Duke Opens ACC Play Against Notre Dame

Friday, March 6

Durham, N.C.

5 p.m.

Duke University

Notre Dame

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Bobby Marsh (No. 16) sets in the batter’s box during Duke’s March 3 win over Gardner-Webb.

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Duke Opens ACC Play Against Notre Dame

3/5/2026 2:57:00 PM | Baseball

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DURHAM, N.C. - ACC baseball action is set to begin, with Duke (12-3) hosting Notre Dame (7-3) at Jack Coombs Field on March 6-8. The Blue Devils and Fighting Irish open the weekend series with an evening tilt, with first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m., on Friday. Both of Saturday and Sunday's contests will begin at 1 p.m.

Duke's projected starting rotation lines up to be Aidan Weaver, Matthew Nochowitz and Andy Leon. As Duke's Friday arm, Weaver has earned three wins in as many starts to begin the 2026 season, while Nochowitz and Leon have both posted a win apiece.

All three games will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra, with Ryan Young and Jim Koerner on the call. Fans can buy tickets here, including the field-level seats in the outfield that includes free concessions.

All tickets in the grandstand are RESERVED SEATS, and you must sit in your assigned seat. A berm ticket grants entry into the berm area on either side of the grandstand and DOES NOT INCLUDE A SEAT.

FRIDAY (3/6)
Duke vs. Notre Dame
5 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – RHP – Aidan Weaver
Notre Dame – RHP – Jack Radel

SATURDAY (3/7)
Duke vs. Notre Dame
1 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – RHP – Matthew Nochowitz
Notre Dame – LHP – Caden Crowell

SUNDAY (3/8)
Duke vs. Notre Dame
1 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – RHP – Andy Leon
Notre Dame – RHP – Ty Uber

QUICK HITS

Duke opens conference action with a home series against Notre Dame, playing the Fighting Irish for the first time since the 2022 campaign. The Blue Devils swept that series, with a 15-5 victory in the series opener, followed by an extra-innings win, 4-3, and a 6-2 win in the finale.
In its last game, Duke secured a run-rule victory, 15-3, over Gardner-Webb on Tuesday, March 3. The Blue Devils scored five first-inning runs and never looked back, scoring at least one run in five of the six innings they came to the plate, while allowing just six hits across seven innings pitched.
Jordan Regulski made his third career start on Tuesday night, throwing 3.2 innings, while recording his first two career strikeouts. The freshman scattered five hits and three runs during his longest outing of the young season. At the plate, Kaden Smith hit his second Duke home run, while Tyler Albright, Jake Lambdin, Matthew Strand, Collin Anderson and Michael DiMartini all registered at least one extra-base knock.
Smith made his Duke debut last weekend, playing in two games after missing the first 12 games of the 2026 campaign due to injury. Smith led all of Division I in RBI last season at Charleston Southern, with 79 across 50 games played. The graduate student has quickly made his presence felt in the lineup, with his first two Duke hits clearing the fence.
Second baseman RJ Hamilton also logged a milestone home run last weekend, hitting the first of his career in the 8-7 loss against Princeton on March 1. After playing in only 13 games at Vanderbilt, all as a sophomore after missing his freshman season due to injury, Hamilton has been a steady presence on offense and defense for the Blue Devils -- posting the second-most RBI on the team, with 15, and registering a perfect fielding percentage through the first 15 games.
Duke has broken ground on the David Koch Jr. Player Performance Center, the program announced on Feb. 26. The 8,000 square foot facility, designed by EwingCole and built by LeChase Construction Services, will feature a pitching lab, hitting lab, and training lab, with direct access to Jack Coombs Field. Duke student-athletes will be able to utilize several developmental technologies, including Trajekt, iPitch, NewtForce, Trackman and KinaTrax.
Duke announced the hire of Mike Salvino as the program's general manager on Feb. 23. Salvino steps into the role with a goal of building championship teams while also mentoring student-athletes on how to grow their personal brands and prepare for professional careers beyond the game.