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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
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
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
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
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