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 %
2000–2018Sandy Pearsall718–369.661
2019–PresentHolly Aprile226–170–1.571

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Louisville in the NCAA Tournament

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

Conference Championships

Season Conference Record Head coach
2005Conference USA20-4Sandy Pearsall
2006Big East Conference19-3Sandy Pearsall
2012Big East Conference20-2Sandy Pearsall

Conference Tournament Championships

Year Conference Tournament Location Head coach
2007Big East ConferenceSouth Bend, INSandy Pearsall
2012Big East ConferenceNotre Dame, INSandy Pearsall
2014American Athletic ConferenceHouston, TXSandy Pearsall

Coaching staff

Name Position coached Consecutive season at
Louisville in current position
Holly AprileHead coach8th
Griffin JoinerAssistant coach8th
Bryan SabatellaAssistant coach3rd
DeeDee MorrisDirector of Operations3rd
Jeremy RandolphDirector of Softball Operations3rd
Reference:[4]

Season-by-season results

Record table
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sandy Pearsall (CUSA) (2000–2005)
2000 Sandy Pearsall 36–268–8
2001 Sandy Pearsall 40–2612–9
2002 Sandy Pearsall 27–2811–104th
2003 Sandy Pearsall 24–2612–11
2004 Sandy Pearsall 41–1919–5NCAA Regional
2005 Sandy Pearsall 43–2020–4NCAA Regional
Sandy Pearsall (Big East) (2006–2013)
2006 Sandy Pearsall 45–1119–31stNCAA Regional
2007 Sandy Pearsall 37–2514–63rdNCAA Regional
2008 Sandy Pearsall 31–2312–8NCAA Regional
2009 Sandy Pearsall 48–1119–53rdNCAA Regional
2010 Sandy Pearsall 41–1916–63rdNCAA Regional
2011 Sandy Pearsall 38–2012–7NCAA Regional
2012 Sandy Pearsall 55–520–21stNCAA Regional
2013 Sandy Pearsall 47–1318–43rdNCAA Regional
Sandy Pearsall (AAC) (2014–2014)
2014 Sandy Pearsall 36–2214–73rdNCAA Regional
Sandy Pearsall (ACC) (2015–2018)
2015 Sandy Pearsall 30–1916–74thNCAA Regional
2016 Sandy Pearsall 35–1715–82ndNCAA Regional
2017 Sandy Pearsall 31–1914–84th
2018 Sandy Pearsall 33–2010–128th
Sandy Pearsall: 718–369 (.661)281–130(.684)
Holly Aprile (ACC) (2019–present)
2019 Holly Aprile 35–2312–125thNCAA Regional
2020 Holly Aprile 10–13Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Holly Aprile 21–28–115–21–16th
2022 Holly Aprile 27–2510–148th
2023 Holly Aprile 36–2016–74thNCAA Regional
2024 Holly Aprile 27–258–1611th
2025 Holly Aprile 26–259–1510th
2026 Holly Aprile 44–1118–6T-3rdNCAA Regional
Holly Aprile: 226–170–1 (.571)88–91–1 (.492)
Total:944–539–1 (.636)369–221–1 (.625)

      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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