Box Score NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Senior
Matt Schmidt (Dundee, IL/Jacobs) hit 1-for-2 with a double and recorded five defensive putouts as visiting Chicago State dropped an 11-0 decision to No. 26 Notre Dame Wednesday evening at Frank Eck Stadium.
The Fighting Irish opened the game by scoring three runs in the first and second innings off CSU starter
Ean McNeal (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) to gain a 6-0 advantage and never looked back.
Senior
Mattingly Romanin (Burlington, ONT/Notre Dame) recorded his team-leading eighth double on the year and added a stolen base for his fourth of the spring, and junior
Andy Gertonson (Crystal Lake IL/Central) added a hit as well for the Green and White.
McNeal took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits in two innings of work, while fellow classmate
Dane Mehring (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) struck out three ND batters in two relief innings. Seniors
Jerry Silva (Chicago, IL/Holy Trinity) and
Nick Kostalek (Huntley, IL/Huntley) each threw a scoreless inning against the Irish.
CSU returns to Cougar Stadium on Friday evening as it opens a three-game Western Athletic Conference series against New Mexico State with the first pitch set for 6 p.m.Â
