It’s was a good and bad day for Notre Dame baseball, as they found out the 2027 fate for four of its major players.
Starting off with the bad news, Matt Freeman reported that outfielder Bino Watters will move on from the program after being named All-ACC as a sophomore. This is a huge hit to the program as he is viewed as a high draft pick when eligible next season. He was fantastic this season hitting 10 homers with 51 RBI while batting .362.
The second defection was pitcher Oisin Lee as reported by Andrew Riedell, who pitched 20.1 innings with three win but did have a 5.31 ERA. He was a big part out of the bullpen, but did have issues with giving up walks.
Now onto the good news as Freeman also reported that starting pitcher Caden Crowell will be returning for his sophomore season. He made 9 starts over the course of the year, and while his ERA was fairly high at 7.55, he showed plenty of promise striking out over a batter-per-inning.
One of Notre Dame’s top hitters will return, as outfielder Jayce Lee also told Freeman that he will be coming back for his junior season after a big second year in South Bend. He hit 12 homers and drove in 46 while batting .327 on the year.
The Irish seem to have a solid core of players that will return, and the hope is that they’ll have a better season and make a run for a bid in the NCAA Tournament.
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Reporting by Michael Chen , Fighting Irish Wire / Fighting Irish Wire
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