Friday, April 16
South Bend, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)
5 PM
NC State
at
#7 Notre Dame
#Pack9 Back On The Road This Weekend For Series At No. 7 Notre Dame
4/15/2021 3:14:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH – NC State baseball (15-11, 8-10 ACC) is back on the road this weekend for a three-game series with No. 7 Notre Dame (16-6, 14-6 ACC) in South Bend, Ind. The teams will play at 5 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Frank Eck Stadium.
All three games will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra, and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the TuneIn App.
STARTING PITCHERS
Friday – RHP Reid Johnston (NCSU) vs. LHP Will Mercer (ND)
Saturday – RHP Sam Highfill (NCSU) vs. TBA (ND)
Sunday – TBA (NCSU) vs. TBA (ND)
SERIES HISTORY
Heading into this weekend, NC State and Notre Dame have met a combined 20 times on the diamond, and the Wolfpack leads the all-time series, 12-8.
The teams last met on April 26-28, 2019 in South Bend, and the Fighting Irish won two of three to take the series. Notre Dame narrowly won the series opener, 5-4, and then the Pack captured a 4-2 win in game two to even the series. In the rubber match the Irish came away with a 4-1 victory.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pack rolled past North Carolina A&T, 10-4, on Wednesday night in Raleigh to extend its win streak to six. The squad put up five runs in the first two innings and never looked back.
Tyler McDonough was a single shy of hitting for the cycle with his 3-for-5 performance and three runs batted in, while Chris Villaman tossed six complete innings to pick up his third win of the season.
ON A ROLL
NC State is currently on a six-game win streak, and in those six games has outscored its opponents, 64-20. In that streak the squad has put up double-digit runs in three of its games (13 vs. App State, 20 at Boston College and 10 vs. NC A&T).
FAMILY FEUD
For the first time in their careers, J.T. Jarrett and his father, Link, who is the head coach at Notre Dame, will face each other this weekend in competition.
SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
The Irish defeated Central Michigan, 8-4, at home in its last time out, and has yet to lose an ACC series in what has been a historic season for the program.
Notre Dame is nationally ranked in all six major polls, with its highest nod coming from Baseball America at No. 7.
At the plate, the Irish are batting .267 and have four players batting over .300. Ryan Cole paces the team with a .373 clip as seven of his 19 hits this year have been for extra bases. Niko Kavadas, who was recently named to USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Midseason Award Watch List, is their most dangerous hitter as he leads the team with 12 homers, 32 runs batted in and a .903 slugging percentage.
As a team, Notre Dame owns a 3.80 earned-run average, which is the third-lowest among the ACC. Friday starter Will Mercer has made four starts in his nine appearances and has compiled a 6.00 ERA in 21.0 innings. He has fanned 22 batters this year, which is tied for the third most among the staff.
ON DECK
Friday, April 23 · vs. Virginia Tech · 6:30 PM
Saturday, April 24 · vs. Virginia Tech · 7 PM
Sunday, April 25 · vs. Virginia Tech · 4 PM
All three games will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra, and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the TuneIn App.
STARTING PITCHERS
Friday – RHP Reid Johnston (NCSU) vs. LHP Will Mercer (ND)
Saturday – RHP Sam Highfill (NCSU) vs. TBA (ND)
Sunday – TBA (NCSU) vs. TBA (ND)
SERIES HISTORY
Heading into this weekend, NC State and Notre Dame have met a combined 20 times on the diamond, and the Wolfpack leads the all-time series, 12-8.
The teams last met on April 26-28, 2019 in South Bend, and the Fighting Irish won two of three to take the series. Notre Dame narrowly won the series opener, 5-4, and then the Pack captured a 4-2 win in game two to even the series. In the rubber match the Irish came away with a 4-1 victory.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pack rolled past North Carolina A&T, 10-4, on Wednesday night in Raleigh to extend its win streak to six. The squad put up five runs in the first two innings and never looked back.
Tyler McDonough was a single shy of hitting for the cycle with his 3-for-5 performance and three runs batted in, while Chris Villaman tossed six complete innings to pick up his third win of the season.
ON A ROLL
NC State is currently on a six-game win streak, and in those six games has outscored its opponents, 64-20. In that streak the squad has put up double-digit runs in three of its games (13 vs. App State, 20 at Boston College and 10 vs. NC A&T).
FAMILY FEUD
For the first time in their careers, J.T. Jarrett and his father, Link, who is the head coach at Notre Dame, will face each other this weekend in competition.
SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
The Irish defeated Central Michigan, 8-4, at home in its last time out, and has yet to lose an ACC series in what has been a historic season for the program.
Notre Dame is nationally ranked in all six major polls, with its highest nod coming from Baseball America at No. 7.
At the plate, the Irish are batting .267 and have four players batting over .300. Ryan Cole paces the team with a .373 clip as seven of his 19 hits this year have been for extra bases. Niko Kavadas, who was recently named to USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Midseason Award Watch List, is their most dangerous hitter as he leads the team with 12 homers, 32 runs batted in and a .903 slugging percentage.
As a team, Notre Dame owns a 3.80 earned-run average, which is the third-lowest among the ACC. Friday starter Will Mercer has made four starts in his nine appearances and has compiled a 6.00 ERA in 21.0 innings. He has fanned 22 batters this year, which is tied for the third most among the staff.
ON DECK
Friday, April 23 · vs. Virginia Tech · 6:30 PM
Saturday, April 24 · vs. Virginia Tech · 7 PM
Sunday, April 25 · vs. Virginia Tech · 4 PM
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