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Peter Raus and Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, April 4, 2019
The Irish headed to Syracuse, New York this weekend to face the Syracuse Orange in a three-game ACC series, with one game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday. Ultimately, Notre Dame (21-12, 4-5 ACC) dropped two out of three on the weekend, and the Orange (14-19, 4-5 ACC) kept up their hot streak and have now
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, March 21, 2019
The Notre Dame softball team came back from Tallahassee, Florida this weekend after their first three games of conference play against No. 3 Florida State. Despite heading back to South Bend with a 1-2 record on the weekend and having broken their nine-game win streak, the unranked Irish again showed they have the capacity to
Meagan Bens | Thursday, April 27, 2017
After being swept by Virginia last weekend, the Irish turned their game around to win over Northwestern, 10-2, Tuesday. According to Irish head coach Deanna Gumpf, the three losses over the weekend resulted from not responding to the Cavaliers (21-29, 8-13 ACC) well enough. “We didn’t do anything particularly well,” Gumpf said. “When you have a good
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 24, 2017
Over the weekend, Notre Dame was swept by ACC-foe Virginia in a three-game series at Melissa Cook Stadium. After the series, the Irish (27-18, 11-10 ACC) sit in fifth place in the ACC, just a game above .500 in the conference. The weekend action started Saturday with a doubleheader at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish
Benjamin Padanilam | Thursday, April 20, 2017
Notre Dame took its sixth straight victory Wednesday night at Melissa Cook Stadium, as sophomore third baseman Melissa Rochford drove in four runs and sophomore designated player Caitlyn Brooks hit a walk-off single to help the Irish escape with a midweek win over Western Michigan. The Irish (27-15, 11-7 ACC) entered Wednesday night’s contest with
Marek Mazurek | Thursday, March 30, 2017
Notre Dame made it a five-game winning streak Wednesday as the Irish defeated non-conference opponent Eastern Michigan 1-0. Neither the Irish (17-13, 4-5 ACC) nor the Eagles (12-15, 1-2 MAC) could muster much offense in the contest as both teams combined to strand 13 runners on base on only six hits. “I have to be
Marek Mazurek | Thursday, March 9, 2017
The Irish are on the upswing heading into spring break, having won six games in a row, including three over the weekend in the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic. The Classic, held in Kissimmee, Florida, marked the end of nonconference play for Notre Dame (10-8), and the Irish will enter ACC competition over the break as
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Notre Dame traveled to Cathedral City, California, this past weekend to compete in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic and came away with two wins after five games against some of its strongest competition of the season. The highlight of the weekend for the Irish (6-8) actually came Saturday in its final game of the event,
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Two weeks into the season, Notre Dame sits at just under .500 after a 1-3 showing at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge this past weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Irish (4-5) started the Challenge on Friday against No. 13 Minnesota, falling 4-1 to the Golden Gophers (9-0). The Irish started the scoring in their first
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Notre Dame kicked off its 2017 season last weekend out west and came away with three wins and two losses over a five-game stretch. At the Beach Kickoff Tournament in Long Beach, California, the Irish (3-2) won their first game of the year against Weber State on Friday, 2-1, with a walk-off wild pitch in