SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The ninth-ranked Notre Dame baseball team (12-4) is back home to begin a four-game homestand Friday afternoon. The Irish are set to take on Virginia Tech for their first homestand of the 2022 season. Friday’s matchup with the Hokies is just the second home game of the season for the Irish, who have played 15 of 16 games this season away from South Bend. Friday’s series opener is set for a 4 p.m. ET first pitch and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. For all regular season home games this season, it is free admission for all fans at Frank Eck Stadium.
| Weekend Preview | |
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| Matchup: | Virginia Tech (13-6, 2-4 ACC) vs. No. 9 Notre Dame (12-4, 2-3 ACC) |
| When: | Friday, March 25 | 4 p.m. ET Saturday, March 26 | 2 p.m. ET Sunday, March 27 | Noon ET |
| Probable Starters: | RHP Griffin Green (2-1, 3.42 ERA) vs. LHP John Michael Bertrand (4-0, 1.72 ERA) TBA vs. TBA TBA vs. TBA |
| Where: | South Bend, Ind. | Frank Eck Stadium |
| Admission: | Free for all fans |
| Watch: | ACCNX (Friday) ACCNX (Saturday) ESPN2 (Sunday) |
| Live Scoring: | StatBroadcast (Friday) StatBroadcast (Saturday) StatBroadcast (Sunday) |
| Notes: | Notre Dame |
| Social: | @NDBaseball @NotreDameBaseball |
| BY THE NUMBERS | |
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| .739 | The Irish own a 17-6 record (.739) at home under head coach Link Jarrett. |
| .750 | The Irish are 57-19 (.750) since the start of the 2020 season. That winning percentage ranks seventh in the NCAA over the past three seasons. |
| .750 | The Irish are 12-4 (.750) to begin the 2022 season. It is the best start to a season for the Irish since 2015 when the Irish also went 12-4 to begin the season. |
| .990 | Notre Dame ranks second in the NCAA in fielding percentage with a .990 mark this season. The Irish have committed only six errors in 430 putout opportunities this season. |
| 1 | The Irish allowed only one hit in the 3-1 win over Minnesota on March 6. It is the fewest hits allowed in a game since April 18, 2007, when the Irish surrendered one hit in a 1-0 win over Purdue in 10-innings. |
| 1.16 | Notre Dame is 13th in the NCAA and third in the ACC with a 1.16 WHIP this season. They have surrendered 104 hits and 62 walks in 143.1 innings pitched. |
| 6.53 | The Irish are sixth in the NCAA and second in the ACC with 6.53 hits allowed per nine innings. They have given up 104 hits in 143.1 innings pitched this season. |
| 8 | The 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. |
| 11.5 | The Irish rank eighth in the NCAA and third in the ACC in strikeouts per nine innings with 11.5. The Irish pitching staff has struck out 183 batters in 143.1 innings this season. |
| 14 | Notre Dame is 14-2-1 all-time in regular-season series under Jarrett. The Irish are 4-1-1 in ACC series at Frank Eck Stadium and are 12-2-1 in ACC series over the past three seasons. |
| 15 | In the 20-2 win over Marist, 15 different Irish players recorded a hit. It is the most players with a hit in a game for the Irish over the past 16 years. The previous record was 13 against Georgetown in 2008. |
| 57 | Outfielder Spencer Myers has 57 steals in his Irish career and ranks eighth all-time in program history for most career steals. He trails AJ Pollock by four for seventh place in program history. |
Irish Host Hokies for Weekend Series
- The Irish are back home for their first ACC series at Frank Eck Stadium this season when they host Virginia Tech on Friday.
- The Hokies are 13-6 so far this season and 2-4 to begin ACC play.
- Virginia Tech went 3-1 last week as they took two-of-three games from Pitt at home and won their midweek game against Radford.
- Notre Dame holds an 18-9 all-time advantage over the Hokies and are 7-4 in games played in South Bend.
- The Irish won all four games against Virginia Tech in 2021 and have won six-straight over the Hokies dating back to 2018.
- Notre Dame swept Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in the final week of the regular season with scores of 8-2, 4-0 and 7-1.
- The next week, the Irish beat the Hokies 8-0 in pool play of the ACC Championships down in Charlotte.
- Zack Prajzner had the hot bat against the Hokies as he tallied nine hits (.563)over the four games against Virginia Tech last season.
- The pitching staff only allowed four runs over the four games against Virginia Tech last season.
- John Michael Bertrand tossed his second complete game of the season in the 8-1 win on May 20. Will Mercer tossed eight scoreless over two separate appearances against VT.
- The Irish remained ranked in all six polls going into the weekend series and are ranked as high as No. 9 in Perfect Game’s poll.
- Notre Dame continues to have one of the best fielding and pitching teams in the country as the Irish rank No. 2 in the NCAA in fielding percentage (.990), sixth in hits allowed per nine innings (6.53) and eighth in strikeouts per nine innings (11.5).
- Notre Dame is 17-6 (.739) at home under head coach Link Jarrett in his three seasons at the helm.
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 57-19, good for a .750 winning percentage over that period.
- That ranks seventh overall in the NCAA, trailing Tennessee, Arkansas, Old Dominion, Texas, Vanderbilt and Texas Tech.
| School | Record Since 2020 | Win Pct. |
| Tennessee | 85-21 | .802 |
| Arkansas | 77-21 | .786 |
| Old Dominion | 73-22 | .768 |
| Texas | 82-25 | .766 |
| Vanderbilt | 80-25 | .762 |
| Texas Tech | 73-24 | .753 |
| NOTRE DAME | 57-19 | .750 |
| Ole Miss | 77-28 | .733 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 67-26 | .720 |
| Arizona | 71-28 | .717 |
- Among ACC teams, the Irish have the best winning percentage over the past three seasons.
| School | Record Since 2020 | Win Pct. |
| NOTRE DAME | 57-19 | .750 |
| Virginia | 70-32 | .686 |
| NC State | 63-30 | .677 |
| Miami | 59-31 | .656 |
| Louisville | 57-31 | .648 |
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