March 15, 2011
Judi Garman Classic – Tournament Central
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – There will be little time for rest and relaxation this Spring Break for the Notre Dame softball team as the Irish continue their eight-game West Coast trip at the Judi Garman Classic (March 16-19) in Fullerton, Calif.
The upcoming six games at the event hosted by Cal State Fullerton will feature matchups versus four top 25 programs.
Coming off a recent doubleheader sweep at Cal Poly and a 3-2 showing at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic two weeks ago in Orlando, Fla., Notre Dame is receiving votes in the latest NFCA and USA Softball top 25 polls.
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Judi Garman Classic
March 16-19 – Fullerton, Calif.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(14-2 overall, 0-0 BIG EAST)
[und.com – bigeast.org]
No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners
(22-5 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
[soonersports.com – big12sports.com]
Wednesday, March 16- 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Series: Oklahoma leads, 4-3
Series streak: Notre Dame, W1
First meeting: March 12, 1992 – Notre Dame, 1-0 (8)
Last meeting: March 9, 2008 – Notre Dame, 4-3
Cal State Fullerton Titans
(7-11 overall, 0-0 Big West)
[fullertontitans.com – bigwest.org]
Wednesday, March 16- 6:00 p.m. (PT)
Series: Cal State Fullerton leads, 6-3
Series streak: Notre Dame, W1
First meeting: March 13, 1995 – Notre Dame, 1-0
Last meeting: March 9, 2008 – Notre Dame, 1-0
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns
(20-3 overall, 2-1 Sun Belt)
[ragincajuns.com – sunbeltsports.org]
Thursday, March 17- 5:30 p.m. (PT)
Series: Louisiana-Lafayette leads, 4-3
Series streak: Louisiana-Lafayette, W2
First meeting: March 28, 1992 – Louisiana-Lafayette, 4-1
Last meeting: March 16, 2007 – Louisiana-Lafayette, 4-2
New Mexico Lobos
(10-9 overall, 0-0 Mountain West)
[golobos.com – themwc.com]
Friday, March 18- 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Series: Tied, 1-1
Series streak: New Mexico, W1
First meeting: March 14, 1997 – Notre Dame, 3-2 (8)
Last meeting: March 16, 2002 – New Mexico, 5-4
No. 4 Washington Huskies
(19-0 overall, 0-0 Pacific-10)
[gohuskies.com – pac-10.org]
Friday, March 18- 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Series: Washington leads, 2-1
Series streak: Washington, W1
First meeting: March 2, 1996 – Washington, 7-1
Last meeting: February 14, 2010 – Washington, 5-0
No. 5 Michigan Wolverines
(25-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
[mgoblue.com – bigten.org]
Saturday, March 19- 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Series: Michigan leads, 13-4
Series streak: Michigan, W9
First meeting: March 30, 1994 – Notre Dame, 2-1
Last meeting: May 23, 2010 – Michigan, 12-2
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One-Hitters … – Quite a formidable challenge awaits Notre Dame at the Judi Garman Classic … for the second time in program history, the Irish will face four top 25 in a single tournament … in 1994, the Irish faced No. 21 Illinois-Chicago, No. 2 UCLA, No. 24 Robert Morris and No. 9 Penn State at the USF Tournament in Tampa, Fla.
– The Irish are riding a five-game winning streak into the Judi Garman Classic after posting a record nine straight wins to open the 2011 season.
– Among BIG EAST Conference teams, Notre Dame leads the league with an overall 1.36 ERA … in 108.0 innings, the Irish have allowed 26 runs – 21 earned – with 109 strikeouts … freshman pitcher Laura Winter leads Irish hurlers with a 0.39 ERA which has resulted in a 6-0 record from the circle.
– Amy Buntin leads all league players with a .474 batting average as Alexa Maldonado ranks fourth with a clip of .417 … Dani Miller (.400) is ninth … no other team has three players hitting .400 or better.
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