0 1.80 25.0 28
Louisville RHP Jared Poland  1-1 1.38 13.0 15

 

WHAT TO WATCH 

- Louisville rocked Notre Dame’s pitching on Friday by scoring 16 runs on 14 hits. 

- Cardinals SS Christian Knapczyk killed the Irish going 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. 

- 1B Dalton Rushing and CF Levi Usher also had a big day as both tallied three RBI each. 

- The Irish pitchers gave up 10 walks and 14 hits, which has been way out of the norm, but Louisville did enter the game leading the ACC in batting average (.336) and slugging percentage (.593). 

- Notre Dame’s Jack Zyska got his first start of the year as the DH and responded with his fourth home run of the year and three RBI. 

- Spencer Myers got the start in CF and went 2-for-6 with two runs scored.

*Lineups will be added when released. 

 
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