Louisville 2018 Softball Postseason Capsule

 

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:
 
2016Regionallost to Nebraska, eliminated by BYU
2015Regionallost to Kansas, eliminated by Indiana State
2014Regionallost to LSU, eliminated by Boston University
2013Regionaldefeated IPFW, lost to UAB, eliminated by UCLA
2011Regionaldefeated Illinois Chicago, lost to California, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by California
2010Regionallost to Virginia, defeated Ball State, defeated Virginia, eliminated by Tennessee
2009Regionaldefeated Purdue, lost to Arizona, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Arizona
2008Regionallost to Virginia Tech, defeated Winthrop, eliminated by Tennessee
2007Regionaldefeated Oregon State, lost to Michigan, eliminated by Oregon State
 
*all team stats through 5/6