ABA COLLEGE
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI AT NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
05/12/2023
 
ABA COLLEGE
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI AT NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
GAME ID: 10677 - FRIDAY, MAY 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois Fighting Illini 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 0
Fighting Irish Dominate, Sweep Elite 8
Many baseball pundits expected a close series in the Conference 1 Elite 8. It turned out quite a bit different.


The Notre Dame Fighting Irish swept aside the Illinois Fighting Illini to advance to the Final 4, winning the final game by a 2-1 score at Frank Eck Stadium.

The series MVP was first baseman Alex Aime, who hit .500 with a .556 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 2 RBI and scored 3 runs.

"We expected this series to go right down to the wire, so to sweep is a bit of a surprise," he said. "But we'll take it."

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Wisconsin Badgers - Michigan State Spartans series. Michigan State leads the series 1 game to 0. The Final 4 schedule will be announced after the Elite 8 finishes.
ILLINOIS BATTING LINESCORE NOTRE DAME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cluff RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 0 1
T. Baggett LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
A. Kinsella DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .056 0 1
B. Bopp SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .182 1 2
N. Dougherty C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 0
A. Davis 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 2 2
I. Ballesteros 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .353 0 1
R. Bass 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
T. Johnson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .056 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 5 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Baggett , A. Kinsella , N. Dougherty , A. Davis , R. Bass , T. Johnson
2-out RBI: A. Kinsella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bopp , T. Johnson 2
GIDP: B. Bopp , I. Ballesteros
Hit by Pitch: A. Kinsella , N. Dougherty , A. Davis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Davis (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Ballesteros)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Aime 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 0 2
J. Ottinger SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 2
T. Gregg LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 1 2
F. Mora RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 1 5
A. Carr 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .474 1 2
B. Haynes C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 2
A. Graham DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214 1 2
R. Ramirez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .389 0 1
N. Arthur 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 5
Totals 27 2 4 2 2 12 7      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Arthur (2, 3rd Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Aime (1, 3rd Inning off M. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Aime 3 , J. Ottinger , N. Arthur 2
2-out RBI: A. Aime , J. Ottinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Carr
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Ottinger-Aime, Carr-Arthur-Aime)
ILLINOIS PITCHING LINESCORE NOTRE DAME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brown L (0-2) 5.1 4 2 2 1 7 0 78 4.09   
A. Combs 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 0.00   
J. Wigington 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 20.25   
J. Licht 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 58
Batters Faced: M. Brown 20, A. Combs 3, J. Wigington 3, J. Licht 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 2-6, A. Combs 0-0, J. Wigington 0-1, J. Licht 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 78-50, A. Combs 14-8, J. Wigington 11-8, J. Licht 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Combs 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rodriguez W (1-1) 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 86 1.42   
S. Adams H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 27.00   
C. Brown H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.00   
B. Hayes SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 63
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 22, S. Adams 5, C. Brown 4, B. Hayes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 9-5, S. Adams 2-0, C. Brown 1-0, B. Hayes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 86-53, S. Adams 20-10, C. Brown 15-7, B. Hayes 10-5
Hit Batsmen: E. Rodriguez , C. Brown , B. Hayes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwardo Rodriguez
Ballpark: Frank Eck Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 2642
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