Cards Play Host to No. 8/12 Kentucky Wednesday at 7 p.m.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Kentucky at Louisville
Date: April 6, 2022
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Don Dobina Field at Ulmer Stadium
Television: ESPNU
Announcers: Eric Frede (PXP),
Madison Shipman (Analyst)
Links:
ESPNU | Live Scoring
Game Notes: Louisville | Liberty
Twitter Updates: @LouisvilleSB
Admission: $5; Ticket Link
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 return to Don Dobina Field at Ulmer Stadium to open a seven-game home stand with a midweek contest against in-state rival No. 8/12 Kentucky on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in an ESPNU-televised game.

Tickets are $5 and may be purchased here.

CARDINAL NOTES
• The Cardinals bring an 19-15 overall record into the game following a three-game ACC series at NC State.
• Louisville is led offensively by graduate senior Carmyn Greenwood who is hitting at a .419 clip with a team and ACC-best 49 hits. She also leads the team with 39 runs 38 RBIs and stands second on the team with 11 home runs. She is tied for second in the NCAA and leads the ACC with 102 total bases.
• Redshirt senior RHP Taylor Roby has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties and holds a 3.14 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 100.1 innings of work. She also leads the team with 12 home runs and stands second with 36 RBIs.
• Freshman Dylann Cravens has reached safely in the last 13 games and is on a five-game hitting streak.
• Kendall Smith was named one of 30 Senior CLASS Award Candidates.
• 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.
• Carmyn Greenwood was selected to the Preseason All-ACC Softball team.

THE APRILE ERA
• Holly Aprile is in 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 84-77-1 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 OPPONENT - KENTUCKY
Last Meeting: April 21, 2021 - Kentucky won 6-5 at John Cropp Stadium.
• Lauren Johnson's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning sent host No 14/14 Kentucky softball team to a 6-5 win over UofL.
• Carmyn Greenwood went 4-for-5 and Makayla Hurst drove in a pair of runs to lead the Cardinals as they outhit the Wildcats 10-9 in a back-and-forth game that featured three ties.
• Jennifer Leonhardt took the loss, allowing one earned run on three hits and striking out three in 2.1 innings of relief. Taylor Roby allowed five runs, three earned, on six hits and fanned five in 6.1 innings.
• Autumn Humes picked up the win, giving up two earned runs on five hits and striking out five in 6.0 innings of relief. Kowalik led the Wildcats with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate.
Scouting the Wildcats: No. 8/12 Kentucky enters the midweek matchup with a 25-8 overall record following a three-game sweep at SEC foe No. 20 LSU last weekend.
• The Wildcats boast a hefty .342 team batting average with seven players hitting over .300 on the season. Kayla Kowalik and Erin Coffel are tied atop team standings with a .423 averag while Coffel has belted out a team-high 10 home runs and 38 RBIs.
• Maranda Stoddard (5-3) carries a 3.42 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 55.1 innings of work.
Cardinal Connections
• UofL head coach Holly Aprile and UK head coach Rachel Lawson were teammates at UMass and helped lead the Minutewomen to a Women's College World Series appearance in 1992.
• UofL assistant coach Griffin Joiner is a UK alum and played for Lawson from 2012-15. She also served as a grad manager for her alma mater from 2016-17.

UP NEXT
Louisville will continue its seven-game home stand this weekend when the Cardinals play host to ACC foe North Carolina for a three-game series

University of Louisville Athletics

Cards Play Host to No. 8/12 Kentucky Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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