COOKEVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 <\/b>The Notre Dame Combating Irish superior to 6-2 on the season as they took residence recreation one of many three recreation collection in opposition to the Tennessee Tech Eagles (6-3) on Friday, March 1. It was a house run derby as Notre Dame recorded six residence runs within the 14-3 victory.<\/span>
Jack Penney led off for the Irish, reaching on a fielding error from the Eagles. Whereas an Irish groundout allowed Penney to advance to second, an RBI single from Connor Hincks would ship him residence and put the Irish on the board with a 1-0 result in begin.\u00a0<\/span>
Hincks was adopted with a two-run bomb from Simon Baumgardt, his third residence run of the yr, to place the Irish up 3-0.\u00a0<\/span>
The Irish and Eagles had been every held scoreless within the second, third and fourth innings, as Matt Bedford recorded three strikeouts throughout three innings earlier than Radek Birkholz got here in aid.\u00a0<\/span>
Baumgardt recorded his second hit of the day within the high of the fifth with a single to the shortstop, however the Irish had been unable to ship him residence.<\/span>
An enormous sixth body from Notre Dame would lengthen the lead as Brady Gumpf recorded his first residence run of the season with a solo shot to proper heart subject to guide off the highest of the sixth. TJ Williams adopted go well with with a solo blast himself as he despatched it over the fence in left subject to present Notre Dame the 5-0 benefit.\u00a0<\/span>
The Eagles weren\u2019t going wherever as they responded with a three-run residence run to deliver it inside two heading into the seventh. Bennett Flynn would take the mound to begin the underside of the inning.<\/span>
Main 5-3, Notre Dame would add on one other 4 runs within the eighth.<\/span>
Gumpf acquired the get together began with a double down the left subject line and was scored on a two-run residence run from Josh Hahn to place the Irish up 7-3. Jack Penney recorded an RBI groundout to attain Estevan Moreno, who reached on a success by pitch.\u00a0<\/span>
The highest of the eighth was closed by an RBI single from Hincks as he scored TJ Williams, extending the Irish lead 9-3.<\/span>
Within the remaining offensive body, the Irish recorded 4 hits and 5 runs. Moreno had the primary hit within the ninth as he doubled to left heart subject and was scored on a Williams RBI single to the shortstop.\u00a0<\/span>
Penney stepped as much as plate and launched one to proper heart for a two-run blast, placing the Irish up 12-3. The get together wasn\u2019t over but as Hincks homered to proper heart as effectively, scoring Tino Flores who reached by way of a stroll.\u00a0<\/span>
Flynn would strike out the facet to shut the ultimate body within the ninth, recording seven strikeouts throughout 3.0 innings pitched.<\/span>
The Irish are again in motion tomorrow for recreation two of the three recreation collection as they face the Eagles at 3 PM ET (2 PM CT).<\/span>
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