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THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (19-23) put an end to a four-game losing skid by sweeping a Sunday (May 1) doubleheader from host Notre Dame (25-18) at Frank Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind., to win the weekend series. The Bobcats posted victories of 8-5 and 9-1.

The Fighting Irish opened the weekend with a 2-1 victory over the Bobcats on Friday (April 29). The two squads were scheduled to play a 12:05 p.m. ET game on Saturday (May 30), but the contest was postponed due to rain in the area.

FINAL -- GAME 1: Ohio 8, Notre Dame 5 -- Notre Dame, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)

OHIO STARTERS: Manny De Jesus (CF), Ty Black (SS), Mitch Longo (LF), Rudy Rott (1B), Cody Gaertner (DH), John Adryan (3B), Tony Giannini (RF), Anthony Mrosla (C), Mateus Vakuda (2B), Jake Rudnicki (P)

NOTRE DAME STARTERS: Cavan Biggio (2B), Jake Shepski (LF), Ricky Sanchez (DH), Matt Vierling (RF), Lane Richards (SS), Nick Podkul (1B), Kyle Fiala (3B), Kyle Richardson (CF), Ryan Lidge (C), Sean Guenther (P)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Junior left fielder Mitch Longo (Mayfield, Ohio) went 3-for-4 with a double and his first home run of the season. He walked once, drove in two runs and scored two more.
• Junior shortstop Ty Black (Waynesville, Ohio) finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
• Freshman first baseman Rudy Rott (Holmen, Wis.) singled and drove in two runs.
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Jake Rudnicki (Toledo, Ohio) worked three innings, striking out one while giving up two earned runs on five hits and two walks.
• Redshirt sophomore righty Michael Klein (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) picked up the win in relief duty, improving to 2-2 on the year. He fanned one while giving up three earned runs on five hits and two walks over four innings.
• Redshirt sophomore right-handed closer Jake Roehn (Sandwich, Ill.) earned his fifth save of the season, striking out three over two frames. He permitted one hit.
• Sophomore left fielder Jake Shepski led Notre Dame at the plate with a double, a single, an RBI and two runs scored.
• Junior second baseman Cavan Biggio went 2-for-5 with two runs scored for the Fighting Irish.
• Freshman first baseman Nick Podkul singled twice and walked twice for Notre Dame.
• Senior designated hitter Ricky Sanchez tripled, walked twice, plated two runs and scored another for the Fighting Irish.
• Sophomore southpaw starting pitcher Sean Guenther took the loss on the mound for Notre Dame, dropping to 3-4 on the year. He struck out three while surrendering seven earned runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings.
• Sophomore right-handed reliever Evy Ruibal fanned one while giving up one unearned run on one hit and one walk in two frames out of the bullpen for the Fighting Irish.
• Junior right-hander Ryan Smoyer threw two scoreless innings of relief for Notre Dame, allowing one hit.
• Ohio set the tone early with three runs in the top of the first inning. Senior center fielder Manny De Jesus (Caguas, Puerto Rico) was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. He advanced to third on a base hit through the right side by Black. Longo then doubled home De Jesus for the game's first run. Rott followed with a single to left to plate Black. Longo tagged up and scored the third run of the game for the Bobcats when redshirt senior designated hitter Cody Gaertner (Pittsburgh, Pa.) lifted a sacrifice fly to left.
• Notre Dame quickly cut Ohio's lead down to one run with two runs in the bottom half of the opening frame. Biggio sent a leadoff single to right, then scored on a double down the right field line by Shepski. Shepeski stole third one out later, then scored on a base hit to right center by freshman right fielder Matt Vierling.
• The Bobcats made it a 4-2 game in the third when Longo blasted a one-out solo shot to right for his first dinger of the year.
• Ohio broke the contest open with a four-run effort in the top of the sixth. Sophomore right fielder Tony Giannini (Carmel, Ind.) got things started with a leadoff base hit to right. Junior catcher Anthony Mrosla (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and junior second baseman Mateus Vakuda (Sao Paulo, Brazil) then coaxed back-to-back walks to load the bases with Bobcats. Giannini made it a three-run game when he scored on an RBI ground out to first by De Jesus. Mrosla scored Ohio's sixth run on a single through the right side by Black. After Longo drew a walk to reload the bases, Vakuda and Black then made it an 8-2 game in favor of the 'Cats when they both scored by way of a Notre Dame fielding error that put Rott on base.
• The Fighting Irish began to mount a rally in the home half of the seventh, scoring three runs on five hits. Biggio hit a leadoff single down the left field line, and Shepski followed with a bunt single down the left field line to put two on with nobody out for Notre Dame. Both scored on a triple to left center by Sanchez. Sanchez then scored one out later on an RBI ground out short by senior shortstop Lane Richards to make it a three-run game.
• That's as close as Ohio allowed Notre Dame to get, though, as Roehn entered the game in the eighth and kept the Fighting Irish off of the scoreboard in the final two frames to secure the win.

