Notre Dame baseball upset in ACC Tournament casting doubt on its NCAA Tournament hopes
For the third time in four games, Notre Dame baseball fell to Boston College, this one being the toughest one to swallow.
The Irish are fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, but this 5-4 loss throws a wrench into the situation. Had Notre Dame prevailed, they would have gotten another solid victory and pushed the committee to include them in the field.
Now, they'll have to wait and see. Starting pitcher Rory Fox gave it his all, going six innings while allowing 4 runs with nine strikeouts. Reliever Ricky Reeth pitched two clean innings, but Tobey McDonough couldn't keep the Eagles off the scoreboard in the top of the tenth.
Shortstop Estevan Moreno hit a homer and scored two runs, while outfielder Jared Zimbardo had three hits. The Irish ended the regular season with a 32-21 record.
Notre Dame will now have to wait and see how the rest of this week plays out, as they'll hope their season hasn't come to an end. They'll find out their fate on Sunday afternoon.
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