Notre Dame Baseball: Irish keep the losing streak alive against Michigan State

There was a moment Notre Dame baseball looked like it was getting back to being a winning program again, but after being swept by UNC and NC State, the Irish dropped their 7th game in a row — this time against the Michigan State Spartans in a mid-week matchup in South Bend. Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Fall to Spartans SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team was on the short end of a 7-4 final against Michigan State on Wednesday evening at Frank Eck Stadium.

The Spartans used a solo home run in the top of the first to snag an early lead. Michigan State added a run in the top of the third, and the Irish responded with a run in the bottom of the frame. Mason Barth was hit by a pitch before Drew Berkland drew a walk with two outs.

Noah Coy used a single to right field to drive in Barth on the play. Michigan State plated four runs in the top of the fourth to go up 6-1. The Irish pushed a run across in the bottom of the fifth.

Mason Barth and Jamie Zee both drew walks, and Brandon Logan used a sacrifice bunt to advance the pair 90 feet. Drew Berkland then had a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Barth from third. Notre Dame started the bottom of the seventh by Jamie Zee reaching first after getting hit by a pitch.