Game Thread | (G3) Florida State at Notre Dame
Florida State (15-26, 6-17) at Notre Dame (24-17, 12-11)
When: April 30th
Time: 11:00 AM ET
Where: Frank Eck Stadium | South Bend, Ind.
Watch: ACC Network Extra
QUICK FACTS
- Florida State leads the all-time series 22-15.
- The Irish are 6-8 at home against the Seminoles.
- Notre Dame fell 3-2 on Friday night as Florida State struck out 12 Irish batters.
- The Irish took game two 12-2 after two six-run innings.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Sunday
| SCHOOL | NAME | RECORD (APPEARANCES) | ERA | IP | STRIKEOUTS |
| Florida State | TBA | - | - | - | - |
| Notre Dame | TBA | - | - | - | - |
OFFENSIVE STATS (Entering the series)
| STAT | Florida State | Notre Dame |
| Batting Avg. | .273 | .242 |
| Runs | 235 | 228 |
| Hits | 377 | 311 |
| 2B | 73 | 53 |
| 3B | 11 | 5 |
| Home Runs | 42 | 47 |
| RBI | 213 | 205 |
| SLG% | .433 | .401 |
| Walks | 123 | 148 |
| Hit by Pitch | 27 | 69 |
| Strikeouts | 346 | 352 |
| OB% | 0.342 | 0.349 |
PITCHING STATS (Entering the series)
| STAT | Florida State | Notre Dame |
| ERA | 6.01 | 4.57 |
| Hits | 377 | 311 |
| Runs | 281 | 198 |
| ER | 232 | 173 |
| Walks | 281 | 145 |
| Strikeouts | 348 | 330 |
| Opponent Batting Avg. | .274 | .240 |
- Notre Dame’s bats came alive on Saturday as the Irish scored six runs in the fourth and eight innings. The heart of the order struggled on Friday, but it came through on Saturday as Vinny Martinez went 3-for-3 with a three-run home run and Jack Penney hit a grand slam to make a strong statement.
The Irish also went 9-for-21 with runners on base and 5-for-14 with runners in scoring position, which was a welcome sight after following Friday’s two-run output.
- On the mound, Blake Hely gave up a leadoff home run and then another solo shot in the fourth, but he continued his strong season as he went 7.0 innings giving up five hits, two runs, one walk and struck out eight batters on 100 pitches.
LHP Will Mercer finished off the Seminoles going 2.0 innings and striking out two on just 24 pitches.
- Notre Dame will need its offense to come through again on Sunday and a quick start would help as Florida State’s bullpen has been its Achilles heel and Link Jarrett rolled seven pitchers to the mound on Saturday. Now, five of the seven pitchers didn’t throw for more than an inning, but the sooner Notre Dame can get to Florida State’s pen, the better.
- No starting pitchers have been announced by either team. Notre Dame started RHP grad transfer Carter Bosch last weekend on Sunday, but freshman RHP Caden Spivey has yet to pitch, so he could also be an option. However, it’s likely the Irish start Bosch and bring Spviey in to potentially finish the game.
*Lineups will be added when released.
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