Late Saturday Night it was announced that ACC 2018 Coach of Year Holly Aprile from Pittsburgh would be the next softball coach for the Louisville Cardinals. Then, on Sunday morning University of Pittsburgh announced that she would be leaving. She spent the past 11 years at Pittsburgh as head coach before that she was an…
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On Tuesday, Coach Sandy Pearsall announced her retirement effectively immediately. Sandy led the Cards to 718 victories, 6 Conference Championships, & 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances. She had been with the Cardinals since the program started in 2000. Coach Pearsall stated in her final press conference “It is with mixed emotions that I have decided to…
On Tuesday, the ACC announced all conference teams for Softball which included 3 Cardinals. Sidney Melton & Megan Hensley was named to the first team all conference. Freshman Maddy Newman was named to the All Freshman Team. Congrats to these ladies on excellent season. The Cards will take on Syracuse at 1pm Wednesday in the…
On Tuesday, Junior Pitcher Megan Hensley was announced as NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) & USA Softball Collegiate National Player of The Week. She also picked up ACC Pitcher of the week. Hensley pitched all three contests against Boston College only allowing 3 runs and striking out 7 batters. Meagan was hitting .500 average &…
The Cards made the travel up to Bloomington, Indiana to take on the Hoosiers. Led by strong pitching and strong bats the Cards were victorious. Nicole Pufahl single in the top 3rd let the Cards jump out to 1-0 lead.
Yesterday, the Cardinals started a 3 game series with Syracuse. They played a double header on Friday to be prepared for strong weather coming in on the East Coast. Here is a recap of each of the games: Game 1: Cards: 3 Syracuse 2 Junior Megan Hensley provided the Cardinals with the power they needed…
The bats were HOT at Ulmer Stadium on Friday afternoon as the Cardinals beat the Virginia Cavaliers 14-7. Junior Meagan Hensley hit 2 home runs & collected 5 RBI’s. Senior Jenna Jordan also went 3-3 from the plate with 2 runs and 2 RBI. Freshman Kyra Snyder picked up her first win of the season….
University of Louisville Softball started the season with a Friday sweep as they took down Butler University & University of Central Florida. Junior Blaire Bass helped lead the Cards in each of the victories. She went a combine 4-5 in the two games. Junior Megan Hensley & True Freshman Danielle Watson both picked up…
Today, Louisville Softball was picked to finish 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference by Coaches & Media. Florida State was picked to win the conference and the Atlantic Division. Louisville was picked to finish behind Florida State & Notre Dame in the Atlantic Division. North Carolina was picked to win the Coastal Division. We are…
Cards fall to Notre Dame. We will be back in action tomorrow at 7pm ET for game #3 against the Irish. #GoCards pic.twitter.com/pREwbTYcFX — Louisville Softball (@UofLSoftball) April 2, 2017 The Cards fell to Notre Dame in game 2 of a 3 game series at Ulmer Stadium. There was a great crowd on a…
With the 2017 Softball season roaring into gear, I figured it would be a perfect time for all Louisville fans to meet our great softball team! Sydney Warinner/RHP/New Albany, Ohio Michala Riggle/C & 1B/Louisville, KY
The ladies kicked off the season in Las Vegas playing in the UNLV Sportco Kick Off Classic. Louisville won their first 2 games on day one beating Southern Utah 17-3 and beating CSU Bakersfield 13-2. After 3 more games this weekend, The Cards play in the ACC/Big 10 challenge vs Purdue and Ohio State next…
USA Baseball announced the 40 players named to the 2016 USA Baseball Women’s National Team Trials roster. Among the 40 players was Louisville alum Brittany Duncan. Duncan will continue to work hard before she heads to California State University, Fullerton, from August 22-25, 2016 where the Women’s National Team Trials will be held. After the…
The 2016 Softball season for The University of Louisville came to a conclusion with a 6-4 loss to BYU in the elimination bracket of the Columbia Regional in the NCAA Tournament. In the double elimination regional, The Cards lost their opening game to Nebraska in heartbreaking fashion as Nebraska hit a walk off single giving…
As announced on the NCAA selection show last night on ESPNU, The Louisville Cardinals Softball team has earned an at large bid and will be playing in the Columbia Regional along with the overall 15 seed Missouri, BYU and Nebraska. The Cards first game will be played on Thursday, May 19th at 5:30. It will…
We have reached that time of year in Louisville where it seems that there is not a lot of University of Louisville athletics to keep us entertained. Basketball season is over and most of the recruiting news pertains to 2017 recruits. To me, the recruiting news is not that exciting because kids have a…
The Softball team will host Syracuse at Ulmer stadium on Saturday (DH) and Sunday. The times for Saturday (4/23) games are 12:00 and 2:00. Sunday (4/24) the game is at noon. Saturday is a Pink Out for breast cancer awareness. Admission is free and its the last home series of the season. Get out there…
Going into the month of April, The Cards were ranked 25th and on a 12 game winning streak. They are currently receiving votes but are just outside of the top 25. The ladies started off the month with a rain-delayed victory at North Carolina but dropped a double-header to the Tar Heels just a day…
The 25th ranked Louisville Softball team pounded Western Kentucky 12-0 yesterday for their 11th straight victory bringing their overall record to 23-6. The Cards had 2 Grand Slams, by freshman, to account for 8 of their 12 runs. The first grand slam was in the second inning by 5’2″ freshman Lillie Goetz. She also had…
The Louisville Softball team is ranked No. 25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. This is the first time since February of 2014 that the Cards made the top 25 when they were ranked 23rd. They appeared in the top 25 for 33 straight weeks from the beginning of the 2012 season to the beginning…