Notre Dame softball upset in first round of ACC tournament

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Day one of the ACC softball tournament at Melissa Cook Stadium may have marked the final game of the season for Notre Dame, as the Irish fell to No. 10 seed Georgia Tech 8-1 on Wednesday.

The Yellow Jackets scored in five of the seven innings to secure the upset over the No. 7 seed Irish. Notre Dame managed just one run on five hits, with one of them being a solo home run by Joley Mitchell in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Georgia Tech advances to Thursday’s quarterfinals to face No. 2 seed Duke.

Notre Dame is eliminated from the conference tournament and will await its fate for the NCAA tournament, which will be announced during the selection show on Sunday night.

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