T&F brings home several victories at meets

served as the perfect precursor to a postgame home run derby, held to raise money for n otre d ame’s s trikeout c ancer weekend. The last of a series of fundraising events by the program, the home run derby marked the conclusion of what Gumpf believes to be a special weekend for her team every year.

“What we’re fighting for is so much bigger than softball,” Gumpf said. “I always say softball is a mirror to life. The game is hard sometimes, but it’s a game. Life is hard sometimes, and we’re battling for kids whose lives are really hard right now. And I’m happy to say the girls worked really hard over this weekend and raised over $70,000 so far.”

Though the Irish ended the series with a loss, Gumpf said the consistency her squad displayed in the final game was the more important takeaway.

“Anytime you win a game after a tough weekend, it’s a positive,” Gumpf said. “All I care about right now is that we do all three parts of the game well. When we pitch well, hit well and play defense well, good things are going to happen. We’re not focused on wins and losses right now. We’re focused on the different parts of our game.” n otre d ame softball will be back in action on Tuesday when the Irish host b all s tate. The game will be broadcast on the A cc n etwork, and the first pitch is set for 8 p.m.

Contact J.J. Post at jpost2@nd.edu