PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Antonio Doganiero pitched six innings of five-hit ball as Pittsburgh defeated Notre Dame 6-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Thursday at Petersen Sports Complex.

The Panthers (30-21) trailed 3-0 after the top of the second inning. Notre Dame’s Mark Quatrani homered in the first and Barth scored on a double by Miranda in the second. Pittsburgh answered in the fifth when Wagner hit a solo home run and Sebastian Pisacreta doubled in two runs to tie the game.

The Panthers took the lead in the eighth. Trey Fenderson doubled in two runs and Baran walked with the bases loaded to make it 6-3. Notre Dame (28-21) scored an unearned run in the ninth but could not complete the rally.

Jack Radel started for the Fighting Irish, allowing three earned runs in five innings despite allowing no hits. Noah Rooney threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. For Pittsburgh, Eddie Smink pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. Fenderson went 2 for 5 with two RBIs, and Pisacreta was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Notre Dame had six hits; Pittsburgh had 11.