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df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS PITT ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS SEASON PREVIEW Matt Plizga E.J. Borghetti

2018 Quick Facts...... 3 Assist. AD of Media Relations Executive Assoc. AD of Media (M. Basketball) Relations 2018 Roster...... 4 Office: 412-648-8240 (Football) Cell: 919-812-0882 Office: 412-648-8243 2018 TV/Radio Roster...... 5 [email protected] Cell: 412-491-5110 [email protected] 2018 Schedule ...... 6

2016 SEASON REVIEW Casey Bonk Carly Weisenbach

2017 Season Overall Statistics ...... 7 Assist. Director of Media Relations Director of Media Relations (Volleyball, Gymnastics, Softball) (W. Basketball, Track/Field, XC) 2017 ACC Statistics ...... 8 Office: 412-648-7774 Office: 412-648-9014 Cell: 412-298-7025 Cell: 412-277-8860 2017 Results...... 9 [email protected] [email protected]

COACHING STAFF Holly Aprile...... 10-11 Julie Jurich Kelly Dumrauf Amanda Buchholz...... 12 Assist. Director of Media Relations Assist. Director of Media Relations (M. Soccer, Wrestling, W. Tennis) (W. Soccer, Baseball) Griffin Joiner...... 13 Office: 412-648-8245 Office: 412-648-9807 Cell: 412-652-5585 Cell: 412-228-2561 Matt Alberghini...... 14 [email protected] [email protected] PLAYER BIOS Kayla Harris ...... 15 Erin Hershman...... 16 Celeste Welsh R.J. Sepich Taylor Stimson...... 17 Media Relations Coordinator Assist. Director of Media Relations Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-7819 McKayla Taylor ...... 18 Cell: 412-576-7088 Cell: 412-452-1992 [email protected] [email protected] Giorgiana Zeremenko...... 19 Sarah Dawson ...... 20 Marissa DeMatteo...... 21

Gabrielle Fredericks ...... 22 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2017 Pitt Softball Media Guide is a publication of the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office Olivia Gray...... 23 and was managed, written, created, designed and edited by Casey Bonk. Taylor Myers ...... 24 Editor: Casey Bonk Taylor Rahach...... 25 Assistant Editors: Matt Plizga, Julie Jurich, Matt Keenan, Jack Roach, Jaden Zimmer, Ryan Ventrella, Michael Alexis Solak ...... 26 Marciano Alexee Haynes...... 27 Layout and Design: Casey Bonk Brittany Knight...... 28 Photography: Pete Madia, Charles LeClaire, Jeff Gamza, Alex Mowrey, Dave DiCello, Sam Janicki, Michael Kaitlyn Kruger...... 29 Shroyer, Andy Mead

Connor McGaffic...... 30 Mailing Address P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436 Morgan Batesole...... 31 Brie Horrell...... 31 Overnight Address Petersen Events Center Hunter Levesque...... 31 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 2 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYERS RETURNING Name of School...... University of Pittsburgh NO. POS. PLAYER YR. AVG. R H HR RBI BB City...... Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 OF C. McGaffic SO .224 6 11 1 6 12 Founded...... 1787 6 OF T. Myers JR .286 11 8 1 2 3 Enrollment...... 28,644 7 INF/OF K. Kruger SO .500 5 2 1 1 1 Nickname...... Panthers School Colors...... Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] 9 OF E. Hershman SR .202 21 24 2 9 11 Facility...... Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex 10 INF O. Gray JR .290 34 42 7 25 24 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 12 INF M. DeMatteo JR .214 9 3 0 0 2 Conference...... ACC 15 INF M. Taylor SR .260 29 39 8 25 11 Chancellor...... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher 17 OF T. Stimson SR .000 1 0 0 0 0 Acting Athletics Director...... Heather Lyke 21 C/INF G. Zeremenko SR .295 16 41 11 35 15 22 INF A. Solak JR .288 19 34 4 23 8 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Holly Aprile 31 INF A. Haynes SO .253 12 24 2 11 13 Alma Mater...... UMass ‘92 48 INF/C G. Fredericks JR .167 1 5 1 7 6 Seasons at Pitt...... 15th Season | 10th as Head Coach Career Record (All at Pitt)...... 238-216 (.524) NO. POS. PLAYER YR. ERA W/L IP BB SO B/AVG Career Conference Record...... 80-124 (.392) 4 P S. Dawson JR 4.27 2-3 42.2 17 18 .354 ACC Record at Pitt...... 32-62 (.340) 27 P K. Harris SR 4.06 9-8 119 66 65 .269 Big East Record at Pitt...... 48-62 (.436) 30 P/INF B. Knight SO 4.11 13-12 151.2 61 62 .298 Assistant Coach...... Amanda Buchholz Alma Mater...... Nebraska, ‘04 PLAYERS LOST Seasons at Pitt...... 1st Season NO. POS. PLAYER YR. AVG. R H HR RBI BB 2 INF/OF K. Manuel SR .273 19 39 2 25 14 Assistant Coach...... Griffin Joiner 8 OF H. Edwards FR .274 15 32 0 5 2 Alma Mater...... Kentucky, ‘15 24 C V. Ortega SO .240 8 24 0 13 13 Seasons at Pitt...... 1st Season

