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]
| Louisville Cardinals softball | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2000 |
| University | University of Louisville |
| Head coach | Holly Aprile (8th season) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| 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, 2026 | |
| Conference tournament championships | |
| Big East 2007, 2012 AAC 2014 | |
| Regular-season conference championships | |
| C-USA 2005 Big East 2006, 2012 | |
History
editCoaching history
edit| Years | Coach | Record | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2018 | Sandy Pearsall | 718–369 | .661 |
| 2019–Present | Holly Aprile | 226–170–1 | .571 |
Louisville in the NCAA Tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1–2 | .333 | Los Angeles Regional |
| 2005 | 1–2 | .333 | Notre Dame Regional |
| 2006 | 2–2 | .500 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2007 | 1–2 | .333 | Ann Arbor Regional |
| 2008 | 1–2 | .333 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2009 | 1–2 | .333 | Hosted Louisville Regional |
| 2010 | 2–2 | .500 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2011 | 2–2 | .500 | Hosted Louisville Regional |
| 2012 | 2–2 | .500 | Hosted Louisville Regional |
| 2013 | 1–2 | .333 | Hosted Louisville Regional |
| 2014 | 0–2 | .000 | Tucson Regional |
| 2015 | 0–2 | .000 | Columbia Regional |
| 2016 | 0–2 | .000 | Columbia Regional |
| 2019 | 2–2 | .500 | Evanston Regional |
| 2023 | 1–2 | .333 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2026 | 0–0 | – | Lincoln Regional |
TOTALS |
17–30 | .362 |
Championships
editConference Championships
edit| Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Aprile | Head coach | 8th | |
| Griffin Joiner | Assistant coach | 8th | |
| Bryan Sabatella | Assistant coach | 3rd | |
| DeeDee Morris | Director of Operations | 3rd | |
| Jeremy Randolph | Director of Softball Operations | 3rd | |
| Reference:[4] | |||
Season-by-season results
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Pearsall (CUSA) (2000–2005) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Sandy Pearsall | 36–26 | 8–8 | |||||||
| 2001 | Sandy Pearsall | 40–26 | 12–9 | |||||||
| 2002 | Sandy Pearsall | 27–28 | 11–10 | 4th | ||||||
| 2003 | Sandy Pearsall | 24–26 | 12–11 | |||||||
| 2004 | Sandy Pearsall | 41–19 | 19–5 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 2005 | Sandy Pearsall | 43–20 | 20–4 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| Sandy Pearsall (Big East) (2006–2013) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Sandy Pearsall | 45–11 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2007 | Sandy Pearsall | 37–25 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2008 | Sandy Pearsall | 31–23 | 12–8 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 2009 | Sandy Pearsall | 48–11 | 19–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2010 | Sandy Pearsall | 41–19 | 16–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2011 | Sandy Pearsall | 38–20 | 12–7 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 2012 | Sandy Pearsall | 55–5 | 20–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2013 | Sandy Pearsall | 47–13 | 18–4 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Sandy Pearsall (AAC) (2014–2014) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Sandy Pearsall | 36–22 | 14–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Sandy Pearsall (ACC) (2015–2018) | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Sandy Pearsall | 30–19 | 16–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2016 | Sandy Pearsall | 35–17 | 15–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2017 | Sandy Pearsall | 31–19 | 14–8 | 4th | ||||||
| 2018 | Sandy Pearsall | 33–20 | 10–12 | 8th | ||||||
| Sandy Pearsall: | 718–369 (.661) | 281–130(.684) | ||||||||
| Holly Aprile (ACC) (2019–present) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Holly Aprile | 35–23 | 12–12 | 5th | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2020 | Holly Aprile | 10–13 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||||
| 2021 | Holly Aprile | 21–28–1 | 15–21–1 | 6th | ||||||
| 2022 | Holly Aprile | 27–25 | 10–14 | 8th | ||||||
| 2023 | Holly Aprile | 36–20 | 16–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 2024 | Holly Aprile | 27–25 | 8–16 | 11th | ||||||
| 2025 | Holly Aprile | 26–25 | 9–15 | 10th | ||||||
| 2026 | Holly Aprile | 44–11 | 18–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Holly Aprile: | 226–170–1 (.571) | 88–91–1 (.492) | ||||||||
| Total: | 944–539–1 (.636) | 369–221–1 (.625) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors
editReferences
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.
