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Liam Coolican | Monday, May 16, 2022
Notre Dame softball found out their postseason destination Sunday night, as they were selected as the No. 2 seed in the Evanston regional. The 18th-ranked Irish will face host Northwestern, McNeese, and Oakland throughout the weekend. Play begins Friday as the Irish take on McNeese to begin the double-elimination tournament. Should the Irish advance, they
J.J. Post | Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Notre Dame softball played four games in the last week. They lost two of three to Clemson but won an extra-innings thriller against Indiana. The pair of losses were both heartbreakers. Both the 3-2 result on Thursday and 2-1 series closing loss came in walk-off fashion. Worst of all, the Irish held a lead for
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
Matthew Crow | Monday, April 4, 2022
No. 25 Notre Dame softball earned a series win at home against ACC opponent Georgia Tech. The Irish saw their nine-game winning streak snapped in Friday’s opener, losing 9-8. However, they showed resilience to pick up two come-from-behind wins over the weekend, improving to 27-7 and 7-3 in ACC play. Irish collapse late in Game
Madeline Ladd | Friday, April 1, 2022
The Notre Dame women’s softball team begins a three-game ACC series at home this weekend against Georgia Tech, kicking off on Friday at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish are hoping to continue their momentum coming off a 10-0 shutout win against Loyola Chicago Tuesday and a 4-1 win over Central Michigan Wednesday. Head coach Deanna
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, March 31, 2022
After inclement weather essentially brought their season to a halt, the Irish softball team got back into action with a pair of non-conference games against Loyola University Chicago and Central Michigan on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Even though the Irish played just one of five scheduled games since March 19, they showed no signs of
Aidan Thomas | Monday, March 21, 2022
March Madness began this week, leading to the opportunity for big-stage performances. However, the Irish spring sports were also in action. And they weren’t about to let the players on the hardwood steal all the glory. Here’s how the Athlete of the Week voting turned out. Men’s Athlete of the Week: Cormac Ryan, Notre Dame
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
Observer Sports Staff | Sunday, March 13, 2022
In their first ACC series of the season, the Irish fell to the Cavaliers, ultimately going 1-2 in the series. Notre Dame led early on Friday but ultimately fell to UVA 7-5, and 6-1 as the Cavaliers found their momentum. Roughly 36 hours later, the Irish shifted gears and scored late in the final game
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