Manship Set For First Career Postseason Start As Irish Face St. John's In Final Day Of BIG EAST Bracket Play
Red Storm must meet ND twice to advance to Saturday's championship game vs. Louisville (1:00 p.m., live on ESPN-U).
MANSHIP TO MAKE FIRST CAREER POSTSEASON START - BIG EAST pitcher of the year Jeff Manship will make the first postseason start of his career today as top seed Notre Dame faces St. John's on the final day of bracket play at the BIG EAST Tournament (SJU must beat ND twice to advance to Saturday's final vs. Louisville) ... the junior RHP, who missed the 2004 season due to injury, picked up two relief wins in the '05 postseason: in relief of Tom Thornton vs. BC in the BET opener (3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 Ks; 6-5) and vs. Stetson in an NCAA elimination game played at Florida (1.2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, BB, K; 7-4).
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