FIGHTING IRISH BASEBALL GAME NOTES FIGHTING IRISH BASEBALL GAME NOTES 1 2011 NOTRE DAME BASEBALL Notre Dame Sports Information u Michael Bertsch u [email protected] u 112 Joyce Center u Notre Dame, IN 46556 u 574-631-7516 u 574-631-7941 (fax) u UND.com 2011 Schedule/Results May 19-21 Louisville Louisville, Ky. FEBRUARY IN THE BATTERS BOX — Notre Dame and Louisville open a cru- 18 Michigan State! L, 1-2 THE matchup 19 Purdue! W, 19-2 cial three-game BIG EAST series at 6:07 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 20 Penn State! W, 8-5 19 at Patterson Stadium. Friday and Saturday's games will begin at 25 at Seattle University+ W, 2-0 7:07 p.m. and 1:07 p.m. The final two games of the series will be 26 at Seattle University+ L, 0-1 televised on CBS College Sports. All three games can be heard in L, 2-7 MARCH South Bend on WHME / Harvest 103.1 FM and watched live at 4 Manhattan@ L, 2-5 UND.com. 4 Winthrop@ L, 2-4 Notre Dame (21-25-1, 12-11 BIG EAST) vs. Louisville (27-26, 12-12 BIG EAST) 5 Winthrop@ W, 5-4 Patterson Stadium 5 Manhattan@ L, 2-7 THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT RACE — Notre Dame enters the 12 UAB# W, 3-0 final weekend of the 2011 regular season in sixth place and one PROBABLE pitchers 12 Coastal Carolina# L, 3-4 half game behind Cincinnati and West Virginia for fourth place, but 13 Kent State# W, 2-0 also just a half game ahead of seventh-place Louisville and 1.5 Thursday (6:07 p.m.) 15 at Texas - San Antonio$ W, 5-4 (10) RHP Brian Dupra (3-5, 2.37 ERA) vs. RHP Derek Self (2-2, 1.99 ERA) 17 Iowa$ L, 3-4 (10) games ahead of eighth-place Seton Hall and USF. Thus, if the sea- 18 Iowa$ L, 2-11 son ended today, Notre Dame would secure the sixth seed in the Friday (7:07 p.m.) 19 Gonzaga$ L, 1-4 upcoming conference tournament. The Irish close the regular sea- RHP Cole Johnson (4-6, 2.69 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Amlung (8-2, 2.06 ERA) 20 Gonzaga$ T, 3-3 (12) son on the road against Louisville. The other five teams competing Saturday (1:07 p.m.) 22 OAKLAND Ccd. RHP Todd Miller (4-3, 3.96 ERA) vs. TBA 23 UIC Ppd. for the final five spots in the tournament all finish the year at 25 GEORGETOWN * W, 3-2 home. LIVE game COVerage 26 GEORGETOWN * W, 1-0 u Notre Dame’s magic number to reach the BIG EAST tourna- 27 GEORGETOWN* L, 3-4 Television: CBS College Sports (Friday and Saturday) 28 UIC L, 3-5 ment is two. Notre Dame can secure a spot in the conference 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 3-2 tournament with two victories this weekend, regardless of the Live Audio: WHME 103.1 FM (Chuck Freeby, pbp); UND.com APRIL outcome in the USF-Pittsburgh and Seton Hall-Georgetown series. Live Stats: UND.com 1 at Pittsburgh* L, 5-6 2 at Pittsburgh* L, 2-3 (11) One Irish victory combined with a loss from either USF or Seton Hall weather REPOrt 3 at Pittsburgh* W, 8-6 guarantes Notre Dame’s participation as well. 5 SOUTH BEND SILVER HAWKS L, 6-13 u Here are Notre Dame’s scenarios to qualify for the BIG EAST Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 6-2 tournament based upon the following win totals from this week- Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Iso T-Storms 8 CONNECTICUT * L, 3-1 High 75, Low 60 High 80, Low 63 High 84, Low 67 9 CONNECTICUT * L, 3-6 end: 10 CONNECTICUT* W, 14-4 what'S INSIDE 15 WEST VIRGINIA * L, 4-6 (10) 0-3: Notre Dame would finish the regular season with a 12-14 WEST VIRGINIA * (ESPNU) W, 5-2 BIG EAST Tournament Race ......... 1 Individual Notes .................... 8-15 league record. The Irish only reach the conference tournament if 17 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 1-8 Probable Starting Lineup ............ 1 Miscellaneous Notes ................. 15 Georgetown and/or Pittsburgh take at least two of three from 19 TOLEDO Ccd. Irish Opponent Insider ................ 2 ND Career Stats vs. UL .............. 16 21 at St. John's* L, 0-6 Seton Hall and USF. Louisville Insider ......................... 2 UL Career Stats vs. ND .............. 17 at St. John's* L, 1-4 1-2: Notre Dame would finish the regular season with a 13-13 23 at St. John's* Ccd. Louisville Series Notes ................. 2 Roster Information .................... 18 league record. The only scenario in which the Irish fail to reach the 27 BUTLER Ppd. Last Meetings With Louisville ...... 