Cards Hit the Road for No. 16/15 Clemson

WEEKEND INFORMATION
Louisville at Clemson
Date: March 25-27, 2022
Location: Clemson, S.C.
Venue: McWhorter Stadium
Television: Friday and Sunday, ACCNX;
Saturday, ACC Network
ACC Network Announcers: Steve Schlanger (PXP), Jenny Dalton-Hill (Analyst)
Links:
Friday: ACCNX | Live Scoring
Saturday: ACCN | Live Scoring
Sunday: ACCNX | Live Scoring
Game Notes: Louisville
Twitter Updates: @LouisvilleSB

The University of Louisville softball team will hit the road to face No. 16/15 Clemson in a three-game series starting on Friday at 6 p.m. The teams will meet again in an ACC Network-televised game Saturday at 5 p.m. The Cards and the Tigers will wrap up the weekend Sunday at 12 p.m. Friday and Sunday's contests will be shown on ACC Network Extra.

CARDINAL NOTES
• The Cardinals bring a 17-10 overall record and a 1-2 mark in ACC play into the weekend following their conference-opening series against Georgia Tech.
• 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 at a .422 clip with a team-high 38 hits and 32 runs. She is also tied for the team lead with 28 RBIs.
• Redshirt senior RHP Taylor Roby has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties and holds a 3.16 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 68.2 innings of work. She also leads the team with nine home runs and is tied for the team lead with 28 RBIs.
• Kendall Smith was named one of 30 Senior CLASS Award Candidates. The graduate senior has reached base safely via a hit or walk in the last 11 games.
• 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, the 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
Clemson
Series History: Clemson leads 4-0
Last Meeting: Then No. 23/25 Clemson defeated Louisville 4-2 on March 21, 2021, at Ulmer Stadium. The Tigers swept the four-game series as the teams met for the first time.
Scouting the Tigers: No. 16/15 Clemson brings a 19-9 overall record following a 3-2 loss to No. 17 Georgia on Wednesday and a 1-5 mark in ACC play.
• Last weekend, the Tigers went 1-2 against No. 13/8 Duke in an ACC series against in Durham.
• The Tigers are led by Cammy Pereira who carries a .325 batting average. Additionally, 2022 ACC Player and Freshman of the Year Valerie Cagle paces the team with seven home runs and 21 RBIs. Cagle also carries a 7-5 record in the circle with 81 strikeouts in 68.2 innings of work.
• Sophomore Regan Spencer who has an ACC-leading ERA of 0.45 and five saves.
• Head coach John Rittman is in his third season at the helm.

UP NEXT
Louisville will return to Ulmer Stadium for a midweek matchup against Liberty before going back on the road to NC State for a three-game ACC series next weekend.

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Players Mentioned

Carmyn Greenwood

Taylor Roby

Kendall Smith

University of Louisville Athletics