Louisville 2014 Softball World Series Capsule

Louisville Cardinals
American (36-20, 14-7)

 

Big Wins: 3/11 Illinois State (7-3), 3/26 DePaul (8-0), 4/18 at UCF (1-0)
Bad Losses: 2/7 at Florida Atlantic (0-3), 2/21 Eastern Kentucky (0-4), 4/23 at Indiana (3-8)
Coach: Sandy Pearsall

Key Field Players:
Katie Keller, Senior, 2B, .395 BA, 5 HR, 34 RBI
Taner Fowler, Senior, C/IF, .340 BA, 7 HR, 30 RBI
Brittany Duncan, Junior, 1B, .338 BA, 9 HR, 39 RBI
Kelsi Jones, Junior, OF, .315 BA, 11 HR, 37 RBI
Whitney Arion, Junior, SS, .279 BA, 6 HR, 31 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Maryssa Becker,Freshman, P , 1.99 ERA, 13-7 W/L, 6 CG, 137.0 IP, 136 SO
Rachel Lecaq, Senior, P, 3.28 ERA, 12-8 W/L, 3 CG, 119.2 IP, 106 SO
Caralisa Connell, Senior, P, 3.38 ERA, 10-4 W/L, 3 CG, 89.0 IP, 79 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .303 (51st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.38 (48, 2)
Doubles per Game:  1.70 (3, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.95 (82, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (53, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.85 (76, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.38 (56, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .469 (47, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.51 (241, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.11 (187, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
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 5/4
*player stats through 5/10

 

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