Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represents the University of Notre Dame in NCAA Division I college baseball. Notre Dame competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Frank Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team
Founded1892 (1892)
UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame
Head coachLink Jarrett (1st season)
ConferenceACC
Atlantic Division
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
Home stadiumFrank Eck Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameFighting Irish
ColorsBlue and Gold[1]
         
College World Series appearances
1957, 2002
NCAA Tournament appearances
1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Conference champions
1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006

History

Moving to Notre Dame in 1995, Paul Mainieri turned the Fighting Irish into a perennial postseason contender winning the Big East tournament a record 5 straight seasons, making the NCAA Tournament 9 out of 12 seasons, and leading the Irish to one College World Series appearance in 2002. He won the 2001 Big East Coach of the Year award. In total, Mainieri posted a .714 winning percentage going 533–213–3 in 12 seasons.

Evansville's Dave Schrage then earned what he called his dream job, succeeding Mainieri as head coach at Notre Dame.[2] Mik Aoki was named the team's 23rd head coach in team history in the summer of 2010.[3] On June 8, 2019, Notre Dame announced that they would not renew Aoki's contract for the 2020 season.[4]

On July 12, 2019, Link Jarrett was named the 24th coach in team history.[5]

Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament
Year Record Pct Notes
19490–2.000Region B
19561–2.333District 4
19575–3.625College World Series (4th place)
19582–2.500District 4
19592–2.500District 4
19600–2.000District 4
19631–2.333District 4
19701–2.333District 4
19891–2.333West II Regional
19923–2.600Atlantic Regional
19933–2.600East Regional
19942–2.500East Regional
19961–2.333South I Regional
19991–2.333South Bend Regional
20003–2.600Starkville Regional
20013–2.600South Bend Regional
20026–3.667College World Series (5th place)
20032–2.500Fullerton Regional
20042–2.500South Bend Regional
20052–2.500Gainesville Regional
20060–2.000Lexington Regional
20151–2.333Champaign Regional
TOTALS
 42–46 .477 2 CWS Appearances

Current and former major league players

Current MLB players and coaches
Player Position Number Team
John Axford P 72 Toronto Blue Jays
Craig Counsell Manager 30 Milwaukee Brewers
Trey Mancini OF 16 Baltimore Orioles
David Phelps P 37 Chicago Cubs
A.J. Pollock OF 11 Los Angeles Dodgers
Jeff Samardzija P 29 San Francisco Giants
Cavan Biggio 2B 8 Toronto Blue Jays

Baseball Hall of Famers
No. Player Position Induction Year
8 Carl Yastrzemski OF 1989

References
  1. "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. Marlen Garcia (May 10, 2007). "Notre Dame coach Dave Schrage stays strong". USA Today. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. Chris Masoud (April 13, 2011). "Baseball: Aoki changes team culture". The Observer. Notre Dame, IN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  4. Mike Berardino (June 8, 2019). "Notre Dame will not renew Mik Aoki's contract after 9 seasons as baseball coach". www.indystar.com. USA Today. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. "Notre Dame announces Link Jarrett as new baseball coach". www.ndsmoberver. The Observer. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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