Newsstand: Notre Dame infielder Estevan Moreno on historic hot streak

Only 11 games into his second season, Notre Dame infielder Estevan Moreno made program history Tuesday night. Moreno blasted 3 home runs in a game for the third time in his career, which no Irish baseball player had ever done before.
Notre Dameโs 11-2 win over Purdue in its home opener at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend was Morenoโs second 3-homer game this week, following Saturdayโs 15-11 road win over Tennessee Tech. His first 3-homer outing came in a 10-7 win over Virginia on April 21 of last season.
Moreno had been hitting .250 entering Tuesday, but his slugging percentage was .667, good for third on the Irish. That number certainly went up after his titanic performance against the Boilermakers, in which he drove in 4 runs on his 3 long balls.
The Irish are hot out of the gate so far in 2024, starting the season 9-2. They go back on the road for a series against Virginia Tech from Friday-Sunday in Blacksburg, Va.
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Notre Dame Tweets of the day
Hannah Hidalgoโs historic first regular season at Notre Dame ends with the ACC Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards.
Joe Alt is a mutant.
Blue & Goldโs Kyle Kelly filed three new predictions for the Fighting Irish on Tuesday.
Quote of the day
โB-Mo, man, heโs a little gnat. That dude was in my back pocket since Day 1. He had traits that I didnโt have as a freshman. Heโs always trying to get better. Iโm not saying I wasnโt trying to get better, but this dude, heโs extremely hungry. Since Day 1, heโs finding ways to get better, finding ways to get extra work on the field. Heโs texting me at all times of the night trying to watch film and learn certain things about the defense. Heโs always just worried about getting better. I always tell him just to relax a little bit, itโs going to work out. He has intangibles, but thereโs no relax in that dude.โ
โ Former Notre Dame cornerback Cam Hart at the NFL Scouting Combine on rising junior CB Benjamin Morrison
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