Softball Set to Host No. 8/10 Florida State
April 10, 2015 | Softball
Complete game notes vs Florida State 
The University of Louisville softball team will play host to ACC leader No. 8/10 Florida State in a three-game series April 11-13 at Ulmer Stadium. The teams will meet in a single game at 7 p.m. each day. ESPNU will televise the games on Sunday and Monday. Admission is free.
Series Info: Louisville (23-12, 11-4 ACC) vs Florida State (33-10, 13-2 ACC)
Dates: April 11-13, 2015
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Ulmer Stadium
Television: CardsTV (Apr. 11) Brandon Joseph (play-by-play), ESPNU (Apr. 12-13) Cara Capuano (play-by-play); Michele Smith (analyst)
Gametracker: GoCards.com
Twitter Updates: @UofLSoftball
Game Day Breakdown:
Saturday, 7 p.m. CardsTV Link (subscription required)
Promotions: Military/service appreciation day; Free T-Shirts for first 250 fans
Sunday, 7 p.m. - ESPNU Watch Link
Promotions: "Black Out" - Fans are encouraged to wear black; fourth set of player trading cards available
Monday, 7 p.m. - ESPNU Watch Link
Promotions: Louisville ball caps for first 250 fans
? Gates open at 6 p.m. each day
? Admission is free
Cardinal Quick Hits
? Louisville brings a 23-12 overall record and stands third in the ACC with an 11-4 mark in league play.
? Senior Kelsi Jones leads the Cardinals with a .419 batting average,15 doubles, 32 runs and 12 stolen bases on the season while sophomore Jordan McNary follows at a .400 clip. Sophomore Maryssa Becker has driven in a team-high 31 RBI and has six home runs on the season.
? Becker (9-4) also leads the Cardinals' pitching staff with a 2.66 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 105.1 innings. Freshman Shelby McCombs (8-3) follows with a 2.93 ERA and 52 Ks in 76.1 innings of work.
? Sandy Pearsall is in her 16th season as UofL's head coach. After building the program from scratch in 2000, Pearsall has guided the Cardinals to six conference championships. Under her watch, Louisville has made 11 consecutive NCAA regional appearances and served as a host site in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. On March 14, Pearsall recorded her 600th win at UofL (also the 600th victory in program history). She is now 612-308 as the Cardinals' head coach.
Cards against Florida State
Series Record: Florida State leads the series 3-2.
Series History:
Feb. 9, 2002: FSU won 4-1 in Tallahassee (Seminole Challenge)
Feb. 7, 2004: FSU won 8-0 in Tallahassee (Seminole Challenge)
Feb. 10, 2006: UL won 12-3 in Tallahassee (Early Bird Tournament)
Feb. 9, 2008: UL won 4-3 in Tallahassee (Early Bird Tournament)
Feb. 9, 2008: FSU won 6-4 in Tallahassee (Early Bird Tournament Finals)
Scouting the Seminoles: The Seminoles bring a 33-10 overall record into the weekend after falling to No. 3 Florida 5-1 in a midweek matchup. Florida State stands in first place in the ACC with a 13-2 record in conference play after taking two of three from NC State last weekend. Jessica Warren leads the Seminoles with a team-high 11 home runs, 33 RBIs and 37 runs along with her .350 average. Morgan Klaevemann leads the Seminoles with a .369 average and has scored 24 runs this year. Alex Powers has belted nine home runs along with a team-high 40 RBIs on the season.
? 2014 National Player of the Year Lacey Waldrop leads the Seminoles in the circle with a 21-4 record and a 1.44 ERA. The senior has struck out 173 batters in 146 plus innings. Jessica Burroughs also sees time in the circle and boasts a 12-5 record and compiling a 2.72 ERA. She adds 151 strikeouts on the mound for the Seminoles.
Up Last:
Sophomore Maryssa Becker registered a career-high 10 strikeouts and hit a home run to help lead the University of Louisville softball team to a 5-0 win over host DePaul Wednesday afternoon at Cacciatore Stadium.
? The win halted a season-high four-game losing streak and a two-game scoreless streak for the Cardinals.
Up Next:
Louisville will travel to Oxford, Miss, for a three-game series against Ole Miss April 17-19.
A glimpse at the ACC:
Florida State currently sits atop the ACC standings with a 13-2 league record. North Carolina follows at 10-3 while Louisville is in third place with an 11-4 conference mark. Notre Dame holds a 10-5 league record and stands fourth while NC State (7-5) is fifth.
Louisville's most recent ACC series:
Last weekend, Louisville was swept by Virginia Tech in a three-game series marking the first time the Cardinals have been swept by an ACC opponent - and lost a conference series. The Hokies used a home run by Kylie McGoldrick to win in the ninth inning in game one and then swept a doubleheader by scores of 2-0 in both games.
? Louisville was shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since 2007.
Getting on base
Maryssa Becker has batted in 34 of Louisville's 35 games and has reached safely via a hit or a walk in all but one game - recently snapping a career-high 32-game on-base streak in the 2-0 loss to Virginia Tech on April 4. Kelsi Jones recently ended a 20-game on-base streak while Whitney Arion had a 16-game on-base streak end on April 3. Kayla Soles has reached in last 10 games.
Hitting for average
The Cardinals are batting .335 as a team with 11 players hitting.300 or above. Kelsi Jones leads the team with a .419 batting average while Jordan McNary follows at .400.
? Entering the week, Louisville stood second in the ACC and eighth in the nation in team batting average.
Fountain of youth
The graduation of six senior multi-year starters including two All-Americans from last year's team has left the Cardinals with some big shoes to fill. The Cardinals' most recent starting lineup featured six underclassmen on the field with two of the three active pitchers being freshmen - the other is a sophomore.
