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Game Thread | Pitt at Notre Dame

May 3, 2024
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Pittsburgh (18-22, 5-16) at Notre Dame (23-20, 7-17) 


When: May 3

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 53-27

- The Irish are 26-4 at home against Pitt

- Notre Dame will enter the weekend with the nation’s top fielding percentage at .984


PROBABLE STARTERS

Friday

SCHOOL NAME RECORD  ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP Matt Bedford 2-5 4.86 46.1 29
Pittsburgh RHP Ryan Andrade 0-4 9.64 42.0 48

Saturday

SCHOOL NAME RECORD  ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP Jack Radel 4-2 3.86 44.1 35
Pittsburgh RHP Jack Sokol 5-2 4.78 58.1 46

Sunday

SCHOOL NAME RECORD  ERA IP STRIKEOUTS
Notre Dame RHP Rory Fox 1-1 6.03 37.1 28
Pittsburgh LHP Ryan Reed 0-5 6.47 49.2 41

WHAT TO WATCH

Notre Dame will enter the weekend with something to play for as the Irish are fighting for a spot in the ACC Tournament. The top 12 teams make the tourney, which means the bottom two teams are done for the year. 

Entering the weekend, it’s a four-team race for the last two spots: 
Miami: 8-16
Boston College: 8-17
Notre Dame: 7-17
Pitt: 5-16 

The Irish will need a series win over last place Pitt to stay in the race. Boston College will host Louisville (11-11) while Miami will play a non-conference series against BYU. 

As it relates to Notre Dame, Shawn Stiffler’s club is coming off an impressive series win over then No. 8 Wake Forest last weekend and a mid-week win at Michigan State. The program certainly seems to have a bit more life than a month ago, but the schedule has also helped when push comes to shove. 

The difference in the Wake Forest series was Notre Dame was not only able to get timely hits, but they were able to score when it mattered, especially in game three as TJ Williams walked off the Demon Deacons. 

On the bump, freshman RHP Jack Radel has continued to impress as he holds a record of 4-2, 3.86 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 44.1 innings of work. RHP Matt Bedford has put together a nice run despite his 2-5 record as his ERA sits at 4.86 with 29 strikeouts in 46.1 innings of work. 

The catcher situation is still hit or miss. Joey Spence has the best bat as he’s batting .286 with five home runs, so Notre Dame has to live through some growing pains behind the dish as continues his transition to the position. 

Estevan Moreno is playing as well as anyone in the ACC when you combine hitting and fielding. 

Notre Dame isn’t playing for a national seed this weekend, but the Irish are playing for pride and a chance to extend the season at the end of the month. 

NOTRE DAME LINEUP

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
TJ Williams CF .349
David Glancy LF .290
Jack Penney SS .256
Estevan Moreno 2B .302
Connor Hincks 1B .278
Simon Baumgardt 3B .296
Tito Flores RF .256
Brady Gumpf DH .288
Joey Spence C .286

PITT LINEUP

NAME POSITION BATTING AVERAGE
Dom Popa CF .325
Luke Cantwell 1B .329
Jayden Melendez C .230
Josh Spiegel DH .354
Justin Fogel LF .298
Tyler Bischke 2B .312
CJ Funk RF .261
Ryan Zuckerman 3B .259
Jake Kendro SS .263

OFFENSIVE STATS (Entering the series) 

STAT PITT NOTRE DAME
Batting Avg. .282 .274
Runs 275 320
Hits 389 399
2B 63 84
3B 2 14
Home Runs 52 75
RBI 254 288
SLG% .444 .505
Walks 213 184
Hit by Pitch 56 59
Strikeouts 3337 372
OB% .397 .374

PITCHING STATS (Entering the series) 

STAT PITT NOTRE DAME
ERA 6.21 5.92
Hits 414 377
Runs 280 268
ER 241 243
Walks 164 183
Strikeouts 356 325
Opponent Batting Avg. .293 .266

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