Game Thread | North Carolina vs. Notre Dame
No. 5 North Carolina (36-19) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (35-13)
When: May 28
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Where: Truist Field | Charlotte, N.C.
Watch: ACC Network | Mike Monaco and Gaby Sanchez
QUICK FACTS
- Notre Dame has advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Championship for the first time in program history.
- Saturday will be North Carolina’s third trip to the semifinals in the last five years (2017, 2019, 2022).
- The Fighting Irish advanced to the semifinal by beating No. 9 Florida State (5-3) and No. 5 Virginia (3-0).
- North Carolina got to the weekend by defeating No. 12 Clemson (9-2) and No. 1 Virginia Tech (10-0).
- The other semifinal has No. 11 Pitt facing No. 12 NC State at 5:00 PM ET on ACC Network.
PROBABLE STARTERS
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | RHP Austin Temple | 4-1 | 3.25 | 55.1 | 71 |
| North Carolina | LHP Will Sandy | 1-0 | 2.66 | 20.1 | 13 |
WHAT TO WATCH
- Notre Dame will face one of the hottest teams in the country as the Tar Heels are on a five-game winning streak entering Saturday’s semifinal. North Carolina swept Florida State the last weekend before heading to Charlotte.
- North Carolina hit four home runs on Friday to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech, including two from freshman Vance Honeycutt, who has 19 home runs on the year. Alberto Osnua also has 19 home runs on the year, while Mac Horvath has 16 long balls.
- It's also worth noting UNC's bullpen should be extremely fresh as they have used just four pitchers this week in Charlotte and got plenty of rest between Tuesday and Saturday’s semifinal. Brandon Schaeffer pitched his first complete game in college on Friday and the Tar Heels used just three pitchers during Tuesday’s win against Clemson.
- Notre Dame will have the luxury of throwing its No. 2 pitcher in Austin Temple on Saturday, but he did not have a good Wednesday in relief as he gave up two hits and two runs in just 0.2 innings.
- Tar Heels pitcher Will Sandy went 3.0 Innings on May 21st against Florida State where he gave up three hits, two walks and zero runs.
Notre Dame Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Spencer Myers | CF | .241 |
| Ryan Cole | DH | .308 |
| Carter Putz | 1B | .345 |
| Jack Zyska | LF | .307 |
| David LaManna | C | .379 |
| Zack Prajzner | SS | .296 |
| Brooks Coetzee III | RF | .286 |
| Jack Penney | 2B | .333 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | .284 |
North Carolina Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Angel Zarate | RF | .357 |
| Mac Horvath | 3B | .264 |
| Danny Serretti | SS | .369 |
| Vance Honeycutt | CF | .285 |
| Alberto Osuna | DH | .269 |
| Mikey Madej | LF | .300 |
| Tomas Frick | C | .255 |
| Hunter Stokley | 1B | .294 |
| Colby Wilkerson | 2B | .135 |
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