Not sure if there is a better pure hitter in college baseball than Melendez. Notre Dame will have its hands full with the Texas star this weekend in Omaha...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Know Thy Foe: Texas' Ivan Melendez
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Tennessee Coach & Players Talk Notre Dame
Tennessee's Tony Vitello, first baseman Luc Lipcius and reliever Redmond Walsh talk Super Regional loss today to our Fighting Irish!
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Photos of Notre Dame vs. Tennessee
The VolsWire posted these photos from Notre Dame's 8-6 win over their Tennessee Volunteers last night in the NCAA Super Regional in Knoxville...
LINK: PHOTOS
Tennessee Fans Wearing These T-shirts...
Here's a USA Today story on the t-shirts being worn last night by fans of the Tennessee Volunteers in the Super Regional last night...
LINK: USA TODAY STORY
Link Jarrett Talks Win Over #1 Tennessee!
This is courtesy of my friends at Irish Sports Daily -- they were kind enough to post this on YouTube.
If you'd like to subscribe to their site (like I do) go to: irishsportsdaily.com
Highlights: Notre Dame 8 - 6 Over #1 Tennessee
Notre Dame is now one win away from playing in the College World Series! Game time today is 2 PM ET and we can watch it all on ESPN!
Go Irish!
Friday, June 10, 2022
Tennessee Head Coach Talks Notre Dame...
Can't wait to watch this game tonight! Notre Dame begins Super Regional play at 6 PM ET vs the #1 Tennessee Volunteers on ESPN2...
Greatest TD in Notre Dame Stadium History?
Lets set the scene -- its the annual Notre Dame Football Fantasy Camp. It's the final day and the two teams square off in iconic Notre Dame Stadium Thursday afternoon.
The BLUE team had just scored a TD to take the lead. The GOLD team has the ball back with seven seconds left on its own 25 yard line...
And, this happens!
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Another "Distance" National Title for the IRISH
The "#DistanceU" in college Track & Field is the University of Notre Dame! Last night Notre Dame senior Dylan Jacobs won the NCAA National Championship in the 10,000 meters!
Congrats Dylan!
Know Thy Foe: Tennessee Talks Regional Win
Here's Tennessee's head coach with a couple of his players talking about their Regional win over Georgia Tech...
The #1 ranked Volunteers host our Fighting Irish this Friday (tomorrow) night at 6 PM ET for the first game of their Super Regional. We can watch the game LIVE on ESPN2.
Here is the schedule for all eight SUPER REGIONALS -- all times are Eastern Standard Time:
LINK: NCAA BASEBALL SUPER REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Top Hitter In Baseball: Tennessee's Lipscomb
Lipscomb -- the starting third baseman for the Tennessee Volunteers has hit 21 home runs, drove in 78 runs and is hitting a robust .361 on the season...
It will be interesting to see how Link Jarrett's pitching staff attacks the sluggers of Tennessee this weekend.
Go Irish!
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Notre Dame vs. Tennessee: Analyzing Stats
Here's what this Super Regional Series looks like between the #1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers and our Fighting Irish of Notre Dame -- truly looks like a mismatch on paper...
Don't give up on our IRISH!!!
NCAA PITCHING RANKINGS:
ERA:
- #1 Tennessee: 2.35 runs per game
- #10 Notre Dame: 3.87 runs per game
STRIKE OUTS PER 9 INNING GAME:
- #4 Notre Dame: 11.1 K's per game
- #9 Tennessee: 10.6 K's per game
WALKS / HITS PER INNINGS PITCHED:
- #1 Tennessee: 0.97
- #12 Notre Dame: 1.27
HITS ALLOWED PER 9 INNING GAME:
- #1 Tennessee: 6.27 hits given up per game
- #5 Notre Dame: 7.56 hits given up per game
NCAA HITTING RANKINGS:
BATTING AVERAGE:
- #12 Tennessee: .310
- #46 Notre Dame: .296
RUNS PER 9 INNING GAME:
- #3 Tennessee: 9.4 runs per game
- #40 Notre Dame: 7.8 runs per game
HOME RUNS PER 9 INNING GAME:
- #1 Tennessee: 2.42 homers per game
- #55 Notre Dame: 1.33 homers per game
Monday, June 6, 2022
Know Thy Foe: Tennessee Baseball Team
Here's all you need to know about the SEC Champion and the undisputed #1 ranked baseball team in the country -- the Tennessee Volunteers.
I'm quite confident the folks in Vegas will give us zero chance to win this series...
What though the odds!
HITTERS:
- Trey Lipscomb -- .361 / 21 homers / 78 RBI
- Gilbert Drew -- .381 / 11 homers / 70 RBI
- Seth Stephenson -- .337 / 17 homers / 59 RBI
- Luc Lipcius -- .313 / 16 homers / 39 RBI
- Evan Russell -- .303 / 13 homers / 43 RBI
STARTING PITCHERS:
- Chase Dollander -- 2.38 ERA / 9 - 0 / 103 K's in 72 innings
- Drew Beam -- 2.60 ERA / 8 - 1 / 60 K's in 72 innings
- Chase Burns -- 2.69 ERA / 8 - 1 / 98 K's in 73 innings
RELIEF PITCHER:
- Ben Joyce -- throws it over 100 MPH / 48 K's in 29 innings
NATIONAL RANKINGS:
- Polls: #1 -- consensus top team in the country, some say greatest team of all-time
- Team ERA: #1 -- 2.35 runs per game
- Home Runs: #1 -- 150 in 62 games
- Doubles: #1 -- 148 in 62 games
- Runs: #1 -- 583 in 62 games
LINK: TENNESSEE BASEBALL STATS
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