TEAM INFORMATION NEWCOMERS 2017 Overall Record [H/A/N]...... 24-23 NO. PLAYER YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 2017 ACC Record [Finish]...... 7-17 [10th] 5 H. Levesque FR INF/OF R/R Troy, N.Y. Postseason ...... N/A 11 T. Rahach JR P R/R Hudson, Ohio / Coastal Carolina Starters Returning/Lost...... 7 / 3 14 B. Horrell FR INF/U R/R Gibsonia, Pa. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 15 / 3 Newcomers...... 4 26 M. Batesole FR INF R/R Walnut Creek, Calif.

PROGRAM HISTORY SPORTS INFORMATION First Year...... 1998 Softball SID...... Casey Bonk All-Time Record...... 464-545-1 Office Phone...... 412-648-7774 All-Time ACC Record...... 32-62 Cell Phone...... 412-298-7025 All-Time Big East Record...... 114-186 Email...... [email protected] Years in NCAA Tournament...... 1 [2015] SID Mailing Address...... P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436 Most Single Season Wins...... 37 [2015] Overnight Address...... Petersen Events Center Highest Single Season Win %...... 667 [34-17 in 2011] ...... 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 3 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL PRONUNCIATION 1 Connor McGaffic SO OF R/R Georgetown, Pa. / South Side Beaver HS 4 Sarah Dawson JR P R/R Bridgewater, Ma. / Bridgewater-Raynham HS 5 Hunter Levesque FR INF/OF R/R Troy, N.Y. / Troy HS Hunter La-VEK 6 Taylor Myers JR OF R/R San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma HS 7 Kaitlyn Kruger SO INF/OF R/R Calabasas, Calif. / Oaks Christian HS Kaitlyn Crew-Ger 9 Erin Hershman SR OF L/R Mars, Pa. / Mars HS Erin Hersh-MIN 10 Oliva Gray JR INF R/R Washington, Pa. / Trinity HS 11 Taylor Rahach JR P R/R Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HS / Coastal Carolina Taylor Ray-HOTCH 12 Marissa DeMatteo JR INF L/R New Castle, Pa. / Neshannock HS Marissa Di-Mat-tee-O 14 Brie Horrell FR INF/U R/R Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland HS Bri Hore-EL 15 McKayla Taylor SR INF R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. / John F. Kennedy HS 17 Taylor Stimson SR OF R/R Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HS / St. John’s 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko SR C/INF R/R Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan HS George-anna Zer-AH-men-ko 22 Alexis Solak JR INF R/R Woodridge, Ill. / Naperville North HS Alexis SOUL-ak 26 Morgan Batesole FR INF R/R Walnut Creek, Calif. / Northgate HS Morgan Bait-Sole 27 Kayla Harris SR P R/R Chesapeake, Va. / Greenbriar Academy 30 Brittany Knight SO P/INF L/R Windham, Ohio / Windham HS 31 Alexee Haynes SO INF R/R Charleston, W.Va. / Sissonville HS 48 Gabrielle Fredericks JR INF/C L/L New Philadelphia, Ohio / Tuscarawas Central Catholic HS / Akron Gabrielle Fred-Ricks

ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL PRONUNCIATION 26 Morgan Batesole FR INF R/R Walnut Creek, Calif. / Northgate HS Morgan Bait-Sole 4 Sarah Dawson JR P R/R Bridgewater, Ma. / Bridgewater-Raynham HS 12 Marissa DeMatteo JR INF L/R New Castle, Pa. / Neshannock HS Marissa Di-Mat-tee-O 48 Gabrielle Fredericks JR INF/C L/L New Philadelphia, Ohio / Tuscarawas Central Catholic HS / Akron Gabrielle Fred-Ricks 10 Oliva Gray JR INF R/R Washington, Pa. / Trinity HS 27 Kayla Harris SR P R/R Chesapeake, Va. / Greenbriar Academy 31 Alexee Haynes SO INF R/R Charleston, W.Va. / Sissonville HS 9 Erin Hershman SR OF L/R Mars, Pa. / Mars HS Erin Hersh-MIN 14 Brie Horrell FR INF/U R/R Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland HS Bri Hore-EL 30 Brittany Knight SO P/INF L/R Windham, Ohio / Windham HS 7 Kaitlyn Kruger SO INF/OF R/R Calabasas, Calif. / Oaks Christian HS Kaitlyn Crew-Ger 5 Hunter Levesque FR INF/OF R/R Troy, N.Y. / Troy HS Hunter La-VEK 1 Connor McGaffic SO OF R/R Georgetown, Pa. / South Side Beaver HS 6 Taylor Myers JR OF R/R San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma HS 11 Taylor Rahach JR P R/R Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HS / Coastal Carolina Taylor Ray-HOTCH 22 Alexis Solak JR INF R/R Woodridge, Ill. / Naperville North HS Alexis SOUL-ak 17 Taylor Stimson SR OF R/R Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HS / St. John’s 15 McKayla Taylor SR INF R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. / John F. Kennedy HS 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko SR C/INF R/R Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan HS George-anna Zer-AH-men-ko

PITT COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Holly Aprile [UMass, ‘92 | 10th Season as Head Coach | 15th Season at Pitt] Holly April Assistant Coach: Amanda Buchholz [Nebraska, ’04 | 1st Season] Amanda Buckles Assistant Coach: Griffin Joiner [Kentucky, ‘15 | 1st Season] Volunteer Assistant: Matt Alberghini [Coastal Carolina, ‘17 | 1st Season]

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Holly Aprile Amanda Buchholz Griffin Joiner Matthew Alberghini HC Head Coach AC Assistant Coach AC Assistant Coach VA Volunteer Assistant 15th Season | 10th as HC 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 5 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Friday February 9 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount Fullerton, Calif. 1:30 p.m. ~ vs. Utah State Fullerton, Calif. 4 p.m. Saturday February 10 ~ vs. Rutgers Fullerton, Calif. 4 p.m. ~ at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 8:30 p.m. Sunday February 11 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount Fullerton, Calif. 1 p.m.

Friday February 16 # vs. Wisconsin Chapel Hill, N.C. 11 a.m. # vs. Illinois Chapel Hill, N.C. 1:30 p.m. Saturday February 17 # vs. Wisconsin Chapel Hill, N.C. 11 a.m. Sunday February 18 # vs. Illinois Chapel Hill, N.C. 12:30 p.m. Friday February 23 + vs. Georgetown Conway, S.C. 9:30 a.m. + vs. Saint Joseph’s University Conway, S.C. 12 p.m. Saturday February 24 + vs. Georgetown Conway, S.C. 9:30 a.m. + at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 2:30 p.m. Sunday February 25 + vs. St. Joseph’s University Conway, S.C. 9:30 a.m. Friday March 2 * at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 5 p.m. Saturday March 3 * at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 2 p.m. Sunday March 4 * at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 12 p.m. Wednesday March 7 at Florida International Miami, Fla. 5 p.m. at Florida International Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. Thursday March 8 & vs. Ball State Boca Raton, Fla. 1 p.m. & at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 6 p.m. Saturday March 10 & vs. Michigan Boca Raton, Fla. 11:15 a.m. & vs. Rutgers Boca Raton, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Sunday March 11 & vs. Stony Brook Boca Raton, Fla. 9:00 a.m. Friday March 16 * at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 6 p.m. Saturday March 17 * at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. Sunday March 18 * at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. Wednesday March 21 Saint Francis (PA) Vartabedian Field 4 p.m. Friday March 23 * at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 7 p.m. Saturday March 24 * at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 12 p.m. Sunday March 25 * at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m. Tuesday March 27 at Ohio Athens, Ohio 5 p.m. Friday March 30 * Duke Vartabedian Field 5 p.m. Saturday March 31 * Duke Vartabedian Field 1 p.m. Sunday April 1 * Duke Vartabedian Field 12 p.m. Tuesday April 3 at Penn State State College, Pa. 6 p.m. Friday April 6 * at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 6 p.m. Saturday April 7 * at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m. Sunday April 8 * at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 12 p.m.

