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RV Irish Head To Mary Nutter Classic

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — No. RV Notre Dame Softball will travel to Cathedral City, Calif. this weekend to take part in the Mary Nutter Classic, which will host top-ranked teams from around the country. The Irish, currently on a seven-game win streak, will look to keep up the momentum of the preseason as they take on six teams, including two ranked squads.

SCHEDULE | GAME NOTES

Thursday, Feb 20
6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET) vs. San Diego State
8:30 p.m. PT (11:30 p.m. ET) vs. BYU
Friday, Feb. 21
12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. ET) vs. Seattle
3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET) vs. Oregon
Saturday, Feb. 22
5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) vs. Arizona State
7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 p.m. ET) vs. Cal State Fullerton

LAST WEEK

The RV Irish completed a four-game sweep of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Sunday, topping RV Ohio State 6-4. Alexis Holloway, entering in the third inning, earned the win to improve to 5-1, and both Katie Marino and Joley Mitchell blasted home runs.

Earning two wins each over receiving-votes teams Illinois and Ohio State, the Irish improve to 7-2 on the season, and extend their winning streak to seven. Notre Dame outscored opponents 24-6, hitting six home runs on the weekend.

ACC counterpart NC State went 3-1 on the weekend, bringing the Raleigh total to seven games for the ACC and one for the Big Ten. Overall, the ACC won the Challenge for the third time in four years.

BY THE NUMBERS

6: Notre Dame batters hit six home runs over the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, as Joley Mitchell and Katie Marino each sent two to the wall. Abby Sweet hit the first grand slam of her career, and Alexis Holloway hit her second-career home run.

9: Junior pitcher and captain Alexis Holloway (5-1, one save) totaled nine strikeouts in the 10-1 win vs. RV Illinois. She also hit a home run in the game, and totaled 15 strikeouts on the weekend.

0.40: Alexis Holloway owns a 0.40 ERA over 35.1 innings, the third-best ERA among NCAA pitchers with more than 30 innings pitched.

7:  The Irish boast a seven-game win streak that includes a win over No. 21 Ole Miss, and two wins each over RV Illinois and RV Ohio State.

16: Notre Dame blanked Missouri State 16-0 last weekend, with eight runs scored in the second inning and eight in the third. It was the first shoutout of the season for the Irish, as Alexis Holloway notched the win and Morgan Ryan pitched the final two innings. The last time Notre Dame scored 16 runs was vs. Georgia Tech (May 3, 2019)