STATESBORO, Ga. — The No. 2 seed Notre Dame baseball team is down in Georgia to start the 2022 NCAA Baseball Championship at the Statesboro Regional. The Irish begin the postseason with No. 3 Texas Tech Friday afternoon from J.I. Clements Stadium. Friday’s game is set for a 2 p.m ET start from Statesboro and will be aired nationally on the ACC Network. Depending on the Irish result, they will play at either 1 p.m. ET or 7 p.m. ET on Saturday.
| Regional Preview | |
|---|---|
| Statesboro Regional: | No. 16 Georgia Southern (40-18) Notre Dame (35-14) Texas Tech (37-20) UNC Greensboro (34-28) |
| When: | Friday, June 3 | 2 p.m. ET vs. Texas Tech Saturday, June 4 | 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. ET vs. No. 16 Georgia Southern/UNC Greensboro |
| Probable Starters: | TBA vs. LHP John Michael Bertrand (8-2, 2.39 ERA) |
| Where: | Statesboro, Ga. | J.I. Clements Stadium |
| Watch: | ACC Network (Friday) |
| Live Scoring: | NCAA Live Stats |
| Notes: | Notre Dame |
| Social: | @NDBaseball @NotreDameBaseball |
| BY THE NUMBERS | |
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| .701 | Notre Dame is 47-20 (.701) away from Frank Eck Stadium under head coach Link Jarrett. In 2022, the Irish are 10-8 in true road games and 8-3 in neutral site games. |
| .734 | The Irish are 80-29 (.734) since the start of the 2020 season. That winning percentage ranks third in the NCAA over the past three seasons, trailing Tennessee and UC Santa Barbara. |
| .980 | Notre Dame is 12th in the NCAA and first in the ACC in fielding percentage with a .980 mark this season. The Irish have committed 36 errors in 1,313 putout opportunities this season. |
| 1 | The Irish swept #5 Florida State on the road from April 1-3 (2-0 (12), 5-4, 9-7). It was the first time the Irish have swept a Top-5 team on the road in program history. |
| 1.27 | Notre Dame is 11th in the NCAA and second in the ACC with a 1.27 WHIP this season. They have surrendered 368 hits and 183 walks in 437.2 innings pitched. |
| 3.91 | The Irish rank 12th nationally and are second in the ACC in team ERA with 3.91. They have given up 190 earned runs in 437.2 innings this season. |
| 6 | The Irish are one of six teams nationally to be ranked in every D1Baseball poll this season. They are the only ACC team that has been ranked in every poll this year. |
| 7.57 | The Irish are sixth in the NCAA and first in the ACC with 7.57 hits allowed per nine innings. They have given up 368 hits in 437.2 innings pitched this season. |
| 10.9 | The Irish rank fifth in the NCAA and second in the ACC in strikeouts per nine innings with 10.9. The Irish pitching staff has struck out 529 batters in 437.2 innings this season. |
| 11 | The Irish scored 11 runs in the sixth inning against Boston College, the most in a single inning this season. It was the most runs in an inning since April 24, 2021, when the Irish scored 12 runs in the eighth inning against Boston College. |
| 12.0 | John Michael Bertrand (7.2 IP), Ryan McLinskey (1.2 IP), Aidan Tyrell (1.0) and Alex Rao (1.2 IP) combined to shutout #5 Florida State in 12.0 innings in the 2-0 Irish win on April 1. It was the first time in program history that the Seminoles had been shutout in an extra inning game. |
| 12 | John Michael Bertrand set a career high with 12 strikeouts against #5 Florida State on April 1. It was the most strikeouts in a game for an Irish pitcher since Cameron Brown struck out 12 against Florida State on March 23, 2019. |
| 18 | The Irish struck out 18 batters in the 2-0 win over #5 Florida State on April 1. It was the most strikeouts in a game for the Irish pitching staff since May 16, 2008, when they struck out 18 against South Florida. |
| 24 | This is Notre Dame’s 24th bid to the NCAA Postseason in program history. It is the first time since 2005-06 that the Irish have earned postseason bids in consecutive-seasons. |
| 25 | The Irish allowed three runs or less for the 25th time this season in the 3-0 win over No. 5 seed Virginia on May 27. They are 25-0 this season and 51-2 overall under Jarrett in games they allow three runs or less. |
| 42 | The Irish scored 42 runs in their series sweep of Wake Forest on April 22-24. It set the program record for most runs in an ACC series since joining the conference in 2014. It was the most runs in a three-game conference series since 1993 when the Irish scored 48 runs in a sweep of Dayton when they were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. |
| 63 | Outfielder Spencer Myers has 63 steals in his Irish career and ranks seventh all-time in program history for career steals. He trails Dan Bautch by five for sixth place in program history. |
| 529 | The Irish set a program record for the strikeouts as they are at 529 heading into the Statesboro Regional. They surpassed the previous record of 504 from 2006 in the ACC Championship win over Florida State. |
Irish Off to Statesboro Regional
- The Irish earned their 24th berth in program history when they got selected as the No. 2 seed in the Statesboro Regional.
