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July 24, 2006 Brett Lilley Checks In From The Cape Cod League (Summer Baseball Update)
July 22, 2006 Pro Baseball Update: Samardzija Promoted To Peoria; Sollmann Named FSL All-Star; Thornton’s Team Plays 26-Inning Marathon
July 20, 2006 Mike Dury Kicks Off Summer Baseball Diaries With Report From Grand Lake Mariners
July 18, 2006 Free Live Video Streaming Available For Today’s Press Conference Introducing Baseball Coach Dave Schrage (5:00 EDT)
July 18, 2006 What They’re Saying About Dave Schrage
July 18, 2006 Dave Schrage Presser Photo Gallery
July 18, 2006 Dave Schrage Presser Photo Gallery
July 17, 2006 Dave Schrage Named 19th Head Baseball Coach At Notre Dame
July 11, 2006 Baseball Media Guide Judged Best In Nation, As Part Of ND’s Nation-Leading 20 Awards In Annual CoSIDA Publications Contest
July 10, 2006 Popular Summer Baseball Diaries Set To Make Return, Starting July 16
July 10, 2006 Weiland Solidifies Status As One Of Nation’s Top Freshmen For 2006 Season
July 02, 2006 Weiland Fails To Make Final USA Roster After Competitive Tryout Week
July 02, 2006 Weiland Makes Two More Appearances As USA National Team Trials Come To A Close; Final Roster TBA On July 2
July 01, 2006 Kyle Weiland Receives Top Rookie Honors As Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American
June 29, 2006 Notre Dame Athletics Director Kevin White Comments On Paul Mainieri’s Departure To LSU
June 28, 2006 Notre Dame Assistant Zoltan Dudas Set For New Challenge As Head Fencing Coach At Princeton
June 28, 2006 Weiland Picks Up Save In Early Scrimmage During USA Baseball National Team Trials
June 28, 2006 Paul Mainieri Named Head Baseball Coach At LSU
June 28, 2006 Craig Cooper Collects Fifth All-America Honor, Finishes As National Leader In Runs Per Game
June 27, 2006 Former Notre Dame Baseball Player Matt Bransfield Signs Free-Agent Contract With Gateway Grizzlies
June 24, 2006 Samardzija Set To Make His Professional Debut On Tuesday, June 27, In Keizer, Oregon
June 21, 2006 Updated Comments From Jeff Samardzija, After Signing With The Chicago Cubs
June 21, 2006 Jeff Samardzija Formally Signs With Chicago Cubs Organization, Will Make Pro Debut With Boise Hawks (date TBA)
June 20, 2006 Craig Cooper Picks Up Two More All-America Honors, As One Of Nation’s Top Position Players
June 20, 2006 Three Notre Dame Graduates Set To Begin Their Pro Baseball Careers; Samardzija Nearing His Debut In Cubs Organization
June 17, 2006 Kyle Weiland Invited To United States Baseball National Team Trials
June 11, 2006 Early Postseason Honors Include All-America Recognition For Cooper And Manship
June 10, 2006 Standout Closer Kyle Weiland Collects Freshman All-America Honors
June 08, 2006 Thornton And Lopez Selected On Second Day, Matching Second-Most Draft Picks (5) In Notre Dame History
June 07, 2006 Jeff Samardzija Post-Draft Press Conference Transcript, Including Notre Dame Coaches Quotes
June 06, 2006 Samardzija’s Stock Continues To Rise As Baseball Draft Nears; Manship, Cooper Also Likely To Be Day-1 Picks
June 06, 2006 Cubs Draft Notre Dame’s Samardzija In 5th-Round While Cooper Goes To Padres In 7th And Manship To Twins In 14th
June 03, 2006 Second Straight Defeat To Top-25 Opponent Ends Irish Season At NCAAs, In 10-4 Loss At Kentucky (full recap)
June 03, 2006 Thornton Looks To Deliver Another Clutch Elimination-Game Outing In Game Versus Kentucky
June 03, 2006 Irish Lose 16-Inning NCAA Opener, 5-4 To College Of Charleston (full recap and update, including quotes and photos)
June 02, 2006 Academic All-American Greg Lopez Leads Record-Setting Semester In The Classroom For Irish Baseball Program
