Notre Dame baseball: Connaughton debuts
Notre Dame basketball standout Pat Connaughton made his season debut for the Irish baseball team on Saturday in game two of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Duke. The Blue Devils posted 4-1 and 1-0 victories at Durham, N.C.
Connaughton, who earlier in the week finished his junior season on the basketball floor, went three innings and did not allow a run. He allowed three hits, struck out one and walked two in throwing 51 pitches. He did not factor in the decision.
The Irish, who collected a combined 10 hits on the day, dropped to 6-12 overall and 0-6 in the ACC.
DUKE 4-1, NOTRE DAME 1-0
At Durham, N.C.
Game 1
| Notre Dame | 001 | 000 | 000 — 1 5 0 | |
| Duke | 003 | 100 | 00x | — 4 7 0 |
Andrew Istler (W, 3-2), Robert Huber (9); Nick McCarty (L, 0-4), Matt Ternowchek (5).
2B: Chris Marconcini (DU), Ryan Deitrich (D).
3B: Mike Rosenfeld (D).
Game 2
| Notre Dame | 000 | 000 | 000 — 0 5 3 |
| Duke | 000 | 000 | 001 — 1 4 0 |
Michael Matuella, Dillon Haviland (4), Sarkis Ohanian (7), Nick Hendrix (7), Conner Stevens (8), Chris Kono (9), Robert Huber (W 2-0, 9); Pat Connaughton, Michael Hearne (L, 1-1, 4).
2B: Blaise Lezynski (ND), Cristian Perez (D).