Louisville Wraps Up Regular Season at Pittsburgh

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville softball team will wrap up its regular season on the road against Pittsburgh this weekend. The Cardinals will play a Thursday (6 p.m. ET), Friday (6 p.m. ET), Saturday (12 noon) series with Saturday's game airing nationally on the ACC Network.

The Cards are coming off a 2-0 win over then No. 7 Florida State on Sunday, shutting out a top-10 offense thanks to Alyssa Zabala's complete game performance.

Louisville is playing for a bid in the ACC Tournament which will take place at Boston College from May 7-10. A series win against Pitt this weekend would allow the Cards to clinch a spot in the conference tournament.

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Prior to Louisville, Head Coach Holly Aprile spent 10 seasons (2009-18) as Pitt'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.
The Cards top the ACC in total stolen bases (89), stolen bases per game (1.89), total sacrifice bunts (44), triples (24) and triples per game (0.51).
Louisville is first in the ACC and second in the country in triples with 24. Easton Lotus and Char Lorenz lead the team and tie for third in the conference with five triples.
Lorenz leads all Louisville hitters with 49 RBIs, the most among ACC freshmen. Her 1.07 RBIs per game ranks eighth in the ACC.
Chelsea Mack and Lotus tie for first in the ACC in stolen bases, each tallying 18 bags.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 27-6
Last Meeting: The Cards took two out of three games from the Panthers in 2024. At Pitt, UofL dropped the first game 9-4, but went on to win the next two 3-2 and 9-0. Louisville has won eight of the last ten games against the Panthers.
Scouting the Panthers: Pitt boasts a 19-29 overall record with a 6-15 bid in ACC play. The Panthers are coming off a 1-2 weekend in Minnesota, losing both of their meetings with Minnesota in five innings on Friday and Saturday and beating North Dakota 5-3 on Saturday. Pitt took a series win over then-No. 11 Virginia Tech on April 18, 2025.

Senior pitcher Kyra Pittman is fourth in the conference in complete games with 11 so far this season. Pittman has a 4.91 ERA with 46 strikeouts through 134.0 innings pitched.
Senior utility player Kylie Griggs owns a .331 batting average on 46 hits, including 14 doubles and five home runs. Sophomore outfielder Ahmari Braden ranks eighth in the ACC with 13 stolen bases.
Pitt is led by head coach Jenny Allard, who is in her second season with the Panthers. Allard has a career record of 724-581-4 through her 30 years of experience, with a 36-61 bid at Pitt.

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Players Mentioned

Char Lorenz

Easton Lotus

Chelsea Mack

Alyssa Zabala

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