2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

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2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
ACC regular season champions
ACC Atlantic Division champions
South Bend Regional champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CB No. 15
Record33–12 (25–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Wallace (2nd season)
  • Chuck Ristano (11th season)
  • Scott Wingo (2nd season)
Home stadium Frank Eck Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y25–10 .71434–13 .723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y19–14 .57637–19 .661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y20–16 .55631–24 .564
Louisville  ‍‍‍16–16 .50028–22 .560
Clemson  ‍‍‍16–20 .44425–27 .481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍10–22 .31320–27 .426
Boston College  ‍‍‍10–23 .30321–28 .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y21–15 .58331–25 .554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y20–15 .57133–21 .611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y18–18 .50036–27 .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y18–18 .50028–27 .509
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y16–17 .48533–22 .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍16–17 .48523–20 .535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍16–20 .44427–25 .519
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Irish will play their home games at Frank Eck Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Link Jarrett, in his 2nd season at Notre Dame.

Contents

Previous season

The 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team notched a 11–2 (3–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 season

During the 2021 regular season, Notre Dame finished with a record of 30–11 (25–10 in conference play) and won the ACC Atlantic Division. Notre Dame was selected to host regionals for the first time since 2004. [2] Michigan, UConn, and Central Michigan were all placed in the South Bend regional with Notre Dame. The Irish won the regional with a final record of 3–0. On June 5, the Irish beat UConn in their second-round regional game by a score of 26–3. It was the record for the most runs scored during a playoff game in program history.[ citation needed ] The Irish advanced to the Starkville Super Regional, where they lost to Mississippi State.

Niko Kavadas set a program single-season home run record with 21, breaking Frank Jacobs' 1991 total. [3]

Personnel

Roster

2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster [4]
 

Pitchers

  • 32 – Matt Bedford – Freshman
  • 28 – John Michael Bertrand – Graduate Student
  • 26 – Cameron Brown – Graduate Student
  • 55 – Dominic Cancellieri – Sophomore
  • 41 – Jackson Dennies – Freshman
  • 36 – James Hulbert – Graduate Student
  • 20 – Tanner Kohlhepp – Sophomore
  • 25 – Ryan Lynch – Freshman
  • 30 – Mitch Megias – Junior
  • 43 – Will Mercer – Junior
  • 27 – Gerry Peacock – Sophomore
  • 45 – Alex Rao – Junior
  • 22 – Christian Scafidi – Graduate Student
  • 23 – Jack Sheehan – Graduate Student
  • 37 – Joe Sheridan – Graduate Student
  • 29 – Liam Simon – Sophomore
  • 17 – Aidan Tyrell – Junior
 

Catchers

  • 24 – Alex Brait – Graduate Student
  • 18 – Nick Juaire – Redshirt Freshman
  • 3 – David LaManna – Senior
  • 47 – Tony Lindwedel – Freshman
  • 8 – Danny Neri – Freshman

Infielders

  • 9 – Jack Brannigan – Sophomore
  • 13 – Drew Byers – Freshman
  • 38 – Kyle Hess – Sophomore
  • 12 – Niko Kavadas – Senior
  • 19 – Casey Kmet – Sophomore
  • 16 – Jared Miller – Senior
  • 15 – Brock Murtha – Freshman
  • 14 – Zack Prajzner – Junior
  • 4 – Carter Putz – Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 42 – Brooks Coetzee – Junior
  • 1 – Ryan Cole – Senior
  • 50 – Sammy Cooper – Freshman
  • 21 – Brady Gumpf – Freshman
  • 31 – Daniel Jung – Graduate Student
  • 2 – Spencer Myers – Senior
  • 52 – Tony Watson – Freshman
  • 6 – TJ Williams – Freshman
  • 7 – Jack Zyska – Junior
 

