Notre Dame Baseball: Know the Exciting Facts About the Irish Team

The Notre Dame baseball team is actually known by the name “Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball team.” So if you are not a vivid follower of the game, this name might surprise you as something you have never heard of in the major leagues. Yes, you are right! This team does not play for Major League Baseball, commonly referred to as the MLB or The World Series. So what is this Baseball team all about?

The Notre Dame Baseball team is an intercollegiate baseball team representing the renowned University of Notre Dame. This University is located in Indiana. This famous baseball team competes in the NCAA Division-1 as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

What is the level Notre Dame Baseball Team plays for?

As already mentioned, Notre Dame plays in the NCAA Division-1. NCAA is the acronym for National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States of America. “Division-1,” or as popularly known as “D-1,” is a level under the NCAA. This is considered to be the highest level for intercollegiate athletics.

Colleges or schools under the “D-1” level are those schools that have larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and more athletic scholarships than the other levels, that is, Division 2 and 3—initially named as the “University Division of the NCAA” till the year 1973. This was ultimately split into various “Divisions” and was named numerically to signify the multiple levels.

Criteria to qualify as the D-1 schools

There are few qualities or criteria considered to qualify a school for Division-1 of the NCAA.

• The first rule is that the school must have teams that play seven different sports for both men and women. However, the “seven team” rule is a bit flexible, and it also allows to have six teams for six different sports for men and eight sports for eight other teams for women.
• If a team has both men and women in a particular team, then the team is considered to be a “men’s team.” The reason behind this consideration is that it helps in getting sponsorship for the respective team.
• There is both lower and upper limit that a school needs to have as “financial awards” for their athletic programs. If the school is unable to procure the minimum amount, then the school will not be eligible for the D-1 of the NCAA. The Notre Dame baseball team is one such intercollegiate team in the D-1 of the NCAA. The upper limit of “financial award” that a school can get has also been mentioned, and a school cannot exceed this limit if one wants to qualify for the Division-1.

Member of the Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference, commonly called the ACC, is a collection of sports teams from various colleges in the eastern United States. Notre Dame baseball team is one of the members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Fifteen such members like the Atlantic Coast conference compete in the NACC.

A Brief History of the Notre Dame Baseball Team

The Notre Dame Baseball first began in the year 1892. The first game the Notre Dame Baseball ever played and won was against the Michigan team in the same year on the 21st of April. After Notre Dame was founded, they had their first coach Frank. E. Hering in 1897. He was very efficient as an athletic coach. He coached not only the baseball team but also the football team of Notre Dame. He played a crucial role as the “athletic director” from 1898 to 1900. For the Notre Dame baseball, he coached them specifically from 1897 to 1899. Charles Stahl succeeded him in 1900.

Clarence Jack Kline became the fifteenth coach of Notre Dame Baseball, and he coached the athletes for 42 seasons. As a coach, he was so successful that the formerly named “Cartier Field” was renamed after him. He won 558 games as a coach out of the 1000 games that his team played for. He even led his team for the College World Series in the year 1957.

Recommended Reading | Tallest Baseball Player: Do You Know About Loek Van Mil?

Facilities provided by the Notre Dame Baseball

Any team requires to have some facilities to qualify as the Div-1 of the NCAA. So here is the list of facilities provided by Notre Dame Baseball that makes them eligible to be in the highest level of NCAA.

The Eck Baseball Stadium

Public Domain, Link

Frank Eck baseball stadium is the actual name of this, and it is the home ground for the Notre dame Baseball Team. This stadium, built on 14,211 square feet of land, has a remarkable capacity of 2500. After its construction, the Notre Dame Baseball home stadium hosted two NCAA regional in 1999 and 2001, respectively.

The stadium was named after an alumnus and advisor of Notre Dame University. Numerous amenities available in this stadium have been updated time and again depending on the requirements.

The Locker Room

This locker room, named the Coach Pat Murphy Locker Room, was added during the renovation in 2010 after the season of the same year. This was one of the significant additions to the stadium after it was completed in 1994. The Coach Pat Murphy Rocker Room improved team space efficiency and movement between the clubhouse, showers, restrooms, and dugout.

The Athletic Field

The Cartier Athletic Field, now known by the name Jack Klein field, is a stadium in Notre Dame. The field was initially named after the man who purchased land of 10 acres and had donated it to the University for utilizing it for athletic purposes.

