SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Behind a six-run sixth inning and two home runs from Anna Holloway, the Notre Dame softball team downed Central Michigan 8-4 Tuesday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium. Notre Dame is now 22-26-1 on the season.
Anna Holloway notched her first career multi-home run game. The senior hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and a two-run homer in the sixth. She finished with three hits to raise her season average to .301 on the year and four RBI on the day.
SHE DOES IT AGAIN 💣💣
First career multi-home run game for @AnnaHoll42
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— Notre Dame Softball (@NDsoftball) April 22, 2025
Down 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Irish rattled off six runs on six hits in the inning. Holloway was 2/2 in the inning with three RBI by herself in the sixth.
Emily Tran finished with her fifth career three-hit game. She drove in a run and crossed home twice as well. Fellow senior Jane Kronenberger finished with two hits on the day and two RBI. The senior class contributed eight hits and seven RBI in the win.
For the fourth-straight game, the Irish scored in the first inning. After a single from Tran and a walk by Addison Amaral, Jane Kronenberger lined a ball into left field, scoring Tran from second. Kronenberger coasted into second base with her seventh double of the season.
That didn’t take long
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— Notre Dame Softball (@NDsoftball) April 22, 2025
Amaral walked three times, a new career high. She’s the third Irish batter to earn a free trip to first three times in one game this season (Sydny Poeck, Christina Willemssen).
Micaela Kastor picked up win number 10 this season, matching her career-high total from last year. She threw 2.2 innings to close the game, striking out three and not allowing a hit. She surpassed 250 career strikeouts and 100 strikeouts this season on a strikeout in the top of the seventh.
Whole bunch of whiffs 💨
250 career strikeouts for @MicaelaKastor #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/sAcKOpQTTm
— Notre Dame Softball (@NDsoftball) April 22, 2025
The Irish will look to build off back-to-back wins tomorrow night when they host Valparaiso at 5 pm at Melissa Cook Stadium in game two of a seven game homestand to close the regular season.