2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
ACC regular season champions; ACC Atlantic Division champions ; South Bend Regional champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 15
Record	34–13 (25–10 ACC)
Head coach	Link Jarrett (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rich Wallace (2nd season); Chuck Ristano (11th season); Scott Wingo (2nd season);
Home stadium	Frank Eck Stadium

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame ^x‍‍‍^y	25	–	10	.714	34	–	13	.723
No. 4 NC State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	14	.576	37	–	19	.661
Florida State ‍‍‍^y	20	–	16	.556	31	–	24	.564
Louisville ‍‍‍	16	–	16	.500	28	–	22	.560
Clemson ‍‍‍	16	–	20	.444	25	–	27	.481
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	10	–	22	.313	20	–	27	.426
Boston College ‍‍‍	10	–	23	.303	21	–	28	.429
Coastal
Georgia Tech ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	15	.583	31	–	25	.554
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	20	–	15	.571	33	–	21	.611
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	18	–	18	.500	36	–	27	.571
North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	18	–	18	.500	28	–	27	.509
Duke ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	17	.485	33	–	22	.600
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	16	–	17	.485	23	–	20	.535
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	16	–	20	.444	27	–	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 represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Irish played their home games at Frank Eck Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Link Jarrett, in his 2nd season at Notre Dame.

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. 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

Name	Position	Seasons at Notre Dame	Alma mater
Link Jarrett	Head coach	2	Florida State University (1994)
Rich Wallace	Assistant Coach	2	University of Central Florida (2004)
Chuck Ristano	Assistant Coach	11	Sacred Heart University (2004)
Scott Wingo	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	University of South Carolina (2011)

Game log

2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball game log

Regular season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
February 27	at Wake Forest	David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC	8–10	Cole McNamee (1–0)	Tanner Kohlhepp (0–1)	Camden Minacci (2)	233	0–1	0–1
February 27	at Wake Forest	David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC	5–4	Liam Simon (1–0)	Crawford Wade (0–1)	Aidan Tyrell (1)	278	1–1	1–1
February 28	at Wake Forest	David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC	10–0	Christian Scafidi (1–0)	Shane Smith (0–1)	Alex Rao (1)	401	2–1	2–1

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
March 5	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	7–13	Davis Sharpe (2–0)	Tommy Sheehan (0–1)		1,280	2–2	2–2
March 6	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	3–1	John Michael Bertrand (1–0)	Ty Olenchuk (1–1)	Will Mercer (1)	1,280	3–2	3–2
March 7	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	3–2	Liam Simon (2–0)	Mack Anglin (0–1)	Jack Brannigan (1)	1,280	4–2	4–2
March 12	at Virginia		Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	10–5	Liam Simon (3–0)	Andrew Abbott (1–3)	Joe Sheridan (1)	221	5–2	5–2
March 13	at Virginia		Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	12–4	John Michael Bertrand (2–0)	Paul Kosanovich (0–1)		354	6–2	6–2
March 14	at Virginia		Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	8–3	Aidan Tyrell (1–0)	Mike Vasil (3–1)	Tanner Kohlhepp (1)	350	7–2	7–2
March 19	Duke	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–4 ⁽¹³⁾	Tanner Kohlhepp (1–1)	Matt Dockman (0–1)		210	8–2	8–2
March 20	Duke	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–2	John Michael Bertrand (3–0)	Henry Williams (2–1)		275	9–2	9–2
March 21	Duke	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	0–2	Jack Carey (1–0)	Aidan Tyrell (1–1)	Marcus Johnson (2)	300	9–3	9–3
March 23	Valparaiso	No. 21	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–3	Will Mercer (1–0)	Easton Rhodehouse (1–1)	Liam Simon (1)	75	10–3
March 26	No. 7 Louisville	No. 21	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–7	Adam Elliott (3–1)	Joe Sheridan (0–1)	Kaleb Corbett (4)	301	10–4	9–4
March 27	No. 7 Louisville	No. 21	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	5–3	Jack Brannigan (1–0)	Tate Kuehner (1–3)		315	11–4	10–4

