A Fan's Guide To The 2008 Fighting Irish Baseball Season

A complete guide to 2008 opponents, Notre Dame Baseball and other college baseball information.

Liberty (Feb. 22, 1:00 p.m., in Clearwater, FL, Jack Russell Stadium)
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Iowa (Feb. 23, 3:30 p.m., in Clearwater, FL, Jack Russell Stadium)
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Albany (Feb. 23-24, 7:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., in Clearwater, FL, Jack Russell Stadium)
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Mount St. Mary's (March 1, 6:00 p.m., in West Palm Beach, FL, Santaluces Sports Complex)
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St. Bonaventure (March 2, 11:30 a.m., in West Palm Beach, FL, Santaluces Sports Complex)
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Boston College (March 2, 4:00 p.m., in West Palm Beach, FL, Santaluces Sports Complex)
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Maine (March 4, 2:00 p.m., in West Palm Beach, FL, Santaluces Sports Complex)
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Lehigh (March 5, 3:00 p.m., in West Palm Beach, FL, Santaluces Sports Complex)
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 7, 3:00 p.m. (CT), in Corpus Christi, TX, Whataburger Field)
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South Alabama (March 8, 3:00 p.m. (CT), in Corpus Christi, TX, Whataburger Field)
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Arizona (March 9, Noon (CT), in Corpus Christi, TX, Whataburger Field)
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Buffalo (March 14, 1:00 p.m. (CT), in San Antonio, TX, Wolff Stadium)
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Southern Illinois (March 15, 1:00 p.m. (CT), in San Antonio, TX, Wolff Stadium)
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Texas-Pan American (March 16, Noon (CT), in San Antonio, TX, Wolff Stadium)
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Central Michigan (March 17, 5:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Xavier (March 18, 5:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Georgetown (March 20-22, 3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., Noon, in Bethesda, MD, Shirley Povich Field)
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Ball State (March 25, 5:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Wisconsin-Milwaukee (March 26, 5:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Cincinnati (March 28-30, 5:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Western Michigan (April 1, 5:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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South Bend Silverhawks (exhib.)
(April 2, 5:30 p.m., in South Bend, IN, Coveleski Stadium)
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Rutgers (April 4-6, 5:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 12:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Valparaiso (April 8, 5:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Villanova (April 11-13, 3:15 p.m., 12:15 p.m., 12:15 p.m., in Plymouth Meeting, PA, Villanova Ballpark)
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Toledo (April 15, 6:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Oakland (April 16, 6:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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West Virginia (April 18-20, 7:05 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., in Morgantown, WV, Hawley Field)
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Chicago State (April 22, 6:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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IPFW (April 23, 7:30 p.m., in Fort Wayne, IN, Memorial Stadium)
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St. John's (April 25-27, 6:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 12:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Mississippi Valley State (April 29-30, 6:05 p.m., tba, in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Connecticut (May 2-4, 3:00 p.m., Noon, Noon, in Storrs, CT, J.O. Christian Field)
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Pittsburgh (May 9-11, 6:05 p.m., 12:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m., in Notre Dame, IN, Frank Eck Stadium)
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Michigan (May 13, 7:00 p.m., in Comstock, MI, 5th/3rd Bank Ballpark)
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South Florida (May 15-17, 7:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., in Tampa, FL, Red McEwen Field)
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Some links still need to be updated by the institution themselves
All times are local

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College Baseball Polls

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• Baseball America Top 25
• Collegiate Baseball Top 30
• Sports Weekly/ESPN Coaches Poll
• NCBWA

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College Baseball Scores

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• Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Scoreboard
• NCAA-Baseball.com

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College Baseball Links

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• BaseballAmerica.com
• NCAA Baseball Statistics
• College Baseball Conference and Team Websites
• Collegiate Baseball
• Boyd's World (College Baseball RPI)
• CSTV.com
• CollegeBaseballInsider.com
• USA Baseball
• College World Series
• The Clemens Award
• College Baseball Hall of Fame/Wallace Award

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NCAA Baseball Links

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• NCAA Record Book
• NCAA Rule Book

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Statistics Guide

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• Batting Average - Divide the total number of hits collected by a player by the total number of at bats. Example: Player A is 12-for-40, or hit .300.

• Slugging Percentage - Divide the number of total bases by the total number of at bats. Example: Player A's 12 hits include six singles (6), one double (2), two triples (6) and three home runs (12) for a total of 26 total bases in 40 at bats and a .650 slugging percentage. • On-Base Percentage - Divide the total of hits, all bases on balls and hit by pitch by the total of at bats, all bases on balls, hit by pitch and sacrifice flies. • OPS - Slugging percentage + on-base percentage. • Earned Run Average - The total number of earned runs allowed by a pitcher is divided by the total number of innings pitched and then multiplied by nine for his per-game average. Example: Pitcher B has allowed 12 earned runs in 45 innings of work for a 2.40 ERA. • Fielding Average - The sum of putouts and assists is divided by the sum of putouts, assists and errors. Example: Player C has made 16 putouts and 24 assists and two errors. That's 40 putouts and assists divided by 42 total chances for a fielding average of .952.

• Magic Number - Determine the number of games yet to be played by the division leader, add one, then subtract the number of games ahead in the loss column of the standings from the closet opponent.