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Softball Participates in Media Day
January 28, 2019 | Softball
Coach Holly Aprile, Megan Hensley and Sidney Melton preview the season with the local media
The University of Louisville softball team kicked off the second half of the University of Louisville's Spring Sports Media Day at the Planet Fitness Kueber Center media room on Monday.
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With the season opener just 10 days away, head coach Holly Aprile along with seniors Megan Hensley and Sidney Melton previewed the upcoming season with local media.
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ABOUT LOUISVILLE SOFTBALL
The 2019 campaign marks Louisville's 20th season as a program and first under new head coach Holly Aprile's tutelage. The 20-player roster features a balance of veterans and newcomers who completed a successful fall season that included scrimmage wins against Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, Morehead State, WKU and Kentucky.
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•The Cards are coming off of a 33-20 campaign in 2018. Back from that team are 14 letterwinners and six starters as well as five pitchers. Louisville also welcomes the addition of five freshmen to the 2019 roster.
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• Among the returners are National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region selections junior Caitlin Ferguson (Versailles, Ky.) and senior Megan Hensley (Ashland, Ky.) as well as all-ACC honoree senior Sidney Melton (Columbus, Ohio) and sophomore Maddy Newman (Osceola, Ind.) who earned all-ACC freshman team honors last year. Junior Celene Funke (Carmel, Ind.) also returns after leading the team with a .355 batting average along with sophomore Danielle Watson (Osceola, Ind.) who posted 14 wins in the circle during her freshman campaign.
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• The Cardinals will open the 2019 season February 8-10 at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Classic where they will take on Idaho State, Fullerton, Buffalo, Northwestern and Utah State.
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• Louisville will open play at Ulmer Stadium March 1-3 with the Cardinal Classic which features Indiana State, Missouri and IUPUI.
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The Aprile Era
This marks the first season under new head coach Holly Aprile. The 2018 ACC Coach of the Year spent 10 seasons (2009-18) as Pittsburgh's head coach and five years (2004-08) as an assistant. In 2018, she earned ACC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Panthers to the 2018 ACC Coastal Division title and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament.
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With the season opener just 10 days away, head coach Holly Aprile along with seniors Megan Hensley and Sidney Melton previewed the upcoming season with local media.
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ABOUT LOUISVILLE SOFTBALL
The 2019 campaign marks Louisville's 20th season as a program and first under new head coach Holly Aprile's tutelage. The 20-player roster features a balance of veterans and newcomers who completed a successful fall season that included scrimmage wins against Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, Morehead State, WKU and Kentucky.
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•The Cards are coming off of a 33-20 campaign in 2018. Back from that team are 14 letterwinners and six starters as well as five pitchers. Louisville also welcomes the addition of five freshmen to the 2019 roster.
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• Among the returners are National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region selections junior Caitlin Ferguson (Versailles, Ky.) and senior Megan Hensley (Ashland, Ky.) as well as all-ACC honoree senior Sidney Melton (Columbus, Ohio) and sophomore Maddy Newman (Osceola, Ind.) who earned all-ACC freshman team honors last year. Junior Celene Funke (Carmel, Ind.) also returns after leading the team with a .355 batting average along with sophomore Danielle Watson (Osceola, Ind.) who posted 14 wins in the circle during her freshman campaign.
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• The Cardinals will open the 2019 season February 8-10 at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Classic where they will take on Idaho State, Fullerton, Buffalo, Northwestern and Utah State.
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• Louisville will open play at Ulmer Stadium March 1-3 with the Cardinal Classic which features Indiana State, Missouri and IUPUI.
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The Aprile Era
This marks the first season under new head coach Holly Aprile. The 2018 ACC Coach of the Year spent 10 seasons (2009-18) as Pittsburgh's head coach and five years (2004-08) as an assistant. In 2018, she earned ACC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Panthers to the 2018 ACC Coastal Division title and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament.
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