June 02, 2006 Irish Lose 16-Inning NCAA Opener, 5-4 To College Of Charleston (full recap and update, including quotes and photos)
June 01, 2006 Irish Make Eighth Straight NCAA Trip
May 31, 2006 BIG EAST Tournament Overview Quote Sheet (with photos)
May 31, 2006 Notre Dame Baseball Fan Trip To Lexington
May 30, 2006 Notre Dame Baseball NCAA Selection Day And Pre-Draft Quotes
May 29, 2006 Notre Dame To Be Featured Team During ESPN Selection Show (May 29; 12:30); Eck Stadium Not Among NCAA Host Sites
May 29, 2006 Irish Headed To Bluegrass State For Eighth Straight NCAA Regional Appearance
May 27, 2006 Korpi Posts Second Win Of Week As Irish Defeat Louisville, 7-0, For Fifth Straight BIG EAST Tournament Title (full recap)
May 26, 2006 Seniors Lead The Way As Irish Rebound From Loss For 5-3 Comeback Win Over St. John’s (full recap)
May 26, 2006 Manship Set For First Career Postseason Start As Irish Face St. John’s In Final Day Of BIG EAST Bracket Play
May 25, 2006 Samardzija Gets Plenty Of Help From Killer B’s As Irish Win Again At BIG EAST Tournament, 12-4 Over West Virginia (full recap)
May 24, 2006 New Venue, New Format – Same Result, As Irish Open BIG EAST Tournament Play With 3-1 Win Over South Florida (full recap)
May 24, 2006 New Venue, New Format – Same Result, As Irish Open BIG EAST Tournament Play With 3-1 Win Over South Florida (full recap)
May 23, 2006 Irish Embark On Quest For Fifth Straight BIG EAST Tournament Title
May 22, 2006 Cooper And Manship Take Home Top BIG EAST Awards As Irish Total Nine All-BIG EAST Honorees
May 20, 2006 Cooper Claims BIG EAST Career Batting Record And Unprecedented Third League Batting Title, In 12-1 Win Over Villanova (full recap)
May 20, 2006 Cooper Claims BIG EAST Career Batting Record And Unprecedented Third Career League Batting Title, In 12-1 Win Over Villanova
May 19, 2006 Manship Takes The Mound For Game 2 As Irish Look To Clinch BIG EAST Title
May 19, 2006 19th-Ranked Irish Claim BIG EAST Regular-Season Title For Sixth Time, After 6-2 Win Over Villanova (full recap)
May 18, 2006 BIG EAST Title Quest Continues In Road Series With Villanova
May 18, 2006 Samardzija’s Top Outing Of Season Tops Villanova, 3-1, As Irish Near BIG EAST Title
May 17, 2006 Irish Drop Another Close One, 3-1 To Michigan In Annual Baseball Bash
May 16, 2006 Korpi Looks To Get Back On Track Versus Michigan In Annual Baseball Bash
May 16, 2006 Time to Bash
May 14, 2006 Thorton Logs Strong Outing But Irish Suffer Late-Inning Loss At Seton Hall, 2-1
May 14, 2006 Thornton Set For 50th Career Start As Irish Look To Take Series From Pirates
May 13, 2006 Samardzija And Manship Set For More Doubleheader Duty As Series Opens At Seton Hall
May 13, 2006 Irish Split Pair Of Wild Games At Seton Hall, 6-7 And 14-12 (full recap)
May 12, 2006 Irish Head To Seton Hall In Quest Of Regular-Season BIG EAST Title
May 11, 2006 Record-Setting Eck Stadium Attendance Numbers Among Best In The Nation
May 07, 2006 Cardinals Use Another Late Rally To Take Series Finale From Irish, 9-6
May 06, 2006 Irish Use Familiar Formula For Another Win, 11-3 Over Louisville
May 06, 2006 Late Rally Gives Louisville 5-4 Win Over Notre Dame
May 05, 2006 Final Home Series Of Regular Season Set For Eck Stadium, As Irish Face Louisville
May 05, 2006 Irish And Cardinals Ready To Battle In Game One
May 04, 2006 Rotation Finalized And Adjusted For Louisville Series; Manship To Start Opener On Friday Night
May 02, 2006 Korpi And Weiland Named To BIG EAST Honor Roll; Irish Move Up In Polls; Week-11 Rotation Set
May 02, 2006 Eighth-Ranked Irish Continue Dominant Season At Eck Stadium With 12-1 Win Over Cleveland State
April 30, 2006 Irish Look For Three-Game Sweep At UConn
April 30, 2006 Series Finale At UConn Ends In 1-1, 13-Inning Tie
