2017 NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL VIRGINIA Date Opponent Time FEBRUARY (6-8) NOTRE DAME VS. VIRGINIA 2/10 (1) vs. Weber State W, 2-1 (1) at Long Beach State L, 3-4 (9) APRIL 22-23, 2017 2/11 (1) vs. South Dakota W, 2-1 (1) vs. San Diego State W, 5-2 NOTRE DAME, INDIANA 2/12 (2) at #8 UCLA L, 0-8 (5) 2/17 (3) vs. #13 Minnesota L, 1-4 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH VIRGINIA CAVALIERS 2/18 (3) vs. #11/10 Michigan W, 6-4 (3) vs. #13 Minnesota L, 2-3 (8) 2017 Record: 27-15 2017 Virginia Record: 17-29 2/19 (3) vs. #11/10 Michigan L, 2-9 2017 ACC Record: 11-7 2017 Virginia ACC Record: 5-13 2/23 (4) vs. #RV Texas L, 3-4 Last 5 / Last 10: 5-0 / 8-2 (4) vs. #20/22 Missouri L, 0-8 (5) Streak: 6W ND All-Time Against Virginia: 14-0 2/24 (4) vs. #21/19 Arizona State L, 1-3 Ranking: USA Today/NFCA: NR ESPN.com/USA Softball: NR ND All-Time vs. Virginia at ND: 0-0 (4) vs. #11/12 Georgia W, 10-7 2/25 (4) vs. #4/5 Oklahoma W, 5-4 Head Coach: Deanna Gumpf Career Record: 661-263-1 (.715) (16th Year) MARCH (11-5) Stadium: Melissa Cook Stadium 3/4 (5) vs. Purdue W, 6-1 TV: ACC Network Extra (5) vs. FIU W, 5-3 (8) 3/5 (5) vs. Chattanooga W, 9-1 (5) (5) vs. Charlotte W, 4-0 IRISH SLAP HITS IRISH QUICK FACTS 3/11 *at Georgia Tech (DH)& L, 7-8 (9), L, 8-9 (9) Overall record (2016) 43-13 Home 13-3 3/12 *at Georgia Tech& W, 8-6 (8) • Notre Dame has amassed a 1,173-509-3 3/15 at Mercer W, 7-2 Road 11-5 3/17 *at #1/2 Florida State L, 0-6 (.697) all-time record, 30 combined conference Neutral 19-5 championships (19 regular season, 11 tournament) ACC regular season / finish 13-7 / 3rd 3/18 *at #1/2 Florida State L, 0-6 ACC Championship finish 2nd 3/19 *at #1/2 Florida State L, 0-16 (5) and 21 NCAA Regional appearances, which Final 2016 ranking 23 (NFCA) / 25 (ESPN.com) 3/22 Michigan State& W, 11-3 (5) has included 18 straight berths into the NCAA Last postseason appearance 2016 NCAA Regionals 3/24 *Virginia Tech (DH)& W, 6-1, W, 9-1 (5) Championship tournament. Last postseason opponent Michigan (L, 2-6) 3/25 *Virginia Tech& W, 9-4 Starters returning / lost 7 / 2 3/29 Eastern Michigan& W, 1-0 Pitchers returning / lost 3 / 1 APRIL (10-2) • A walk-off single by Caitlyn Brooks in the Monogram winners returning / lost 13 / 5 4/1 *at #RV Louisville& W, 5-4 bottom of the seventh inning lifted Notre Dame to Top returners Karley Wester / OF / Sr. (.446 AVG, 68 R, 91 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 33 RBI, 46 SB, .484 OBP) 4/2 *at #RV Louisville# W, 6-4 a 6-5 win over Western Michigan on Wednesday Ali Wester / OF/IF / So. 4/3 *at #RV Louisville# L, 4-7 night at Melissa Cook Stadium. It was the 11th (.423 AVG, 48 R, 77 H, 5 2B, 40 RBI, .22 SB, 22 SH, 443 OBP) 4/8 *#RV North Carolina (DH)& W, 2-1 (9); W, 2-0 win earned by the Irish in the final inning of a Melissa Rochford / IF / So. 4/9 *#RV North Carolina& L, 5-7 (.398 AVG, 45 H, 9 2B, 4 HR, 40 RBI, .497 OBP, .602 SLG) 4/11 Detroit Mercy& W, 10-5 game in 2017, and was the sixth walk-off victory Rachel Nasland / RHP / Sr. 4/12 IUPUI& W, 13-4 (6) to end a contest. (16-5, 2.94 ERA, 6 CG, 1 ShO, 170 SO) 4/14 *at NC State (DH) W, 4-3; W, 5-0 Key losses Micaela Arizmendi / IF (.335 AVG, 33 R, 59 H, 15 2B, 10 HR, 63 RBI, .614 SLG) 4/15 *at NC State W, 5-2 • The Irish have won their last 27 nonconference 4/19 Western Michigan& W, 6-5 Megan Sorlie / OF 4/22 *Virginia (DH)& 1 p.m. midweek games at Melissa Cook Stadium dating (.277 AVG, 22 R, 31 H, 7 2B, 22 RBI, .388 OBP, 4 A) back to the 2013 season. Casey Africano / C 4/23 *Virginia& Noon (.236 AVG, 11 R, 17 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .403 SLG) 4/25 *at Northwestern 5 p.m. Allie Rhodes / LHP 4/29 Arkansas (DH)%& 1 p.m. • Notre Dame claimed its fourth straight Atlantic (19-6, 3.01 ERA, 7 CG, 4 ShO, 169 SO) 4/30 Arkansas%& Noon Coast Conference (ACC) series by sweeping NC Newcomers Alexis Bazos / OF MAY (0-0) (Pound Ridge, New York / Fox Lane) 5/3 Butler& 6 p.m. State 4-3, 5-0 and 5-2 last weekend in Raleigh, Madison Heide / C 5/5 *Boston College& 6 p.m. North Carolina. The Irish have won 10 of their (Belton, Missouri / Notre Dame de Sion) 5/6 *Boston College& 3 p.m. last 12 games in ACC play dating back to March Katie Marino / IF (Warren, New Jersey / The Pingry School) 5/7 *Boston College& Noon 24. 