SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team fell Friday night to Georgia Tech 4-8 in the squad’s ACC opener. The Irish are now 7-10 on the season and 0-1 in conference action.
Hayden Kyne launched her first career home run in the top of the fifth inning in a pinch hit situation. The freshman blasted the first pitch she saw over the left field fence for a two-run homer, scoring Kaia Cortes from second. It was the fourth and fifth RBI of the season for the Vacaville, California product.
First Pitch SWINGING 🚀
First of @HaydenKyne's career ☘️#GoIrish | @accnetwork pic.twitter.com/3gdQeeokGA
— Notre Dame Softball (@NDsoftball) February 27, 2026
The Irish got RBI hits from Cortes and Lily Hagan in the game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Yellow Jackets.
Georgia Tech got on the board in the first with a two-run homer to take an early lead. The Yellow Jackets followed it up with a run in the third and a pair of runs in the fourth that made it 5-0. After a three-run Irish fifth inning to cut into the lead, Georgia Tech scored three of its own in the sixth to keep Notre Dame at bay.
The Irish will look to even the series tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 pm and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.