Let's use this thread for anything related to the 2025 season for Notre Dame softball.
We're probably not going to have updates on every game in this thread, but this will be the home for anything interesting happening with the Irish program under first-year head coach Kris Ganeff, a longtime assistant for previous head coach Deanna Gumpf. The latter retired upon the conclusion of last season.
Notre Dame was voted to finish 11th in the ACC this season in a preseason poll of the conference's coaches. The ACC has 15 softball programs.
2025 ACC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Duke - 193 points (11)
2. Florida State - 183 points (4)
3. Virginia Tech - 165 points
4. Stanford - 143 points
5. Virginia - 140 points
6. California - 130 points
7. Clemson - 126 points
8. Georgia Tech - 87 points
9. North Carolina - 85 points
10. Louisville - 73 points
11. Notre Dame - 72 points
12. Boston College - 66 points
13. NC State - 65 points
14. Syracuse - 31 points
15. Pitt - 16 points
(first-place votes)
Important links: Roster | Schedule | Poll
We're probably not going to have updates on every game in this thread, but this will be the home for anything interesting happening with the Irish program under first-year head coach Kris Ganeff, a longtime assistant for previous head coach Deanna Gumpf. The latter retired upon the conclusion of last season.
Notre Dame was voted to finish 11th in the ACC this season in a preseason poll of the conference's coaches. The ACC has 15 softball programs.
2025 ACC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Duke - 193 points (11)
2. Florida State - 183 points (4)
3. Virginia Tech - 165 points
4. Stanford - 143 points
5. Virginia - 140 points
6. California - 130 points
7. Clemson - 126 points
8. Georgia Tech - 87 points
9. North Carolina - 85 points
10. Louisville - 73 points
11. Notre Dame - 72 points
12. Boston College - 66 points
13. NC State - 65 points
14. Syracuse - 31 points
15. Pitt - 16 points
(first-place votes)
Important links: Roster | Schedule | Poll
