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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Softball Transfer -- WBB Season Tickets -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Hannah File Joins Softball Roster

Louisville softball added a graduate transfer to the team in Hannah File. File comes to Louisville after having spent three seasons with James Madison University from 2018-2020. During her time with the Dukes, File helped the team advance to an NCAA Super Regional and carried a .325 career batting average.

"Hannah has such positive energy about her, and she truly loves the game," said Coach Holly Aprile. "Those are two genuine qualities that we value very highly. She carries herself with a confidence and attitude that we are excited to coach and we cannot wait to get started."

Besides being a strong hitter, File was a two-year starter in the infield. In her career with JMU, she recorded 88 hits with 32 of them being extra base hits. File recorded 62 RBIs and 53 walks. She also limited her double whammies by grounding into just one double play in her career.

Defensively, File had a .912 field percentage. After a season where infield errors were the Achilles Heel of the Cards and the graduation of Maddy Newman, Louisville is looking for an infielder with a clean glove.

File will work on her MBA at UofL's high-ranking business school while playing out her last year (or two if she wishes) of eligibility.

Women's Basketball Season Tickets on Sale

The KFC Yum! Center will be at 100% capacity and season tickets for women's basketball have gone on sale. Plenty of people took a hiatus last season with the COVID-19 pandemic but UofL has said that you will not be punished if you renew this season. It's also never too late to register for season tickets for the first time if you have never had them before.

Who wouldn't want to go see one of the best women's basketball programs out there? It's a stacked roster of returners with some new extremely talented faces joining the them. Jeff Walz is 15 wins shy of 400 wins at Louisville.

Maybe you can sweet talk Paulie into buying you season tickets? He's a big baller with that Cardinal Couple budget. For you newer readers, Cardinal Couple is a non-profit website so we can't actually afford to buy you season tickets.

However, Worldwide usually has season tickets with his mom and they are a hoot to sit by!

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Congrats Baseball!

On a side note, I want to take a moment to congratulate all the UofL baseball players taken in the MLB Draft. The Cards also had their first ever #1 overall pick in Henry Davis, Alex Binelas, who is no stranger on UofL volleyball matches to see his girlfriend Claire Chausee play, was taken in the third round. As of last night, six Cards had been drafted.

Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!

Jared

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Bryce Neal Joins Softball Staff -- ACC Network Takeover Day -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Bryce Neal Joins Softball Staff

Louisville Softball announced yesterday that Bryce Neal joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Neal is on the younger side, having graduated from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in 2015, where he played baseball.

Since his time as a student-athlete, Neal has traveled all across the country. He was a director and coach for Midwest Nationals Baseball in Springfield, Missouri from 2013-2015 before then heading back to the state of Arkansas to become a private instructor for many years.

In the shortened COVID-19 season in 2020, Neal served as a volunteer assistant at Arizona State for their softball team. The Sun Devils were nationally ranked and finished with a 22-7 record. They ranked in the top five nationally in scoring, home runs, and walks.

In 2021, Neal was an assistant coach at Bucknell. The Bison made a drastic improvement to their field percentage, which ranked second in the Patriot League and their highest fielding percentage in nearly a decade. He oversaw player development while at Bucknell.

The Cards have had some difficulty with their fielding percentage in recent years and proved to be a thorn in their side last season. Neal can be a big help with cleaning that up for the upcoming season.

ACC Network Takeover Day

Happy ACC Network Takeover Day! Don't forget to tune into your TV to check out some great games involving different sports in recent years.

