<p>NOTRE DAME, Ind. &mdash; Niko Kavadas connected on two of Notre Dame’s four home runs and the Irish beat Central Michigan 10-0 on Friday to start the South Bend Regional.</p>
<p>Kavadas hit a two-run homer in a three-run fourth and he did the same to spark a six-run sixth. Ryan Cole and David LaManna also homered for Notre Dame (31-11).</p>
<p>Jared Miller led off the fourth with a triple and then scored on a ground out by Carter Putz. Spencer Myers singled in the third to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.</p>
<p>John Michael Bertrand (8-2) struck out six and only allowed five hits in nine scoreless innings.</p>
<p>Central Michigan (40-17), the Mid-American Conference regular-season champion, was limited to five singles — two from Mario Camilletti. </p>
<p>The Chippewas also dropped a game to Notre Dame on April 13, giving up eight runs in the first three innings.</p>
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