Notre Dame Welcomes UIC in For Midweek Battle

Game Notes

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame softball team will look to get back in the win column tomorrow night when the Irish host UIC for a midweek clash at Melissa Cook Stadium. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

After 27-straight road games to begin the season, Notre Dame opened up its home schedule last week. The Irish went 1-4 to kick off the homestand, posting a 2-1 win over Western Michigan for the first home win under head coach Kris Ganeff.

In five games at home, Addison Amaral has torn the cover off the ball, hitting .462 with a home run and three doubles. The Irish shortstop leads the team with six hits at home, four of them for extra bases. She is slugging .923 at Melissa Cook Stadium. Sydny Poeck, who hit in the leadoff spot the last two games against No. 17 Stanford, walked seven times last week and comes into Tuesday’s contest with a .583 on base percentage and a .300 batting average.

Rebecca Eckart hit her first career home run in yesterday’s game against No. 17 Stanford. The freshman catcher is the ninth player this year to homer for Notre Dame and the fourth to trot the bases for a first career time this season.

Tuesday’s game marks game six of a nine game homestand. Notre Dame will host Virginia this weekend in its second home ACC series.

Parking and admission to all Notre Dame softball games are free. Parking after 4 p.m. is free on campus. More gameday information can be found here.