RYAN VIGILANTE | The Observer

With some help from his teammates, s pivey finished his start with two innings, three hits, two walks and one o ver his last six home games, the i rish backstop is 9-for-21 with five home runs and 12 rbi n otre d ame’s bullpen told the rest of the story Tuesday afternoon. a fter s ammy c ooper twirled three scoreless innings, graduate student c arter b osch accomplished the same feat without allowing a hit. n ow 19-15 overall, the i rish will retake the field Wednesday against Western m ichigan. Freshman right-handed d avid Lally Jr. is n otre d ame’s projected starting pitcher. i n 10 and a third innings (three starts), the youngster has pitched to a 6.10 era with nine walks and seven strikeouts. Tomorrow’s game, which acc n etwork e xtra will air, will begin at 6 p.m. at Frank e ck s tadium.

To secure the 7-3 win, junior southpaw r yan Lynch struck out the side in the ninth.

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