Softball Travels to NKU -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Softball Looks to Bounce Back Against Northern Kentucky

Following a series loss at home to Virginia Tech, Louisville softball hits the road to face Northern Kentucky. The Cards and Norse will square off at 4:30pm ET and will be aired on ESPN+.

Louisville enters the game with a 17-10 record and 2-4 in the ACC. Offensively, they have been off to a hot start with three players batting at or above .500 and the team hitting .319 as a whole. While the home run numbers have been down, six Cards have recorded a home run with Char Lorenz leading the way with five.

In contrast with previous years, Louisville has seen seven pitchers step into the circle this season with four of them carrying the bulk of the duties. Lindsey Mullen boasts the best ERA at 2.47. Her strong performance in a walk-off win against Notre Dame helped contribute to that. As expected, Alyssa Zabala has been the go-to pitcher at times with a total of 68.0 innings pitched and a 2.57 ERA. The pitching staff has struck out nearly three times as many opposing batters than they have walked.

Northern Kentucky has had a rough start to the year with an 11-13 record. However, they enter tonight on a four-game win streak featuring a win over Morehead State and a sweep over Green Bay.

The Norse hit .278 as a team with only a handful of players batting above .300. They have three players with 25 hits each. Olivia Pastin has been a home run threat for NKU with four home runs on the year.

The trio pitching staff of NKU has been shaky early in the year. They carry a combined 5.31 ERA and have nearly a 1:1 strikeout to walk ration. This pitching crew is allowing more than one hit per inning on average.

Louisville leads the current series 5-0. In their most recent meeting, the Cards defeated the Norse 9-1 in Knoxville in an NCAA Regional.

(softball photos by Jared)

Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!

Jared