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Honor Roll Games of the Week: Apr. 12 – Apr. 18

April 12, 2019

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Northwestern Wildcats – Tuesday @ 6:00pm

Notre Dame Game Notes

• The Fighting Irish have played or are scheduled to face 6 teams currently ranked in the top 25 nationally: #3 NC State, #13 Arizona State, #16 Clemson, #17 Georgia Tech, #20 Louisville and #21 North Carolina
• 3 wins against teams ranked in the top 25 nationally at the time of the match-up:   Mar. 15 and 17 vs #12 Clemson and Mar. 23 vs #19 Florida State
• All 6 Honor Roll alumni on the 2019 roster are from their two most recent recruiting classes
• Notable Honor Roll alumni:
  • C David Lamanna has started 18 games as a sophomore, driving in 8 runs and posting a .403 OBP
  • Honor Roll alumni OF John Arndorfer collected his first collegiate hit on Feb. 16 against Arizona State and is currently batting .333 on the season

Northwestern Game Notes

• Winners of 9 of their last 10 games, including series sweeps of San Jose State and Ohio State
• Split the season series against Notre Dame in 2018
• Notable Honor Roll alumni:
  • 2019 Big Ten Preseason Honorable Mention INF Alex Erro has played in all 29 games, batting .305 with 2 HRs, 15 RBIs and 6 SBs
  • INF Shawn Goosenberg has started 21 games as a freshman, batting .300 with 15 RBIs and 6 SBs
  • OF Casey O’Laughlin is tied for the team lead in HRs (3) to go along with 15 RBIs and 5 SBs
  • RHP Anthony Alepra is second on the team in ERA (2.81) and appearances (10) while striking out 15 batters in 16 innings

Denison Big Red @ Kenyon Lords – Tuesday @ 4:00pm

Denison Game Notes

• Ranked #18 nationally in the most recent NCBWA/d3baseball.com poll
• Currently on an 12-game winning streak to push their 2019 record to 22-2
• Won all 3 games against Kenyon in 2018
• Notable Honor Roll alumni:
  • C Grady Paine leads the Big Red with 39 runs and is tied for the team lead with 9 SBs while batting .398 with 2 HRs and 20 RBIs
  • INF Will Krushena leads the team with 36 RBIs and 15 2Bs to go along with a .402 AVG and 3 HRs
  • OF Vince Walker has 8 SBs while posting a .325 AVG and .422 OBP
  • LHP Will McManaman is 5-0 in his freshman season, striking out 35 batters and posting a 1.50 ERA over 7 starts
  • RHP Kenny Lippman has appeared in 7 games (3 starts), holding opponents to 9 hits in 20.2 IP to go along with a 1.31 ERA
  • RHP Henry Haack has a 1.13 ERA as a freshman while only allowing 9 base runners in 16 IP, earning a win and a save in his team-leading 11 appearances

Kenyon Game Notes

• 16-8 on the season, including 3-2 in conference play
• Faces DePauw in a doubleheader on Saturday before traveling to Denison
• Looking for their first win against Denison since 2011
• Notable Honor Roll alumni:
  • OF/RHP Patrick O’Leary leads the team with a .447 AVG, 7 HRs and 32 RBIs while also going 3-1 on the mound with a 2.16 ERA and a save in 5 appearances (4 starts)
  • INF Matt Contreras leads Kenyon with 8 SBs and is second on the team with a .400 AVG and 4 HRs
  • INF Ryan Page is batting .380 to go along with 10 RBIs, 15 runs scored and a team-leading 10 2Bs
  • RHP/INF Alex Gow is 2-1 in 4 starts on the mound while also batting .371 with 2 HRs and 26 RBIs
  • LHP Patrick Craig leads the team with 6 starts, 31.1 IP and 32 strikeouts