Louisville Cardinals softball
Appearance
Louisville Cardinals softball | |
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Founded | 2000 |
University | University of Louisville |
Head coach | Holly Aprile (2nd 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 |
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]Coaching history
[edit]Years | Coach | Record | % |
---|---|---|---|
2000–2018 | Sandy Pearsall | ||
2019–Present | Holly Aprile |
Championships
[edit]Conference Championships
[edit]Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
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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]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]Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Louisville in current position | |
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Holly Aprile | Head coach | 1st | |
Griffin Joiner | Assistant coach | 1st | |
Ashley Lane | Assistant coach | 1st | |
Giorgiana Zeremenko | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1st | |
Alexis Silkwood | Graduate Manager | 1st | |
Casey Bonk | Director of Operations | ||
Reference:[4] |
Awards and honors
[edit]Conference awards and honors
[edit]Conference USA Player of the Year
[edit]- Courtney Moore, 2005
Conference USA Freshman of the Year
[edit]- Audrey Rendon, 2004
Big East Player of the Year
[edit]- Melissa Roth, 2009
- Chelsea Bemis, 2010
Big East Pitcher of the Year
[edit]- Catherine Bishop, 2006
References
[edit]- ^ Louisville Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Ulmer Stadium". GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Louisville Softball Record Book" (PDF). GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Louisville Softball Coaches". GoCards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Conference USA Softball Record Book" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Big East Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigEast.com. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE. Retrieved 16 May 2019.