Irish suffer extra-inning loss at Wrigley Field // The Observer
The Notre Dame baseball team was unable to hold multiple leads, falling by an 8-7 score in 11 innings to Northwestern at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago.
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The Notre Dame baseball team was unable to hold multiple leads, falling by an 8-7 score in 11 innings to Northwestern at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago.
With former head coach Link Jarrett back in town at the Florida State helm, the Irish offense plated 24 runs between Saturday and Sunday for a series win.
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Jackson Baumeister pitched 6.0 innings and struck out nine hitters – while allowing just one run – in Florida State’s 3-2 victory at Notre Dame Friday evening. Doug Kirkland earned his second save in as many games with 2.1 scoreless innings. The Fighting Irish stranded eight runners in the game as Baumeister needed 106 pitches to complete his six innings. He has struck out nine batters in back-to-back games as he improved to 3-4 on the season. Andrew Armstrong got two outs in the seventh inning before Kirkland earned his second career save with 2.1 scoreless innin...
Despite a magnificent start to the weekend, Notre Dame dropped its weekend series at Clemson, descending to two games below .500 in conference play.
Notre Dame baseball showcased its power over the weekend, but a pair of close North Carolina victories handed the Irish their first home ACC series loss.