Louisville Cardinals softball
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| Louisville Cardinals softball | |
|---|---|
| File:Louisville Wordmark (2023).svg | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| University | University of Louisville |
| Head coach | Holly Aprile (7th season) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Location | Louisville, KY |
| Home stadium | Ulmer Stadium (Capacity: 2500) |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Colors | Red and black[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023 | |
| Conference tournament championships | |
| Big East 2007, 2012 AAC 2014 | |
| Regular-season conference championships | |
| C-USA 2005 Big East 2006, 2012 | |
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The Louisville Cardinals softball team represents University of Louisville in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinals are currently led by head coach Holly Aprile. The team plays its home games at Ulmer Stadium located on the university's campus.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Coaching history
[edit | edit source]| Years | Coach | Record | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2018 | Sandy Pearsall | 718–369 | .661 |
| 2019–Present | Holly Aprile | 182–159–1 | .534 |
Championships
[edit | edit source]Conference Championships
[edit | edit source]| Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Conference USA | 20-4 | Sandy Pearsall |
| 2006 | Big East Conference | 19-3 | Sandy Pearsall |
| 2012 | Big East Conference | 20-2 | Sandy Pearsall |
Conference Tournament Championships
[edit | edit source]| Year | Conference | Tournament Location | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Big East Conference | South Bend, IN | Sandy Pearsall |
| 2012 | Big East Conference | Notre Dame, IN | Sandy Pearsall |
| 2014 | American Athletic Conference | Houston, TX | Sandy Pearsall |
Coaching staff
[edit | edit source]| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Louisville in current position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Aprile | Head coach | 7th | |
| Griffin Joiner | Assistant coach | 7th | |
| Bryan Sabatella | Assistant coach | 2nd | |
| DeeDee Morris | Director of Operations | 2nd | |
| Jeremy Randolph | Director of Softball Operations | 2nd | |
| Reference:[4] | |||
Season-by-season results
[edit | edit source]| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Pearsall (CUSA) (2000–2005) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Sandy Pearsall | 36–26 | 8–8 | |||||||
| 2001 | Sandy Pearsall | 40–26 | 12–9 | |||||||
| 2002 | Sandy Pearsall | 27–28 | 11–10 | 4th | ||||||
| 2003 | Sandy Pearsall | 24–26 | 12–11 | |||||||
| 2004 | Sandy Pearsall | 41–19 | 19–5 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 2005 | Sandy Pearsall | 43–20 | 20–4 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| Sandy Pearsall (Big East) (2006–2013) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Sandy Pearsall | 45–11 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2007 | Sandy Pearsall | 37–25 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2008 | Sandy Pearsall | 31–23 | 12–8 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 2009 | Sandy Pearsall | 48–11 | 19–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2010 | Sandy Pearsall | 41–19 | 16–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2011 | Sandy Pearsall | 38–20 | 12–7 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 2012 | Sandy Pearsall | 55–5 | 20–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2013 | Sandy Pearsall | 47–13 | 18–4 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Sandy Pearsall (AAC) (2014–2014) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Sandy Pearsall | 36–22 | 14–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Sandy Pearsall (ACC) (2015–2018) | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Sandy Pearsall | 30–19 | 16–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2016 | Sandy Pearsall | 35–17 | 15–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2017 | Sandy Pearsall | 31–19 | 14–8 | 4th | ||||||
| 2018 | Sandy Pearsall | 33–20 | 10–12 | 8th | ||||||
| Sandy Pearsall: | 718–369 (.661) | 281–130(.684) | ||||||||
| Holly Aprile (ACC) (2019–present) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Holly Aprile | 35–23 | 12–12 | 5th | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2020 | Holly Aprile | 10–13 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||||
| 2021 | Holly Aprile | 21–28–1 | 15–21–1 | 6th | ||||||
| 2022 | Holly Aprile | 27–25 | 10–14 | 8th | ||||||
| 2023 | Holly Aprile | 36–20 | 16–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2024 | Holly Aprile | 27–25 | 8–16 | 11th | ||||||
| 2025 | Holly Aprile | 26–25 | 9–15 | 10th | ||||||
| Holly Aprile: | 182–159–1 (.534) | 70–85–1 (.452) | ||||||||
| Total: | 900–528–1 (.630) | 351–215–1 (.620) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Conference awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Conference USA Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Courtney Moore, 2005
Conference USA Freshman of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Audrey Rendon, 2004
Big East Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Melissa Roth, 2009
- Chelsea Bemis, 2010
Big East Pitcher of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Catherine Bishop, 2006
References
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External links
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