Notre Dame ‘s Jack Radel tosses a complete game shutout against Clemson

This Notre Dame baseball team is just different than what they were a year ago. The Shawn Stiffler project is finally looking like the real deal — and a lot of that has to do with the phenomenal pitching of Irish Ace, Jack Radel. Radel took the mound to open the weekend series against ACC foe, Clemson, and he pitched an absolute gem of a game for a 9 inning shutout.

Notre Dame Baseball: Radel Throws a Gem as Irish Shutout Clemson SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior right-handed pitcher Jack Radel struck out eight, allowed just four singles and did not surrender a walk on his way to a complete-game shutout in a 6-0 Irish win over No. 19 Clemson on Friday night.

Jack Radel used a trio of strikeouts after facing four batters in the top of the first to retire the side in the opening frame. The Irish got out of a jam in the top of the second. The Tigers put their first two batters aboard on a pair of hits.

Jamie Zee jumped up to snag a grounder and turned a double play, and Radel used a strikeout to end the inning. Mason Barth drilled the second pitch of his at-bat over the center-field fence for a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the third. The Irish forced the Tigers into stranding a runner in the top of the fourth, and Notre Dame added to the lead in the bottom half of the inning.