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J.J. Post | Monday, April 11, 2022
This weekend, Notre Dame softball enjoyed an undefeated weekend, going 2-0 on the road against Syracuse on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s series opener was a tight one, with the Irish only pulling away in the final two innings to clinch a victory. The teams traded runs in the first and third innings before Notre Dame
J.J. Post | Thursday, April 7, 2022
This weekend Notre Dame softball (28-7, 7-3 ACC) will look to extend its winning streak with a three-game road swing against Syracuse (19-12, 3-8 ACC). The Irish should enter the series against the Orange with plenty of momentum. Notre Dame enters the series fresh off a major upset over nationally-ranked Northwestern at Melissa Cook Stadium
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, April 6, 2022
2022 has been a year of streaks for Notre Dame softball. And, after their most impressive victory of the season, the Irish look bent on starting another one. The Irish already ripped off a pair of nine-game winning streaks en route to a 28-7 start this season. They boast wins over No. 8 Duke, No.
Aidan Thomas and Matthew Crow | Thursday, March 17, 2022
Irish blast Detroit Mercy in mercy-rule victory Notre Dame softball (18-6, 1-2) put on an offensive clinic in their first home game of the season, earning an 18-0 win over Detroit Mercy (0-13, 0-3). The Irish’s 18 runs matched a single-game school record, as did the 18-run margin of victory. Senior Payton Tidd started at
Emily DeFazio | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Notre Dame softball emerged with a perfect weekend, toppling each of their opponents in a five-game stretch Friday through Sunday. They are now 12-3 overall and on a seven-game win streak. The weekend started off with a doubleheader against North Florida and Iowa, in which graduate student Alexis Holloway and senior Payton Tidd dominated in
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,