April 29, 2006 Irish And Huskies Set For Saturday Doubleheader
April 29, 2006 Irish Rally To Win Opener Before Riding Manship’s Arm And Cooper Five Hits For Sweep At UConn (7-6, 7-3)
April 28, 2006 First Place On The Line In BIG EAST Showdown Series At UConn
April 27, 2006 Record-Setting Win Streak Ends At 23 Games, In 11-8 Loss To Bowling Green
April 26, 2006 Korpi Strikes Out 11 As Irish Push Win Streak To 23 In 2-1 Game With Purdue
April 25, 2006 Notre Dame’s Jeff Samardzija And Jeff Manship Upgraded To Top-50 Status On Midseason Draft Prospects List
April 25, 2006 Cooper Earns National And BIG EAST Player Of Week; Irish Move As High As 8th In Polls; Week-10 Rotation Set
April 25, 2006 Homestand Rolls On With Annual Battle Versus Purdue
April 23, 2006 Irish (22) And Cooper (21) Both Extend Streaks, In 14-12 Slugfest With Rutgers
April 22, 2006 Irish Top Rutgers, 11-5, For 20th Straight Win
April 22, 2006 Win Streak Rolls On To 21, Cooper’s Hit Streak Now At 20 After 15-3 Win Over Rutgers
April 21, 2006 Irish Set To Renew Spirited BIG EAST Rivalry With Rutgers At Eck Stadium
April 21, 2006 Overflow Crowd Primed For Series Opener Versus Rutgers
April 20, 2006 Friday-Night Game With Rutgers Declared An Advance Sellout, With Possibility For Some Tickets Released At Game Time
April 19, 2006 Irish Look To Push Win Streak To 19, Versus IPFW On Comcast Local
April 19, 2006 Record-Setting Win Streak Grows To 19, As Irish Overcome Injuries And Rare Errors To Edge IPFW, 4-3
April 18, 2006 Irish Climb As High As 16th In Polls; Lopez Among Nation’s Top Shortstops, Joins Manship On BIG EAST Honor Roll; Week-9 Rotation Set
April 18, 2006 Irish Tie School Record With 8-2 Win Over Toledo, Extending Nation’s Longest Win Streak To 18
April 18, 2006 Familiar Faces Return To Eck Stadium As Irish Look To Extend Nation’s Longest Win Streak
April 15, 2006 Irish Put Nation’s Longest Winning Streak On The Line In Series Finale With St. John’s
April 15, 2006 Ninth-Inning Rally Completes 7-5 Win Over St. John’s, As 21st-Ranked Irish Extend Nation’s Longest Winning Streak To 17 Games
April 14, 2006 Irish Push Win Streak To 16 After Sweep Of Red Storm (9-2, 13-7)
April 13, 2006 Irish And Red Storm Set For BIG EAST First-Place Showdown, Live On CSTV And UND.COM
April 12, 2006 Cooper’s Leadoff Blast And Another Big Inning Highlight 14th Straight Win, 8-2 Over Manchester
April 12, 2006 Five Upcoming Irish Baseball Games To Be Telecast, Including April 13 Doubleheader (CSTV) And April 25 Game With Purdue (ESPN-U)
April 12, 2006 Live Streaming Of CSTV Baseball Doubleheader Telecast Available To All-Access Subscribers
April 11, 2006 Four Home Runs Help Send 21st-Ranked Irish To 13th Straight Win, 15-1 Over Oakland
April 11, 2006 Irish Roll Into 12-Game Homestand On 12-Game Winning Streak
April 10, 2006 Cooper Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week As Irish Return To National Polls; Week-Eight Rotation Set
April 09, 2006 Manship Takes The Hill As Irish Look For Rare Road Sweep
April 09, 2006 Irish Finish Sweep Of USF, 10-1, For 12th Straight Win (full recap)
April 08, 2006 Thornton Takes Mound For Game Two At USF
April 08, 2006 Top Of The Order Keeps Rolling, As Irish Win Streak Goes To 11 With 10-4 Win At USF
April 07, 2006 Irish Set For More Games In Familiar State Of Florida
April 07, 2006 Cooper And Lilley Power Irish To 10th Straight Win, 9-6 At South Florida
April 06, 2006 Irish Take Nine Game Win Streak To South Florida For Weekend Series
April 06, 2006 Brezovsky’s Blast Lifts Irish To Ninth Straight Win, 6-4 Over Ball State
April 04, 2006 Cooper And Korpi Named To BIG EAST Honor Roll; Week-7 Rotation Set, With Gruener First Versus Chicago State