Cards among ACC and NCAA leaders
Louisville entered the week ranked among the ACC and NCAA's statistical leaders in several categories. ACC
? As a team, the Cardinals lead the ACC in doubles (68)and saves (3). They are ranked second in batting average (.337), slugging percentage (.514) and hits (323).
? Kelsi Jones leads the ACC with 15 doubles and is third with a .520 on-base percentage.
? Jordan McNary stands second in the conference with a .415 batting average.
? Becker leads the conference with three saves.
NCAA
? The Cards are ranked among the NCAA's top 25 in four categories. Their .337 batting average is the 16th-best in the nation. They are second in doubles per game (2.00).
? Kelsi Jones ranks seventh in the nation in doubles per game (0.45).
? Maryssa Becker has three saves on the season and ranks 20th nationally.
Arion climbing record books
Senior shortstop Whitney Arion is currently 10th on the school's career list with 24 home runs. She needs one more to tie Sara Bausher (2002-05) for ninth place. Courtney Moore (2004-07) holds the record with 42 home runs.
? Arion also recently moved to eighth on UofL's career RBI list with 131. She needs nine more to tie Keola Calderon (2000-03) for seventh place. Chelsea Bemis (2008-11) holds the career RBI record with 191.
? In the March 19 game against Miami, Arion made her 200th career start - the most of any player on the team.She now has 212 career starts and needs seven more to move into the school's top 10.
Becker registers 200th career strikeout - moves into career top 10
Sophomore Maryssa Becker registered her 200th career strikeout in the 7-5 win over Virginia on March 15.
? She is currently ranked eighth on Louisville's list of career strikeout leaders with 244. Kristen Wadwell (2007-10) holds the school record with 696.
Arion Reaches Century Mark in Runs
Senior Whitney Arion's solo home run in the 7-5 win over Virginia produced her 100th career run. She currently has 111 in her career, needing six more to move into a three-way tie with Sara Bausher (2002-05) and Alicja Wolny (2010-13) for 10th on UofL's all-time list.
Louisville/Sandy Pearsall Reach 600 wins
The 5-0 win over Virginia on March 14 marked the 600th win in Louisville softball program history. It was also head coach Sandy Pearsall's 600th victory since starting the program in 2000. Under her watch, Louisville has won six conference championships, made 11 consecutive NCAA regional appearances and served as a host site in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Louisville softball broadcast schedule
The University of Louisville softball team will have 11 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season games televised on the ESPN family of networks as announced by ESPN. ESPNU will carry two of the Cardinals' games against 2014 Women's College World Series participant Florida State when the Seminoles visit Ulmer Stadium April 12 at 7 p.m. and April 13 at 7 p.m.
? Additionally, Louisville will appear on ESPN3 nine times during the regular season. The Cardinals will kick off their ESPN3 coverage March 21 and 22 when they host North Carolina in a three-game series. Louisville's ESPN3 slate continues on the road with all three games at Virginia Tech being shown on April 3 and 4. The Cardinals will conclude their regular season coverage April 25 and 26 when Boston College visits Ulmer Stadium in their final home weekend series. The remainder of Louisville's home games will be streamed on CardsTV through GoCards.com.
Louisville Softball on ESPN Networks
March 21- 12 p.m. - North Carolina (ESPN3)
March 21 - 2:30 p.m. - North Carolina (ESPN3)
March 22 - 12 p.m. - North Carolina (ESPN3)
April 3 - 7 p.m. - @ Virginia Tech (ESPN3)
April 4 - 12 p.m. - @ Virginia Tech (ESPN3)
April 4 - 2 p.m. - @ Virginia Tech (ESPN3)
April 12 - 7 p.m. - Florida State (ESPNU)
April 13 - 7 p.m. - Florida State (ESPNU)
April 25 - 12 p.m. - Boston College (ESPN3)
April 25- 2:30 p.m. - Boston College (ESPN3)
April 26- 12 p.m. - Boston College (ESPN3)
New neighborhood, familiar faces
The 2015 season marks Louisville softball's debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While the Cardinals will be facing some new opponents, they will also be encountering some familiar foes in Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse - all of whom played in the BIG EAST Conference prior to joining the ACC.
? In 2014, the Cardinals competed in their lone season in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference.
? Louisville was a member of the BIG EAST Conference from 2006-2013, and won two regular season titles and two conference tournaments during that time.
? Prior to moving to the BIG EAST, the Cardinals spent six seasons in Conference USA where they won 2005 regular season title. UofL was one of seven teams to play in the league's first season of softball.
? The following is a breakdown of the Cards' inaugural conference seasons:
Conference First season UofL Conference RecordAmerican* 2014 14-7 (Finished 3rd regular season, won tournament title)BIG EAST 2006 19-3 (Regular season Champion)Conference USA% 2000 8-8^ (Finished 4th- regular season)^UofL's first softball program;*AAC Inaugural conference season; % C-USA's inaugural softball season
Cards solid in classroom
The University of Louisville softball team worked hard off the field in the 2014-15 fall semester. As a team, the Cards posted a 3.34 GPA in the fall semester. Additionally, 17 players were named to the Athletic Director's honor roll after posting a 3.0 GPA or higher.
? The following players were named to the 2014-15 Athletic Director's honor roll for the fall semester: Whitney Arion, Maryssa Becker, Sydney Benz, Kristina Dillard, Brittany Duncan, Bridgette Flaherty, Kelsi Jones, Autumn McDuffie, Sidney Melton, Morgan Meyer, Madi Norman, Nicole Pufahl, Brittany Sims, Hailey Smith, Kayla Soles, Alison Szydlowski and Hannah Tow.
