Louisville Cardinals
ACC (33-20, 10-12)
Big Wins: 2/9 at UCF (5-3), 2/16 vs Northwestern (7-6), 4/29 Boston College (8-0)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Massachusetts (2-5), 3/24 at Duke (0-1), 4/8 Virginia (12-17)
Coach: Sandy Pearsall
Key Field Players:
Celene Funke, Sophomore, OF, .356 BA, 7 RBI, 17 SB
Megan Hensley, Junior, P, .355 BA, 9 HR, 49 RBI
Sidney Melton, Senior, IF, .335 BA, 26 RBI, 15 SB
Caitlin Ferguson, Sophomore, IF, .317 BA, 40 RBI
Nicole Pufahl, Senior, OF, .303 BA, 26 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Megan Hensley, Junior, P, 3.35 ERA, 17-8 W/L, 10 CG, 184.0 IP, 138 SO
Danielle Watson, Freshman, P, 3.13 ERA, 14-10 W/L, 6 CG, 129.2 IP, 105 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .304 (31st in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.25 (181, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.27 (97, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.47 (148, 10)
Fielding Percentage: .955 (192, 10)
Home Runs per Game: 0.51 (171, 9)
Scoring Offense: 5.47 (37, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .418 (92, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.98 (129, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (134, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 | Regional | lost to Nebraska, eliminated by BYU |
2015 | Regional | lost to Kansas, eliminated by Indiana State |
2014 | Regional | lost to LSU, eliminated by Boston University |
2013 | Regional | defeated IPFW, lost to UAB, eliminated by UCLA |
2011 | Regional | defeated Illinois Chicago, lost to California, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by California |
2010 | Regional | lost to Virginia, defeated Ball State, defeated Virginia, eliminated by Tennessee |
2009 | Regional | defeated Purdue, lost to Arizona, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Arizona |
2008 | Regional | lost to Virginia Tech, defeated Winthrop, eliminated by Tennessee |
2007 | Regional | defeated Oregon State, lost to Michigan, eliminated by Oregon State |
*all team stats through 5/6