Game Thread | (G1) Boston College at No. 12 Notre Dame
Boston College (16-26, 3-18) at No. 12 Notre Dame (26-9, 11-7)
When: April 29
Time: 5:00 PM ET
Where: Franck Eck Stadium | South Bend, Ind.
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Bonus: Marcus Freeman will be throwing out the first pitch on Friday
QUICK FACTS
- The Irish own a 28-7 record (.800) at home under head coach Link Jarrett.
- Notre Dame is eighth in the NCAA and first in the ACC in fielding percentage with a .984 mark this season. The Irish have committed 24 errors in 947 putout opportunities this season.
- The Irish rank 13th nationally and are second in the ACC in team ERA with 3.56. They have given up 125 earned runs in 315.2 innings this season.
- Notre Dame is 10th in the NCAA and leads the ACC with a 1.23 WHIP this season. They have surrendered 246 hits and 143 walks in 315.2 innings pitched.
- Notre Dame is 17-3-1 all-time in regular-season series under Jarrett. The Irish are 6-1-1 in ACC series at Frank Eck Stadium and are 15-3-1 in ACC series over the past two-plus seasons.
PROBABLE STARTERS
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | LHP John Michael Bertrand | 6-0 | 1.66 | 65.0 | 67 |
| Boston College | RHP Joe Mancini | 2-3 | 5.27 | 54.2 | 50 |
WHAT TO WATCH
- Boston College enters the weekend No. 13 in the ACC in batting average at .265 and the Eagles have struck out 292 times at the plate, which is No. 3 in the ACC and not the good third.
- The Eagles pitchers also hold the worst ERA (7.19) in the conference and are No. 12 in strikeouts.
- There is some pop in the Eagles bats, which can be an X-factor pending the wind at Frank Eck Stadium. RF Cameron Leary (13) and 1B Joe Vetrano (11) rank in the top 20 in home runs in the ACC.
- Boston College was swept last weekend by Virginia Tech.
- Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman will throw out the first pitch on Friday evening.
- Former Notre Dame head skipper Paul Mainieri will throw out the first pitch on Saturday. Several members of the 2002 College World Series team are expected back as well.
Notre Dame Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Ryan Cole | CF | .312 |
| Brooks Coetzee III | RF | .290 |
| Carter Putz | 1B | .355 |
| Jack Zyska | LF | .349 |
| Nick Juaire | DH | .355 |
| David LaManna | C | .338 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | .240 |
| Jared Miller | 2B | .252 |
| Zack Prajzner | SS | .273 |
Boston College Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Barry Walsh | CF | .233 |
| Travis Honeyman | DH | .262 |
| Luke Gold | 2B | .340 |
| Joe Vetrano | 1B | .232 |
| Parker Landwehr | C | .311 |
| Cameron Leary | RF | .248 |
| Daniel Baruch | LF | 0.81 |
| Lucas Stalman | 3B | .178 |
| Sam McNulty | SS | .193 |
ACC STANDINGS
| ATLANTIC |
| SCHOOL | ACC | PCT. | OVERALL | PCT. | HOME | AWAY | NEUTRAL |
| Notre Dame | 117 | .611 | 26-9 | .743 | 12-1 | 8-6 | 6-2 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | .611 | 28-12 | .700 | 22-5 | 5-6 | 1-1 |
| NC State | 11-9 | .550 | 26-13 | .667 | 17-5 | 9-8 | 0-0 |
| Florida State | 11-10 | .524 | 24-15 | .615 | 20-7 | 4-7 | 0-1 |
| Wake Forest | 10-11 | .476 | 29-13 | .690 | 21-6 | 8-7 | 0-0 |
| Clemson | 6-11 | .353 | 28-14 | .667 | 20-8 | 5-6 | 3-0 |
| Boston College | 3-18 | .143 | 16-26 | .381 | 8-11 | 8-14 | 0-1 |
| COASTAL |
| Miami | 16-5 | .762 | 31-10 | .756 | 22-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-7 | .632 | 29-9 | .763 | 20-4 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| Virginia | 13-8 | .619 | 32-10 | .762 | 24-2 | 6-8 | 2-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 10-10 | .500 | 22-16 | .579 | 8-4 | 9-8 | 5-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-11 | .476 | 25-17 | .595 | 19-8 | 6-8 | 0-1 |
| North Carolina | 8-13 | .381 | 24-17 | .585 | 21-5 | 3-11 | 0-1 |
| Duke | 8-13 | .381 | 18-22 | .450 | 14-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
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