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Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 8, 2021
The Notre Dame softball team earned their tenth-straight victory at home Wednesday night in an 8-1 triumph over Western Michigan. This win comes off of a four-game losing streak against Florida State over the weekend. Over the course of the game, Notre Dame (18-12, 10-10 ACC) forced four errors from Western Michigan (8-18, 4-9 ACC)
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Last weekend, the Irish (17-12, 9-10 ACC) looked to keep a six-game win streak rolling into a packed weekend that featured five games in five days. The first started Wednesday at Melissa Cook Stadium. The first opponent of the weekend was the Chippewas of Central Michigan (4-18, 2-10 MAC). Junior pitcher Payton Tidd got the
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Notre Dame softball swept their home series against North Carolina State, emerging victorious in all three games played over the weekend. The final matchup of the four-game series scheduled to take place Sunday was cancelled due to weather, and will not be rescheduled. Junior pitcher Payton Tidd threw a complete game against the Wolfpack (14-11,
Emily DeFazio | Friday, March 26, 2021
The Notre Dame softball team (13-8, 6-6 ACC) shut out Valparaiso Wednesday with a six-inning no-hitter in their first home game of the season. The game was also Notre Dame’s first home competition in almost 700 days, as the last game Notre Dame hosted was on May 5, 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic cut Notre Dame’s
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The Notre Dame softball team traveled to Lynchburg, Va. this weekend to close out February with the 2021 Liberty Classic. The Irish swept the Villanova Wildcats Friday, Saturday and Sunday, winning two of those games in five innings. The Irish then went 1-1 against the Liberty Eagles. Notre Dame started the weekend at 9 a.m.
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 2, 2020
The Notre Dame softball team opened up conference play this past weekend against Duke in Durham, North Carolina. The Irish won two out of three games in the series. In the first game on Friday night, the Irish (12-6, 2-1 ACC) used a five-run fifth inning to top the Blue Devils by a score of
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 17, 2020
Over the weekend, the Notre Dame softball team traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to compete in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Irish (7-2) recorded wins in all four of their games, two each against Illinois and Ohio State, while outscoring their opposition 24-6. The Irish began the tournament Friday with an afternoon matchup against the
Aidan Thomas | Thursday, September 19, 2019
Irish softball kicks off their fall season on Monday taking Purdue at home in Melissa Cook Stadium. This past season, Notre Dame posted an 18-6 record in conference and a 37-18 record overall. However, in the postseason Notre Dame struggled to replicate its success, notching one victory in the both the ACC tournament and the
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, May 9, 2019
Notre Dame senior designated player Cait Brooks was named ACC Softball Player of the Year on Tuesday. The native of Burbank, California, was selected by a poll of conference coaches after leading the Irish (35-15, 18-6 ACC) to a third-place finish in the ACC regular season. This past season, Brooks broke the program’s previous single-season
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Notre Dame played a three-game series against North Carolina State this past weekend, taking 2-of-3 games to win the series. Behind the bats of senior third baseman Melissa Rochford, senior designated player Cait Brooks and sophomore center fielder Abby Sweet, the Irish offense exploded, and the squad collected 28 hits and scoring 27 runs over