Cards Open ACC Slate Against Georgia Tech This Weekend

WEEKEND INFORMATION
Georgia Tech at Louisville
Date: March 18-20, 2022
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Don Dobina Field at Ulmer Stadium
Television: Friday and Sunday, ACCNX;
Saturday, ACC Network
ACCNX Announcers: Suzanne Bush (PXP),
Dr. Joanna Lane (Analyst)
ACC Network Announcers: Steve Schlanger (PXP), Danielle Lawrie (Analyst)
Links:
Friday: ACCNX | Live Scoring
Saturday: ACCN | Live Scoring
Sunday: ACCNX | Live Scoring
Game Notes: Georgia Tech | Louisville
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 conclude its three-week home stand this weekend when the Cardinals open Atlantic Coast Conference play with a three-game series against Georgia Tech.

The teams will meet in a single game Friday at 6 p.m. which will be televised on the ACC Network Extra. On Saturday, the Cards and the Yellow Jackets will face off at 4 p.m. on the ACC Network. The series finale is slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch on Sunday (ACC Network Extra).

Weekend 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 16-8 overall record, and an eight-game win streak into the week a midweek win over Western Illinois.
• Louisville is hitting .310 as a team with six players carrying batting average above .300.
• The Cardinals are led offensively by graduate senior Carmyn Greenwood who is hitting .425 with a team-high 34 hits and 30 runs.
• Redshirt senior RHP Taylor Roby has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties and holds a 3.19 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 59.1 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 an eight-game hitting streak.
• The Cardinals starting lineup frequently features four freshmen.
• 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.

UP NEXT
Louisville will hit the road to face No. 17/15 Clemson in a three-game ACC series next weekend.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Georgia Tech
Series History: Louisville leads 11-3
Last Meeting: Georgia Tech defeated Louisville 12-2 on Apr. 11, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets: Georgia Tech (16-8, 0-6 ACC) is coming off a 12-3 win over No. 16 Georgia in a midweek contest.
• The Yellow Jackets have faced a tough ACC slate so far, starting with three losses at No. 14 Duke and last weekend lost all three games against No. 3 Florida State, but taking the Seminoles to 12 innings before a 6-2 loss in game two.
• Preseason All-ACC Team Member Tricia Awald leads the bats for Georgia Tech, with a .400 batting average and 19 RBIs. Blake Neleman (10-4) has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties with 109 strikeouts in 86.0 innings of work. She recently picked up the win against Georgia.
• Head coach Aileen Morales is in her fifth season leading the Yellow Jackets.

UP LAST
Carmyn Greenwood's grand slam keyed the University of Louisville softball team to a 15-0, five-inning win over Western Illinois Wednesday at Ulmer Stadium.
• Greenwood finished the game with two hits and four RBIs with her second grand slam of the season. Freshman Korbe Otis also had two hits including a homer and fellow rookie Ally Alexander connected on her second home run of the season and scored three runs.
• Louisville recorded a season-high six stolen bases in the game. Otis and Alexander had two apiece.

Cards Open ACC Slate Against Georgia Tech This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Ally Alexander

Carmyn Greenwood

Korbe Otis

Taylor Roby

Kendall Smith

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