April 04, 2006 Irish Win Eighth Straight, 6-4 Over Chicago State
April 02, 2006 Cooper Strikes Again As Irish Complete Sweep Of Pittsburgh, 9-8
April 01, 2006 Manship And Lopez Lead Irish To 4-3 Victory Over Pittsburgh
April 01, 2006 Sunday’s ND-Pittsburgh Start Time Moved Up To 11:00
March 31, 2006 Samardzija Strikes Out Eight As Irish Win Again, 6-1 Over Pittsburgh
March 31, 2006 Irish And Panthers Set To Battle In BIG EAST Series
March 29, 2006 Korpi Posts Career-High 11 Strikeouts In Three-Hit Shutout Of Western Michigan, 2-0
March 29, 2006 Korpi Takes Aim At Second Career Win Over Western Michigan
March 28, 2006 Irish Set To Open Seven-Game Homestand Versus Valparaiso
March 28, 2006 Seven-Run Second Inning Highlights Three-Hit Shutout Of Valparaiso, 12-0
March 27, 2006 Week-Six Rotation To Feature Samardzija Making His 2006 Home Debut Friday Night Versus Pittsburgh
March 27, 2006 Thornton Nearly Delivers Second Straight Shutout, As Irish Top Georgetown (6-3) For 500th Win Of Mainieri Era
March 26, 2006 Irish Send Thornton To The Mound In Third Game With Hoyas
March 26, 2006 Thornton Nearly Delivers Second Straight Shutout, As Irish Top Georgetown (6-3) For 500th Win Of Mainieri Era
March 25, 2006 Georgetown Tops Irish In First Game Of BIG EAST Doubleheader, 8-3
March 25, 2006 Samardzija And Rizzo Continue Recent Surges, As Irish Beat Georgetown (12-2) For Doubleheader Split
March 25, 2006 BIG EAST Favorites Head To Bethesda For Opening Series With Georgetown
March 22, 2006 Tom Thornton Named BIG EAST Pitcher Of The Week For Fifth Time In His Career
March 22, 2006 Seven-Run First Inning Propels Irish To 11-9 Win Over Central Michigan
March 21, 2006 Irish Set For Home Opener Versus Wright State
March 21, 2006 Wright State Edges Irish In Eck Stadium Home Opener, 4-2
March 18, 2006 Thornton Makes Quick Work Of Southern Illinois In Five-Hit Victory (4-0)
March 17, 2006 Irish Look To Extend Winning Streak With Two-Game Day In San Antonio
March 17, 2006 Hometown Hero Manship Delivers Another Top Outing As Irish Earn Friday Split
March 16, 2006 Irish Win Fifth Straight, 7-5 Over Iowa
March 15, 2006 Former Notre Dame Pitcher Brad Lidge Reports From World Baseball Classic
March 14, 2006 Danny Dressman Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week
March 14, 2006 Pitching Matchups Set For Irish Baseball Classic, With Samardzija To Face Iowa On March 16
March 13, 2006 Irish Use Another Quick Start For Third Straight Win, 4-2 Over Illinois
March 13, 2006 Irish Keep Rolling In San Antonio With 6-2 Win Over Iowa
March 13, 2006 Start Times Adjusted For First Two Days Of Irish Baseball Classic
March 12, 2006 Irish Take Aim At 3-0 Start In Alamo City
March 11, 2006 Early Lead, Late Rally Lift Irish Past 15th-Ranked Texas A&M, 5-4
March 11, 2006 Late Rally Lifts Irish Past 15th-Ranked Texas A&M, 5-4
March 11, 2006 Big Games From Dressman, Cooper And Rizzo Back Up Another Strong Manship Start As Irish Top Iowa 16-2
March 10, 2006 Samardzija, Irish Ready To Open Spring Break Versus Texas A&M
March 09, 2006 Irish Set For Familiar Spring Break Trip To The Alamo City
March 07, 2006 Brad Lidge To Provide UND.COM Diary Entries From World Baseball Classic
March 05, 2006 Minnesota Hands Irish Rare Shutout Loss, 8-0
March 05, 2006 Manship Strikes Out 10 But Irish Lose In 10, 2-0 To Arizona
March 04, 2006 Irish Look To Get Back On Winning Track Versus Homestanding Gophers
March 03, 2006 Baseball Audio Broadcast Experiencing Technical Difficulties
March 03, 2006 Five Ways To Follow The Action – Including Free Text Messages – From DQ Classic
March 03, 2006 Irish Drop Opener At DQ Classic, 11-1 To 4th-Ranked Nebraska
March 02, 2006 Irish Head To Metrodome As Part Of Talented Dairy Queen Classic Field
