Notre Dame's Niko Kavadas (Notre Dame Athletics)

South Bend: Notre Dame, UConn Shine In Openers

Kavadas, Bertrand Power Notre Dame In Regional-Opening Win

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – In what started as a pitcher’s duel at Frank Eck Stadium in the first game of the Notre Dame Regional quickly turned into a blowout as the Irish used a three-run fourth inning and a six-run sixth to propel themselves to a 10-0 win over Central Michigan.

Notre Dame’s star slugger, first baseman Niko Kavadas, was the focal point of the offense, hitting a pair of mammoth two-run home runs, both off of CMU starter Andrew Taylor. Lefthander John Michael Bertrand went the distance, striking out the[…]