FINAL -- GAME 2: Ohio 9, Notre Dame 1 -- Notre Dame, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)

OHIO STARTERS: Manny De Jesus (CF), Ty Black (SS), Mitch Longo (LF), Rudy Rott (1B), Cody Gaertner (C), John Adryan (3B), Spencer Ibarra (RF), Nate Squires (DH), Mateus Vakuda (2B), Connor Sitz (P)

NOTRE DAME STARTERS: Cavan Biggio (2B), Jake Shepski (LF), Ricky Sanchez (DH), Matt Vierling (RF), Lane Richards (SS), Nick Podkul (1B), Jake Johnson (CF), Kyle Fiala (3B), Ryan Lidge (C), Michael Hearne (P)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats outhit the Fighting Irish, 12-8.
• Ohio's bullpen combined to toss five scoreless innings to seal the victory.
• Black led Ohio's bats with a 3-for-5 performance that included two RBIs.
• Redshirt junior designated hitter Nate Squires (Plain City, Ohio) finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored.
• Senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Junior right fielder Spencer Ibarra (Fort Collins, Colo.) doubled, walked, drove in a run and scored two more.
• Senior right-handed starting pitcher Connor Sitz (Westerville, Ohio) threw four innings for the Bobcats en route to earning the victory, improving his record to 3-3 this year. He gave up an unearned run on five hits and a walk.
• Redshirt sophomore southpaw Gerry Salisbury (Brunswick, Ohio), redshirt senior righty Eddie Fitzpatrick (North Attleboro, Mass.) and sophomore right-hander Logan Jacik (Omaha, Neb.) joined forces to pitch five scoreless innings of relief. Salisbury struck out one while allowing two hits in three frames of work. Fitzpatrick threw one inning and gave up one hit. Jacik tossed a perfect ninth inning.
• Vierling went 3-for-3 with a walk to lead Notre Dame at the plate.
• Biggio recorded two singles for the Fighting Irish.
• Senior left-handed starting pitcher Michael Hearne suffered the loss on the mound for Notre Dame, falling to 6-1 on the season. He lasted two innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits.
• Sophomore righty Brandon Bielak allowed two runs -- one of which was earned -- on three hits and a walk in three innings of relief for the Fighting Irish. He struck out two.
• Sophomore right-handed reliever Brad Bass surrendered three earned runs on three hits and a walk in one inning for Notre Dame. He fanned two.
• Freshman righty Connor Hock allowed two runs -- one of which was earned --on one hit for the Fighting Irish. He struck out one in 1.2 frames of relief.
• Freshman righty Jack Connolly pitched the final 1.2 innings for Notre Dame, giving up a hit and a walk.
• The Bobcats landed the first punch with two runs in the second inning. Rott hit a leadoff single back up the middle, then advanced to second on a base hit to center by Gaertner and scored the game's first run on a single to center by Adryan. Gaertner tagged up from third and scored Ohio's second run on a sacrifice fly to left by Ibarra.
• Notre Dame plated its lone run in the fourth as Richards reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a single to center by Podkul and then scored one out later on an Ohio fielding error.
• Ohio added two more runs to its total in the fifth. Squires led off with a base hit to center, then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and a Notre Dame fielding error that allowed Vakuda to reach safely. De Jesus drove in Squires with a single to left center. After De Jesus stole second and Longo drew an intentional walk one out later, Rott served up a sacrifice fly to center that allowed Vakuda to tag up and score.
• The Bobcats extended their lead to 7-1 with a three-run sixth. Adryan sent a leadoff single to left. After Ibarra drew a walk, Squires singled to right center to bring home Adryan. Squires then stole second, and, one out later, Ibarra scored on a wild pitch. Ohio made it a six-run game one out later when Black singled to left to plate Squires.
• Ohio tacked on its final two runs in the eighth. Ibarra hit a leadoff double to right, then advanced to third on a Notre Dame fielding error that allowed Squires to reach safely. After Squires moved up 90 feet on a wild pitch, Vakuda sent a sacrifice fly to left that allowed Ibarra to tag up and score. One out later, Black singled in Squires for the Bobcats' ninth run.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Ohio is now 18-15 (.545) all-time against Notre Dame.
• Longo now has a team-high 20 multi-hit games this year in addition to three multi-RBI outings.
• Black has now posted 12 multi-hit efforts and two multi-RBI games this season.
• Rott is now tied with Adryan for the team lead with 11 multi-RBI games this year.
• Adryan now has 16 multi-hit games this season, which ranks second on the team.
• Squires has now logged four multi-hit outings this year.

UP NEXT
Ohio visits Morehead State on Tuesday (May 3) in a 5 p.m. ET matchup. The Bobcats blew out the Eagles, 15-3, on April 19 at Bob Wren Stadium in the first meeting of the season between the two squads.

Morehead State is coming off of a 2-1 home series victory over Austin Peay in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Eagles posted 11-1 and 7-6 wins in a Friday doubleheader before dropping the Saturday series finale, 6-2. 

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