Softball Ushers in 2020 with Batter Up! Brunch
January 26, 2020 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville softball program unofficially kicked off the 2020 season with its second annual Batter Up! Brunch Saturday morning at Cardinal Stadium's PNC Club.
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Head coach Holly Aprile discussed the core principles of the program: Character, Accountability, Resilience, Discipline and Strength (CARDS), highlighted some of the facility upgrades and previewed the upcoming season. The current Cardinals were introduced to those in attendance, which included families and friends of the program as well as alumnae.The brunch also featured former Cardinal standout Alicja Wolny as the keynote speaker. The 2013 NFCA All-American and former Great Britain National Team member stressed the importance of teammates and recounted how her former teammates became lifelong friends.
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About Louisville Softball
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 two 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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Head coach Holly Aprile discussed the core principles of the program: Character, Accountability, Resilience, Discipline and Strength (CARDS), highlighted some of the facility upgrades and previewed the upcoming season. The current Cardinals were introduced to those in attendance, which included families and friends of the program as well as alumnae.The brunch also featured former Cardinal standout Alicja Wolny as the keynote speaker. The 2013 NFCA All-American and former Great Britain National Team member stressed the importance of teammates and recounted how her former teammates became lifelong friends.
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About Louisville Softball
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 two 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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