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Notre Dame		Alma Mater
Link Jarrett Head Coach2 Florida State University (1994)
Rich WallaceAssistant Coach2 University of Central Florida (2004)
Chuck RistanoAssistant Coach11 Sacred Heart University (2004)
Scott Wingo Volunteer Assistant Coach2 University of South Carolina (2011)

Game log

2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
February 27at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC 8–10Cole McNamee (1–0)Tanner Kohlhepp (0–1)Camden Minacci (2)2330–10–1
February 27at Wake ForestDavid F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC5–4Liam Simon (1–0)Crawford Wade (0–1)Aidan Tyrell (1)2781–11–1
February 28at Wake ForestDavid F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC10–0Christian Scafidi (1–0)Shane Smith (0–1)Alex Rao (1)4012–12–1
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
March 5at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 7–13Davis Sharpe (2–0)Tommy Sheehan (0–1)1,2802–22–2
March 6at ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC3–1John Michael Bertrand (1–0)Ty Olenchuk (1–1)Will Mercer (1)1,2803–23–2
March 7at ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC3–2Liam Simon (2–0)Mack Anglin (0–1)Jack Brannigan (1)1,2804–24–2
March 12at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 10–5Liam Simon (3–0)Andrew Abbott (1–3)Joe Sheridan (1)2215–25–2
March 13at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA12–4John Michael Bertrand (2–0)Paul Kosanovich (0–1)3546–26–2
March 14at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA8–3Aidan Tyrell (1–0)Mike Vasil (3–1)Tanner Kohlhepp (1)3507–27–2
March 19 Duke No. 23 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN 6–4 (13)Tanner Kohlhepp (1–1)Matt Dockman (0–1)2108–28–2
March 20DukeNo. 23Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN6–2John Michael Bertrand (3–0)Henry Williams (2–1)2759–29–2
March 21DukeNo. 23Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN0–2Jack Carey (1–0)Aidan Tyrell (1–1)Marcus Johnson (2)3009–39–3
March 23 Valparaiso No. 21Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN6–3Will Mercer (1–0)Easton Rhodehouse (1–1)Liam Simon (1)7510–3
March 26No. 7 Louisville No. 21Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN4–7Adam Elliott (3–1)Joe Sheridan (0–1)Kaleb Corbett (4)30110–49–4
March 27No. 7 LouisvilleNo. 21Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN5–3Jack Brannigan (1–0)Tate Kuehner (1–3)31511–410–4
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
April 3at Pittsburgh No. 17 Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA 4–1Tanner Kohlhepp (2–1)Mitch Myers (2–4)Joe Sheridan (2)5512–411–4
April 4at PittsburghNo. 17Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA2–3Jordan McCrum (2–1)Liam Simon (3–1)21012–511–5
April 5at PittsburghNo. 19Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA11–5Tanner Kohlhepp (3–1)Stephen Hansen (1–1)21013–512–5
April 9No. 22 Georgia Tech No. 19Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN10–9Joe Sheridan (1–1)Zach Maxwell (0–1)30914–513–5
April 10No. 22 Georgia TechNo. 19Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN7–0Aidan Tyrell (2–1)Andy Archer (4–3)Alex Rao (2)15215–514–5
April 11No. 22 Georgia TechNo. 19Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN2–4Josiah Siegel (1–0)Joe Sheridan (1–2)Luke Bartnicki (4)12515–614–6
April 13 Central Michigan No. 16Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN8–4Alex Rao (1–0)J.T. Rogoszewski (1–2)11616–6
April 16 NC State No. 16Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN3–2Tanner Kohlhepp (4–1)Reid Johnston (3–2)27917–615–6
April 17NC StateNo. 16Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN2–5Sam Highfill (3–2)John Michael Bertrand (3–1)Evan Justice (2)23717–715–7
