Ranking the top 10 Louisville Cardinals sports moments of 2025-26

We're in the home stretch of the college sports season, which means it's time to review the year that was for Louisville athletics . The Courier Journal ranked and revisited 10 of the most memorable moments for the Cardinals in 2025-26. Did your favorite make the cut?

Find out below. No. 10: Louisville softball returns to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2023 Louisville's walk-off win over N.

C. State in the opening round of the ACC Softball Championship encapsulated the Cards' path to their 16th NCAA Tournament appearance — the program's first since 2023. Twenty of UofL's 44 victories entering the national competition (the most of Holly Aprile 's head-coaching career) came in comeback fashion.

Against the Wolfpack on May 6 in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Cards scored five unanswered runs across the final three innings — capped off by sophomore outfielder Madison Pickens ' game-winning double. Louisville arrived at the conference tournament ranked 24th in the country and boasting its best record in league play since 2013, 18-6. Pickens was one of three first-team All-ACC selections, joining seniors Bri Despines and Chelsea Mack .