Friday April 13 * Georgia Tech Vartabedian Field 5 p.m. Saturday April 14 * Georgia Tech Vartabedian Field 1 p.m. Sunday April 15 * Georgia Tech Vartabedian Field 12 p.m. Wednesday April 18 at Kent State Kent, Ohio 4 p.m. Friday April 20 * Virginia Vartabedian Field 5 p.m. Saturday April 21 * Virginia Vartabedian Field 1 p.m. Sunday April 22 * Virginia Vartabedian Field 12 p.m. Saturday April 28 Marshall Vartabedian Field 4 p.m. Marshall Vartabedian Field 6 p.m. Tuesday May 1 Kent State Vartabedian Field 6 p.m. Wednesday May 2 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. Friday May 4 * Louisville Vartabedian Field 5 p.m. Saturday May 5 * Louisville Vartabedian Field 1 p.m. Sunday May 6 * Louisville Vartabedian Field 12 p.m. Thursday-Saturday May 9-12 ACC Tournament Atlanta, Ga. TBA

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2017 Pitt Softball Overall Statistics for Pitt (as of May 15, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 24-23 Home: 8-7 Away: 6-13 Neutral: 10-3 ACC: 7-17

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko . 2 9 5 46-46 139 16 41 10 0 11 35 84 . 6 0 4 15 0 25 2 . 3 6 1 1 2 0-0 31 4 0 1.000 10 Olivia Gray . 2 9 0 47-47 145 34 42 9 0 7 25 72 . 4 9 7 24 4 20 1 . 4 0 5 0 1 6-6 44 147 5 . 9 7 4 22 Alexis Solak . 2 8 8 45-42 118 19 34 3 0 4 23 49 . 4 1 5 8 5 20 0 . 3 5 1 3 2 3-3 98 80 7 . 9 6 2 8 Hannah Edwards . 2 7 4 43-38 117 15 32 0 3 0 5 38 . 3 2 5 2 1 19 0 . 2 9 2 0 7 11-15 43 1 5 . 8 9 8 2 Kaitlin Manuel . 2 7 3 47-47 143 19 39 6 1 2 25 53 . 3 7 1 14 3 28 0 . 3 5 0 0 3 1-1 401 11 3 . 9 9 3 15 McKayla Taylor . 2 6 0 46-46 150 29 39 7 0 8 25 70 . 4 6 7 11 6 34 2 . 3 3 3 1 1 1-2 76 141 7 . 9 6 9 31 Alexee Haynes . 2 5 3 45-23 95 12 24 5 1 2 11 37 . 3 8 9 13 3 10 2 . 3 6 0 0 1 0-0 19 0 2 . 9 0 5 24 Valerie Ortega . 2 4 0 42-38 100 8 24 5 0 0 13 29 . 2 9 0 13 2 11 2 . 3 3 9 0 3 0-0 134 26 3 . 9 8 2 1 Connor McGaffic . 2 2 4 30-24 49 6 11 3 0 1 6 17 . 3 4 7 12 1 20 0 . 3 8 7 0 0 1-1 16 0 1 . 9 4 1 9 Erin Hershman . 2 0 2 47-47 119 21 24 3 0 2 9 33 . 2 7 7 11 2 44 0 . 2 7 8 1 4 11-12 44 3 0 1.000 ------7 Kaitlyn Kruger . 5 0 0 20-1 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 5 1.250 1 1 0 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 6 Taylor Myers . 2 8 6 40-15 28 11 8 0 1 1 2 13 . 4 6 43050 . 3 5 5 0 1 0-0 10 0 2 . 8 3 3 12 Marissa DeMatteo . 2 1 4 32-6 14 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 2 1 4 2 1 7 0 . 3 5 3 0 1 0-1 9 11 0 1.000 3 Gabrielle Fredericks . 1 6 7 26-3 301500178 . 2 6 76090 . 3 0 6 0 0 0-0 4001.000 30 Brittany Knight . 1 4 3 35-20 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 1 4 3 1 0 3 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 4 45 1 . 9 8 0 4 Sarah Dawson . 0 0 0 19-5 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 181 . 9 0 0 27 Kayla Harris . 0 0 0 30-22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 18 0 1.000 17 Taylor Stimson . 0 0 0 5-0 01000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 Totals . 2 6 2 47 1258 207 329 51 6 40 188 512 . 4 0 7 136 29 255 9 . 3 4 6 6 26 34-41 940 495 37 . 9 7 5 Opponents . 2 9 5 47 1277 210 377 45 5 38 201 546 . 4 2 8 144 19 145 14 . 3 7 4 4 22 31-51 948 319 62 . 9 5 3

