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Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 11, 2019
Notre Dame narrowly missed out on the top 25 in the latest rankings, so coming into this weekend’s appearance at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, it knew it had something to prove. After dropping a Thursday night matchup with Duke, 7-3, the Irish (2-2) prepared for No. 22 Liberty on Friday afternoon, and a pair
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, April 25, 2018
In its final nonconference matchup of the regular season Tuesday, Notre Dame took on Bowling Green, who entered the contest on a seven-game winning streak, winning each of those games by at least two runs. The Irish (30-18, 12-8 ACC) wasted no time getting on the board, scoring three runs in the bottom of the
Benjamin Padanilam | Monday, April 16, 2018
Amidst a strong wind and a crowd on tap for the weekend’s Strikeout Cancer festivities, Notre Dame was able to split its doubleheader with Duke on Saturday, but it lost the series in the process after having lost Friday’s matchup as well. The two losses for the Irish (28-15, 11-6 ACC) came in the first
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Looking to re-establish themselves after having dropped two of their last four games, the Irish attempted to regain some momentum over the past week. And after dropping a midweek contest to Purdue, they were able to take two out of three this past weekend against conference foe Virginia Tech. Notre Dame (23-12, 7-4 ACC) first
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, March 28, 2018
After struggling to score against Eastern Michigan last season in a 1-0 victory, the Irish came out of the dugout Tuesday ready to make a statement. Looking to bounce back from their series with North Carolina last weekend — where they dropped two games — head coach Deanna Gumpf said she challenged her team to
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Notre Dame looked poised to take an early lead in the rubber match of its series against North Carolina. Junior left fielder Ali Wester singled, freshman center fielder Abby Sweet was hit by a pitch and senior shortstop Morgan Reed reached on a bunt single. But 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
Benjamin Padanilam and Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Notre Dame rode a seven-run first inning to a 10-5 midweek victory over Detroit on Tuesday at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish (22-15, 8-7 ACC) came out swinging early, following up a three-up, three-down top half of the frame with a five-hit, seven-run bottom half of the frame to take a lead it would not relinquish
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 22, 2017
The Irish won two of their seven games over spring break, all of which were played on the road. Notre Dame (12-13-0, 1-5-0 ACC) lost two of three games against Georgia Tech but posted a win against Mercer. Its game against Georgia State was canceled, and it closed out the week of away games with three losses
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