Clinton, S.C. – Notre Dame used early offense to finish off the three-game sweep of the Presbyterian College baseball team by the score of 9-0 at the PC Baseball Complex on Sunday afternoon. Andrew Livingston led the Blue Hose offense with two hits.
FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 9, Presbyterian 0
LOCATION: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (2-9) | Notre Dame (7-2)
WP: Will Mercer (1-0) | LP: Jake Rice (0-2)
NOTABLES
- Redshirt junior Andrew Livingston led the offense with a pair of singles for his first multi-hit game of the season.
- Graham Mitchell with his fifth-inning leadoff single now has hits in seven of his last eight games.
- Freshman Austin Kenyon made his first career appearance in the ninth on Sunday afternoon as he recorded his first collegiate strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The guests got out to a quick start with a base clearing double in the first to take the early 3-0 lead.
- Notre Dame extended the lead to 5-0 in the second as it took advantage of a pair of Presbyterian errors.
- The Fighting Irish added a run in the fourth off of an RBI groundout to push the lead to 6-0.
- Notre Dame would add an RBI single in the eighth and a two-run home run in the ninth to give them the 9-0 win.
UP NEXT
- The Blue Hose returns to the diamond for a pair of midweek contests against St John's on Tuesday, March 3rd and Wofford on Wednesday, March 4th. Both games are set for a 2 pm first pitch at the PC Baseball Complex.