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Newsstand: Micaela Kastor pitches 41st no-hitter in Notre Dame softball history

Kyle Kellyby: Kyle Kelly02/09/26ByKyleKelly

Notre Dame softball pitcher Micaela Kastor etched her name in the record books … again. 

On Saturday, the senior threw the 41st solo no-hitter in program history in an 8-0 win over N.C. Central at the Eddie Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla. It was impressively the second no-hitter of Kastor’s career. She previously tossed one last season against Maine on Feb. 22, 2025. 

Against N.C. Central, she faced 17 batters in five innings and retired five of them by strikeout. Two walks kept her from recording a perfect game, but not a convincing performance. Thirty-three of her 51 pitches found the strikezone. 

The Irish started their season last Friday and are 3-3 through six games. On Sunday, they had a 5-1 upset win against No. 23 Liberty. Notre Dame’s next game is against Maryland in Greenville, N.C., on Friday at 12:30 p.m.

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