Feb. 24, 2001

The University of Notre Dame softball team (6-0) will return to competition in the Morning News Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday, at 6 p.m.

The Irish had been scheduled to play a double-header against the host team, the Arkansas Razorbacks, at 4 p.m. on Saturday but heavy thunderstorms has suspended tournament play until 4 p.m.

As of now, Notre Dame will meet Arkansas for one game at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Should the weather hold, Notre Dame might also play the University of Maine at 10 p.m.

The 14th-ranked Irish are 1-0 in the tournament after outlasting a long rain delay to defeat Texas Tech 4-0 on Friday. Arkansas won the other game tournament oraganizers were able to fit in yesterday 2-0 over Maine.