title: Notre Dame Fighting Irish softball
text: # Notre Dame Fighting Irish softball
  
  The Notre Dame Fighting Irish softball team represents the University of Notre Dame in the sport of softball. The Irish compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Irish play their home games at Melissa Cook Stadium on the university's Notre Dame, Indiana campus, and are currently led by head coach Deanna Gumpf.
  
  ## Season by Season Results
  
  Statistics overview :
  
  | Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1989–1995) ||||||
  | 1989 | Notre Dame | 31–23 | 8–5 | 1st | |
  | 1990 | Notre Dame | 32–15–1 | 9–3 | 1st | |
  | 1991 | Notre Dame | 38–22 | 15–3 | 2nd | |
  | 1992 | Notre Dame | 34–30–1 | 7–3 | 1st | |
  | 1993 | Notre Dame | 36–13 | 8–2 | 1st | |
  | 1994 | Notre Dame | 41–20 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 1995 | Notre Dame | 40–19 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big East Conference) (1996–2013) ||||||
  | 1996 | Notre Dame | 48–16 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 1997 | Notre Dame | 35–25 | 16–4 | 1st | |
  | 1998 | Notre Dame | 34–22 | 13–3 | 1st | |
  | 1999 | Notre Dame | 42–20 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2000 | Notre Dame | 47–14 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2001 | Notre Dame | 54–7 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2002 | Notre Dame | 44–17 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2003 | Notre Dame | 38–17 | 14–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2004 | Notre Dame | 49–20 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2005 | Notre Dame | 46–15 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2006 | Notre Dame | 42–21 | 17–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional |
  | 2007 | Notre Dame | 32–24 | 13–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional |
  | 2008 | Notre Dame | 38–22–1 | 14–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional |
  | 2009 | Notre Dame | 43–17 | 19–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional |
  | 2010 | Notre Dame | 47–12 | 18–3 | T-1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2011 | Notre Dame | 46–11 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | 2012 | Notre Dame | 40–16 | 16–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional |
  | 2013 | Notre Dame | 43–15 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
  | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–Present) ||||||
  | 2014 | Notre Dame | 41–13 | 16–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regional |
  | 2015 | Notre Dame | 42–15 | 17–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional |
  | 2016 | Notre Dame | 43–13 | 13–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional |
  | 2017 | Notre Dame | 34–23 | 13–11 | 5th | NCAA Regional |
  | 2018 | Notre Dame | 34–23 | 13–10 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA Regional |
  | 2019 | Notre Dame | 37–18 | 18–6 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Regional |
  | 2020 | Notre Dame | 13–9 | 2–4 | T-7th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
  | 2021 | Notre Dame | 33–15 | 20–10 | | NCAA Regional |
  | Notre Dame: | Notre Dame: | 785–336–1 (.700) | 305–96 (.761) | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 785–336–1 (.700) | | | |
  | National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
  