Louisville Cardinals softball

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Louisville Cardinals softball
Louisville Wordmark (2023).svg
Founded2000
University University of Louisville
Head coach Holly Aprile (8th season)
Conference ACC
Location Louisville, KY
Home stadium Ulmer Stadium (capacity: 2500)
Nickname Cardinals
ColorsRed 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

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]

Contents

History

Coaching history

YearsCoachRecord%
2000–2018Sandy Pearsall718–369.661
2019–Present Holly Aprile 188–162–1.529

[3]

Championships

Conference Championships

SeasonConferenceRecordHead coach
2005 Conference USA 20-4Sandy Pearsall
2006 Big East Conference 19-3Sandy Pearsall
2012 Big East Conference 20-2Sandy Pearsall

Conference Tournament Championships

YearConferenceTournament LocationHead 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

NamePosition coachedConsecutive season at
Louisville in current position
Holly Aprile Head coach 8th
Griffin JoinerAssistant coach8th
Bryan SabatellaAssistant coach3rd
DeeDee MorrisDirector of Operations3rd
Jeremy RandolphDirector of Softball Operations3rd
Reference: [4]

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Sandy Pearsall (CUSA)(2000–2005)
2000Sandy Pearsall 36–268–8
2001Sandy Pearsall 40–2612–9
2002Sandy Pearsall 27–2811–104th
2003Sandy Pearsall 24–2612–11
2004Sandy Pearsall 41–1919–5 NCAA Regional
2005Sandy Pearsall 43–2020–4 NCAA Regional
Sandy Pearsall (Big East)(2006–2013)
2006Sandy Pearsall 45–1119–3 1st NCAA Regional
2007Sandy Pearsall 37–2514–6 3rd NCAA Regional
2008Sandy Pearsall 31–2312–8 NCAA Regional
2009Sandy Pearsall 48–1119–53rd NCAA Regional
2010Sandy Pearsall 41–1916–63rd NCAA Regional
2011Sandy Pearsall 38–2012–7 NCAA Regional
2012Sandy Pearsall 55–520–21st NCAA Regional
2013Sandy Pearsall 47–1318–43rd NCAA Regional
Sandy Pearsall (AAC)(2014–2014)
2014Sandy Pearsall 36–2214–7 3rd NCAA Regional
Sandy Pearsall (ACC)(2015–2018)
2015Sandy Pearsall 30–1916–7 4th NCAA Regional
2016Sandy Pearsall 35–1715–8 2nd NCAA Regional
2017Sandy Pearsall 31–1914–8 4th
2018Sandy Pearsall 33–2010–12 8th
Sandy Pearsall:718–369 (.661)281–130(.684)
Holly Aprile (ACC)(2019–present)
2019Holly Aprile 35–2312–12 5th NCAA Regional
2020Holly Aprile 10–13Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021Holly Aprile 21–28–115–21–1 6th
2022Holly Aprile 27–2510–14 8th
2023Holly Aprile 36–2016–7 4th NCAA Regional
2024Holly Aprile 27–258–16 11th
2025Holly Aprile 26–259–15 10th
2026Holly Aprile 6–30–0
Holly Aprile:188–162–1 (.537)70–85–1 (.452)
Total:906–531–1 (.630)351–215–1 (.620)

      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

Awards and honors

Conference awards and honors

Sources: [5] [6]

Conference USA Player of the Year

  • Courtney Moore, 2005

Conference USA Freshman of the Year

  • Audrey Rendon, 2004

Big East Player of the Year

  • Melissa Roth, 2009
  • Chelsea Bemis, 2010

Big East Pitcher of the Year

  • Catherine Bishop, 2006

References

  1. ↑ Louisville Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ulmer Stadium". GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Louisville Softball Record Book" (PDF). GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Louisville Softball Coaches". GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Conference USA Softball Record Book" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Big East Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigEast.com. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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