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Game Thread | (G3) Notre Dame at Pitt

April 8, 2023
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Notre Dame (17-11, 7-7) at Pitt (13-15, 4-8) 


When: April 8th

Time: 1:00 PM ET 

Where: Charles L. Cost Field | Pittsburgh, Pa.

Watch: ACC Network Extra


QUICK FACTS

- Notre Dame leads the all-time series 53-25. 

- The Irish are 19-17 at Pitt. 

- Notre Dame took game one 10-8 and game two 11-2. 

PROBABLE STARTERS
Saturday

SCHOOL NAME RECORD (APPEARANCES) ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame LHP Jack Findlay 4-1 2.73 33.0 50
Pittsburgh RHP Logan Evans 1-1 8.53 6.1 4

WHAT TO WATCH 

- Notre Dame has found the bats this weekend. The Irish have tallied 21 runs in two games, which includes an impressive 11-2 win on Friday afternoon to take the series. Shawn Stiffler’s club has struggled in the ninth inning the last two series, but the Irish came out strong in game two as they extended a 4-1 lead to 11-1. 

The Irish offense also did it without hitting the long ball, which had been friendly to the program over the last few weekends. Carter Putz continued his hot streak at the plate going 2-for-5 with 2 RBI and TJ Williams had a solid game going 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, including two beautiful sac bunts. DM Jefferson seems to have some momentum for the job in left field as he went 3-for-4 and scored twice. 

- Jackson Dennies has started to really find his groove as a starter and knows his role. The New Orleans native pitched 4.2 innings giving up just one hit, three walks and while striking out six. For the year, Dennies ERA now sits at 2.59. 

LHP Aidan Tyrell entered the weekend leading the ACC in ERA and that took a small hit on Friday. Tyrell’s 1.24 ERA now sits at 1.62 after giving up two home runs to Jayden Melendez. Outside of the long balls, Tyrell was phenomenal as he went 4.1 innings of three-hit baseball while striking out three. The Dennies/Tyrell combination has worked very, very well for the Irish.

- Saturday is simple for Notre Dame. Maintain momentum at the plate and let LHP Jack Findlay cook. The Irish haven’t had to dive too deep into the pen as Caden Spivey, Carter Bosch and Matt Bedford haven't thrown, while LHP Ryan Lynch and RHP Sammy Cooper should be able to pitch in situational baseball if needed. 

Notre Dame needs to be greedy. Taking the series was expected, but a sweep would be icing on the cake. 

OFFENSIVE STATS (Entering the series)

STAT Notre Dame Pittsburgh
Batting Avg. .222 .264
Runs 142 198
Hits 187 233
2B 32 51
3B 4 6
Home Runs 29 36
RBI 130 181
SLG% .373 .457
Walks 98 182
Hit by Pitch 50 22
Strikeouts 242 257
OB% 0.337 0.398

PITCHING STATS (Entering the series) 

STAT Notre Dame Pittsburgh
ERA 4.30 6.87
Hits 195 269
Runs 128 189
ER 108 172
Walks 97 138
Strikeouts 231 249
Opponent Batting Avg. .230 .294

Notre Dame Lineup

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
Jack Penney 3B .218
Zack Prajzner SS .259
Carter Putz 1B .308
Brooks Coetzee RF .250
Vinny Martinez DH .192
DM Jefferson LF .286
Estevan Moreno 2B .174
Danny Neri C .265
TJ Williams CF .204

Pitt Lineup

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
Sky Duff 3B .265
Tommy Tavarez SS .205
Noah Martinez 1B .301
Jack Anderson DH .301
Kyle Hess CF .303
CJ Funk RF .267
Justin Acal 2B .218
Jayden Melendez C .250
Caleb Sturtevant LF .333

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