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Louisville Softball No. 18 in College Sports Madness Preseason Rankings
January 20, 2020 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville softball team appears at No. 18 in the College Sports Madness preseason rankings. The publication is in the midst of releasing its top 44 rankings in the weeks prior to the start of the 2020 season.
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Read the College Sports Madness preview here.
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About Louisville
In 2019, the Cardinals posted a 35-23 overall record and a 12-12 mark in ACC play for a third place finish in the league's Atlantic Division and fifth in the overall conference standings. Louisville several milestones in head coach Holly Aprile's first season at the helm, highlighted by the 14th NCAA appearance and sixth regional final as the Cardinals completed their 20th year as a program. The 2020 squad features 12 letterwinners from last year's team with the addition of five freshmen and two junior transfers from Auburn.
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Louisville is less than three weeks away from opening the 2020 campaign when the Cardinals travel to Clearwater, Fla. for the NFCA Leadoff Classic where they will take on Ole Miss, Baylor, Texas State, Mississippi State and Missouri.
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The upcoming slate features 13 teams which qualified for the 2019 NCAA tournament including Women's College World Series participants Alabama and Oklahoma State. UofL will play 17 regular season games at Ulmer Stadium which will also serve as the host site for the 2020 ACC Softball Championship May 6-9.
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Read the College Sports Madness preview here.
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About Louisville
In 2019, the Cardinals posted a 35-23 overall record and a 12-12 mark in ACC play for a third place finish in the league's Atlantic Division and fifth in the overall conference standings. Louisville several milestones in head coach Holly Aprile's first season at the helm, highlighted by the 14th NCAA appearance and sixth regional final as the Cardinals completed their 20th year as a program. The 2020 squad features 12 letterwinners from last year's team with the addition of five freshmen and two junior transfers from Auburn.
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Louisville is less than three weeks away from opening the 2020 campaign when the Cardinals travel to Clearwater, Fla. for the NFCA Leadoff Classic where they will take on Ole Miss, Baylor, Texas State, Mississippi State and Missouri.
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The upcoming slate features 13 teams which qualified for the 2019 NCAA tournament including Women's College World Series participants Alabama and Oklahoma State. UofL will play 17 regular season games at Ulmer Stadium which will also serve as the host site for the 2020 ACC Softball Championship May 6-9.
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