WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a late add to their 2019 schedule, the Notre Dame softball team traveled to Gallaudet University to face non-conference opponent Trinity Washington University. In their second meeting of the season, the Gators added two more wins to their record, 26-0 and 25-3.
GAME 1
After a slow first inning, the Gators got the bats moving, racking up 11 runs in the second.
Eight Gators notched hits in the game, led my freshman
Maci Lopez with four. She went 4-for-5 with one walk. Seven players had a multi-hit game.
Sophomore
Jodie Bronushas and senior
Samantha Kastner notched two doubles, while junior
Isa Carunungan tallied one. Bronushas went 2-for-3, and Kastner went 3-for-4.
Carunungan led the team with five RBI, while Bronushas and freshman
Amethyst Stevens had four.
Bronushas advancing to six wins on the season, recorded her first-career perfect game. She faced fifteen batters in her five innings pitched, striking out 11. She was two strikeouts shy of her career high.
The Gators broke the school record for runs in a game. In the 26-0 victory, Notre Dame surpassed the 24 run mark they tied earlier this season in their last meeting with the Tigers.
GAME 2
The Gators kept up the pressure against the Tigers in game two. Pitching for the first time in her career, Stevens pitched four innings, recording seven strikeouts. She also earned her first career win as a pitcher.
In game two, Notre Dame again posted 20 hits against the Tigers. Eight players recorded hits, led by Carunungan with five. She went 5-for-6 from the plate. Carunungan and Lopez both led the team with five RBI.
After recording three hits in game one, Kastner posted her 100
th hit of her career in her first at-bat.
Pinch hitting in the fifth innings, freshman
Sarah Haley recorded her first career hit.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Notre Dame softball has a busy final week of CSAC play. On Tuesday, they are on the road at Centenary University and then at Rosemont College on Friday. They will return home on Saturday to close out their season against Clarks Summit University. They will honor seniors in between their doubleheader.
