Cards face EKU in softball on Wednesday -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 COLONELS COME TO TOWN ON A NINE GAME WIN STREAK

Normally, one would look at the midweek match up between Louisville and EKU in softball as a probable romp for the ACC school against the mid-major in Richmond. Not so this season, EKU comes to Ulmer stadium on a none game win streak and with a sparkling 17-5 record...with wins over Georgia Tech, WKU and Dayton.

As a matter of fact, these two schools are 2-2 the last foir time they have met..so much for padding your schedule, eh? 

Whitney was an excellent Cards infielder. 

EKU plays in the ASUN conference and has former Cardinal softball great Whitney Arion on their staff as a Director of Player Development. Arion played for the Cards from 2012-2015. She was a sure-gloved shortstop for the Cards, and was an All-ACC selection her final year, a two time All-Big East selection and an AAC second team pick. 

EKU has won their last two games this season by run-rules...over Purdue Fort Wayne. They have one former Louisville high school player on the roster in junior catcher Lilly Davis, who attended Butler High School. Davis has been the starting catcher the last two season for the Colonels 

Louisville is 8-5 against EKU since 2001, but fell to the Colonels 6-2 last year in Richmond. The Cards did defeat them 10-1 in 2023. .Davis had a double and home run against the Cards last year and Cardinals pitcher Brooke Gray was touched for four first inning runs. 

The game will be shown on ACCNX at 5:00 p.m

FAREWELL JUNIOR BRIDGEMAN

Louisville MBB great Junior Bridgeman passed away of a heart attack while speaking in Louisville Tuesday at the Galt House. 

My own personal memories of Bridgeman come from when I was a sophomore at UofL. Bridgeman was a senior and I had an encounter with him one day. That fall, i was on crutches, due to an ankle surgery and was going to class, trying to juggle a couple of books and crutches. The elevator that I planned on taking to the second floor of the building was out of order, and i pondered the dilemma of going up a flight of stairs...with crutches and books...when he came over to me, and kindly offered to carry my books for me as i went up the steps. He also followed me to make sure i didn't fall backwards. 

I remember I thanked him and he just smiled and went back down the steps...this was when our city and county was going through the busing upheaval in the high school system and tensions between whites and blacks were probably as high as they have ever been. 

I saw him years later, at a UofL women's basketball game and reminded him of his kindness and thanked him again for that kindness many years ago. He just smiled and thanked me for my coverage of women's basketball at UofL. 

He will be missed by all Cardinal fans...and Louisville has lost a true legend.  

paulie