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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish win back-to-back midweek games
TL;DR
Notre Dame baseball secured back-to-back midweek victories, defeating Central Michigan 5-3 and Milwaukee. The wins come amid a challenging ACC season for the Irish.
Key points
- Notre Dame baseball won against Central Michigan 5-3.
- The Irish also defeated Milwaukee in back-to-back games.
- Parker Brzustewicz had a standout performance with 3 hits.
- Notre Dame is struggling in the ACC this season.
- Ty Uber contributed significantly with 5 strikeouts.
Notre Dame Fighting IrishCentral Michigan ChippewasMilwaukee Panthers
A win is a win is a win. There’s no doubt about it — the Notre Dame baseball team is massively struggling with its ACC schedule this year, and just dropped a home series over the weekend to Boston College. Still, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some midweek wins from the Irish, and this week, Notre Dame took out Central Michigan and Milwaukee in back-to-back days.
4/28 Irish Take Down Chippewas
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team took a 5-3 win over visiting Central Michigan on Tuesday night at Frank Eck Stadium.
Central Michigan pushed a pair of runs across in the top of the first. The Irish got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the opening frame. Drew Berkland reached on an error and moved into scoring position on a ground out. Berkland advanced 90 feet on an errant throw on a pick-off attempt, and Dylan Passo drove in Berkland with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.
Ty Uber retired the side in order in the top of the second and capped off the inning with back-to-back strikeouts. Uber continued his solid outing by retiring the side in order in both the third and fourth innings on the hill as the righty amassed five strikeouts on the night.
Chase Van Ameyde got the runner leaning the other way as the Irish closed out a scoreless fifth inning. The Irish then took the lead in the bottom half of the inning. Andrew Graham led off the inning with a single. Two batters later, Drew Berkland laced a single through the left side. Bino Watters drilled a two-strike double to left-center field as Graham came around to score. Mark Quatrani used a sacrifice fly to drive in Berkland from third as the Irish took a 3-2 lead.
Eli Thurmond retired the Chippewas in order in the top of the sixth. Jayce Lee led off the bottom half of the inning with a single up the middle, and Parker Brzustewicz drove in Lee with a double down the left field line for a 4-2 Irish advantage. Mason Barth drew a walk, and Andrew Graham moved the pair up with a sacrifice fly. Brzustewicz then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jamie Zee to put the Irish ahead 5-2.
The Chippewas scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh, but Eli Thurmond posted back-to-back strikeouts to force Central Michigan into stranding runners on first and second. Radek Birkholz continued to keep the Central Michigan bats at bay with a strikeout to end the top of the eighth.
Oisin Lee came in for the ninth inning and closed out the game with the save to preserve the 5-3 win.
Q&A
What were the scores of Notre Dame baseball's recent games?
Notre Dame baseball won 5-3 against Central Michigan and also secured a victory over Milwaukee.
Who were the standout players in the Notre Dame vs Central Michigan game?
Parker Brzustewicz went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Bino Watters had two doubles and an RBI.
How did Notre Dame baseball perform in the ACC this season?
Notre Dame baseball has been struggling in the ACC this year, recently dropping a home series to Boston College.
What were the key moments in the Notre Dame vs Central Michigan game?
Key moments included a two-strike double by Bino Watters and a strong pitching performance by Ty Uber, who had five strikeouts.
