Irish Close Out Home Regular Season Slate

Notre Dame vs. Eastern Michigan – Game Notes (PDF)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team closes out their home regular season schedule on Tuesday as they Irish are set to host Eastern Michigan for a 3:30 p.m. contest at Frank Eck Stadium.

THE MATCHUP

• Notre Dame is 29-19 overall ahead of the midweek contest.
• Eastern Michigan holds a 19-26 overall record.
• The Eagles won the latest installment of the all-time series with a 4-2 decision on February 22, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas.
• The Irish lead the all-time series 6-4.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Irish swept the series against Bowling Green last weekend
• The Irish got a quick 6-0 lead through two and run-ruled the Falcons 10-0 in the opener. Brady Gumpf capped off the night with a game-ending three-run homer while Connor Hincks collected his 100th career hit.
• A four-run first inning in game two gave Notre Dame another quick lead, and a late-inning push carried the Irish to an 11-1 run-rule win. Hincks and Gumpf each belted a homer.
• The Irish swept the Falcons with a tight 4-0 win on Sunday in Ohio. Parker Brzustewicz hit a clutch two RBI single, and Jackson Dennies collected the win after a quality start on the mound.

YOUTH IS SERVED

• The Irish have gotten big production from their freshman and sophomore classes during the 2025 season.
• Position players Parker Brzustewicz, Noah Coy, Davis Johnson, Jayce Lee, Carson Tinney, and Bino Watters have all competed in at least 20 games. Brzustewicz, Tinney, and Watters each have seen time in at least 40 games of the spring and have at least 50 hits apiece through 48 games.
• The Irish pitching staff have also leaned on the youth of the program. DJ Helwig, Brady Koester, Kellan Klosterman, Oisin Lee, Jack Radel, and Chase Van Ameyde each have at least 10.0 IP on the season.

2025 CAPTAINS

The 2025 Irish baseball team will look to four captains to help guide the way this spring. John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler announced graduate students OF Brady Gumpf and RHP Jackson Dennies, senior RHP Radek Birkholz, and junior INF Estevan Moreno as team captains for the season.

TOP TALENT

The Irish have four players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.

• Junior Estevan Moreno was 24th on the Top 50 shortstops list.
• Sophomore Carson Tinney was tabbed 47th on the Top 50 catchers listing.
• Graduate student Jared Zimbardo was 40th on the Top 100 outfielders report.
• Junior Rory Fox was 106th on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.

The Week 12 Player Rankings by D1baseball.com continued to recognize Irish standouts.

• Sophomore Carson Tinney was ranked 3rd on the Top 50 catchers update.
• Junior RHP Rory Fox was ranked 52nd on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.
• Sophomore RHP Jack Radel was listed at 75th on the starting pitchers ranking.
• Graduate student RHP Tobey McDonough came in at 79th on the Top 100 relievers list.