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
April 3	at Pittsburgh	No. 17	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	4–1	Tanner Kohlhepp (2–1)	Mitch Myers (2–4)	Joe Sheridan (2)	55	12–4	11–4
April 4	at Pittsburgh	No. 17	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	2–3	Jordan McCrum (2–1)	Liam Simon (3–1)		210	12–5	11–5
April 5	at Pittsburgh	No. 19	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	11–5	Tanner Kohlhepp (3–1)	Stephen Hansen (1–1)		210	13–5	12–5
April 9	No. 22 Georgia Tech	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	10–9	Joe Sheridan (1–1)	Zach Maxwell (0–1)		309	14–5	13–5
April 10	No. 22 Georgia Tech	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	7–0	Aidan Tyrell (2–1)	Andy Archer (4–3)	Alex Rao (2)	152	15–5	14–5
April 11	No. 22 Georgia Tech	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–4	Josiah Siegel (1–0)	Joe Sheridan (1–2)	Luke Bartnicki (4)	125	15–6	14–6
April 13	Central Michigan	No. 16	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–4	Alex Rao (1–0)	J.T. Rogoszewski (1–2)		116	16–6
April 16	NC State	No. 16	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	3–2	Tanner Kohlhepp (4–1)	Reid Johnston (3–2)		279	17–6	15–6
April 17	NC State	No. 16	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–5	Sam Highfill (3–2)	John Michael Bertrand (3–1)	Evan Justice (2)	237	17–7	15–7
April 18	NC State	No. 16	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	11–2	Tanner Kohlhepp (5–1)	Matt Willadsen (3–1)	Joe Sheridan (3)	188	18–7	16–7
April 23	at Boston College	No. 14	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	0–10	Emmett Sheehan (4–3)	Will Mercer (1–1)		150	18–8	16–8
April 24	at Boston College	No. 14	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	5–2	John Michael Bertrand (4–1)	Mason Pelio (3–5)	Tanner Kohlhepp (2)	150	19–8	17–8
April 24	at Boston College	No. 14	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	13–9	Liam Simon (4–1)	Charlie Coon (1–2)		150	20–8	18–8
April 27	Valparaiso	No. 14	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–7	Liam Simon (5–1)	Nathan Chasey (0–2)		97	21–8
April 30	North Carolina	No. 14	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–0	Tanner Kohlhepp (6–1)	Austin Love (5–4)		175	22–8	19–8

May

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
May 1	North Carolina	No. 14	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	13–12	John Michael Bertrand (5–1)	Shawn Rapp (1–1)	Aidan Tyrell (2)	274	23–8	20–8
May 2	North Carolina	No. 14	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	19–5	Tanner Kohlhepp (7–1)	Gage Gillian (1–1)		275	24–8	21–8
May 7	Florida State	No. 10	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–5	Parker Messick (6–2)	Will Mercer (1–2)	Jack Anderson (3)	358	24–9	21–9
May 8	Florida State	No. 10	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	5–3	John Michael Bertrand (6–1)	Bryce Hubbart (5–4)	Jack Brannigan (2)	302	25–9	22–9
May 8	Florida State	No. 10	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	1–7	Conor Grady (5–2)	Alex Rao (1–1)		302	25–10	22–10
May 11	at Valparaiso	No. 15	Emory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, IN	7–4	Will Mercer (2–2)	Easton Rhodehouse (3–3)		70	26–10
May 20	at Virginia Tech	No. 13	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	8–2	John Michael Bertrand (7–1)	Peyton Alford (2–5)		448	27–10	23–10
May 21	at Virginia Tech	No. 13	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	4–0	Aidan Tyrell (3–1)	Anthony Simonelli (5–2)	Jack Brannigan (3)	664	28–10	24–10
May 22	at Virginia Tech	No. 13	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	7–1	Alex Rao (2–1)	Ryan Okuda (2–3)	Will Mercer (2)	619	29–10	25–10

Postseason

ACC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACCT record
May 26	vs. Virginia Tech	No. 7	Truist Field • Charlotte, NC	8–0	Will Mercer (3–2)	Jaison Heard (3–4)		3,020	30–10	1–0
May 28	vs. Virginia	No. 7	Truist Field • Charlotte, NC	1–14	Andrew Abbott (8–5)	John Michael Bertrand (7–2)			30–11	1–1

NCAA tournament: South Bend Regional

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 4	vs. No. 26 Central Michigan	No. 7	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	10–0	John Michael Bertrand (8–2)	Andrew Taylor (11–4)		1,825	31–11	1–0

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 round			Regional semifinals			Regional final



1	Notre Dame	10

4	Central Michigan	0
			1	Notre Dame	26

			2	UConn	3
3	Michigan	1

2	UConn	6
						1	Notre Dame

						4	Central Michigan
Lower round 1			Lower final



			2	UConn	9

4	Central Michigan	8	4	Central Michigan	14

3	Michigan	2

Starkville Super Regional

Starkville Super Regional Game 1
(10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish	vs.	(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs

June 12, 2021, 2:00 pm (EDT) at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(10) Notre Dame	1	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	8	12	4
(7) Mississippi State	1	0	2	0	3	2	1	0	x	9	10	1
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 Bulldogs	vs.	(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

References

↑ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
↑ "NOTRE DAME TO HOST 2021 NCAA BASEBALL REGIONAL". UND.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
↑ Skol Jr., Mark. "Niko Kavadas honored to set Notre Dame single-season home run record". WNDU.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
↑ "Baseball". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website.

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

[2] "NOTRE DAME TO HOST 2021 NCAA BASEBALL REGIONAL". UND.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[3] Skol Jr., Mark. "Niko Kavadas honored to set Notre Dame single-season home run record". WNDU.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[4] "Baseball". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
Venues	Cartier Field (1900–1976) Jake Kline Field (1977–1987) Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium (1988–1993) Frank Eck Stadium (1994–present)
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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