- They are joined by the No. 16 national seed and host Georgia Southern, Texas Tech and UNC Greensboro.
- Three of the four teams in the regional were ranked in the most recent D1Baseball poll with the Irish coming in at #17, Georgia Southern at #21 and Texas Tech at #24.
- The Statesboro Regional is one of two regionals (Stanford) that have three ranked teams in the regional.
- Georgia Southern went 40-18 during the regional season and 23-7 in Sun Belt play. They finished second in the conference during the regular season and fell in the the Sun Belt Championship game to Louisiana.
- The Irish have not played Georgia Southern before in their program history and it will be the first ever matchup if the two teams square off over the course of the weekend.
- Texas Tech went 37-20 on the year and 15-9 in Big 12 play. They finished second in the conference during the regular season and went 1-2 at the Big 12 Championship.
- The Irish and Red Raiders have faced off once before in program history. The Irish won 6-1 on March 14, 2004 in a neutral site match at Round Rock, Texas.
- UNC Greensboro went 34-28 during the regular season and 12-9 in Southern conference play. They finished third in the league in the regular season and won the Southern Conference tournament after winning six of seven and five-straight games to clinch the title.
- The Irish have yet to play UNC Greensboro in program history but head coach Link Jarrett spent seven years as the head coach at UNCG prior to coming to Notre Dame.
- Jarrett went 215-166 during his time in Greensboro and led the Spartans to a regular season championship in 2018 and a conference tournament championship in 2017.
Irish Finish Pool Play Undefeated with 3-0 Shutout of #15 Virginia
- The Irish closed out pool play with one of its best pitching performances of the season in the 3-0 win over #15 Virginia.
- It was the third time the Irish have shut out an ACC opponent this season and the first time Virginia has been shut out since March 5, 2021.
- Liam Simon had a career day with 5.0 innings pitched and he tied a career high with eight strikeouts.
- 4 different Irish relievers combined for the final four innings with Aidan Tyrell earning the save in the final inning.
- The Irish scored runs in the second, fourth and sixth to secure the win.
- It was the 25th time the Irish have limited their opponent to three or less runs this season and they are 25-0 in those games.
Irish Advance to Semifinals with 5-3 win over Florida State
- The Irish advanced to the ACC semifinals for the first time in program history after the 5-3 win over Florida State to begin pool play.
- John Michael Bertrand stymied the Seminoles for the second time this season as he tossed 8.0 innings of work and allowed just one unearned run and struck out seven.
- Over the two starts this season against the Seminoles, he has pitched 15.2 innings and has not allowed an earned run. He has struck out 20 batters over the two appearances.
- The Irish bats got the long ball working against first team All-ACC pitcher Parker Messick.
- The Irish hit three home runs against Messick, tied for the most Messick has allowed in a start in his career.
- Zack Prajzner hit a solo shot in the third, Jack Zyska hit a two-run blast in the fourth and Brooks Coetzee III also hit a two-run shot in the fifth.
- The Seminoles attempted to rally in the ninth with the go-ahead run at the plate but Alex Rao recorded the final out for the save.
Among the Nation’s Best
- Since the start of the 2020 season, the Irish have been one of the most consistent teams over the past three seasons.
- Notre Dame is 80-29, good for a .734 winning percentage over that period.
- That ranks third overall in the NCAA, trailing only Tennessee and UC Santa Barbara.
|
School |
Record Since 2020 |
Win Pct. |
|
Tennessee |
118-27 |
.809 |
|
UC Santa Barbara |
97-33 |
.740 |
|
NOTRE DAME |
80-29 |
.734 |
|
Arkansas |
99-36 |
.733 |
|
Texas |
106-39 |
.731 |
|
East Carolina |
99-37 |
.728 |
|
Old Dominion |
97-37 |
.724 |
|
Maryland |
85-35 |
.708 |
|
San Diego |
81-34 |
.704 |
|
Southern Miss |
95-41 |
.699 |
- Among ACC teams, the Irish have the best winning percentage over the past three seasons.
|
School |
Record Since 2020 |
Win Pct. |
|
NOTRE DAME |
80-29 |
.734 |
|
NC State |
87-43 |
.669 |
|
Miami |
84-43 |
.661 |
|
Virginia Tech |
79-42 |
.653 |
|
Virginia |
87-48 |
.644 |
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