Cardinals Host No. 6/7 Florida State in Final Home Series
April 24, 2025 | Softball
Senior Day will be on Saturday with the ceremony occurring before the game.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â In its final home stand of the season, the University of Louisville softball team will host No. 6/7 Florida State for a three-game series this weekend. Games will take place on Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m.Â
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The Cards are coming off a 2-0 loss to in-state foe, WKU, on Tuesday night. UofL now owns a 23-21 overall record, with a 6-12 bid in conference play. Easton Lotus and Ally Alexander logged the two hits for Louisville, with three different players drawing walks in the game.Â
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Senior Day festivities will precede Saturday's game. Sunday's game will be broadcast on ACCN with Jenny Dalton-Hill and Pam Ward on the call, while Friday and Saturday's matchups can be viewed on ACCNX featuring Suzanne Bush and Dr. Joanna Lane.Â
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Quick Hits
About Florida State
Series Record:Â Florida State leads the all-time series 21-8.
Last Meeting:Â Louisville took one game out of three when facing FSU in Louisville from April 5-7, 2024. The Cards won the first game 5-4 but dropped the remaining two games of the series.
Scouting the Seminoles:Â Florida State last played on April 13, where the Seminoles won 16-3 in five innings over Cal in Berkeley. Florida State is 40-6 overall in 2025, with a 14-1 record in ACC play. The Seminoles' lone conference loss came against UVA in early April. FSU sits at No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Softball poll, No. 6 in the USA Today/NFCA poll, and No. 3 in national RPI.
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The Cards are coming off a 2-0 loss to in-state foe, WKU, on Tuesday night. UofL now owns a 23-21 overall record, with a 6-12 bid in conference play. Easton Lotus and Ally Alexander logged the two hits for Louisville, with three different players drawing walks in the game.Â
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Senior Day festivities will precede Saturday's game. Sunday's game will be broadcast on ACCN with Jenny Dalton-Hill and Pam Ward on the call, while Friday and Saturday's matchups can be viewed on ACCNX featuring Suzanne Bush and Dr. Joanna Lane.Â
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Quick Hits
- Louisville leads the ACC in stolen bases (89), stolen bases per game (2.07), triples (23), triples per game (0.53), and total sacrifice bunts (41).Â
- Redshirt freshman Char Lorenz is ninth in the conference with 48 RBIs on the season.Â
- Redshirt junior Easton Lotus and junior Chelsea Mack are tied at the top of the ACC with 18 stolen bases in 2025.Â
- Lotus's five triples this year ranked her third in the conference. Her .387 batting average on 60 hits leads all Louisville hitters
About Florida State
Series Record:Â Florida State leads the all-time series 21-8.
Last Meeting:Â Louisville took one game out of three when facing FSU in Louisville from April 5-7, 2024. The Cards won the first game 5-4 but dropped the remaining two games of the series.
Scouting the Seminoles:Â Florida State last played on April 13, where the Seminoles won 16-3 in five innings over Cal in Berkeley. Florida State is 40-6 overall in 2025, with a 14-1 record in ACC play. The Seminoles' lone conference loss came against UVA in early April. FSU sits at No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Softball poll, No. 6 in the USA Today/NFCA poll, and No. 3 in national RPI.
- Following her performance against Cal, freshman Jazzy Francik was named ACC Pitcher of the Week on April 15. Through 68.0 innings pitched, Francik has 65 strikeouts, 18 earned runs, 13 walks, and a 1.85 ERA. The freshman's ERA sits her at second in the conference.Â
- Sophomore infielder Isa Torres leads FSU's offense with a .448 batting average on 74 hits, nine doubles, seven triples, and one triple. Her 74 hits lead the conference and put her second in the country.
- The Seminoles are led by head coach Lonni Alameda, who is in her 17th year in Tallahassee. Alameda has an 802-220-2 record with Florida State, including one national championship in 2018 and two national runner-up finishes (2023, 2021).Â
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