Holly Aprile

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Holly Aprile
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Louisville
Conference ACC
Record189–151–1 (.556)
Biographical details
Born Pompton Plains, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater UMass
Playing career
1989–1992 UMass
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995 Eastern Illinois (Graduate asst.)
1995–2004 South Carolina (asst.)
2004–2008 Pittsburgh (asst.)
2009–2018 Pittsburgh
2019–present Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall460–385–1 (.544)
TournamentsNCAA: 4–4 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
ACC Coastal Division Champions (2018)
Awards
As player:
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (1989)
  • 2× Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1990, 1991)
  • Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year (1992)

As head coach:

  • ACC Coach of the Year (2018)
  • NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2015)

Holly Aprile (born December 23, 1969) is an American softball pitcher, former collegiate All-American, and current head coach for Louisville. [1] She played college softball at the utility position for the UMass Minutewomen from 1989 to 1992 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, where she was eventually named Newcomer of the Year, Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year over her career, in addition to being recognized as a four-time All-Conference honoree. [2] [3] She also led the team to their first appearance at the 1992 Women's College World Series, finishing in the semifinals. [4] [5] Aprile is also a UMass Hall of Fame inductee. [6]

Contents

Coaching career

Pittsburgh

Louisville

On July 8, 2018, Holly Aprile was announced as the new head coach of the Louisville softball program. [7] [8]

Career Statistics

UMass Minutewomen
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
19892211392921122206.01225935591131.190.88
1990191133262260188.21337951891311.891.18
199118726231972167.2107453148971.300.92
199218426232180153.2116492747681.231.06
TOTALS773312410183334716.04782321442434091.411.00
UMass Minutewomen
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1989531722345.2611823455.320%32755
1990461553263.40618181193.600%21466
1991511643864.39038241997.591%81756
1992531913963.33919269120.656%61388
TOTALS203682132235.3449372143341.500%19712425

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East Conference)(2009–2013)
2009 Pittsburgh 25–249–1510th
2010 Pittsburgh 27–2510–116th
2011 Pittsburgh 34–1713–86th
2012 Pittsburgh 26–268–149th
2013 Pittsburgh 19–298–1411th
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–2018)
2014 Pittsburgh 15–296–1810th
2015 Pittsburgh 37–2211–136th NCAA Regional
2016 Pittsburgh 31–218–148th
2017 Pittsburgh 24–237–1710th
2018 Pittsburgh 33–18–116–61st (Coastal)
Pittsburgh:271–234 (.537)96–130 (.425)
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2019–Present)
2019 Louisville 35–2212–123rd (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2020 Louisville 10–130–0T-11thSeason canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Louisville 28–21–115–21–16th
2022 Louisville 27–2510–148th
2023 Louisville 36–2016–74th NCAA Regional
2024 Louisville 27–258–1611th
2025 Louisville 26–259–1510th
Louisville:189–151–1 (.556)70–85 (.452)
Total:460–385–1 (.544)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "1992 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "UMass 2020 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Umassathletics.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "Atlantic 10 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. "UMass WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. "Holly Aprile". GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  6. "UMass Inducts 2005 Hall Of Fame Class". Umassathletics.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  7. "Pitt's Holly Aprile hired as Louisville's new softball coach". Courier-Journal.com. Courier Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  8. "Holly Aprile to be Louisville's new softball coach". 247Sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2019.