Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2014
- Class:
- 2001
Tara McClure Isable (2000-2001) was a member of Louisville's inaugural softball team in 2000 after joining the program as a junior college transfer. The Cardinals were 36-26 in their first season and 40-26 in the second with McClure Isable leading the way.
The righthander recorded Louisville's first no-hitter against Belmont on March 23, 2000, earned the program's first conference pitcher of the week honors and remains among the school's top 10 in several single season categories. In Louisville's inaugural season on the softball diamond in 2000, she posted a 0.96 ERA, which stands second on the single season list, and a season later, registered a 1.16 ERA, the third best ERA for a Cardinal. McClure Isable is also tied for seventh on the single season list with 30 starts in 2001, seventh in shutouts with eight in the same season and ninth in single season wins with 20 in her final year as a Cardinal in 2001.
Although she only played two seasons at Louisville, McClure Isable stands among the school's top 10 in several career categories. Those career rankings include sixth in shutouts with 14, seventh in starts with 50, seventh in innings pitched with 319.0, seventh in complete games with 32, seventh in strikeouts with 282 and seventh in wins with 31.
