Cardinals Welcome Chardonnay Harris
July 02, 2019 | Softball
Auburn transfer Chardonnay Harris will bolster the pitching staff
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville head softball coach Holly Aprile has announced that Chardonnay Harris will join the Cardinals in the fall of 2019.
Chardonnay Harris
Class: Junior (2020)
Position: LHP
Hometown: Oak Park, Ill.
Previous School: Auburn
High School: River Forest
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Harris (Oak Park, Ill.) comes to Louisville after two seasons at Auburn. The left-handed pitcher is coming off of a solid sophomore season in which she posted 11 wins and four shutouts while leading the team with 121 strikeouts in 106.0 innings. During the season, she registered four double-digit strikeout performances including a career-high 17 strikeouts in a win over then-No. 7 Florida. She also recorded complete game shutouts against No. 5 Tennessee and Missouri.
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In her two seasons at Auburn, the Tigers posted 80 wins and advanced to two NCAA regional finals.
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Head coach Holly Aprile on Chardonnay Harris
"We are thrilled to add a pitcher of Chardonnay's caliber to our staff. She adds a new dimension as a lefty and she brings a ton of great experience and poise to our already strong staff."
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Career highlights:
At Auburn
As a sophomore (2019)
• SEC Pitcher of the Week (4/29)
• Appeared in 26 games while starting 17 in the circle
• Struck out a career-high 17 batters in 10 innings against Florida (4/27). The 17 strikeouts were the second most in a single game in Auburn history and most for a pitcher against a SEC opponent
• Named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 29
• Led the team with 121 strikeouts while walking only 30 batters … her 30 walks were tied for the second fewest in a single season for a pitcher who threw 100-or-more innings in program history
• Struck out 14 batters in a seven-inning complete game shutout of Eastern Illinois (2/23)
• Registered 11 strikeouts against Michigan State (3/9)
• Held Texas A&M to only one run on three hits and did not walk a batter while striking out 10
• Tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout against Missouri (5/8) in the SEC Tournament
• Credited with her first career save when she went the final 3.2 innings against Colorado State (5/17) during the Tucson Regional
• Threw a five-inning complete game shutout against Colorado State (5/18) during the Tucson Regional Â
As a freshman (2018):
• Made 18 appearances with four starts in the circle in her debut season
• Tossed 38.1 innings while touting a 1.83 ERA
• Posted a 3-2 record and struck out 43 batters
• Held opponents to a .174 average
• Made her collegiate debut and earned her first victory in a shutout 4.0 innings against Furman (2/9)
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High School:
• Two-time first team all-state selection
• 2016 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
• Led team to back-to-back state championship titles in 2016 and 2017
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