CRYSTAL BUSTOS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT SOFTBALL BANQUET TONIGHT
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Crystl Bustos will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Class Act Federal Credit Union Louisville Softball Bullpen Club Dinner presented by MPC Promotions. The annual dinner will be held on January 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brown & Williamson Club at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals will celebrate the success of the 2014 season and introduce the 2015 team in their eighth annual preseason fundraiser.
When:
January 24, 2015
6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. – Reception/Silent Auction
7:30 p.m. - Dinner/Program
Where:
Brown & Williamson Club
Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
2800 South Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40292
For more info, please contact Lori Korte at 502-852-3086 or 502-445-9434
About Louisville Softball: Louisville posted a 36-22 overall record, claimed the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship and capped the season with the program's 11th straight NCAA appearance. The Cardinals return six starters and 13 letter winners from the 2014 team including NFCA All-Central Regional selection Maryssa Becker and all-conference team members Whitney Arion and Kayla Soles. Nine newcomers will also take the field for the Cards in their inaugural ACC season.
Sandy Pearsall enters her 16th season as UofL’s head coach. After building the program from scratch in 2000, Pearsall has guided the Cardinals to six conference championships. Under her watch, Louisville has made 11 consecutive NCAA regional appearances and served as a host site in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The Cardinals will open the 2015 season Feb. 6-8 in Las Vegas at the UNLV Sportco Kick-Off Classic where they will face UC Davis, UNLV, Minnesota, Cal State Bakersfield and Washington.
About Crystl Bustos: Crystl Bustos was considered the most powerful hitter in the game during her career with the USA Softball team from 1999 through 2008. She holds four Olympic records including the one for home runs after hitting six in the 2008 Beijing Games. The Canyon Country, California native helped lead Team USA to Olympic Gold Medals in 2000 and 2004, and a Silver Medal in 2008
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RADIO THIS MORNING
We've got a full slate again for the Saturday Cardinal Couple RADIO SHOW on WCHQ 100.9 FM this morning at 11 a.m. We are also still streaming on the "net" at crescenthillradio.com
We'll talk hoops, softball, volleyball, offer Worldwide a quiz and much, much more is in store. You just never know who will pop by or where Worldwide and I will go with our sophomoric humor and 3rd. grade knowledge of women's sports and UofL athletic teams.
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OT: It appears that a Freshman, Alexis Nelson, a 5'8" point guard out of St. Francis wants to be part of the Cardinal flock.
ReplyDelete"She started out her first game with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 steals - then had back-to-back games of 38 and 38. She has a 3.5 gpa, and says "It's just school, church, basketball, and repeat."
I say, fly on in!