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Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Opening day is quickly approaching for Notre Dame softball. The Irish will take the field this weekend at the SDSU Season Kickoff in San Diego, beginning with a Friday night doubleheader. Last year, Notre Dame posted a 40-12 overall record with a 16-5 conference mark, leading the ACC in team batting average. The Irish reached
Observer Sports Staff | Sunday, March 13, 2022
In their first ACC series of the season, the Irish fell to the Cavaliers, ultimately going 1-2 in the series. Notre Dame led early on Friday but ultimately fell to UVA 7-5, and 6-1 as the Cavaliers found their momentum. Roughly 36 hours later, the Irish shifted gears and scored late in the final game
Mannion McGinley | Monday, February 21, 2022
After a 5-0 series to open the season, weekend two of the 2022 season was a bit more of a roller coaster for Notre Dame softball. The Irish got off to a rocky start, going 0-3 in the first three games but, to close the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Notre Dame defeated No. 21/22
Mannion McGinley | Thursday, February 17, 2022
Coming off a 5-0 weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Green and Gold Classic, Irish softball takes on another 5-game long weekend at the Clearwater Elite Invitational. There, Notre Dame will face three ranked teams in No. 18/15 Tennessee, No. 21/22 LSU and, to close the weekend, No. 10/8 Texas. They’ll also take on
Emily DeFazio | Monday, May 10, 2021
At the close of the regular season, the Irish swept yet another series this weekend as the team went 3-0 against rival Boston College. The fourth game of the contest was canceled due to the rain on Sunday. This series win marks Notre Dame softball’s (31-12, 20-10 ACC) third undefeated home season in program history
Emily DeFazio | Monday, May 3, 2021
Saturday marked Notre Dame softball’s tenth-annual Strike Out Cancer day, during which the team swept their double-header against UNC-Charlotte. Over $20,000 has been raised for childhood cancer patients. In 2011, Strike Out Cancer began to support leukemia awareness in fellowship with head coach Deanna Gumpf, whose daughter, Tatum, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 26, 2021
The Notre Dame softball team pocketed yet another series win with their sweep of Virginia Tech this weekend. With this victory, the Irish (26-12, 17-10 ACC) boast four top-25 wins. Head coach Deanna Gumpf gained her 778th-career win by the end of the contest. This is the first ACC series Virginia Tech has lost all
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 23, 2021
The Notre Dame softball team travels to No. 15/13 Virginia Tech for what will be the final road series of the season. Their other scheduled matchup from this week against DePaul, which was postponed due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The Irish (22-12, 13-10 ACC) enter the Virginia Tech
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 19, 2021
Heading into this weekend, it was safe to say that Notre Dame (22-12, 13-10 ACC) didn’t know what to expect. They were confident at home, where they boasted a 10-0 record, and were facing a lesser conference opponent in the Virginia Cavaliers (13-25, 9-20 ACC). But the Irish knew they had to bounce back after
Greg McKenna | Friday, April 16, 2021
Deanna Gumpf isn’t complaining. Notre Dame has had its last five scheduled games cancelled following positive COVID-19 tests within the program last week, but the Irish head coach said her team has dealt with too much to let rust be an excuse when Notre Dame (18-12, 9-10 ACC) hosts Virginia (13-21, 9-16 ACC) for a four-game