SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After 27-straight road/neutral games to begin the 2025 season, the Notre Dame Softball team opens up the home schedule tomorrow night under the lights at 6:00 p.m. against Indiana on ACC Network. It’s the first of a nine-game homestand for the Irish and the next 14 of 15 games will be played at Melissa Cook Stadium.
Notre Dame comes into the home stretch 12-15 on the season, looking to bounce back after some gut wrenching losses this past week. The Irish have played in nine one-run games already this season. They are 5-6 in games decided by two runs or less.
Freshman Brianne Weiss has turned it on the past couple of appearances. The left hander leads the team with a 3.47 ERA in 2025. She threw a complete game shutout in her first career start last Friday in the 3-0 victory at NC State.
Notre Dame pitching continues to get a lot of swings and misses in the circle. The 171 strikeouts by the staff is the third-most in the ACC. The Irish have three pitchers with at least 44 punchouts (Micaela Kastor, Kami Kamzik, Weiss).
Sydney Poeck had a big week for the Irish, posting multi-hit games at Ohio State and in game one at NC State. The sophomore left fielder is hitting .328 on the season and has moved comfortably into left field and the two-spot in the batting order.
Notre Dame is 11-11 all-time against in-state foe Indiana, but is 6-5 at home. It’ll be the first matchup in South Bend since 2023 after the Irish played in Bloomington last season.
On Wednesday, Notre Dame is set to host Western Michigan at 5 p.m. The Irish are a dominant 33-6 overall against the Broncos and have won 10-straight. That game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Admission to all Notre Dame Softball games is free at Melissa Cook Stadium. Parking around the stadium is free after 4 p.m. on weekdays and all day on the weekends.