Cards Head to Bloomington for Midweek Matchup Against Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville softball team will head up the road to Bloomington this week to face off against the 26-10 Indiana Hoosiers. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m. (ET) at Andy Mohr Field on Wednesday, April 9th. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network Plus.

Breakdown of the Cards
Louisville enters this match up with a 20-16 record, including 3-9 in conference play. The Cards recently had two games canceled due to inclement weather against Oakland last Saturday. Before that, they fell to Kentucky 3-8 on Wednesday, April 2. Freshman shortstop Taylor Monroe had a career day, going 2-3 with a home run. Chelsea Mack had an impressive outing as well, hitting 2-4 with a stolen base.

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Hometown senior Ally Alexander now leads the Cards in batting average with a .400 and adding 32 hits in 80 at-bats.
Chelsea Mack and Easton Lotus lead the ACC in stolen bases with Mack sitting at 16-18 and Lotus at 14-15. Char Lorenz sits sixth with 12 bags on 17 attempts.
Alyssa Zabala leads Louisville in pitching with an 8-5 record. She owns a 3.50 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and has 61 strikeouts through 90 innings.
Louisville currently rides a four-game losing streak, with one loss to Kentucky and a sweep from Duke.

Scouting the Hoosiers (26-10, 6-5 Big Ten)
Series History: Louisville has a 20-7 record over Indiana since 2001
Last Meeting: March 26th, 2024 – Indiana beat Louisville, 11-6 in Louisville, Ky.

Indiana has hit .382 on the season, with 350 hits across 916 at-bats. The Hoosiers add 44 home runs, 261 RBI and are 74-91 when stealing bases.
Senior outfielder Taylor Minnick leads the Hoosiers with 11 homers, a .500 batting average, and 51 hits out of 102 at-bats.
Second in hits for the Hoosiers is junior catcher Avery Parker with 47 while adding a .427 batting average and nine home runs.
Leading in steals for Indiana is redshirt-junior outfielder Melina Wilkison, going 18-21 this year.
Indiana has the luxury of a two-way player in senior Brianna Copeland. She bats .355 with 35 hits and 10 home runs while being a perfect 12-12 stealing. Pitching-wise, she owns a 10-4 record with a 4.93 ERA, five complete games, and 104 punch-outs.
Starting the most games in the circle for Indiana has been freshman Jenae Berry, who has a 2.87 ERA, a 9-3 record and has only given up 39 hits across 46.1 innings pitched.

Cards Head to Bloomington for Midweek Matchup Against Indiana

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Players Mentioned

Ally Alexander

Char Lorenz

Easton Lotus

Chelsea Mack

Taylor Monroe

Alyssa Zabala

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Cards Head to Bloomington for Midweek Matchup Against Indiana

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Players Mentioned

Ally Alexander

Char Lorenz

Easton Lotus

Chelsea Mack

Taylor Monroe

Alyssa Zabala

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