| Date | Opponent | Site | Broadcast | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14 | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | B10+ | 6:00 PM ET |
| April 15 | Northwestern | Melissa Cook Stadium | ACC Network | 6:00 PM ET |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team (17-25) continues its late season push this week with a pair of games against Big 10 opponents, starting with a road matchup tomorrow evening at Indiana (31-10) before a home contest against Northwestern (20-19) Wednesday night at Melissa Cook Stadium. Tuesday’s game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus, while Wednesday will be nationally televised on ACC Network.
Notre Dame is 6-5 all-time against the Hoosiers in Bloomington with its last road win coming in an 8-5 win in extra innings on April 19, 2022. Notre Dame is 1-0 in road midweek matchups this season, with an 8-6 win at UC Santa Barbara back on March 11.
Against Northwestern, the Irish are 5-1 all-time at Melissa Cook Stadium against the Wildcats and 8-8 in South Bend overall. Notre Dame tied Northwestern a season ago, 10-10 in a game that was called due to darkness and Northwestern not having lights at their field.
The Irish took one from Louisville last weekend, winning the series opener 5-2 Friday night. Sophomore Brianne Weiss tossed a gem for the Irish, throwing a complete game effort with seven strikeouts. The southpaw leads the team with 90 strikeouts on the year.
Ballparks have struggled to contain freshman Lily Hagan recently. Hagan leads the team with six homers on the year after hitting three in the series against Louisville, including two in the series finale Sunday. The Colts Neck, New Jersey native has homered in five of her last 17 at bats.