Cardinals Host WKU in Second Matchup of the Season

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville softball team will face off against Western Kentucky on Tuesday for the second time this season. The Cards will host the Hilltoppers at Ulmer Stadium at 6 p.m. on ACCNX.

This is the first time since 2004 the two teams will play a home-and-home with each other in the same season.

UofL (23-20, 6-12 ACC) is coming off a 1-2 weekend against No. 25/RV Virginia. Louisville's one win of the series came in a nine-inning match up that saw Maddi Grant score Ally Alexander on a double in the top of the ninth. Brooke Gray closed it out in the circle with only one hit given up through 2.2 innings of work. The Cards are now 3-0 when playing in extra innings.

UofL and WKU previously faced off on March 25, where Louisville prevailed 3-2 in Bowling Green. Junior Bri Despines and sophomore Jac Hasty led the Cardinal offense with two hits each. Despines also added a run and an RBI. Gray and Alyssa Zabala combined for the win in the circle, totaling five strikeouts and allowing just two runs.

Quick Hits

Louisville leads the ACC in stolen bases (89), stolen bases per game (2.07), and triples (23).
Redshirt freshman Char Lorenz has 48 RBIs this season, good for seventh in the conference.
Junior Chelsea Mack and redshirt junior Easton Lotus lead the ACC in stolen bases with 18 apiece.
Lotus is third in the conference in triples, logging five in 2025. She currently has a .388 batting average which leads the team.
Senior Sam Booe has 6.9 strikeouts per seven innings, putting her at 10th in the ACC.
The Cards are 4-1 against in-state opponents in 2025.

About WKU
Series Record: Louisville leads all time meetings 22-3 (W14 streak)
Last Meeting: The Cards grabbed a 3-2 win in Bowling Green on March 25, 2025
Scouting the Hilltoppers: Western Kentucky is coming off of a sweep of New Mexico State this past weekend, bringing its record to 24-19 and 10-10 in the Conference USA

Catcher Randi Drinnon leads CUSA with 14 runners caught stealing this season, including two different instances where she caught three runners.
Right-handed pitcher Rylan Smith has 105 strikeouts on the year, adding three games with nine or more strikeouts.
Infielder Maci Masters has 14 home runs so far, with two coming against NMSU.
Amy Tudor is in her 12th season at the helm of the WKU program. With the Hilltoppers, she is 359-234-2, and has a career record of 576-440-3.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Ally Alexander

Sam Booe

Bri Despines

Maddi Grant

Brooke Gray

Jac Hasty

Char Lorenz

Easton Lotus

Chelsea Mack

Alyssa Zabala

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