• Club Baseball of Notre Dame beat Northwestern Club Baseball 6-1 on Saturday.
• Northwestern Club Baseball got things moving in the first inning. Austin Johnson grounded out, scoring one run.
• Dominic Nunag took the win for Club Baseball of Notre Dame. He went seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out nine.
• Bernie Pellissier took the loss for Northwestern Club Baseball . He lasted six innings, allowing seven hits and six runs while striking out three.
• Club Baseball of Notre Dame tallied seven hits. Joe Corcoran and Zach Phillips all managed multiple hits for Club Baseball of Notre Dame. Phillips and Corcoran all had two hits to lead Club Baseball of Notre Dame. Club Baseball of Notre Dame was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Jens Rataczak had the most chances in the field with nine.

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• Purdue and Club Baseball of Notre Dame played to a 3-3 tie on Saturday. Club Baseball of Notre Dame tied the game on a single in the fifth inning.
• In the first inning, Club Baseball of Notre Dame got their offense started. Club Baseball of Notre Dame scored one run when Jens Rataczak singled.
• Club Baseball of Notre Dame evened things up at three in the top of the fifth inning. Jack Molumphy singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.
• After Club Baseball of Notre Dame scored one run in the top of the third, Purdue answered with one of their own. Club Baseball of Notre Dame scored when Rataczak‘s sac fly scored one run for Club Baseball of Notre Dame. Purdue then answered when #11 singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run.
• Club Baseball of Notre Dame scattered nine hits in the game. Molumphy and Joe Corcoraneach collected multiple hits for Club Baseball of Notre Dame. Corcoran and Molumphy each collected two hits to lead Club Baseball of Notre Dame.

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• Club Baseball of Notre Dame watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 13-3 loss to Michigan State Club Baseball on Saturday. Michigan State Club Baseball scored on a double by Zack Skrobot and an error in the first inning.
• The Club Baseball of Notre Dame struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Michigan State Club Baseball, giving up 13 runs.
• Michigan State Club Baseball got things moving in the first inning, when Skrobot doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
• Michigan State Club Baseball scored four runs in the fifth inning. Ben Mendlen and Ryan Coucke each drove in runs during the inning.
• #34 got the start for Michigan State Club Baseball. He lasted four innings, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out three and walking one.
• Dominic Nunag led things off on the hill for Club Baseball of Notre Dame. He lasted three innings, allowing nine hits and nine runs. Danny Bicknell threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.
• Andrew Turzai led Club Baseball of Notre Dame with two hits in two at bats.
• Michigan State Club Baseball racked up 12 hits. Jared Merandi, Mendlen, Skrobot, and Mitchell Yelton each had multiple hits for Michigan State Club Baseball. Michigan State Club Baseball was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Skrobot made the most plays with five.

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• Club Baseball of Notre Dame built a five-run lead in the third inning and then held off Truman State’s charge for a 5-4 victory on Friday. Truman State scored four runs in the failed comeback on a error, a single by Bacardi, and a error.
• Club Baseball of Notre Dame earned the victory despite allowing Truman State to score four runs in the fifth inning. Moller, Bacardi, and J Bacardi all drove in runs in the frame.
• Andrew Skomra earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for Club Baseball of Notre Dame. He lasted four and a third innings, allowing seven hits and three runs while striking out six. Tim Eiden and Bobby Hlavin entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Eiden recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Club Baseball of Notre Dame.
• DeRousse toed the rubber for Truman State. He went five innings, allowing five runs on nine hits and striking out seven.
• Matt Babuskow led Club Baseball of Notre Dame with two hits in three at bats.
• Truman State racked up eight hits in the game. Bacardi and Gilbert each had multiple hits for Truman State. Truman State didn’t commit a single error in the field. Bacardi had five chances in the field, the most on the team.

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The Fighting Irish woke up this past Saturday to three inches of snow that unfortunately caused their three game set against Ball State to be cancelled. While the weather over the past weak has been anything but nice, the Irish hoped that it would clear up by the weekend series. This was obviously not the case, and the Irish got and extra week to prepare for their series against Purdue this coming weekend, where the weather is expected to be perfect for spring baseball.

The most exciting game of the series manifested itself in game 2 of this three game set between the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and Illinois.

