| Date | Opponent | Site | Broadcast | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13 | Maryland | Greenville, NC | 12:30 PM ET | |
| Feb. 13 | at East Carolina | Greenville, NC | Pirates All-Access | 5:30 PM ET |
| Feb. 14 | Buffalo | Greenville, NC | 10:00 AM ET | |
| Feb. 14 | at East Carolina | Greenville, NC | Pirates All-Access | 3:00 PM ET |
| Feb. 15 | Buffalo | Greenville, NC | 10:00 AM ET |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team continues the 2026 season this starting Friday at the Purple-Gold Classic in Greenville, North Carolina. The Irish will compete against Maryland Friday at 12:30 p.m. before taking on East Carolina and Buffalo twice each throughout the weekend.
The Irish are undefeated against this weekend’s opponents. Notre Dame is 9-0 all-time against Maryland, 7-0 historically against East Carolina and 2-0 against Buffalo.
Notre Dame is coming off a 3-3 start to the season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic last weekend. The Irish posted wins over North Carolina Central, Longwood and #21/23 Liberty.
Sophomore catcher Rebecca Eckart broke out in a big way for Notre Dame, hitting .438 with a pair of home runs and seven runs batted in. Eckart also drew seven walks, a team-high, and led the team with six runs scored to pace the Irish offense.
Notre Dame got great production in the circle, especially from last year’s 1-2 punch Micaela Kastor and Kami Kamzik. Kastor tossed a five inning no-hitter against NCCU, her first career game allowing no hits. Kamzik, who leads the team with a 2.21 ERA, pitched a complete game winning effort in the upset victory over Liberty, who made it to a Super Regional last year. Weiss, Notre Dame’s sole left hander, currently leads the team with four appearances and 16 strikeouts.
The freshmen class shined for the Irish to start the season. Hayden Kyne hit .417, including a big two-run double to extend the lead in the Longwood game. Ava Zachary hit her first home run of the season, a three-run blast to left center field against Rutgers. Jillian Torres started all six games in the outfield last weekend while Keira Murphy hit .400 in limited time at first base. Molly Conner and Lily Hagan both saw action in the circle and have 0.00 ERAs.