Jackson Dennies and Aiden Tyrell combined on a four-hitter and the Irish offense came alive late as Notre Dame battered host Pittsburgh, 11-2, Friday in the second game of a three-game ACC baseball series.
The Irish (17-11, 7-7 ACC) go for the sweep at 1 p.m. (EDT) Saturday at Charles Cost Field, with lefty Jack Findlay (4-1, 2.73) expected to take the mound for the visitors. Notre Dame has won nine of its last 12 games and has scored nine or more runs in every game during its four-game win streak. Pitt falls to 13-15 and 4-8.
It was a 1-0 ND lead through six innings and 4-1 heading to the top of the ninth, when the Irish exploded for seven runs in the final frame.
Sophomore DM Jefferson went 3-for-4 and scored two runs for Notre Dame, including one all the way from second on a wild pitch. Catcher Danny Neri walked five times in five plate appearances and scored three times.
Zack Prajzner, Carter Putz, Nick Juaire and TJ Williams had two RBIs each as ND collected 13 hits and drew 10 walks.
Dennies pitched 4 ⅔ innings of one-hit ball. ACC ERA leader Aidan Tyrell finished up for his sixth win in seven decisions, tying for the league lead in victories.
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The Irish (17-11, 7-7 ACC) go for the sweep at 1 p.m. (EDT) Saturday at Charles Cost Field, with lefty Jack Findlay (4-1, 2.73) expected to take the mound for the visitors. Notre Dame has won nine of its last 12 games and has scored nine or more runs in every game during its four-game win streak. Pitt falls to 13-15 and 4-8.
It was a 1-0 ND lead through six innings and 4-1 heading to the top of the ninth, when the Irish exploded for seven runs in the final frame.
Sophomore DM Jefferson went 3-for-4 and scored two runs for Notre Dame, including one all the way from second on a wild pitch. Catcher Danny Neri walked five times in five plate appearances and scored three times.
Zack Prajzner, Carter Putz, Nick Juaire and TJ Williams had two RBIs each as ND collected 13 hits and drew 10 walks.
Dennies pitched 4 ⅔ innings of one-hit ball. ACC ERA leader Aidan Tyrell finished up for his sixth win in seven decisions, tying for the league lead in victories.
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