Game Thread | (G1) Notre Dame at UNC Greensboro
Notre Dame (1-2) at UNC Greensboro (1-3)
When: Feb. 24th
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Where: UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
Watch: ESPN+
QUICK FACTS
- The weekend series will be the first time the two programs will meet on the baseball field.
- Sophomore LHP Jack Findlay struck out seven in three innings last weekend against Lipscomb.
- Junior RHP Jackson Dennies recorded five strikeouts in three innings on Sunday, which was a career-high.
- Junior TJ Williams and sophomore Jack Penney hit home runs last weekend.
- Notre Dame has 14 new faces on the roster this year, which includes four graduate transfers.
- Wake Forest recorded 19 hits against UNCG on Tuesday in a 20-2 win.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | RHP Radek Birkholz | 0-0 | 9.00 | 3.0 | 5 |
| UNCG | RHP Hunter Shuey | 0-0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 5 |
Saturday
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | RHP Jackson Dennies | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5 |
| UNCG | RHP Jay Miller | 0-1 | 4.26 | 6.1 | 4 |
Sunday
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Notre Dame | RHP Blake Hely | 0-1 | 9.00 | 3.0 | 1 |
| UNCG | TBA | - | - | - | - |
WHAT TO WATCH
- Notre Dame’s offense will be the focus this weekend as the Irish recorded just 10 hits in three games last weekend. If this weekend proves to be difficult at the plate for Notre Dame, then Shawn Stiffler could have a major issue to figure out moving forward as UNCG has given up 49 runs in just four games.
- The good news for Notre Dame is they have several players who have been there and done that. Carter Putz, Brooks Coetzee and Zack Prajzner will be counted on to guide the Irish past last weekend.
- The Irish enter the weekend last in the ACC in hits (10), runs (14), batting average (.110), RBI (9), total bases (18), walks (14) and OB% (.289).
- Notre Dame will start the same starting pitchers as last weekend, but the start day will be different. Radek Birkholz will move to Friday from Saturday, Jackson Dennies will pitch Saturday instead of Sunday and then Blake Hely will start on Sunday after getting the nod on Friday last week.
- Will Stiffler change his lineup this weekend after the Irish struggled a week ago? Bumping TJ Williams to the top of the order could be beneficial as it would give the Irish speed on the bases with the heart up the lineup at the plate. -LF/DH Jack Zyska left game three with what looked to be a shoulder injury following a diving catch. Zyska was batting lead-off, so if he is still banged up, it could be the opportunity needed to get Williams back to the lead-off spot.
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| TJ Williams | CF | .182 |
| Zack Prajzner | SS | .111 |
| Brooks Coetzee | RF | .125 |
| Carter Putz | 1B | .083 |
| Jack Penney | 3B | .100 |
| Vinny Martinez | C | .000 |
| DM Jefferson | LF | .000 |
| Nick DeMarco | DH | .000 |
| Estevan Moreno | 2B | .000 |
UNCG Lineup
| NAME | POSITION | BATTING AVERAGE |
| Daniel Cerda | 2B | .538 |
| Kennedy Jones | LF | .278 |
| Zack Budzik | SS | .333 |
| Mitchell Smith | 3B | .077 |
| GC Jarman | 1B | .143 |
| Rowan Watt | RF | .333 |
| Dallas Callahan | C | .214 |
| Luke Jenkins | DH | .125 |
| Bradley Bott | CF | .000 |
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