From 1900 through 1928, the field was home to the University of Notre Dame football team. Cartier Field was the home of Notre Dame’s baseball and track & field teams for more than 20 years after the football team left.

Notre Dame Baseball Schedule

If you are interested to find out the game schedule for the Notre Dame Baseball team for 2022, here it is:

Date	Opponent
Feb 18	Manhattan
Feb 19	Stetson
Feb 20	Delaware
Feb 25	Marist
Feb 26	Monmouth
Feb 27	Monmouth
Mar 4	Marist
Mar 5	Illinois
Mar 6	Michigan State
Mar 8	Minnesota
Mar 11	Elon
Mar 12	NC State
Mar 13	NC State
Mar 15	Valparaiso
Mar 18	Louisville
Mar 19	Louisville
Mar 20	Louisville
Mar 22	Northwestern
Mar 25	Virginia Tech
Mar 26	Virginia Tech
Mar 27	Virginia Tech
Mar 29	Northern Illinois
Apr 1	Florida State
Apr 2	Florida State
Apr 3	Florida State
Apr 5	Butler
Apr 8	Clemson
Apr 9	Clemson
Apr 10	Clemson

Notre Dame Baseball uniforms

The Notre Dame Baseball Team has debuted several new uniforms, including a crisp white uniform, an all-green uniform, and an all-blue uniform. The squad will be able to choose from five different caps, as well as a gold chrome batting helmet to complete their outfit.

Notre Dame Baseball Roster

#	Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
1	0	Jake Shepski	INF/OF/RHP	6-2	196	JR	Lockport, IL
2	3	Ryan Smoyer	RHP	6-4	221	SR	Bowling Green, OH
3	4	Michael Feliz	INF	5-11	201	FR	Englewood Cliffs, NJ
4	5	Bryce Gray	C	5-11	208	FR	Flossmoor, IL
5	6	Cole Daily	INF	6-1	184	SO	Springfield, IL
6	7	Nick Podkul	INF	6-2	190	SO	Schererville, IN
7	8	Alex Kerschner	OF	6-3	208	JR	New Berlin, WI
8	10	Jake Singer	INF	5-11	169	SO	San Diego, CA
9	12	Brandon Bielak	RHP	6-1	210	JR	Sayreville, NJ
10	13	Nick Neville	INF	6-0	195	FR	Fairfax, VA
11	14	Connor Power	C/INF	5-10	193	FR	Wellington, FL
12	15	Eric Gilgenbach	OF/INF	6-2	208	SO	Rochester Hills, MI
13	17	Jack Connolly	RHP	6-0	181	SO	Raynham, MA
14	18	Charlie Vorsheck	RHP	6-4	218	JR	Laguna Hills, CA
15	19	Eric Feliz	OF	6-0	201	SO	Englewood Cliffs, NJ
16	20	Kyle Fiala	INF	6-0	186	SR	Carmel, IN
17	21	Anthony Holubecki	RHP	6-3	196	FR	Elburn, IL
18	22	Zack Martin	RHP	6-5	224	FR	Plainfield, IL
19	23	Jack Sheehan	RHP	6-0	186	FR	Brielle, NJ
20	24	Matt Vierling	OF/RHP	6-3	205	SO	St. Louis, MO
21	26	Cameron Brown	LHP	5-11	187	FR	Lakewood, CO
22	28	Michael Hearne	LHP	6-0	183	GS	Palos Heights, IL
23	31	Daniel Jung	1B/OF	5-11	199	FR	La Mirada, CA
24	32	Cameron Junker	RHP	6-3	221	FR	Cincinnati, OH
25	35	Peter Solomon	RHP	6-4	201	JR	Ellicott City, MD
26	36	Ryan Lidge	C	6-2	216	SR	Barrington, IL
27	37	Patrick McDonald	RHP/OF	6-1	194	FR	Marietta, GA
28	38	Scott Tully	LHP	6-0	186	SR	Reading, MA
29	39	Jake Johnson	OF	6-0	190	JR	Atlanta, GA
30	41	Andrew Belcik	RHP	6-1	236	FR	Oldsmar, FL
31	44	Evy Ruibal	RHP	6-4	232	JR	Millburn, NJ
32	45	Brad Bass	RHP	6-6	250	JR	New Lenox, IL
33	50	Sean Guenther	LHP	5-11	194	JR	Atlanta, GA
34	55	Shane Combs	RHP	6-2	219	SO	Wellesley, MA

Notre Dame Baseball Stats 2021

Batting:

