After an upsetting loss to Villanova on Friday, the Irish came back with a 6-0 win over the Wildcats on Saturday. Notre Dame improved to 24-22 overall and 10-10 in the Big East, while the Wildcats dropped to 27-21 and 9-11.
Notre Dame junior RHP Adam Norton struck out a career-high 9 in a complete game shutout of Villanova. ND needed Norton to step up big, and he answered the call.
This season, Adam Norton has pitched 81.0 innings. Remarkably, he’s issued only 4 walks, which is 2nd in the NCAA for fewest walks allowed per 9 innings.
Norton retired 18 of the last 20 batters in the game, including the final 8 Wildcats. Adam Norton is now 4-3 on the season.
CF Charlie Markson led the Irish in hitting. He went 3-4 with nearly a cycle. Markson had a single, double. and a home run. In total, he had 3 RBIs.
Notre Dame is only 2 games behind Rutgers for 6th place. The Irish are pretty safe for the Big East Tournament, because they are 3 games ahead of 9th place South Florida (top 8 teams qualify for the Conference Tournament).
| BIG EAST | Pct | Overall | Pct | |
| St. John’s | 15 – 5 | .750 | 30 – 17 – 0 | .638 |
| Louisville | 13 – 7 | .650 | 32 – 15 – 0 | .681 |
| USF | 13 – 7 | .650 | 30 – 17 – 0 | .638 |
| Seton Hall | 13 – 7 | .650 | 28 – 19 – 0 | .596 |
| Connecticut | 13 – 7 | .650 | 25 – 21 – 0 | .543 |
| Rutgers | 12 – 8 | .600 | 27 – 19 – 0 | .587 |
| Notre Dame | 10 – 10 | .500 | 24 – 22 – 0 | .522 |
| Villanova | 9 – 11 | .450 | 27 – 21 – 0 | .563 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 – 13 | .350 | 23 – 22 – 0 | .511 |
| Georgetown | 6 – 14 | .300 | 20 – 26 – 0 | .435 |
| West Virginia | 6 – 14 | .300 | 18 – 28 – 0 | .391 |
| Cincinnati | 3 – 17 | .150 | 15 – 33 – 0 |
Notre Dame continues its series with Villanova at 12:15 pm (ET) Sunday at Villanova, PA.
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