Notre Dame entered their tilt with Akron on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 7-0 win. Considering the Fighting Irish have won three games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Evan Fitzpatrick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Fitzpatrick wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Bentley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Another was Charles Cummings, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Fighting Irish
| 05/08/25 vs Akron | 7-0 |
| 05/07/25 vs Avon | 3-2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Attica | 7-1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Albion | 8-7 |
| 05/20/24 vs Le Roy | 3-2 |
| + 11 more games |
Notre Dame's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Akron, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Notre Dame didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-3 loss against Geneseo on the 8th. As for Akron, they will square off against East Aurora at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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