Softball's Boston College Series Altered Due to Rain in the Forecast

Friday, March 13

LOUISVILLE, KY

4:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

BOSTON COLLEGE

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Softball's Boston College Series Altered Due to Rain in the Forecast

March 11, 2020 | Softball

By: Lori Harmon

WEEKEND INFORMATION
Louisville vs. Boston College
Dates: March 13-15
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Ulmer Stadium
Twitter Updates: @UofLSoftball
TV: ACC Network (Friday, 4 p.m.);
ACCNE (Friday 6 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.)
Admission: Free
Parking: Floyd Street Garage ($5 fee)
Gates Open: One (1) hour prior to the first game of the day.
Louisville Game Notes
Complete Schedule
Friday, March 13
4:00 PM – Game 1: Boston College at Louisville
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Promotion/Giveaway: Louisville Softball Koozie
6:30 PM – Game 2: Boston College at Louisville
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Promotion/Giveaway: Louisville Softball Koozie
Sunday, March 15
12:00 PM – Boston College at Louisville
Live stats | Watch Link
Promotion/Giveaway: Louisville Softball Team Poster;
All game times are EST and subject to change.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Due to rain in the forecast, the University of Louisville's home ACC softball series against Boston College has been altered. The teams will meet in a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. Friday. The series finale will take place Sunday at 12 p.m. Admission is free.

NOTE: Per the University of Louisville statement released on March 11 home athletics competitions and team practice sessions will occur as scheduled. Some fan promotions including postgame autograph sessions have been suspended until further notice.

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Cardinal Quick Hits
• The Cardinals bring a 10-13 record into the weekend after going 3-1 in the Red & Black Challenge. The Cardinals lost their opening game 2-1 in eight innings to Illinois, but rebounded to finish the weekend on a three-game win streak, defeating Northwestern (3-1), Illinois (4-3) and Evansville (9-1).
• In the history of the program, the Cards are 15-5 in conference openers (4-2 C-USA, 6-2 Big East, 1-0 AAC, 4-1 ACC).
• UofL is 38-17 in league series openers (11-6 C-USA, 15-5 Big East, 2-1 AAC, 10-5 ACC).
• Sophomore Cassady Greenwood paces the Cards offensively with a .386 batting average (17-for-44). her sister, redshirt junior Carmyn Greenwood stands second at .373.
• Redshirt sophomore Taylor Roby leads the team with seven home runs and 16 RBIs. She also carries a 5-7 record in the circle with a team-best 2.00 ERA.
• Junior Maddy Newman leads the Cards with 13 runs and is second on the team with eight stolen bases.
• Celene Funke is on a 10-game hitting streak. The senior centerfielder leads the team with 13 stolen bases and three triples.
• Funke was recently selected as one of 30 candidates for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award. She was also named to the 2020 Preseason All-ACC Team as voted on by the league's 13 head coaches.
• The Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the overall regular season standings.
• 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.
• The 2020 squad features 12 letterwinners from last year's team with the addition of five freshmen and two junior transfers from Auburn.
• UofL will play 19 regular season games at Ulmer Stadium which will also serve as the host site for the 2020 ACC Softball Championship May 6-9. Louisville registered a 16-5 record at Ulmer Stadium in 2019.

The Aprile Era
The 2019 campaign marked Louisville's 20th season as a program and first under new head coach Holly Aprile's tutelage. Aprile took over the reins following the retirement of Sandy Pearsall, who began the program in 2000.
• Prior to her arrival at Louisville, Aprile, 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.

Player quick hits
• 2020 Preseason All-ACC selection Celene Funke has registered three triples on the season, extending her career total to 18 and placing her in second place on Louisville's all-time list. She needs eight more to tie Audrey Rendon (2004-07) for first.
• Funke is 13-for-13 in stolen bases this season. She stands at No. 3 on Louisville's all-time stolen base list - she needs six more to tie Sidney Melton (2015-19) for third. Audrey Rendon (2004-07) holds the record with 82.
• Redshirt sophomore Taylor Roby was named to the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic All-Tournament team. She currently leads the team with seven home runs and 16 RBIs. She has already surpassed last year's home run tally and has a new career high.
• Roby has produced a team-best five multi-RBI games this season.
• Jenna Servi is the only freshman who has started every game. She stands fourth on the team with a .271 batting average.
• Redshirt junior Carmyn Greenwood has tallied a team-best nine multi-hit games this season, her sister, Cassady stands right behind her with eight.

Cards against the field
Boston College
Series Record: Louisville leads 8-4
Last meeting/series: April 12-14, 2019 at BC;
April 12, 2019: Louisville won 9-2
April 13, 2019: Boston College won 8-4
April 14, 2019: Louisville won 10-2
Scouting the Eagles: Boston College (9-12, 1-2 ACC) is coming off its first ACC series of the year, a three-game series at Georgia Tech. The teams split the first two games with Georgia Tech winning the series opener 6-0 and BC taking game two 6-0. Tech prevailed 3-1 in the series finale.
• The Eagles are led offensively by Ellie Matay who carries a .294 batting average with 10 runs and six stolen bases.
• Susannah Anderson carries a 1.80 ERA with 76 strikeouts on the season. The Eagle's 6-0 win on Saturday gave Anderson her ACC-leading fifth shutout of the season.

UP NEXT
Louisville will continue ACC action with a trip to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on No. 12/10 Florida State in a three-game series.