NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Interstat) — The Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish pounded out 22 hits en route to a 16-2 victory over the Milwaukee Panthers on Wednesday afternoon at Frank Eck Stadium. Drew Berkland starred for Notre Dame, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs. The Irish improved to 21-20, while Milwaukee fell to 15-27.

Notre Dame took control early. Berkland scored on a sacrifice fly in the first, then hit a three-run homer in the second after a single by Jamie Zee had tied the game. The Irish added seven runs in the fourth, keyed by run-scoring singles from Mark Quatrani, Jayce Lee and Jack Barth. Milwaukee got its only runs in the fifth on Charlie Marion’s two-run double, cutting the deficit to 9-2. Notre Dame answered with three runs in the fifth on doubles by Jack Watters and Quatrani, plus a single by Dylan Passo, and four more in the sixth on a double by Zee, a two-run triple by Caleb Ricks and a sacrifice fly.

Dylan Singleton threw two hitless innings with five strikeouts for the win. Aiden Zerr added three innings of one-hit relief.