In the first of two road trips that the Irish will take this spring season, the Notre Dame bats could not catch up to the hot start that Illinois seemed to get off to in each of the three games this past weekend, April 2nd and 3rd. Game 2 saw a hard-fought match that came down to the wire, eventually being won in walk-off fashion for the home squad. Two Illinois runs answered the Irish’s two in the bottom of the seventh to seal the deal and clinch the series.

Emmett Wilmes tallied four total bases on two hits and a double with two RBIs and one run scored across the weekend series. Mike Cyrocki and Mike McMannon both turned in impressive pitching performances over six combined innings in game 2, with Cyrocki allowing 3 total runs, 2 earned, and McMannon with zero earned or unearned runs. The bats for the Irish, however, remained inconsistent, and errors, once again, reared their costly, ugly heads in this three game set. No where else was this more prevalent than in Tom Peterson’s two innings on the bump, where five runs were allowed, all of which were unearned.

The Irish look to find some consistency in their hitting and sure up their defensive play before taking on Ball State University at home this weekend, April 9th and 10th.

In the season opening series for the Irish over the weekend of March 19th and 20th, Notre Dame hosted Illinois State, a team that came into this series having already played a week’s worth of games over their spring break. That extra experience showed.

While the Irish hung in game one, costly errors across the board ended up being the culprit of three tough losses, despite solid pitching out of the gate. The full promise of the Irish bats were also on display in flashes throughout the series, and with more practice against live pitching, Notre Dame will most definitely be able to get out of a series similar to this with at least a couple of wins.

Sticking with the reliable pitching while limiting walks, cleaning up the defense behind those pitchers, and getting some consistency out of the Irish bats are the goals for Notre Dame heading into this weekend’s away series against Illinois.

The Fighting Irish are eager to begin their first season as members of the NCBA’s DI division. With the first series of the season less than a week away, the squad recently wrapped up a productive offseason. The core of 16 returning players led a very talented crop of new members in offseason drills. Each Saturday the team traveled out to Elkhart to work on hitting at the P3 indoor training facility. During the week, situational defense was the focus at the Loftus Sports Center. In addition to working on offense and defense, service was also a large component of the offseason regimen. Every Friday a group of players go to the Boys and Girls Club of South Bend to spend with the kids who attend the club after school. The guys played everything from basketball to freeze tag with the youngsters. The team also participated in the Pink Zone Spin-a-Thon, an event that raises money for breast cancer research. With a productive offseason under their belts, the ball club has lofty expectations heading into the season opener which will take place at home on March 19^th against Illinois State.

To prepare The Fighting Irish for a difficult conference schedule, Notre Dame took on Northwestern University over the weekend.  In the first game of the doubleheader, Notre Dame won a hard fought game 8-2.  The score does not tell how close of a game it was.  Notre Dame thrived off excellent pitching and timely hitting to get the win.  In an attempt to get a lot of arms on the mound, your Fighting Irish used 6 pitchers. Among them were newcomers Dominic Nunag and Andrew Skomra.  The game was back and forth, with no team leading by more than a run.  In the top of the seventh, with the score 3-2, the Notre Dame bats came alive.  Starting with a two out single by freshman shorstop Andrew Rockamann, and timely hits by catcher Emmett Wilmes and left fielder and club baseball president Mike Cyrocki, Notre Dame amassed five insurance runs to give Senior closer Kevin Frost breathing room to finish the game.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Notre Dame jumped on the pitching early.  The Irish scored seven runs in the first three frames, thanks to a two run double by Tom Peterson and excellent base running by newcomer Clayton Bouchard.  Notre Dame coasted to an easy 8-2 victory to complete the sweep of the doubleheader.  Again, Notre Dame pitched many arms, anchored by Kevin Epp and other contributions from Nick Stolz, Tony Kestel and the always impressive Tory King.

In just the first two years of its existence, the University of Notre Dame Club Baseball Team has put together an exceptional record of 24-3.  This season, the expectations to compete with the best clubs is very real.  As the club team begins the 2015-2016 season, the schedule looks tougher than ever before. Tryouts were held and some great young talent was added to the roster. After moving up to Division 1 during the off-season, CBND has conference series scheduled for Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Illinois St. and Ball St. We have high expectations this year as we compete with some of the best club teams in the country. Based on our past success, this move to Division 1 was well warranted, and with the increased talent level we look to continue our streak of dominance.