Louisville Cardinals softball

College softball team

Louisville Cardinals softball

Founded| 2000
University| University of Louisville
Head coach| Holly Aprile (7th 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

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AAC
2014
Regular-season conference championships
C-USA
2005

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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

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### Coaching history

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Years  | Coach  | Record  | %

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2000–2018 | Sandy Pearsall | 718–369 | .661
2019–Present | Holly Aprile | 182–159–1 | .534

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## Championships

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### Conference Championships

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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

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Year  | Conference  | Tournament Location  | Head coach

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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

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Name  | Position coached  | Consecutive season at
Louisville in current position

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Holly Aprile | Head coach | 7th
Griffin Joiner | Assistant coach | 7th
Bryan Sabatella | Assistant coach | 2nd
DeeDee Morris | Director of Operations | 2nd
Jeremy Randolph | Director of Softball Operations | 2nd
Reference:[4]

## Season-by-season results

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Statistics overview  Season  | Coach  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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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 |
Holly Aprile: | 182–159–1 (.534) | 70–85–1 (.452) |
Total: | 900–528–1 (.630) | 351–215–1 (.620) |

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

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### Conference awards and honors

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Sources:[5][6]

#### Conference USA Player of the Year

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* Courtney Moore, 2005

#### Conference USA Freshman of the Year

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* Audrey Rendon, 2004

#### Big East Player of the Year

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* Melissa Roth, 2009
* Chelsea Bemis, 2010

#### Big East Pitcher of the Year

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* Catherine Bishop, 2006

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official website

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Located in: Louisville, Kentucky

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