SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team will host the 21/20th ranked Clemson Tigers this weekend in a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series at Melissa Cook Stadium. Two of the games will be nationally televised, with Friday’s game being played on ESPNU and Sunday’s finale on the ACC Network.
The Fighting Irish enter the weekend on a cold streak, dropping their last four games. This season, the Irish have won games in four ACC series, including a sweep of NC State at home. At Melissa Cook Stadium in conference play, the Irish have gone 4-2.
Clemson enters the weekend after getting right with a midweek win against Winthrop at home. Prior to that, the Tigers dropped a three-game ACC series to the conference-leading Duke Blue Devils.
As a team, the Tigers are hitting for a .293 average, ranking seventh in the league, just behind the Irish who own a .298 team batting average, led by Carlli Kloss’s .355 mark. The teams manufacture runs differently as the Irish have hit 24 homers this season, compared to Clemson’s 47 on the year.
Along with the two linear television broadcasts, the Saturday game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra. Live stats will be available for all three games, with links available on the Notre Dame softball schedule page.