3 Weekend Rotation .............. 19-21 29 SETON HALL* L, 1-2 conference tournament would be if USF sweeps Pittsburgh and Tale of the Tape ........................... 3 Inside the Irish Bullpen ............. 22 30 SETON HALL* W, 2-1 (12) Seton Hall sweeps Georgetown. MAY UL/ND Head-to-Head ...............3-4 Bullpen Career GBG ............. 23-24 2-1: Notre Dame would finish the regular season with a 14-12 1 SETON HALL* W, 5-4 National Polls .......................... 3-4 Position Players GBG ........... 25-31 league record and secure no worse than the sixth-seed in the 3 at Michigan L, 1-2 Quick Facts .................................. 5 Season/Career Highs ........... 32-33 4 MICHIGAN L, 3-5 (10) tournament. Notre Dame could take the fourth seed if both Miscellaneous Stats .................... 6 Starting Lineups.................. 34-35 7 at Rutgers* (DH) W, 5-4 Cincinnati and West Virginia drop at least two of three. W, 3-0 BIG EAST Standings/Schedule ..... 7 Home Run Breakdown ........ 36-37 3-0: Notre Dame would finish the regular season with a 15-11 8 at Rutgers * L, 2-3 (14) Team ....................................... 4-8 Win-Loss Summary ................... 38 13 USF* W, 8-0 league record and secure fourh place unless both Cincinnati and BIG EAST Player Rankings ....... 8-9 Misc. Hitting Breakdown ........... 39 14 USF* W, 10-5 West Virginia earn sweeps. USF* W, 6-3 BIG EAST Team Rankings ..... 10-11 The Last Time ............................ 40 17 MICHIGAN STATE 5:35pm 19 at Louisville* 6:00pm 20 at Louisville* (CBSCS) 7:00pm NOTRE dame'S PROjected LINEUP 21 at Louisville* (CBSCS) 1:00pm 25-28 Big East Tournament • TBA Starters By Position JUNE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. B/T Avg. 2B HR RBI Notes 3 NCAA Regionals Begin TBA C 4 Joe Hudson 6-1 215 So. R/R .224 10 0 12 37 games w/out 2B; now six 2B in last seven gms 10 NCAA Super Regionals Begin TBA 17 College World Series Begins TBA 1B 3 Trey Mancini 6-4 230 Fr. R/R .339 13 9 33 Leads all BIG EAST rookies in HR and SLG% 2B 35 Frank DeSico 5-9 185 So. R/R .251 5 0 9 Streak of 85 straight starts snapped on May 3 Home games in BOLD CAPS SS 26 Mick Doyle 6-1 200 Sr. R/R .200 7 1 13 Two-time captain; 14th in program history * BIG EAST games ! BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge 3B 15 Greg Sherry 5-10 185 Sr. R/R .187 6 0 11 Leads all ND players in GP (189) and GS (173) + Husky Ballpark (Seattle, Wash.) LF 7 Eric Jagielo 6-2 215 Fr. L/R .258 13 4 24 Batting .340 (18-for-53) with RISP @ Winthrop Invitational (The Winthrop Ballpark/Rock Hill, S.C.) # Caravelle Resort Classic (BB&T Coastal Field/Conway, S.C.) CF 32 Alex Robinson 5-11 170 Jr. B/R .238 3 0 7 Batting .383 (18-for-47) with runners on base $ Irish Baseball Classic (Wolff Stadium/San Antonio, Texas) RF 13 Herman Petzold 5-10 175 Sr. R/R .291 8 1 20 Batting .44 (23-of-52) against LHP in 2011 ^ Coveleski Stadium (South Bend, Ind.) • Bright House Network Stadium (Clearwater, Fla.) DH 1 Adam Norton 6-1 185 So. R/R .262 7 2 15 Two-way player; also key reliever/No. 5 starter 2 FIGHTING IRISH BASEBALL GAME NOTES IRISH OPPONENT INSIDER Remaining Schedule Pittsburgh West Virginia South Florida Cincinnati Louisville Seton Hall NOTRE DAME at South Florida vs. Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh vs. UConn vs. Notre Dame vs. Georgetown Record: 21-25-1 (12-11 BIG EAST) Rankings: Baseball America (nr) LOUISVILLE INSIDER — The Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Dan McDonnell, enter the series with a 27-26 overall record and Collegiate Baseball (nr) 12-12 mark in BIG EAST action. ESPN/Sports Weekly (nr) u Louisville is averaging 4.4 runs per game and hitting .246 with a .330 on-base percentage. The Cardinals have also totaled 61 NCBWA (nr) stolen bases in 86 attempts. Head Coach: Mik Aoki u Junior SS Ryan Wright is the only Louisville everyday player hitting over .300. He leads the team with a .317 batting average, 41 Record at Notre Dame: 21-25-1 (1) runs scored, 65 hits, 12 doubles, four triples and 16 stolen bases (in 18 attempts). He has also added nine home runs, 39 RBI and 29 Career Record: 231-288-2 (11) walks. Senior C J.J. Ethel is hitting .278 with 15 runs scored, 42 hits, 11 doubles and 14 RBI. He has collected 14 walks and swiped two bases (in four attempts). Ethel has just one career hit against Notre Dame, but it was a huge one.