Live updates of Notre Dame baseball in ACC Tournament first round vs. Clemson
Notre Dame won 11 of its final 12 games of the regular season to add some intrigue to its stay in the ACC Tournament this week. However, the No. 10 seed Fighting Irish (30-21, 13-17) probably still need to run the table and win the whole thing to earn an automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA Tournament. They need at least a trip to Saturday’s semifinal to even think about it.
The uphill battle begins Tuesday evening with a matchup against No. 15 seed Clemson (31-25, 10-20). The Irish are sending ace Jack Radel (7-4, 3.32 ERA) to the mound in the first of up to a handful of must-win games at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.
Follow along below with live updates of the game, which takes place at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.
Live updates: Notre Dame baseball vs. Clemson in ACC Tournament
FINAL: Notre Dame 5, Clemson 4
05/19/2026 07:43:47 PMThe Irish hang on to win after three more outs from Noah Rooney. He gave up a solo home run in the top of the ninth, but the insurance run the Irish picked up in the bottom of the ninth proves to be the difference. That’s baseball. Notre Dame moves on to face Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
End 8: Notre Dame 5, Clemson 3
05/19/2026 07:30:02 PMThe Irish get an insurance run with an eighth-inning rally that culminates in a sacrifice fly. We’ll see how much of a long way that run goes with Clemson coming up in the top of the ninth…
Noah Rooney works a 1-2-3 eighth inning
05/19/2026 07:21:02 PMHow’s that for relief pitching? Rooney gets outs on two strikeouts and a grounder to put the Irish three outs away from moving on.
Top 7: Clemson pulls back within a run
05/19/2026 07:03:57 PMDylan Singleton struck out the first batter he faced in relief but he allowed a homer to the second. It’s a one-run game again, with the Irish leading 4-3.
Top 7: Jack Radel gets the hook
05/19/2026 07:00:13 PMRadel went out for the top of the seventh, but after getting one out he got yanked from the game. He finished with a final line of 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts and 1 walk on 93 total pitches in 6 1/3 innings. He did just about all he could to put the Irish in position to win the game. It’s 4-2 Notre Dame.
Bottom 6: Notre Dame extends lead to 4-2
05/19/2026 06:48:21 PMJayce Lee, have a night. His third extra-base hit of the game is an opposite-field home run that gives the Irish their first multi-run lead of the evening.
End 5: Clemson relieves starting pitcher, gets a shutdown inning
05/19/2026 06:30:54 PMClemson’s first relief pitcher of the evening, Ariston Veasey, gets a 1-2-3 sixth inning. Michael Sharman gave up three earned runs in his start, but he also struck out eight. So the Irish have now struck out 10 times through five innings. It’s still 3-2 Irish going into the sixth.
Mid 5: Notre Dame 3, Clemson 2
05/19/2026 06:23:24 PMRadel has been phenomenal for the Irish. He’s thrown 62 pitches, 47 of which have been strikes, without walking any and striking out seven. He’s allowed three hits and just the two earned runs.
Bottom 3: Notre Dame retakes the lead, 3-2
05/19/2026 06:01:54 PMNoah Coy singled and advanced to second by stealing the bag on a wild pitch. Jayce Lee did the damage and drove him in on a double. Good response by the Irish after giving up the lead in the previous half inning.
Bottom 3: Notre Dame ties it back up, 2-2
05/19/2026 05:54:49 PMBino Watters: 106 miles per hour off the bat, and 418 feet over the left-center field wall this ballgame is tied back up at 2-2 in the bottom of the third.
Top 3: Clemson takes 2-1 lead
05/19/2026 05:47:31 PMAfter the solo homer, Jayce Lee lost a ball in the sun in right field. It dropped in front of him for a double. A two-out triple laced to the gap in right-center scores another Tiger run, and Clemson is all of a sudden up 2-1 in the third.
Top 3: Clemson 1, Notre Dame 1
05/19/2026 05:47:14 PMRadel is taken over the right field fence on a fastball hung over the plate. Clemson’s Tyler Lichtenberger gets his second of the season in a big spot.
Mid 2: 1-0 Notre Dame
05/19/2026 05:33:27 PMRadel gets out of the second in 1-2-3 fashion again to start the game six up, six down. Half of the outs have been ground outs, two have been strikeouts and he’s gotten one fly out. Radel is at 20 pitches through two innings.
Bottom 1: 1-0 Notre Dame
05/19/2026 05:21:32 PMDrew Berkland hits a leadoff homer, his 16th home run of the season, to give the Fighting Irish a 1-0 lead. The Irish get a couple more runners on with a Mark Quatrani single and Jayce Lee double, but they’re left at second and third to end the inning.
1-2-3 top of the first for Jack Radel
05/19/2026 05:16:58 PMExactly what you’re looking for if you’re Notre Dame. The Irish get out of the top of the first in 1-2-3 fashion behind ace Jack Radel. Ground out, fly out, strikeout on 13 total pitches.
Notre Dame’s starting lineup.
05/19/2026 04:35:20 PMThe Irish’s nine plus Radel.
New first pitch time: 6:10 p.m. ET
05/19/2026 04:34:03 PMThings are running a bit behind schedule in Charlotte.
It’s game day!
05/19/2026 03:43:31 PMGetting close to go time in Charlotte.