Irish Travel to #15/13 Virginia Tech for Final Road Series share
NOTRE DAME, Ind. Notre Dame (22-12, 13-10 ACC) faces its final road series of 2021 as the Irish travel to Blacksburg to take on No. 15/13 Virginia Tech. Notre Dame enters the series off a five-game win streak, including a series sweep of Virginia last weekend.
OF Abby Sweet (.477) continues to lead the conference in batting average, as she has for the past six weeks. OF Emma Clark is tied for third in the conference in batting average, posting .423.
Entering the home stretch of the regular season, Notre Dame will attempt its fourth series win in 2021.
Irish Return to Action Hosting Series with Virginia share
NOTRE DAME, Ind. Notre Dame (18-12, 9-10 ACC) returns to play this week after a brief pause, set to host a four-game series with Virginia April 16-18 at Melissa Cook Stadium.
Notre Dame owns a 10-game home win streak thanks to an April 7, 8-1 victory over Western Michigan. The streak began with an April 13, 2019 win over NC State and extends to the Irish’s six home wins this season (Notre Dame did not play any home games in 2020, as the season was cut short prior to the first scheduled home matchup). Overall, the Irish boast 454 wins at home in program history, and their record at Melissa Cook Stadium since it opened in 2008 is 178-41-1.
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#RV Irish Go On the Road To Face North Carolina share
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina No. RV Notre Dame (7-5) will face the Tar Heels of North Carolina (8-6) in a four-game series March 12-14 in Chapel Hill. The Irish enter the series coming off a rare midseason open week.
The matchup will feature two of the longest-tenured Division I college softball coaches in the nation, as Notre Dame’s Deanna Gumpf (759-326-1, 20th season) and North Carolina’s Donna Papa (1,313-744-5, 37th season) will meet at the plate.
The two squads have met on 23 previous occasions, with the Irish leading the matchup 15-8. The last meeting was on March 25, 2018, when the Tar Heels emerged with a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame at Melissa Cook Stadium (Notre Dame, Indiana).