Louisville Plays Host to Western Illinois Wednesday at 5 p.m.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Western Illinois at Louisville
Date: March 16, 2022
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Don Dobina Field at Ulmer Stadium
Television: Louisville games on ACCNX
Announcers: Suzanne Bush (PXP),
Dr. Joanna Lane (Analyst)
Links:
ACCNX | Live Scoring | Louisville Game Notes
Twitter Updates: @LouisvilleSB
Admission: Free - Clear Bag Policy in effect
Parking: Fans are encouraged to park in the Floyd Street Parking Garage for a $5 fee

The University of Louisville softball team will continue its three-week home stand with a midweek matchup against Western Illinois on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Ulmer Stadium. Admission is free.

Game Day Information:
Admission: Free
Gates open: One (1) hour prior to the first game of the day
Clear Bag Policy: A Clear Bag Policy remains in place at all UofL athletics facilities. Fans may bring one clear bag, either a one-gallon clear Ziploc-style storage bag, or a 12 x 6 x 12 inches clear tote bag.
Parking: Fans are encouraged to park in the Floyd Street Parking Garage for a $5 cash fee
Social Media: Fans can follow Louisville Softball on Twitter (@UofLsoftball) at https://twitter.com/LouisvilleSB and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/LouisvilleSB
For more game day information, please visit here.

QUICK HITS
• The Cardinals bring a 15-8 overall record, and an eight-game win streak into the week following a 4-0 performance in last weekend's Bluegrass Challenge.
• Louisville is hitting .302 as a team with six players carrying batting average above .300.
• The Cardinals are led offensively by graduate senior Carmyn Greenwood who is hitting .416 with a team-high 32 hits and 28 runs.
• Redshirt senior RHP Taylor Roby has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties and holds a 3.36 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 56.1 innings of work. She also leads the team with 26 RBIs and eight home runs.
• Kendall Smith was recently named one of 30 Senior CLASS Award Candidates. The graduate senior is currently on a seven-game hitting streak.
• The Cardinals have turned 15 double plays this season, leading the ACC and standing second in the NCAA in that category.
• Louisville was picked to finish sixth in the ACC in a preseason vote by the league's head coaches.
• Graduate senior Carmyn Greenwood was selected to the Preseason All-ACC Softball team.

THE APRILE ERA
• Holly Aprile is entering her fourth season as UofL's head coach. With the 2020 campaign suspended prior to its midway point due to the outbreak of COVID-19, Aprile has compiled a 81-72-1 record and guided the Cardinals to an NCAA regional final appearance in 2019.
• 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 ACC tournament.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Western Illinois
Series History: Louisville leads 4-0
Last Meeting: Louisville defeated Western Illinois 2-1 on Feb. 11, 2001, in the semi-finals of the Metrodome Softball Classic.
Scouting the Fighting Leathernecks: Western Illinois brings a 4-14 record into the week prior to a Tuesday contest at Northern Kentucky. The Leathernecks competed in the Racer Classic earlier in the week and picked up a win over Evansville before falling to Murray State and the Purple Aces on Monday.
• Freshman Kaylee Ketcherside leads the team at the plate with a .355 batting average and on-base plus slugging percentage of .375. Abby Carlin leads the pitching staff with an ERA of 1.90 and a record of 4-4. Head coach Alisa Goler is in her second season at the helm.

UP NEXT
Louisville will wrap up its three-week home stand and open ACC play next weekend when Georgia Tech visits Ulmer Stadium for a three-game series.

Louisville Plays Host to Western Illinois Wednesday at 5 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Carmyn Greenwood

Taylor Roby

Kendall Smith

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