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[email protected] 401-215-5656 (cell) GAME NO. 45-47 #10 NOTRE DAME (33-11) VS. #7 MISSISSIPPI STATE (43-15) SERIES AT-A-GLANCE Date Time Opponent Location Probable Starters TV June 12 2 p.m. ET at #7 Mississippi State Polk Dement Stadium LHP John Michael Bertrand (8-2, 2.98 ERA) vs. RHP Wil Bednar (7-1, 3.17 ERA) ESPN June 13 6 p.m. ET vs. #7 Mississippi State Polk Dement Stadium TBA vs. LHP Christian MacLeod (6-4, 3.81 ERA) ESPN2/ESPNU June 14 7 p.m. ET at #7 Mississippi State Polk Dement Stadium TBA vs. TBA ESPN2/ESPNU BY THE NUMBERS Starkville Super Regional • For the first time since 2002, Notre Dame has advanced to the Super Regional The Irish currently rank No. 1 in the nation in fielding percentage (0.984). The Irish round of the NCAA Tournament. 0.984 have only committed 26 errors in 44 games this season and have had two series • The Irish are heading to SEC country as they travel to Starkville to take on the where they have not committed any errors over the entire weekend. No. 7 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs at Dudy Noble Field. After three weeks of conference play, Notre Dame was the only ACC team to not drop • The Bulldogs went 3-0 in the Starkville Regional with wins over Samford, VCU 1 a conference series this season. They had series wins over Wake Forest, Clemson and Campbell to advance. and Virginia with all three coming on the road.