As a reminder, here is the schedule of events:

July 8

6:00 AM - Baseball vs Florida State (year not listed)

9:00 AM - Lacrosse vs Colorado (2021 season)

11:00 AM - Women's Basketball vs Florida State (year not listed, assuming the 2020-2021 season)

1:00 PM - Field Hockey vs Virginia (2020 season, ACC semifinal)

2:30 PM - Volleyball vs Pittsburgh (2020 season)

4:30 PM - Men's Basketball vs Kent State (NCAA Basketball Classic)

6:30 PM - Women's Soccer vs Syracuse (2020 season)

8:30 PM - Lacrosse vs Colorado (2021 season)

10:30 PM - Football vs Wake Forest (NCAA Football Classics)

July 9

1:30 AM - Field Hockey vs Virginia (2020 season, ACC semifinal)

3:00 AM - Baseball vs Florida State (year not listed)

Not-so-Spoiler Alert- Louisville wins in every game aired. What's cool is I can say that I have been present at or seen on TV/online nearly every single game on this list.

Happy Thursday and Go Cards!

Jared

Friday, May 11, 2018

Softball Falls to FSU -- Track & Field Posts Two ACC Champions -- Casey Madura Interview -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Louisville Falters in Loss to FSU

Louisville softball collapsed and a 3-0 lead turned into a 7-4 loss as the Cards bowed out of the second round of the ACC Tournament to Florida State. The loss is their third in four games.

Sidney Melton led off the game with a solo shot over the left field wall for the early lead. They added two runs in the second when a fielder's choice drove a run home and Melton walked with the bases loaded to add an easy RBI. The only other run came in the sixth when Alison Szydlowski reached base on a fielder's choice and drove in a run, almost exactly like the second inning play.

The Seminoles scored all of their runs in the middle three innings, relying on four Louisville errors and a pair of home runs to ignite the offense. Megan Hensley and Danielle Watson split time in the circle with three innings apiece. The duo only surrendered six hits, but walked four and the defense had four infield errors. Hensley (17-8) took the loss.

Coach Pearsall heavily emphasized the impact the errors had on a game where Louisville had an early shot at winning, "If we dont make those mistakes, we have a chance at winning that game, but the errors set us back and we just couldn't overcome that."

With a record of 33-20 and an RPI hovering around 44 the Cards are a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately, the ACC is weak at softball and FSU is the only school inside the Top 40 in RPI. The Cards will need some help in receiving a bid to the "Big Dance" and hope the top seeds win their respective conference tournaments.

Track and Field Takes Home Two ACC Championships on Day One

Dorcas Wasike ran away with the gold in the women's 10,000 m, running a personal best and setting a new meet record. Damar Robinson leapt his way to the podium with a personal best on the men's high jump.

The Championships are still young and there's plenty more Cardinals hoping to make their mark in history and bring home the gold.

Casey Madura Sits Down with Cardinal Couple

Casey Madura (left) and Emily Howell

The lacrosse alum will graduate from UofL this Saturday, but she found some time to sit down for an interview. We were fortunate that she still has field access and made our way to the Louisville Lacrosse Stadium to enjoy a beautiful day that was tortured by the pollen invasion.

Madura has battled injuries and a cancer scare in her career at Louisville and spent almost all of her time on the bench as a supporter, teammate, and helping coach. The senior captain talked about what brought her to Louisville, her experiences and memories here, and future plans that involve a trip to the Big Apple.

We talked about what her walk-up song would be, a secondary sport she might play, and deciding the style of wave she will perform as she walks across stage at commencement.

You can view the entirety of the lengthy interview

here.

The Cardinal Couple Radio Hour

Don't forget to tune in to your favorite knuckleheads this Saturday at 11 am on WCHQ 100.9 fm. I will be "enjoying" my new role of putting in credit card and personal loan applications while also doing my normal breaking change. With Case past his exam and having recovered for a few weeks there is a slight chance he may find his way back down to Melwood Ave. We'll have to wait on the Vegas odds to come out before making our bets on that. Either way, make sure to continue keeping him in your thoughts as he works his way back to 100%.

What Day is it?

Well, besides Friday it's also a day to celebrate a couple favorites, so kick back and Eat Whatever You Want while you watch The Twilight Zone, a personal favorite of mine in terms of throwback TV shows.

Make sure to take you medicine as allergy season is in full force in the second-worst allergen city in the United States only behind McAllen, TX, per Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Happy Friday and Go Cards!

- Jared -

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