Notre Dame baseball: Irish hold off Broncos
Notre Dame used a seven-run fourth inning, then held off an eight-run rally by Western Michigan in the bottom of the ninth to escape with a 13-10 triumph Tuesday in Kalamazoo.
On the heels of its season-high 16 runs and 18 hits on Sunday against St. John’s, Notre Dame (30-21) racked up 15 more base knocks.
Junior first baseman and All-America candidate Trey Mancini extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games. He went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, three runs scored and three RBIs.
Mancini has registered a multi-hit outing in 13 of the last 14 games. He also lifted his batting average to .399.
Connor Hale picked up his first career victory for the Irish. He allowed a pair of runs on five hits in three innings of work.
At Kalamazoo
| Notre Dame | 001 | 703 | 020 — 13 15 1 |
| W. Michigan | 200 | 000 | 008 — 10 15 3 |
Connor Hale (W, 1-0), David Hearne (4), Michael Hearne (6), Nick McCarty (9), Donnie Hissa (9); Nimke (L, 2-6), Brennan (4), Bradley (6), Nestor (8), Borlik (8).
2B: Frank DeSico (ND) 2, Trey Mancini (ND); Sohn (W), Cable (W).
HR: Mancini (ND), Ryan Bull (ND).
Records: Notre Dame 30-21.