SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame softball team has added Mai Falcone to its 2026 signing class, head coach Kris Ganeff announced Thursday. Falcone, who plays both in the infield and the outfield, becomes the seventh member of the 2026 signing class, a class that is nationally ranked by D1 Softball and Softball America.
“I am so excited to add Mai to the 2026 class,” Ganeff said. “We are adding a powerful bat combined with a high softball IQ. Mai will be a great addition to an already solid class. Welcome to the Irish Family!”
A four-year starter at Amador Valley High School, Falcone was a three-time California All-State team member, while also being named the Amador Valley MVP all four years during her high school career. She was also a four-time East Bay Athletic All-League player and was named to the North Coast Section President’s List all four years of high school.
She hit .411 during her career in 100 games played at Amador Valley High School, including a .469 average as a junior and a .468 average during her senior year. Falcone launched ten home runs during her senior season to go along with seven doubles and 21 RBI, according to MaxPreps. She also logged a .643 on base percentage and struck out just twice in 70 plate appearances.
Falcone was ranked the 44th-best player in the country by Line Drive Media and 37th-best infielder in the nation by Extra Inning Extra Elite 100. She twice was in the Prep Softball 2026 National Class Top 100 and was tabbed the Extra Innings Softball “National Hitter of the Week” in October of 2024.