Player	POS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3b	HR	RBI	HP	BB	SO	SB	CS
TJ Williams	CF	.333	.556	.333	.889	12	6	7	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	3	0	0
Ryan Cole	LF	.324	.445	.561	1.006	46	148	41	48	9	1	8	32	12	21	33	7	2
Nick Juaire	PH	.308	.357	.308	.665	12	13	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
Niko Kavadas	1B	.305	.479	.766	1.245	46	154	41	47	8	0	21	62	6	50	53	2	0
Carter Putz	DH	.304	.367	.489	.856	46	184	40	56	10	3	6	43	5	16	32	3	0
Jack Brannigan	3B	.296	.388	.497	.885	46	169	31	50	12	2	6	29	4	22	60	8	5
Zack Prajzner	SS	.288	.388	.458	.846	46	153	32	44	8	0	6	23	6	21	41	2	3
Spencer Myers	CF	.287	.364	.362	.726	46	188	40	54	11	0	1	14	3	21	36	15	4
Brooks Coetzee	RF	.280	.344	.476	.820	43	143	25	40	8	1	6	29	6	9	38	11	2
Jared Miller	2B	.262	.333	.468	.801	38	141	31	37	11	3	4	24	5	10	29	7	4
Danny Neri	C	.261	.346	.261	.607	13	23	3	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	1	0
Kyle Hess	2B	.250	.368	.344	.712	14	32	4	8	3	0	0	6	0	6	10	1	2
David LaManna	C	.234	.335	.397	.732	43	141	23	33	6	1	5	29	4	18	22	1	1
Jack Zyska	LF	.189	.333	.216	.549	20	37	4	7	1	0	0	0	0	8	14	5	0
Alex Brait	LF	.174	.174	.304	.478	10	23	2	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	9	0	0
Daniel Jung	PH	.091	.091	.091	.182	13	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Brock Murtha	PH	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Casey Kmet	PH	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Pitching:

Player	W	L	ERA	APP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WP	HP	OBA
Cameron Brown	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	6	4	0	0	.100
Jack Sheehan	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	4.2	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	.071
James Hulbert	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Christian Scafidi	1	0	1.50	2	2	0	0	0	6.0	4	1	1	6	5	0	1	.190
Alex Rao	2	1	2.48	14	1	0	0	2	36.1	17	11	10	22	36	4	3	.144
Aidan Tyrell	5	1	2.70	17	8	0	0	2	60.0	50	19	18	19	43	3	5	.230
Tanner Kohlhepp	7	2	3.08	23	1	0	0	2	61.1	42	23	21	22	65	7	9	.195
Liam Simon	5	1	3.20	17	1	0	0	1	25.1	19	11	9	22	33	4	2	.207
John Michael Bertrand	8	2	3.25	14	14	3	1	0	88.2	80	37	32	21	65	1	3	.238
Will Mercer	4	2	4.53	17	10	0	0	2	55.2	60	29	28	17	44	0	3	.273
Joe Sheridan	1	2	5.27	16	3	0	0	3	41.0	52	28	24	17	30	2	6	.310
Dominic Cancellieri	0	0	6.60	10	3	0	0	0	15.0	20	13	11	13	18	1	3	.323
Tommy Sheehan	0	1	6.75	2	2	0	0	0	8.0	10	6	6	5	10	2	2	.303
Jack Brannigan	1	0	11.25	46	0	0	0	3	4.0	4	5	5	3	7	3	0	.250
Jackson Dennies	0	0	15.00	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	7	5	5	2	2	0	0	.500
Ryan Lynch	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	2	2	3	1	3	0	.333
Mitch Megias	0	0	81.00	2	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	4	3	1	0	0	0	1.000

Notre Dame Baseball tickets

Some tickets for the first few matches have been sold out. There is a list of websites that you can find to buy tickets for the match you want to see. But it is advised to check the sites regularly for the availability of the tickets. The price varies depending on various discounts offered by the websites.

Notre Dame Baseball Logo

Notre Dame Baseball team has had, 24 logos since the team was founded in 1963. Some logos got discontinued however, some are still used today. There had been logos of the baseball team with the initials of the team, “N and D” and sometimes a “Clover leaf.

UVA vs Notre Dame Baseball Team

Parameter	UVA Baseball team	Notre Dame Baseball Team
Annual Revenue in 2020	$110.3 million	$169.5 million

FAQs on Notre Dame Baseball