Notre Dame featured one of the state's best offenses last fall, hitting for a .378 team batting average while capturing third place in Class 3.

The Bulldogs did that without their leadoff batter and possibly their best hitter, Paris Burger, who sat out the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus.

Burger, a senior, is back after surgery and a lengthy offseason rehabilitation program, which also kept her from playing basketball this past winter. And despite Notre Dame graduating four starters off last year's squad, coach Jeff Graviett said the offense should be even stronger with Burger batting near the top of the order.

"Our offense is definitely where it was last year, and if you throw Paris in there, we're going to be a little bit better," Graviett said.

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