Cards to play in Louisville Region in NCAA Softball Tournament

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MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE EDITION

-LOUISVILLE draws Illinois-Chicago in first game

-Other BIG EAST Schools in the Tournament

The University of Louisville softball team will face Illinois-Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20th.
in the Louisville Region of the 2011 NCAA Softball Championship Tournament. The Cards (36-18)
will also host California (39-10), the seventh seed overall and Jacksonville State (39-19) as the other
participants in the double elimination format that will take place from May 20th-22nd at Ulmer Stadium.

Louisville hosts a regional for the second time in three years

"We are very excited to be hosting again," commented Sandy Pearsall. "This has been a year of ups and downs for us...but this team continues to find ways to get the job done. With three tremendous opponents
coming in, this will be a very exciting regional. We had such great fan support for the BIG EAST Championship, we hope that they will be back to support us this weekend."

With California as the top seed in the Louisville regional, it's probable that a great deal of Bears fans won't
be making the trip across the country to attend, so tickets shouldn't be a problem for Louisville fans who
get in early. You can call the UofL ticket office at 502-852-5151 for information...or to purchase them.

Prices are :

Ulmer Stadium, home of the Louisville Softball Cards

Berm (General Admission)

$7 (Single Session)

$20 (All Tournament)

Reserved

$10 (Single Session)

$25 (All-Tournament Pass)

Students with ID
$5 (Single Session)
$15 (All-Tournament Pass)

The Cards reached the field of 64 via an at-large bid, finishing as runners-up in the BIG EAST tournament.
The Tournament schedule is below:

Friday, May 20th.
GAME 1 - California vs. Jacksonville State @ 5 p.m.
GAME 2 - LOUISVILLE vs. Illinois-Chicago @ 7:30 p.m

Saturday, May 21st.
GAME 3 - Winners Game 1 vs. Game 2  @ 2 p.m.
GAME 4 - Losers Game 1 vs.  Game 2  @ 4:30 p.m.
GAME 5 - Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 @  7 p .m.

Sunday, May 22nd.
GAME 6 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5  @ 2 p.m.
GAME 7 - (if necessary) Rematch of Game 6  @ 4:30 p.m.

The Cards usually play pretty well in Ulmer (unless it's Syracuse as an opponent). The long range weather forecast for this weekend looks dry...so get those tickets and get out there!

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Besides Louisville, three other BIG EAST teams will take part in the 64 team field...Notre Dame, DePaul and Syracuse. Their regional draw and first round opponents below:

Ann Arbor Regional
NOTRE DAME (45-9)  vs. Kentucky (36-14) Friday, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Kentucky is headed to Ann Arbor
to face the Irish in the first game.

College Station Regional

SYRACUSE (44-11) vs. LSU (38-16) Friday (TBA)

Columbia (MO) Regional

DEPAUL (39-13) vs. Indiana (37-16) Friday (TBA)

South Florida did not receive a bid, despite finishing 4th in the BIG EAST regular season standings. They
were defeated by Louisville in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament by Louisville 2-0.
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