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Game Thread | Central Michigan at Notre Dame

April 24, 2024
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Central Michigan (13-27) at Notre Dame (20-18)


When: April 24th

Time: 6:30 PM ET 

Where: Frank Eck Stadium | South Bend, Ind. 

Watch: ACC Network Extra 


QUICK FACTS

- Notre Dame leads the all-time series 24-13-1. 

- The two teams last played in the South Bend Regional in 2021. Notre Dame took both teams by a combined score of 24-2. 

- Notre Dame enters the week No. 4 in the ACC in triples with 13. 

- Central Michigan batters check in at No. 44 in the nation in HBP (69). 


PROBABLE STARTERS

SCHOOL NAME RECORD  ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP DJ Helwig 1-0 5.68 6.1 5
Central Michigan RHP jack Bach 0-0 9.75 12.0 10

WHAT TO WATCH

Notre Dame will enter this week on a five-game winning streak, which is a nice change of pace for the program. The more significant change is Notre Dame is now firmly back in the race to make the ACC Tournament, but there is still work to be done. The Irish are still in the bottom two of the ACC, but are just two games back of Boston College and Miami, which is notable as the Irish won series against both teams this year. 

The bats are hot for Notre Dame, as the Irish boosted their team batting average to a more than respectable .285 on the year, which is No. 10 in the ACC. However, it’s worth noting that the ACC has seven teams batting over .300, which is a bit ridiculous. 

Estevan Moreno has been on a tear over the last month. He’s now batting .321, leads the team in double (14) and is second in home runs with nine dingers. 

Notre Dame’s pitching even moved up a couple spots in ERA to No. 12 as the Irish sit at 6.24. 

Yes, the Irish did record wins over Valpo, Purdue Fort Wayne and Boston College last week, but for a team that was struggling in every aspect of the game, it was a big five-game stretch. 

A win on Wednesday will have Notre Dame sky-high rolling into this weekend’s series with No. 8 Wake Forest. 

NOTRE DAME LINEUP

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
TJ Williams CF .383
David Glancy LF .302
Jack Penney SS .253
Estevan Moreno 2B .321
Connor Hincks 1B .293
Simon Baumgardt 3B .299
Tito Flores DH .276
Brady Gumpf RF .297
Joey Spence C .295

CENTRAL MICHIGAN LINEUP

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
Nick Dardas C .226
Danny Wuestenfeld 1B .306
Jacob Donahue LF .378
Ely Stuart 3B .304
Drew Loikits 2B .392
Marquis Jackson RF .203
Robby Morgan IV DH .185
Elijah Henning SS .230
Jake Brill CF .284

OFFENSIVE STATS 

STAT CENTRAL MICHIGAN NOTRE DAME
Batting Avg. .260 .285
Runs 229 294
Hits 345 374
2B 67 79
3B 11 13
Home Runs 33 65
RBI 200 266
SLG% .401 .514
Walks 160 157
Hit by Pitch 69 51
Strikeouts 366 318
OB% .364 .380

PITCHING STATS 

STAT CENTRAL MICHIGAN NOTRE DAME
ERA 7.99 6.24
Hits 439 350
Runs 334 249
ER 296 225
Walks 199 154
Strikeouts 321 291
Opponent Batting Avg. .319 .277

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