Louisville Cardinals softball
College softball team
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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 | |
| Conference tournament championships | |
| Big East 2007, 2012 AAC 2014 | |
| Regular-season conference championships | |
| C-USA 2005 Big East 2006, 2012 | |
History
Coaching history
| Years | Coach | Record | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2018 | Sandy Pearsall | 718–369 | .661 |
| 2019–Present | Holly Aprile | 188–162–1 | .529 |
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 | 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
| 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 | 6–3 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Holly Aprile: | 188–162–1 (.537) | 70–85–1 (.452) | ||||||||
| Total: | 906–531–1 (.630) | 351–215–1 (.620) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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