Softball No. 13 in College Sport Madness Preseason Rankings
January 27, 2014 | Softball
Jan. 27, 2014
This marks the second preseason top 20 ranking for the Cardinals who also appeared at No. 19 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches' Association Preseason Top 25. Louisville posted a 47-13 overall record in 2013 and finishing the season at No. 19 in the USA Today/NFCA rankings and No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball coaches' poll.
The Cardinals return eight letterwinners from that team, including 2013 All-America selection Katie Keller, All-BIG EAST team members: Whitney Arion, Caralisa Connell, Hannah Kiyohara, Rachel LeCoq and Maggie Ruckenbrod; and 2012 All-America selection Taner Fowler.
Sandy Pearsall enters her 15th season as UofL's head coach. After building the program from scratch in 2000, Pearsall has guided the Cardinals to five conference championships. Under her watch, Louisville has made 10 consecutive NCAA regional appearances and served as a host site in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Louisville will open the 2014 season in Boca Raton, Fla., at the FAU "Kickoff" Classic Feb. 7-9.
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