Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Louisville |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 163–126–1 (.564) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Afton, New York |
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 | |
Overall | 434–360–1 (.547) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 4–4 (.500) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
ACC Coastal Division Champions (2018) | |
Awards | |
As player:
As head coach:
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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]
On July 8, 2018, Holly Aprile was announced as the new head coach of the Louisville softball program. [7] [8]
YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
1989 | 22 | 11 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 206.0 | 122 | 59 | 35 | 59 | 113 | 1.19 | 0.88 |
1990 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 188.2 | 133 | 79 | 51 | 89 | 131 | 1.89 | 1.18 |
1991 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 167.2 | 107 | 45 | 31 | 48 | 97 | 1.30 | 0.92 |
1992 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 153.2 | 116 | 49 | 27 | 47 | 68 | 1.23 | 1.06 |
TOTALS | 77 | 33 | 124 | 101 | 83 | 33 | 4 | 716.0 | 478 | 232 | 144 | 243 | 409 | 1.41 | 1.00 |
YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
1989 | 53 | 172 | 23 | 45 | .261 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 55 | .320% | 3 | 27 | 5 | 5 |
1990 | 46 | 155 | 32 | 63 | .406 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 93 | .600% | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
1991 | 51 | 164 | 38 | 64 | .390 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 97 | .591% | 8 | 17 | 5 | 6 |
1992 | 53 | 191 | 39 | 63 | .339 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 120 | .656% | 6 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
TOTALS | 203 | 682 | 132 | 235 | .344 | 93 | 7 | 21 | 43 | 341 | .500% | 19 | 71 | 24 | 25 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East Conference)(2009–2013) | |||||||||
2009 | Pittsburgh | 25–24 | 9–15 | 10th | |||||
2010 | Pittsburgh | 27–25 | 10–11 | 6th | |||||
2011 | Pittsburgh | 34–17 | 13–8 | 6th | |||||
2012 | Pittsburgh | 26–26 | 8–14 | 9th | |||||
2013 | Pittsburgh | 19–29 | 8–14 | 11th | |||||
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–2018) | |||||||||
2014 | Pittsburgh | 15–29 | 6–18 | 10th | |||||
2015 | Pittsburgh | 37–22 | 11–13 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | Pittsburgh | 31–21 | 8–14 | 8th | |||||
2017 | Pittsburgh | 24–23 | 7–17 | 10th | |||||
2018 | Pittsburgh | 33–18–1 | 16–6 | 1st (Coastal) | |||||
Pittsburgh: | 271–234 (.537) | 96–130 (.425) | |||||||
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2019–Present) | |||||||||
2019 | Louisville | 35–22 | 12–12 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2020 | Louisville | 10–13 | 0–0 | T-11th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2021 | Louisville | 28–21–1 | 15–21–1 | 6th | |||||
2022 | Louisville | 27–25 | 10–14 | 8th | |||||
2023 | Louisville | 36–20 | 16–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2024 | Louisville | 27–25 | 8–16 | 11th | |||||
Louisville: | 163–126–1 (.564) | 61–70 (.466) | |||||||
Total: | 434–360–1 (.547) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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