Newsstand: No. 16 Notre Dame baseball sweeps fifth-ranked Florida State
What a weekend for Notre Dame baseball.
The No. 16 Irish (15-5, 5-4 ACC) headed to fifth-ranked Florida State (16-11, 6-6) with their backs against the wall. They’d lost four consecutive ACC games, and the schedule does not get any easier. The team responded to the call with a sweep, handing the Seminoles their first series loss of the season.
Pitcher John Michael Bertrand got the Friday evening start and set a career-best strikeout total en route to a 2-0 win. Saturday’s series-clinching 5-4 victory involved a ninth-inning comeback courtesy of a Jared Miller single with two outs, and the final matchup on Sunday afternoon saw the bats come alive, as Notre Dame won 9-7 and Ryan Cole went 3-for-3 with three RBIs.
Next up, the Irish face Butler at home on Tuesday.
Blue & Gold’s Tyler Horka has a full recap of this weekend’s series here.
Tweets of the weekend
Quotes of the weekend
“It’s been phenomenal. You walk in with an ‘ND’ on your chest, and that means something because of the tradition.”
— Receivers coach Chansi Stuckey on recruiting at Notre Dame
Headlines of the weekend
Four-star LB Anthony Speca breaks down latest Notre Dame visit (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Battle rages on for Notre Dame safety commit Peyton Bowen (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Top OL target Sullivan Absher includes Notre Dame in top three (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame WR Joe Wilkins Jr. out for rest of spring due to Lisfranc injury (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Jayden Thomas ‘biting at the bit’ to crack Notre Dame WR rotation after a year behind the scenes (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Where Notre Dame quarterback competition stands in Marcus Freeman’s eyes as spring practice reaches halfway point (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame April 2 spring practice: Instant observations from the defense (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
‘It won’t happen by osmosis.’ How Notre Dame safety Ramon Henderson is growing more comfortable in his still-new position (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Could Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton fall in the first round? Why NFL Draft analysts think it’s possible (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Where Blake Wesley stands in NBA mock drafts as he begins his pro journey (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Friday 5: Deland McCullough knows he’s a key piece in Notre Dame run-game development (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
How Marcus Freeman continues to instill a Notre Dame football identity in spring practice (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Who’s up next? Where Chansi Stuckey, Notre Dame football go after Joe Wilkins Jr. injury (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame football spring practice April 2: Instant observations from the offense (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Irish in the NHL: Three Notre Dame hockey players sign professional contracts (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
‘Different situational football’: How Al Golden, James Laurinaitis are bringing their own flair to the Notre Dame linebackers (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
How concerned is Marcus Freeman with the size of Notre Dame’s interior defensive line? (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Xavier Watts trying to balance fundamentals, leadership as a Notre Dame junior (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Quick-hitters: Marcus Freeman on Notre Dame wide receiver depth, the transfer portal, pregame Mass (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
NFL Draft notebook: Where projected late-round Notre Dame players stand (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Jerome Bettis shares hilarious story of how Lou Holtz changed his Notre Dame, NFL career (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Not all wounds are visible: Irish Strong, Men’s Lacrosse spearhead Mental Health Awareness Week (Aidan Thomas, The Observer)