April 18NC StateNo. 16Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN11–2Tanner Kohlhepp (5–1)Matt Willadsen (3–1)Joe Sheridan (3)18818–716–7
April 23at Boston College No. 14 Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 0–10Emmett Sheehan (4–3)Will Mercer (1–1)15018–816–8
April 24at Boston CollegeNo. 14Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA5–2John Michael Bertrand (4–1)Mason Pelio (3–5)Tanner Kohlhepp (2)15019–817–8
April 24at Boston CollegeNo. 14Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA13–9Liam Simon (4–1)Charlie Coon (1–2)15020–818–8
April 27ValparaisoNo. 14Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN8–7Liam Simon (5–1)Nathan Chasey (0–2)9721–8
April 30 North Carolina No. 14Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN4–0Tanner Kohlhepp (6–1)Austin Love (5–4)17522–819–8
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
May 1North CarolinaNo. 14Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN13–12John Michael Bertrand (5–1)Shawn Rapp (1–1)Aidan Tyrell (2)27423–820–8
May 2North CarolinaNo. 14Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN19–5Tanner Kohlhepp (7–1)Gage Gillian (1–1)27524–821–8
May 7 Florida State No. 10Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN2–5 Parker Messick (6–2)Will Mercer (1–2)Jack Anderson (3)35824–921–9
May 8Florida StateNo. 10Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN5–3John Michael Bertrand (6–1) Bryce Hubbart (5–4)Jack Brannigan (2)30225–922–9
May 8Florida StateNo. 10Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN1–7Conor Grady (5–2)Alex Rao (1–1)30225–1022–10
May 11at ValparaisoNo. 15 Emory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, IN 7–4Will Mercer (2–2)Easton Rhodehouse (3–3)7026–10
May 20at Virginia Tech No. 13 English Field • Blacksburg, VA 8–2John Michael Bertrand (7–1)Peyton Alford (2–5)44827–1023–10
May 21at Virginia TechNo. 13English Field • Blacksburg, VA4–0Aidan Tyrell (3–1)Anthony Simonelli (5–2)Jack Brannigan (3)66428–1024–10
May 22at Virginia TechNo. 13English Field • Blacksburg, VA7–1Alex Rao (2–1)Ryan Okuda (2–3)Will Mercer (2)61929–1025–10
Postseason
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACCT record
May 26vs. Virginia TechNo. 7 Truist Field • Charlotte, NC 8–0Will Mercer (3–2)Jaison Heard (3–4)3,02030–101–0
May 28vs. VirginiaNo. 7Truist Field • Charlotte, NC1–14Andrew Abbott (8–5)John Michael Bertrand (7–2)30–111–1
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 4vs. No. 26 Central MichiganNo. 7Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN10–0John Michael Bertrand (8–2)Andrew Taylor (11–4)1,82531–111–0
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

South Bend Regional

South Bend Regional Teams
(1) Notre Dame Fighting Irish(2) UConn Huskies(3) Michigan Wolverines(4) Central Michigan Chippewas
First roundRegional semifinalsRegional final
1Notre Dame10
4 Central Michigan 0
1Notre Dame26
2UConn3
2 Michigan 1
3 UConn 6
1Notre Dame
4Central Michigan
Lower round 1Lower final
2UConn9
4Central Michigan84Central Michigan14
3Michigan2

Starkville Super Regional

Starkville Super Regional Game 1
(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irishvs.(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs
June 12, 2021, 2:00 pm (EDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi
Team123456789 R H E
(10) Notre Dame1111301008124
(7) Mississippi State10203210x9101
WP: Preston Johnson (3–0)   LP: Tanner Kohlhepp (7–2)   Sv: Landon Sims (10)
Home runs:
ND: Brooks Coetzee (6), Zack Prajzner (6)
MSU: Tanner Allen (9), Rowdey Jordan (10), Logan Tanner (13)
Attendance: 14,385
Starkville Super Regional Game 2
(7) Mississippi State Bulldogsvs.(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
June 13, 2021, 6:00 pm (EDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi
Team
(7) Mississippi State
(10) Notre Dame

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