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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 | 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 | 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.
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Notre Dame’s softball team (2-1) is coming off a split weekend at the Stinger Classic in Montgomery Ala. The Irish won 13-0 and 9-0 against the Alabama State Hornets (0-4) and the North Alabama Lions (1-2), respectively. They also saw a hefty loss 10-0 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, with mistakes mostly confined to one
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 | Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The Notre Dame softball team split six games over the weekend in Palm Springs, California, as part of the Mary Nutter Classic. After falling to San Diego State 3-2 in the first game of a Thursday night double-header, Notre Dame (10-5) rebounded strongly with an 11-1 win over BYU. Against the Cougars (9-5), the Irish