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Cards Head to NC State for Final Regular Season Series
April 30, 2026 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 24-ranked University of Louisville softball team will travel to NC State for its final three games of the regular season.
The Cards head to Raleigh with a 41-10 record and a 16-5 bid in conference play after a weekend sweep of Syracuse at home. The Wolfpack are coming off of a 10-2 win over East Carolina in five innings on Tuesday night for a 26-23 overall record and a 6-14 showing in the ACC.
Game times are set for Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 5 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m., and all games will be streamed on ACCNX.
QUICK HITS
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
Series Record: Louisville leads 15-10 (W3)
At Louisville: Louisville leads 8-2
At NC State: NC State leads 6-5
Last Meeting: March 25 & 26, 2023 – Louisville swept the series in Louisville, Ky.
Scouting the Wolfpack: NC State comes into the weekend with a 26-23 record and a 6-14 showing in conference play. The Wolfpack are 20-7 when playing in Raleigh this season, including most recently defeating in-state rival East Carolina 10-2 in five innings on Tuesday night.
The Cards head to Raleigh with a 41-10 record and a 16-5 bid in conference play after a weekend sweep of Syracuse at home. The Wolfpack are coming off of a 10-2 win over East Carolina in five innings on Tuesday night for a 26-23 overall record and a 6-14 showing in the ACC.
Game times are set for Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 5 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m., and all games will be streamed on ACCNX.
QUICK HITS
- Madison Pickens leads the team with a .460 average, collecting 75 hits, 57 runs, 18 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, and 67 RBIs.
- Chelsea Mack is second on the team with a .453 batting average, tallying 78 hits in 172 at-bats, 60 runs scored, 39 stolen bases, and 19 RBIs. Her 37 stolen bases rank first in the NCAA.
- Bri Despines is third on the team with a .397 average, posting 58 hits, 15 doubles, and 62 RBIs, with a .699 slugging percentage. Camryn Lookadoo is fourth with a .387 average and leads the team with 19 doubles.
- Louisville leads the ACC in stolen bases (117) and triples (25), and is second in the conference in on-base percentage (.449). The Cards rank second in the ACC with a .358 batting average.
- Through 51 games, five Cardinals have at least 30 RBIs and seven have recorded at least 40 hits.
- Sophomore Anna Wise leads the Louisville pitching staff with a 3.02 ERA and eight wins in 62.2 innings pitched, giving up just 27 earned runs and striking out 44 so far.
- Senior Alyssa Zabala leads the team with 90 strikeouts and 12 wins in 111.1 innings. She has made a team-high 36 appearances in 20 starts, limiting opponents to a .260 batting average.
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
Series Record: Louisville leads 15-10 (W3)
At Louisville: Louisville leads 8-2
At NC State: NC State leads 6-5
Last Meeting: March 25 & 26, 2023 – Louisville swept the series in Louisville, Ky.
Scouting the Wolfpack: NC State comes into the weekend with a 26-23 record and a 6-14 showing in conference play. The Wolfpack are 20-7 when playing in Raleigh this season, including most recently defeating in-state rival East Carolina 10-2 in five innings on Tuesday night.
- Wynne Gore and Morgen Talley each boast sub-four ERAs to lead the NCSU pitching staff. The pair have a combined 53 appearances that include 20 wins, seven complete games, five shutouts, three saves over 184.1 innings pitched. Talley leads the team with 99 strikeouts so far this year while also holding batters to a .217 average.
- Maia Townsend owns a team-high .358 average through 159 at bats. She has 57 hits on the year and scored 42 runs to lead the offense. Talley and Lily Livingston have each launched over 11 home runs this year and have over 40 extra base hits between the two of them. Townsend is joined by Carly Short and Sarah Johnson as players with over 10 swiped bags this season.
- Lindsay Leftwich is in her third season at the helm of NC State's program, and she has an 81-75 record through her tenure.
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