The Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team finally returned to play in South Bend this weekend in their home opening series against the Duke Blue Devils. Notre Dame, who has climbed all the way to the #15 ranked team in the country after their hot start, took the first two games to clinch the series win before dropping the final game, improving to 9-3 in the process.
Game 1: Notre Dame 6 (8-2, 8-2) - Duke (7-7, 3-4)
Win: Tanner Kohlhepp, ND (1-1)
Loss: Matt Dockman, Duke (0-1)
Notre Dame scored first in the bottom of the third inning, taking advantage of several Duke errors.