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Series Preview: Boston College

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The 12th-ranked Notre Dame baseball team returns to Frank Eck Stadium this weekend to renew their rivalry with Boston College. The Eagles are making their first trip to South Bend since 2018 and the series gets underway Friday at 5 p.m. ET from Frank Eck Stadium. Friday and Sunday’s matchups will be streamed on ACC Network Extra while Saturday’s contest will be on ACC Network. Prior to Saturday’s game, former head coach Paul Mainieri and a number of players from the 2002 College World Series team will be honored as part of their reunion weekend.

Series Preview
Matchup:Boston College (16-26, 3-18 ACC) vs. No. 12 Notre Dame (26-9, 11-7 ACC)
When:Friday, April 29 | 5 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 30 | 1 p.m. ET
Sunday, May 1 | 1 p.m. ET
Probable Starters:RHP Joe Mancini (2-3, 5.27 ERA) vs. LHP John Michael Bertrand (6-0, 1.66 ERA)
RHP Henry Leake (2-1, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Temple (3-1, 3.03 ERA)
TBA vs. TBA
Where:South Bend, Ind. | Frank Eck Stadium
Admission:FREE
Watch:ACCNX (Friday)
ACC Network (Saturday)
ACCNX (Sunday)
Live Scoring:StatBroadcast
Notes:Notre Dame
Social:@NDBaseball
@NotreDameBaseball

 BY THE NUMBERS
.747The Irish are 71-24 (.747) since the start of the 2020 season. That winning percentage ranks third in the NCAA over the past three seasons, trailing Tennessee and Arkansas.
.800The Irish own an 28-7 record (.800) at home under head coach Link Jarrett.
.982Notre Dame is eighth in the NCAA and first in the ACC in fielding percentage with a .984 mark this season. The Irish have committed 24 errors in 947 putout opportunities this season.
1The 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.
1.23Notre Dame is 10th in the NCAA and leads the ACC with a 1.23 WHIP this season. They have surrendered 246 hits and 143 walks in 315.2 innings pitched.
3.56The Irish rank 13th nationally and are second in the ACC in team ERA with 3.56. They have given up 125 earned runs in 315.2 innings this season.
7.01The Irish are fourth in the NCAA and first in the ACC with 7.01 hits allowed per nine innings. They have given up 246 hits in 315.2 innings pitched this season.
8The Irish scored eight unanswered runs in the 8-4 comeback win over #17 NC State on March 11. It was the most unanswered runs in a game since Game 2 of the Super Regional when the Irish scored nine unanswered runs to beat #7 Mississippi State.
10.8The Irish rank 14th in the NCAA and fifth in the ACC in strikeouts per nine innings with 10.8. The Irish pitching staff has struck out 378 batters in 315.2 innings this season.
12.0John 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.
12John 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.
17Notre Dame is 17-3-1 all-time in regular-season series under Jarrett. The Irish are 6-1-1 in ACC series at Frank Eck Stadium and are 15-3-1 in ACC series over the past two-plus seasons.
18The 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.
20The Irish allowed three runs or less for the 20th time this season in the 21-3 win over Wake Forest on April 23. They are 20-0 this season and 46-2 overall under Jarrett in games they allow three runs or less.
42The 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.
61Outfielder Spencer Myers has 61 steals in his Irish career and ranks seventh all-time in program history for career steals. He trails Dan Bautch by seven for sixth place in program history.

Irish and Eagles Take the Holy War to the Diamond

  • The Irish are set to face off with rival Boston College this weekend at Frank Eck Stadium for the second to last home series of the regular season.
  • The Irish hold a 35-18 advantage all-time over Boston College and are 13-4 in games played in South Bend.
  • The Irish have yet to lose a series to Boston College in South Bend in program history. 
  • Last time the two teams met, the Irish won both games of a double-header to clinch the series in Brighton in 2021.
  • The Irish faced a 9-1 deficit in the eighth inning and scored 12 runs in the inning, including eight with two outs, to gain their first lead of the game.
  • David LaManna beat out an infield single in the eighth that scored two runs to put the Irish in front. Later in the inning, Jack Brannigan stole home and Kyle Hess hit a two-RBI double to increase the lead.
  • Liam Simon and Aidan Tyrell closed out the final two innings to secure the series win, the eighth ACC series win of the season for the Irish.
  • This year the Eagles head into the matchup with a 16-26 overall record and are 3-18 in ACC play.
  • They are coming off a 1-4 week where they got swept in the weekend series against Virginia Tech, fell in a midweek against UMass Lowell but defeated Rhode Island in a midweek matchup.
  • The Irish dropped their midweek to Michigan State but are coming off a weekend sweep of Wake Forest, their fourth ACC series sweep of the season.

Home Sweet Home

  • After not being able to play a home game in his first season due to the pandemic, the Irish have been dominant at Frank Eck Stadium over the past two seasons.
  • The Irish hold a 28-7 (.800) record at home under Link Jarrett and have a current 11-game winning streak at Frank Eck Stadium.
  • It is the longest home-winning streak in a single season since 2006 when the Irish won 20-straight games at home.
  • Notre Dame is 6-1-1 in home ACC series since Jarrett took over and three of those six series wins have been sweeps.
  • The Irish are undefeated in home midweek matchups over the past two seasons. They won all three home midweeks in 2020 and are 6-0 this season in midweek matchups. The Irish also swept all three games of the 2021 South Bend Regional at Frank Eck Stadium.

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 71-24, good for a .747 winning percentage over that period.
  • That ranks third overall in the NCAA, trailing only Tennessee and Arkansas.
School Record Since 2020 Win Pct.
Tennessee 103-23 .817
Arkansas 93-27 .775
NOTRE DAME 71-24 .747
Texas 95-33 .742
Old Dominion 84-30 .737
Vanderbilt 90-34 .726
UC Santa Barbara 81-31 .723
Texas Tech 84-35 .706
Arizona 84-36 .700
San Diego 70-30 .700
  • Among ACC teams, the Irish have the best winning percentage over the past three seasons.
School Record Since 2020 Win Pct.
NOTRE DAME 71-24 .747
NC State 77-35 .688
Miami 76-35 .685
Virginia 81-41 .664
Louisville 69-38 .645

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