Pair of Midweek Clashes on Deck for Irish

Game Notes

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Coming off their second-straight series win last weekend against Pittsburgh, the Notre Dame Softball team will host DePaul and Bowling Green in back-to-back midweek games. The Irish take on DePaul Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. on ACC Network Extra and Bowling Green Wednesday night at 8 p.m. nationally broadcast on ACC Network. Admission to both games is free.

Notre Dame is 4-2 in its last six games at Melissa Cook Stadium. Addison Amaral and Caroline O’Brien have been on tears in South Bend. O’Brien, who hit in the second hole last weekend, is hitting a team-best .478 during home games, including three doubles and a triple. Amaral leads the team with 12 runs scored in 12 home games and has hit four doubles and three homers at the home field.

Irish pitching continues to get plenty of swings and misses in the circle. In 40 games, Notre Dame pitching has struck out 250 batters, the second-most in the ACC, but lead the conference with 102 strikeouts in conference play. Micaela Kastor has 83, Kami Kamzik has 69 and Brianne Weiss has 61. Notre Dame is the only team in the conference with three pitchers to have at least 60 or more strikeouts.

All-time against DePaul, Notre Dame trails the overall series 30-34-1 but is 13-11-1 all-time in South Bend against the Blue Demons. The two programs haven’t met since 2016.

Against Bowling Green, the Irish are 18-6 overall and 14-3 at home. Notre Dame swept the doubleheader last year on March 12th against the Falcons.