Softball Recap: Notre Dame Snags Tenth Victory in Last 12 Games

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Gunn	29
03/01/25 @ South Tahoe	21
03/01/25 @ Greenfield	13
04/15/25 @ Menlo-Atherton	12
04/30/25 vs Mercy	11

Notre Dame had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Mercy on Wednesday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bears an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Allison Lui was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, Eliana Crespin and Hailey Truong did most of the damage at the plate: Crespin went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Truong got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Truong has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Stella Hird, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Notre Dame kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mercy didn't got any hits.

Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mercy, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Notre Dame is set to challenge their familiar foe Mills at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 2.1, the Vikings 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Mercy will take on rival Notre Dame at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.