Notre Dame Fighting Irish softball

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Founded1996–97
University University of Notre Dame
Athletic director Pete Bevacqua
Head coach Kris Ganeff (1st season)
Conference ACC
Location Notre Dame, IN
Home stadiumMelissa Cook Stadium (Capacity: 1,250)
Nickname Fighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009
Regular Season Conference championships
1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish softball team represents the University of Notre Dame in the sport of softball. The Irish compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Irish play their home games at Melissa Cook Stadium on the university's Notre Dame, Indiana campus, and are currently led by head coach Kris Ganeff.

Season by Season Results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Midwestern Collegiate Conference)(1989–1995)
1989 Notre Dame 31–238–51st
1990 Notre Dame 32–15–19–31st
1991 Notre Dame 38–2215–32nd
1992 Notre Dame 34–30–17–31st
1993 Notre Dame 36–138–21st
1994 Notre Dame 41–209–11st NCAA Regional
1995 Notre Dame 40–1916–21st NCAA Regional
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big East Conference)(1996–2013)
1996 Notre Dame 48–1619–11st NCAA Regional
1997 Notre Dame 35–2516–41st
1998 Notre Dame 34–2213–31st
1999 Notre Dame 42–2016–01st NCAA Regional
2000 Notre Dame 47–1412–21st NCAA Regional
2001 Notre Dame 54–720–01st NCAA Regional
2002 Notre Dame 44–1718–21st NCAA Regional
2003 Notre Dame 38–1714–31st NCAA Regional
2004 Notre Dame 49–2018–21st NCAA Regional
2005 Notre Dame 46–1516–21st NCAA Regional
2006 Notre Dame 42–2117–53rd NCAA Regional
2007 Notre Dame 32–2413–74th NCAA Regional
2008 Notre Dame 38–22–114–84th NCAA Regional
2009 Notre Dame 43–1719–42nd NCAA Regional
2010 Notre Dame 47–1218–3T-1st NCAA Regional
2011 Notre Dame 46–1119–11st NCAA Regional
2012 Notre Dame 40–1616–32nd NCAA Regional
2013 Notre Dame 43–1519–31st NCAA Regional
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–Present)
2014 Notre Dame 41–1316–52nd NCAA Regional
2015 Notre Dame 42–1517–63rd NCAA Regional
2016 Notre Dame 43–1313–73rd NCAA Regional
2017 Notre Dame 34–2313–115th NCAA Regional
2018 Notre Dame 34–2313–103rd (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2019 Notre Dame 37–1818–62nd (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2020 Notre Dame 13–92–4T-7thSeason canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Notre Dame 33–1520–10 NCAA Regional
Notre Dame:785–336–1 (.700)305–96 (.761)
Total:785–336–1 (.700)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame" . Retrieved January 27, 2020.