Georgetown Hoyas
Cleveland State Vikings
Louisville Cardinals
Saturday, April 10 • 4:00 p.m. (ET) Saturday, April 10 • 6:00 p.m. (ET) Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, Ind.
Thursday, April 15 • 4:00 p.m. (ET) Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, Ind.
Saturday, April 17 • 12:00 p.m. (ET) Saturday, April 17 • 2:00 p.m. (ET) Sunday, April 18 • 12:00 p.m. (ET) Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, Ky.
Series: Notre Dame, 2-0 Series streak: Notre Dame, W2 First meeting: March 28, 2009 - Notre Dame, 6-4 Last meeting: May 1, 2009 - Notre Dame, 8-2 Location: Washington, D.C. Founded: 1789 Enrollment: 13,652 Nickname: Hoyas Colors: Blue and gray Conference: BIG EAST Home field: Guy Mason Field Athletic director: Daniel R. Porterfield Head coach: Pat Conlan (Connecticut ‘93) Record at Georgetown: (54-129) Career record: (108-218) Assistant: Eric Ayers 2009 record (conference): 17-30 (8-14) Conference finish: 11th Final NFCA ranking: none Starters returning / lost: 9 / 1 Letterwinners returning / lost: 13 / 4 Newcomers: 6 Softball contact: Ryan A. Sakamoto Office: 202.687.5241 Fax: 202.687.2491 Pressbox: 610.428.1492 E-mail: ras228@georgetown.edu Website: guhoyas.com
Series: Notre Dame, 3-0 Series streak: Notre Dame, W3 First meeting: April 22, 1995 - Notre Dame, 2-0 Last meeting: May 15, 2009 - Notre Dame, 3-1 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Founded: 1929 Enrollment: 16,245 Nickname: Vikings Colors: Forest green and white Conference: Horizon Home field: Viking Field Athletic director: Lee Reed Head coach: Angie Nicholson (Cleveland State ’00) Record at Cleveland State: 99-50 (4th season) Career record: 142-97 (6th season) Assistants: Josie Henry, Stephanie Taylor 2009 record (conference): 35-18 (17-5) Conference finish: 2nd Final NFCA ranking: none Starters returning / lost: 5 / 5 Letterwinners returning / lost: 12 / 6 Newcomers: 3 Softball contact: Brian McCann Office: 216.687.5115 Fax: 216.523.7257 E-mail: b.mccann66@csuohio.edu Website: csuvikings.com
Series: Louisville, 8-6 Series streak: Notre Dame, W2 First meeting: Feb. 16, 2002 - Louisville, 4-3 Last meeting: May 7, 2009 - Notre Dame, 3-0 Location: Louisville, Ky. Founded: 1798 Enrollment: 22,000 Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red and black Conference: BIG EAST Home field: Ulmer Stadium Athletic director: Tom Jurich Head coach: Sandy Pearsall (Oregon State ’83) Record at Louisville: 372-217 (11th season) Career record: 622-551 (24th season) Assistants: Carol Bruggeman, Karen Mar 2009 record (conference): 48-11 (19-5) Conference finish: 3rd Final NFCA ranking: none Starters returning / lost: 7 / 3 Letterwinners returning / lost: 10 / 8 Newcomers: 8 Softball contact: Lori Korte Office: 502.852.3086 Fax: 502.852.7401 Pressbox: 502.852.2500 E-mail: lori.korte@louisville.edu Website: uoflsports.com
Valparaiso Crusaders
DePaul Blue Demons
Villanova Wildcats
Wednesday, April 21 • 4:00 p.m. (ET) Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, Ind.
Thursday, April 22 • 2:00 p.m. (ET) Thursday, April 22 • 4:00 p.m. (ET) Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, Ill.
Saturday, April 24 • 12:00 p.m. (ET) Saturday, April 24 • 2:00 p.m. (ET) Sunday, April 25 • 11:00 a.m. (ET) Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, Ind.
Series: Notre Dame, 29-2 Series streak: Notre Dame, W28 First meeting: April 13, 1989 - Valparaiso, 1-0 Last meeting: April 9, 2009 - Notre Dame, 17-9 Location: Valparaiso, Ind. Founded: 1859 Enrollment: 4,000 Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Brown and gold Conference: Horizon Home field: Valparaiso Softball Field Athletic director: Mark LaBarbera Head coach: Randy Schneider (Wartburg ’88) Record at Valparaiso: 137-166-1 (7th season) Career record: 237-203-2 (11th season) Assistants: Rachel Folden, Scott Goodwin 2009 record (conference): 25-24 (9-11) Conference finish: 6th Final NFCA ranking: none Starters returning / lost: 6 / 3 Letterwinners returning / lost: 14 / 6 Newcomers: 5 Softball contact: Aaron Leavitt Office: 219.464.6953 Fax: 219.464.5762 E-mail: aaron.leavitt@valpo.edu Website: valpoathletics.com
Series: DePaul, 30-23-1 Series streak: Notre Dame, W2 First meeting: April 22, 1989 - DePaul, 3-2 Last meeting: May 9, 2009 - Notre Dame, 1-0 Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 25,072 Nickname: Blue Demons Colors: Royal blue and scarlet Conference: BIG EAST Home field: Cacciatore Stadium Athletic director: Jean Lenti Ponsetto Head coach: Eugene Lenti (DePaul ‘79) Record at DePaul: (1,022-494-6) Career record: (1,022-494-6) Assistants: Liz Jagielski, Cat Osterman, Samantha Findlay 2009 record (conference): 39-14 (18-3) Conference finish: 1st Final NFCA ranking: 23rd Starters returning / lost: 8 / 2 Letterwinners returning / lost: 15 / 4 Newcomers: 4 Softball contact: Bob Sakamoto Office: 773.325.7525 Fax: 773.325.7531 E-mail: rsakamot@depaul.edu Website: depaulbluedemons.com
Series: Notre Dame, 36-4 Series streak: Notre Dame, W3 First meeting: April 13, 1996 - Villanova, 4-1 Last meeting: April 18, 2009 - Notre Dame, 7-1 Location: Villanova, Penn. Founded: 1842 Enrollment: 9,535 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue and white Conference: BIG EAST Home field: VU Softball Field Athletic director: Vince Nicastro Head coach: Maria DiBernardi (Immaculata ‘85) Record at Villanova: 648-517-9 (26th Season) Career record: 648-517-9 (26th Season) Assistants: Linda Goss, Sheri Donley 2009 record (conference): 23-26 (6-18) Conference finish: 12th Final NFCA ranking: none Starters returning / lost: 7 / 2 Letterwinners returning / lost: 11 / 7 Newcomers: 5 Softball contact: Megan Miller Office: 610.519.6460 Fax: 610.519.7323 E-mail: megan.miller@villanova.edu Website: villanova.com
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