Notre Dame Baseball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 23, 2021 · CSM Staff
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
ACC (30-11, 25-10)
Coach: Link Jarrett
Key Field Players:
Ryan Cole, Senior, OF, .312 BA, 5 HR, 20 RBI
Carter Putz, Junior, IF, .309 BA, 34 RBI
Niko Kavadas, Senior, IF, .288 BA, 16 HR, 49 RBI
Jack Brannigan, Sophomore, IF, .282 BA, 5 HR, 25 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Tanner Kohlhepp, Sophomore, P, 2.88 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 56.1 IP, 60 SO
Aidan Tyrell, Junior, P, 3.02 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 44.2 IP, 34 SO
John Michael Bertrand, Senior, P, 3.33 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 2 CG, 75.2 IP, 57 SO
Will Mercer, Junior, P, 4.81 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 48.2 IP, 42 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .267 (148, 8)
Double Plays per Game: 0.79 (53, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.95 (58, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.82 (26, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .986 (1, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.13 (59, 9)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (87, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .437 (83, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.41 (52, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (168, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2015 | Regional | defeated Wright State, lost to Illinois, eliminated by Wright State |
| 2006 | Regional | lost to Charleston, eliminated by Kentucky |
| 2005 | Regional | lost to North Carolina, defeated Stetson, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Florida |
| 2004 | Regional | lost to Kent State, defeated UC Irvine, defeated Kent State, eliminated by Arizona |
| 2003 | Regional | defeated Arizona, lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated San Diego, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton |
| 2002 | Regional | defeated Ohio State, defeated South Alabama, defeated Ohio State |
| 2002 | Super Regional | defeated Florida State |
| 2002 | CWS | lost to Stanford, defeated Rice, eliminated by Stanford |
*all team stats through 5/23