5/11-13 (6) ACC Championship TBA Chelsea Purcell / IF 5/19-21 (7) NCAA Regionals TBA (La Habra, California / Sonora) • Notre Dame established a pair of season-highs Ellie Richards / IF / UT 5/25-28 (8) NCAA Super Regionals TBA (Pendleton, Oregon / Pendleton) 6/1-7 (9) Women’s College World Series TBA on April 12 against IUPUI, scoring 13 runs on 16 All-Conference returnees 3 hits in six innings during a 13-4 win at Melissa A. Wester (2nd), K. Wester (2nd), Reed (2nd) (1) Beach Kickoff Tournament–LBSU Softball Complex, Long Beach, Cook Stadium. NFCA All-America returnees 1 California / (2) Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament–Easton K. Wester (3rd) Stadiun, Cathedral City, California / (3) ACC/Big Ten Challenge- NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region returnees 6 Dial Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina / (4) Mary Nutter Collegiate • Senior outfielder/captain Karley Wester Brooks (1st), Rochford (1st), A. Wester (1st), Classic–Big League Dreams Sports Complex, Cathedral City, California K. Wester (1st), Reed (2nd), Bigler (3rd) / (5) Diamond 9 Citrus Classic-ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, successfully stole her 117th career base in the Kissimmee, Florida / (6) ACC Championship-Anderson Stadium, bottom of the second inning against IUPUI Chapel Hill, North Carolina / (7) NCAA Championship–Regionals Athletics Comm. Director / Softball Tony Jones (campus sites) / (8) NCAA Championship–Super Regionals (campus on April 12 to pass baseball great Steve Stanley Email [email protected] sites) / (9) NCAA Championship–Women’s College World Series, ASA (1999-2002) as the all-time Notre Dame softball/ Office (574) 631-1762 Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Cell (574) 532-4151 baseball leader in stolen bases (now at 118). * - Atlantic Coast Conference game Wester also has the most hits (301) and runs % - Seventh Annual Strikeout Cancer Weekend scored (211) in Irish softball history, with all three PROGRAM HISTORY # - Games to be carried on ESPNU totals ranking among the top 10 of active players First season .................................................. 1989 / 29th season & - Games to be carried on ACC Network Extra Overall record .....................1,173-509-3 (.697) / 29th season in NCAA Division I softball. Total games ..........................................................................1,685 All times Eastern / Schedule subject to change NCAA Regional appearances ..................21 (18 consecutive) • Irish softball is one of only two Notre Dame Regular-Season Conf. Championships........19 (last in 2013) Conference Tournament Championships ..11 (last in 2009) varsity athletic programs to have never posted a Winning seasons ........................................28 (28 consecutive) losing record. The softball team clinched its 28th 30+ win seasons ........................................................................28 straight season with a .500 record or better with 40+ win seasons ........................................................................18 50+ win seasons ..........................................................................1 a 43-13 final mark to close the 2016 campaign. NFCA All-America honorees ................................................27 Notre Dame’s three-time national champion NFCA All-Region honorees ...................................................95 women’s soccer program has logged 29 straight All-Conference accolades .... 176 (106 1st T, 57 2nd T, 13 3rd T) Conference Player of the Year awards...................................14 winning seasons since its inception at the varsity Conference Pitcher of the Year awards ...................................8 level in the fall of 1988. Conference Coaching Staff of the Year awards ...................10 30 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 ALL-AMERICANS 1 21 NCAA REGIONALS @NDSOFTBALL 2017 NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL VIRGINIA 2017 NOTRE DAME ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Maddie McCracken So. C 5-10 R/R Olathe, Kansas/Olathe North 6 Rachel Nasland Sr. P 5-9 R/R San Diego, California/Torrey Pines 7 Madison Heide Fr. C 5-7 R/R Belton, Missouri/Notre Dame de Sion 8 Ellie Richards Fr. IF/UT 5-5 R/R Pendleton, Oregon/Pendleton 9 Chelsea Purcell Fr. IF 5-2 R/R La Habra, California/Sonora 13 Dana Bouquet Sr. IF 5-5 R/R Santa Maria, California/St. Joseph 15 Kimmy Sullivan Sr. IF/OF 5-9 R/R Greenwood, Indiana/Center Grove 16 Caitlyn Brooks So. P/IF 5-6 R/R Burbank, California/Burbank 18 Bailey Bigler Jr. OF 5-6 L/L Newtown, Pennsylvania/Council Rock North 20 Morgan Reed Jr. IF 5-5 L/R Maylene, Alabama/Briarwood Christian 21 Karley Wester (C) Sr. OF 5-8 L/R Huntington Beach, California/Edison 22 Sara White Jr.