February 27, 2006 Tom Thornton Collects Fourth Career BIG EAST Pitcher-Of-The-Week Award
February 26, 2006 Irish Edged By Oklahoma, 4-3
February 25, 2006 Irish Look For Third Win In Matchup With Memphis
February 25, 2006 Memphis Rallies For 7-6 Win Over Notre Dame
February 24, 2006 Irish Ride Samardzija’s Arm And Late-Inning Explosion To 8-2 Win Over Air Force
February 24, 2006 Irish Ride Samardzija’s Arm And Late-Inning Explosion To 8-2 Win Over Air Force
February 23, 2006 Thornton And Bransfield Lead The Way On Strong Day From Senior Class, In 3-0 Win Over Indiana State
February 23, 2006 Thornton Gets The Ball As Opening-Day Starter Versus Indiana State
February 23, 2006 Thornton And Bransfield Lead The Way On Strong Day From Senior Class, In 3-0 Win Over Indiana State
February 22, 2006 Irish Head To Millington For Season-Opening Games At USA Baseball Stadium
February 16, 2006 Irish Hoping For Plenty Of Memorable Senior Moments In 2006
February 15, 2006 Getting To Know … Irish Assistant Baseball Coach Cliff Godwin
February 14, 2006 Brad Lidge Named To 30-Man U.S. Roster For World Baseball Classic
February 14, 2006 Notre Dame Baseball Continues To Rank Among Nation’s Top Programs On The Field And In The Classroom
February 13, 2006 Irish Pitchers Jeff Manship And Jeff Samardzija Listed Among Nation’s Top-100 Pro Prospects
February 13, 2006 Former Notre Dame Standouts Lidge And Counsell Among U.S. Roster Candidates For World Baseball Classic
February 09, 2006 Irish Pitching Coach Terry Rooney Checks In With Preseason Practice Report
February 09, 2006 Irish Baseball Team Schedule Adjustments For 2006 Season
February 07, 2006 Tuesday Testimonial: Aaron Heilman Delivers A Special Message At Baseball Opening Night Dinnner
February 06, 2006 Irish Baseball Team – And Eck Stadium – Featured In Popular New EA Sports Video Game
February 03, 2006 See Monday’s Baseball Opening Night Dinner Live On Und.com
February 03, 2006 Baseball Opening Night Dinner Sold Out For Second Straight Year
January 21, 2006 College Baseball Writers Rank Notre Dame 22nd In Preseason Poll
January 05, 2006 Charlie Weis And Aaron Heilman To Serve As Keynote Speakers At Annual Notre Dame Baseball Opening Night Dinner On Feb. 6
December 26, 2005 Notre Dame Ranked 22nd In First National Preseason Poll; Irish Also Picked To Win BIG EAST
December 10, 2005 Irish Baseball Team Releases 2006 Schedule
November 16, 2005 Irish Baseball Team Reels In Early Signee Class Of Ten Top High School Players
November 03, 2005 Notre Dame Baseball To Host Preseason Camp
October 22, 2005 Former Notre Dame Pitcher Brad Lidge Set To Play In World Series As Closer For Houston Astros
October 07, 2005 Gold Wins Series Finale (6-3) But Blue Narrowly Claims Intrasquad Series Title
October 05, 2005 Blue Rallies To Win Game-1 Of Baseball Intrasquad Series, 7-6
October 05, 2005 Lopez Hits Another Early Home Run But Blue Comes Back Again, 6-4 In Extra Innings
October 04, 2005 Manship And Phelps Named Game-1 Starters For Baseball Team’s Annual Blue-Gold Series
October 01, 2005 Irish Pitching Coach Terry Rooney Checks In With Fall Baseball Report
September 30, 2005 Paul Mainieri Files Fall Baseball Practice Report
September 28, 2005 Irish Enter Second Half Of Fall Baseball Season; Blue-Gold Series Set For Oct. 4-6
September 13, 2005 Former Notre Dame Players Michalak And Ust Help Team USA Reach Medal Round Of Baseball World Cup
September 07, 2005 Pro Baseball Update: Notre Dame Alums Winding Down 2005 Season
August 13, 2005 Cliff Godwin Named Assistant Baseball Coach
August 11, 2005 Notre Dame Baseball Announces Dates For Fall All-Star Camps
August 01, 2005 Ross Brezovsky Files Baseball Diary, As Latest Irish Player To Spend Summer With Hays Larks