May 15, 2011

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – For the 10th time in as many seasons under head coach Deanna Gumpf – and 16th time in program history – the Notre Dame softball team will be making an appearance in the NCAA Championship, as this year’s road to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., will look a bit familiar for the Irish.

Traveling to the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Regional for the fourth consecutive season, Notre Dame carries a 45-9 record into the NCAA Tournament and earned an at-large selection after falling in the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Conference Tournament.

Notre Dame will face Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, with host Michigan and Western Michigan filling out the four-team pool.

The Irish lost to both Michigan and Western Michigan earlier this season.

Complete details will be available Monday at UND.com.

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