Vs. Notre Dame (15-21)
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Fighting Irish Media Megan Golden • [email protected] 574-631-2664 (office) • 440-223-7142 (cell) GAME NO. 37 NO. 8 INDIANA (26-6) VS. NOTRE DAME (15-21) SERIES AT-A-GLANCE Date Time Opponent Location Probable Starters TV/Radio April 17 7 p.m. ET vs. Indiana Victory Field RHP Zack Martin (1-0, 3.51) vs. LHP Tim Herrin (1-0, 3.57) 103.1 FM, WatchND BY THE NUMBERS At A Glance • Notre Dame is set to face No. 8 Indiana in a midweek, neutral-site matchup at Victory 4 Notre Dame’s game versus No. 8 Indiana on Tuesday wraps a stretch of four straight Field (Indianapolis, Ind.) at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The game marks Notre Dame’s fifth games against top-10 opponents (finished 1-2 at No. 2 NC State). versus the Big Ten as the Irish have gone 2-2 in four such contests. Eric Gilgenbach has collected five multi-hit games in the month of April (10 games). • Tuesday’s game marks one of four midweek non-conference games left in 2018. 5 During that span, the outfielder is batting .394 (13-for-33). The Irish are scheduled to face Valparaiso (4/24), Western Michigan (5/1) and Freshman Cole Kmet’s seven saves are tied for second in the ACC behind Louisville’s Northwestern (5/15). 7 Sam Bordner (8). • The game marks Notre Dame’s fourth straight against a top-10 opponent. Jake Johnson owns a nine-game on-base streak during which he is batting .406 Series History: Indiana 9 (13-32) with eight walks, four runs scored and five RBI. • Notre Dame will face Indiana at Victory Field for the third year after not competing on the baseball diamond in 2017. The Irish are 1-1 versus the Hoosiers at Victory Notre Dame has played 16 true road contests, including nine road games during a Field. 16 stretch of 18 consecutive games away from home. • The Irish lead the all-time series against Indiana with a 68-33-1 record, including a 18 The Irish scored a season-high 18 runs against Chicago State on April 3, marking 4-0 mark at a neutral site. the program’s largest output since it scored 19 on February 19, 2011 versus Purdue. • Notre Dame has won seven of the last eight contests between the two teams. All 22 of Notre Dame’s home games are streamed live on ACC Network Extra/ Against the Top 10 22 WatchESPN in 2018. • The Irish are 5-7 against top-10 teams this season after winning their series opener Notre Dame’s freshmen have worked a combined 99.1 innings in 2018, recording at LSU at Alex Box Stadium, taking one game at No. 9 Florida State, versus No. 6 99.1 an ERA of 5.62 (62 ER/99.1 IP). Clemson and at No. 2 NC State • Notre Dame’s win over LSU on Feb. 17 marked the team’s first regular-season win Cole Daily collected his 100th career hit and Matt Vierling recorded his 100th career against a top-10 team since April 10-12, 2015, when the Irish swept then-No. 7 100 RBI during Notre Dame’s series at NC State. Florida State at home. Notre Dame is playing in its 122nd season and eighth season under head coach Can’t Be Stopped: Jake Johnson 122 Mik Aoki. The Irish are working toward their 23rd NCAA Regional appearance and • Jake Johnson owns a nine-game on-base streak during which he is batting .406 (13-32) first since 2015. with eight walks, four runs scored and five RBI. Eric Gilgenbach connected for grand slams in back-to-back games (at LSU and vs. • Five of Johnson’s last 14 games have been multihit performances. 2002 Saint Louis), marking the first time an Irish player has accomplished the feat since Talking Tully 2002, when Joe Thaman hit grand slams in back-to-back games versus Boston • Notre Dame’s ace Scott Tully has turned in four quality outings in his last five College. starts, going 3-0 with a 3.94 ERA (14 ER/32.0 IP) and 14 strikeouts during that 35,451 Notre Dame played in front of nation-best 35,451 fans over opening weekend at LSU. span. Opposing teams’ starters (FSU’s Cole Sands, Wake Forest’s Griffin Roberts, Duke’s Adam Laskey, Clemson’s Jacob Hennessy and NC State’s Johnny Piedmonte) combined to go 0-3 with an ERA of 6.21 (20 ER/29.0 IP) in those games. • The left-hander is the longest-tenured player on the Irish roster. Tully, who graduated last year with degrees in political science and finance, is studying to receive his MBA in investments and business analytics. Coming Up Next • Notre Dame will play host to a three-game series versus Virginia Tech beginning at 6:05 p.m. ET on Friday, April 20, at Frank Eck Stadium. NDBASEBALL NDBASEBALL NOTREDAMEBASEBALL AT A GLANCE Milestone Watch Doubleheader Data The Record When... • Cameron Brown is eight strikeouts away from 50 in • Notre Dame has played three doubleheaders in 2018, his career. including one scheduled doubleheader against Saint Home ......................................................5-6 • Cole Daily is eight RBI away from 50 in his career. Louis and Incarnate Word (1-1) in San Antonio and Away .....................................................6-10 Kerschner Steps Up three due to forecasted weather at Miami (1-1), versus Neutral ....................................................4-5 • Kerschner was responsible for the game-winning RBI- Clemson (0-2) and at NC State (0-2). vs. teams ranked in top 25 ....................5-10 single versus Kent State on March 28 and the pinch- • The Irish competed in seven doubleheaders in 2017, hit, game-winning double against Miami on March including two against different opponents. Notre vs. teams ranked in top 10 ......................5-7 10. Dame split six doubleheaders and was swept in one vs. teams ranked in top 5 ........................1-2 • Kerschner is fifth on the Irish roster in average among (versus Florida State). vs. unranked opponents ......................10-11 players with at least 50 at-bats, batting .280 (26-93) • The last time Notre Dame swept a doubleheader was Both teams are ranked ............................0-0 with seven doubles, two triples, 12 RBI and 12 runs against North Carolina on May 9, 2015. The Irish won scored. He owns an on-base percentage of .385. those games by scores of 10-5 and 3-1. Neither team is ranked ............................8-9 • Kerschner walked on to the Fighting Irish roster as a Field(ing) of Dreams ND is ranked higher .................................2-2 sophomore and competed in his first game as a junior • Notre Dame has committed four errors in 11 games on Opponent is ranked higher ....................5-10 in 2017. its home turf in 2018. • The senior recently was accepted into medical school • Notre Dame did not commit an error in its first three In February ..............................................4-3 at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. games of the season (and first three-game series) In March ................................................7-12 ACC Leaderboard for the first time since at least 1984, matching the In April ....................................................4-6 • Cole Kmet ranks tied for second in the ACC with seven program’s best defensive start all-time. That year, In May .....................................................0-0 saves. the Irish did not commit an error in games against St. • Cole Daily is tied for fifth in the ACC in doubles (10). Edwards, Trinity and Minnesota before committing In June ....................................................0-0 Senior CLASS Award their first error in game four against St. Mary’s (in San Day Games ............................................8-13 • Jake Johnson was named one of 30 Senior CLASS Antonio). Night Games ...........................................7-8 Award Candidates on March 21. • Aside from the start of the 2018 season, the last time Decided by one run .................................5-3 • To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must Notre Dame did not commit an error in a three-game be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have series was from April 4-5, 2015 at Pitt (8-1 win, 7-1 Decided by two runs or more ..............10-18 notable achievements in four areas of excellence: win, 7-3 win). Scoring first .............................................7-6 community, classroom, character and competition. On this Date in ND Baseball History Opponent scores first ............................8-15 • Candidates will be narrowed down to 10 finalists • April 17, 1917 - On a rainy afternoon, Joe “Chief” midway through the regular season, and those 10 Leading after six innings .........................9-5 Meyer belted an inside-the-park homer and turned names will be placed on the official ballot, voted on an unassisted double play as Notre Dame handed Leading after seven innings ..................10-5 by media, coaches and fans. Wisconsin its only loss of the season, 7-2. Leading after eight innings ...................11-4 • Johnson is batting .314 (32-102) with 18 RBI, four The Freshman File In extra innings .......................................2-0 doubles, one triple and two home runs this season. • Notre Dame freshmen Tommy Sheehan and David At the Plate: Nick Podkul Scoring 0-2 runs ......................................1-6 LaManna, who started on Feb. 17 at LSU, became the • Nick Podkul has hit .331 with 15 extra-base hits, 25 first all-freshmen battery to start a game since Patrick Scoring 3-5 runs ....................................3-11 runs scored and 26 RBI in 36 games this season. Veerkamp and Joe Hudson made the start against UIC Scoring 6-9 runs ......................................7-4 • Podkul is fifth in the ACC in on-base percentage (.456) on March 24, 2010.