Notre Dame Routs Duke Behind Radel’s Gem

DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — Jack Radel fired seven no-hit innings and the Notre Dame offense erupted for 14 hits in a 10-4 victory over Duke in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball on Friday.

Radel was dominant, allowing one earned run while striking out nine. The Fighting Irish broke open a scoreless game with a five-run fifth inning, featuring back-to-back-to-back home runs by Drew Berkland, Mark Quatrani and Bino Watters. Quatrani finished with three RBIs.

Notre Dame improved to 8-3. Duke, which scored three runs in the ninth on homers from Matthew Strand and Bobby Marsh, fell to 12-4. The Blue Devils’ Aidan Weaver took the loss.