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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
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, May 9, 2019
Notre Dame senior designated player Cait Brooks was named ACC Softball Player of the Year on Tuesday. The native of Burbank, California, was selected by a poll of conference coaches after leading the Irish (35-15, 18-6 ACC) to a third-place finish in the ACC regular season. This past season, Brooks broke the program’s previous single-season
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
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
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
Matthew Tighe | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Notre Dame faced off against Northwestern at Drysdale Field in Evanston, Illinois, on Tuesday in an out-of-conference matchup against a solid opponent. The Irish (24-13, 7-5 ACC) ended a four-game winning streak in a break from their usual offensive prowess as they suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Wildcats (30-7, 9-0 Big
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
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, March 29, 2019
The softball team hosted nearby Western Michigan on Wednesday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium in an unranked, out-of-conference matchup. Following a successful weekend against fellow ACC member Louisville, in which the Irish (19-10, 3-3 ACC) took two out of three games, head coach Deanna Gumpf and her squad continued their winning ways against a lesser
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Irish are set to break from their ACC schedule and take on the Western Michigan Broncos tonight. Notre Dame (18-10, 3-3 ACC) coming off of an impressive home series that saw it take two out of three games from the visiting Louisville Cardinals to improve to .500 in ACC play. The Irish will look