Louisville Cardinals softball

Louisville Cardinals softball
Founded2000
UniversityUniversity of Louisville
Head coachHolly Aprile (2nd season)
ConferenceACC
LocationLouisville, KY
Home stadiumUlmer Stadium (Capacity: 2500)
NicknameCardinals
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]

History

Coaching history

Years Coach Record %
2000–2018 Sandy Pearsall
2019–Present Holly Aprile

[3]

Championships

Conference Championships

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

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

Name Position coached Consecutive season at
Louisville in current position
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

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.