Game Thread | (G1) Wake Forest at No. 13 Notre Dame
Wake Forest (29-8, 10-8) at No. 13 Notre Dame (23-8, 8-7)
When: April 22
Time: 5:00 PM ET
Where: Frank Eck Stadium
Watch: ACC Network Extra
QUICK FACTS
(Entering the series)
- The Irish own a 25-7 record (.781) at home under head coach Link Jarrett.
- Notre Dame is seventh in the NCAA and leads the ACC with a 1.20 WHIP this season.
- The Irish rank 10th nationally and are second in the ACC in team ERA with 3.40.
- Notre Dame is 16-3-1 all-time in regular-season series under Jarrett. The Irish are 5-1-1 in ACC series at Frank Eck Stadium and are 14-3-1 in ACC series over the past two-plus seasons.
- Outfielder Spencer Myers has 61 steals in his Irish career and ranks seventh all-time in program history for career steals. He trails Dan Bautch by seven for sixth place in program history.
PROBABLE STARTERS
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | LHP John Michael Bertrand | 5-0 | 1.68 | 59.0 | 63 |
| Wake Forest | RHP Rhett Lowder | 7-1 | 1.96 | 55.0 | 61 |
WHAT TO WATCH
- It’s a big series in South Bend as Notre Dame and Wake Forest are fighting for ACC positioning. The Irish and Demon Deacons are two of five teams in the Atlantic Division that are all separated by two games or fewer in the loss column.
- Wake Forest enters the weekend No. 3 in the ACC in home runs with 66. Notre Dame is last with 35.
- Both pitching staffs are playing good ball as Notre Dame ranks No. 2 in the ACC in ERA (3.40) while Wake Forest is No. 4 (4.10).
- The Demon Deacons rank in the top five in the ACC in every offensive category, including leading the conference with 231 walks and .429 on-base percentage.
- Wake Forest freshman Nick Krutz is batting .343 with 40 hits and 10 home runs.
- This weekend will be the first time Wake Forest plays at Frank Eck Stadium since the 2018 season.
- Notre Dame will be without its best relief pitcher in Ryan McLinksey this weekend and potentially longer. Jarrett was asked about McLinksey’s MRI results and offered no comment other than the graduate transfer wouldn’t be available this weekend.
Notre Dame Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Ryan Cole | CF | .309 |
| Nick Juaire | DH | .417 |
| Carter Putz | 1B | .352 |
| Brooks Coetzee III | RF | .272 |
| Jack Zyska | LF | .333 |
| David LaManna | C | .333 |
| Jared Miller | 2B | .248 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | .239 |
| Zack Prajzner | SS | .260 |
Wake ForestLineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Tommy Hawke | CF | .366 |
| Brock Wilken | 3B | .272 |
| Michael Turconi | SS | .322 |
| Brendan Tinsman | C | .352 |
| Jake Reinisch | 1B | .333 |
| Pierce Bennett | RF | .338 |
| Adam Cecere | LF | .310 |
| Chris Katz | 2B | .422 |
| Danny Corona | 2B | .233 |
| ATLANTIC |
| SCHOOL | ACC | PCT. | OVERALL | PCT. | HOME | AWAY | NEUTRAL |
| Louisville | 9-6 | .600 | 25-11 | .694 | 19-4 | 5-6 | 1-1 |
| NC State | 10-7 | .588 | 24-11 | .686 | 16-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 |
| Wake Forest | 10-8 | .556 | 28-9 | .757 | 21-6 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | .556 | 23-13 | .639 | 20-7 | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| Notre Dame | 8-7 | .533 | 23-8 | .742 | 9-1 | 8-6 | 6-1 |
| Clemson | 4-10 | .286 | 24-13 | .649 | 16-7 | 5-6 | 3-0 |
| Boston College | 3-15 | .167 | 15-22 | .405 | 7-8 | 8-13 | 0-1 |
| COASTAL |
| Miami | 14-4 | .778 | 29-8 | .784 | 20-4 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-7 | .562 | 25-9 | .735 | 19-4 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| Virginia | 10-8 | .556 | 28-10 | .737 | 20-2 | 6-8 | 2-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 9-8 | .529 | 21-14 | .600 | 8-4 | 8-6 | 5-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 9-9 | .500 | 24-14 | .632 | 18-5 | 6-8 | 0-1 |
| North Carolina | 8-10 | .444 | 23-14 | .622 | 20-5 | 3-8 | 0-1 |
| Duke | 6-12 | .333 | 16-21 | .432 | 14-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
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