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Notre Dame prepares for tough weekend schedule at NFCA Classic

Observer Sports Staff | Friday, February 7, 2020

With a double-header Friday kicking off a five-game weekend, the Notre Dame softball team is preparing to launch their 2020 campaign at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida.  The Irish will look to build on a strong fall campaign as they set their sights on a deep run this season. Notre Dame, coached by

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Squad set to begin fall season, preparing to make deeper run in spring

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

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ND looks to carry late-season surge into postseason

Jack Concannon | Friday, May 17, 2019

With the NCAA postseason set to begin Friday, the Irish have built an impressive resume this season. Notre Dame (36-16, 18-6 ACC) is currently in second place in the ACC heading into the NCAA tournament after a tough 2-0 loss to Florida State in the second round of the conference tournament. The team has two

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Irish hope to continue winning ways in final home series vs. Georgia Tech

Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Notre Dame heads into its final games of the regular season, facing Georgia Tech in a home series this weekend at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish (32-15, 15-6 ACC) are in position to win the ACC Atlantic regular season title with at least two wins and a few Florida State losses in their weekend series at

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Notre Dame wins 6th-straight game with sweep of Pittsburgh

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 30, 2019

The Notre Dame softball team continued its recent winning ways on a road trip to play conference foe Pittsburgh, taking all three games from the Panthers (9-41, 4-17 ACC) and winning their sixth-straight game. While Pittsburgh has struggled this year, the Irish (32-15, 15-6) still managed to dominate both games in a good, all-around showing from

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Irish fall to Boilermakers in 5-inning blowout at Purdue

Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Coming off of a series victory over North Carolina State over the weekend, Notre Dame began its six-game road trip with an in-state matchup against Purdue at Bittinger Stadium. Ultimately, the Irish (26-15, 9-6 ACC) lost to the Boilermakers (30-17, 6-8 B1G) by a score of 10-1 in five innings. In the bottom of the

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Irish post offensive explosion, win home series v. NC State

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

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Irish set for matchup against Northwestern squad after series sweep over Boston College

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 9, 2019

The Irish are headed to Evanston, Ill. on Tuesday to take on Northwestern. The Wildcats (29-7, 9-0 Big Ten) are undefeated in conference play and are also winners of seven straight, unbeaten since a home loss to DePaul on March 27. The Irish (24-12, 7-5 ACC) are on a strong streak of their own, having

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Irish bounce back after dropping weekend series to Syracuse

Peter Raus and Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, April 4, 2019

The Irish headed to Syracuse, New York this weekend to face the Syracuse Orange in a three-game ACC series, with one game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday. Ultimately, Notre Dame (21-12, 4-5 ACC) dropped two out of three on the weekend, and the Orange (14-19, 4-5 ACC) kept up their hot streak and have now

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Irish split College Challenge 2-2, picking up key win over South Carolina

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

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