SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team is set to host its final two scheduled midweek games of the season this week. The Fighting Irish will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas and UIC Flames Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 5 p.m., respectively.
Notre Dame enters the games after a dramatic 6-5 walk-off victory over the #21/20 Clemson Tigers Sunday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium. Overall, the Irish were either tied or led going into the final inning of each game last week, but finished the week 1-3. In home midweek games this season, the Irish are 4-0, and dating back to 2019, are 18-0 in home midweek contests.
Central Michigan enters the contest after going 1-2 at home against Miami University (Ohio). Prior to last weekend, the Chippewas had won five-consecutive games, their longest winning streak of the season.
UIC comes in being swept by the UNI Panthers in Cedar Falls last weekend. In midweek contests this season, UIC is 0-1 against non-conference opponents and 2-1 overall. The Flames took a pair of midweek games against Valparaiso two weeks ago and dropped a midweek at Northwestern a month ago.
Each game will be live streamed on the ACC Network Extra with live stats available via the Notre Dame softball schedule page.