LOB - Team (302), Opp (318). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (12). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (0), Opp (2). Picked off - K. Manuel 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 27 Kayla Harris 4 . 0 6 9-8 30 22 11 2/0 1 119.0 127 76 69 66 65 13 1 16 . 2 6 9 2401 3 30 Brittany Knight 4 . 1 1 13-12 35 20 6 2/0 1 151.2 187 106 89 61 62 26 2 14 . 2 9 8 7 11 0 2 13 4 Sarah Dawson 4 . 2 7 2-3 19 5 1 0/0 3 42.2 63 28 26 17 18 6 2 8 . 3 5 4 2401 6 Totals 4 . 1 1 24-23 47 47 18 4/0 5 313.1 377 210 184 144 145 45 5 38 . 2 9 5 11 19 0 4 22 Opponents 3 . 5 0 23-24 47 47 14 5/1 5 316.0 329 207 158 136 255 51 6 40 . 2 6 2 14 29 0 6 26

PB - Team (9), V. Ortega 7, G. Zeremenko 2, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (4), V. Ortega 4, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - V. Ortega (21-40), B. Knight (14-24), K. Harris (11-17), G. Zeremenko (9-10), S. Dawson (5-9).

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2017 Pitt Softball Conference statistics for Pitt (as of May 07, 2017) (ACC games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 7-17 Home: 6-6 Away: 1-11 ACC: 7-17

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko . 3 3 8 24-24 68 9 23 6 0 7 20 50 . 7 3 5 10 0 12 2 . 4 2 3 0 1 0-0 3001.000 9 Erin Hershman . 2 6 8 24-24 56 10 15 3 0 2 6 24 . 4 2 9 4 2 20 0 . 3 3 9 0 2 2-3 21 2 0 1.000 10 Olivia Gray . 2 4 7 24-24 77 16 19 0 0 4 8 31 . 4 0 3 10 1 10 0 . 3 4 1 0 1 2-2 24 70 3 . 9 6 9 24 Valerie Ortega . 2 3 8 23-22 63 4 15 3 0 0 10 18 . 2 8 6 7 2 6 2 . 3 3 3 0 1 0-0 76 20 2 . 9 8 0 2 Kaitlin Manuel . 2 3 6 24-24 72 10 17 3 0 1 12 23 . 3 1 9 7 2 14 0 . 3 2 1 0 2 0-0 197 8 2 . 9 9 0 22 Alexis Solak . 2 2 0 22-21 59 9 13 0 0 2 5 19 . 3 2 2 2 2 11 0 . 2 6 6 1 0 1-1 57 41 5 . 9 5 1 31 Alexee Haynes . 1 9 6 24-13 51 10 10 3 0 2 7 19 . 3 7 38292 . 3 2 8 0 0 0-0 12 0 1 . 9 2 3 15 McKayla Taylor . 1 9 4 23-23 72 11 14 2 0 5 12 31 . 4 3 1 4 2 20 1 . 2 5 3 1 1 0-0 35 73 5 . 9 5 6 8 Hannah Edwards . 1 5 2 20-16 464701039 . 1 9 6 0 0 11 0 . 1 5 2 0 1 2-3 16 0 3 . 8 4 2 ------7 Kaitlyn Kruger . 3 3 3 12-1 331001141.333 0100 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 2001.000 12 Marissa DeMatteo . 3 0 0 19-4 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 . 3 6 4 0 1 0-1 7 9 0 1.000 6 Taylor Myers . 2 3 8 20-12 211500005 . 2 3 82030 . 3 0 4 0 0 0-0 601 . 8 5 7 30 Brittany Knight . 2 0 0 20-9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 17 0 1.000 1 Connor McGaffic . 1 5 4 11-7 133200012 . 1 5 44080 . 3 5 3 0 0 0-0 6001.000 3 Gabrielle Fredericks . 1 0 0 10-1 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 . 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 27 Kayla Harris . 0 0 0 15-10 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2401.000 17 Taylor Stimson . 0 0 0 4-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 4 Sarah Dawson . 0 0 0 12-5 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 051 . 8 3 3 Totals . 2 3 3 24 626 95 146 20 1 24 87 240 . 3 8 3 61 14 134 7 . 3 1 4 2 10 7-10 466 249 23 . 9 6 9 Opponents . 3 4 9 24 673 146 235 30 2 22 139 335 . 4 9 8 82 13 69 8 . 4 2 9 2 14 14-27 480 162 39 . 9 4 3

LOB - Team (138), Opp (172). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (9). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (0), Opp (2).

(ACC games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 30 Brittany Knight 4 . 6 8 5-11 20 9 3 1/0 0 85.1 114 70 57 37 33 17 1 8 . 3 2 0 5601 6 4 Sarah Dawson 5 . 2 5 1-2 12 5 1 0/0 1 29.1 51 23 22 11 12 5 1 5 . 3 9 5 2 4 0 1 6 27 Kayla Harris 8 . 4 3 1-4 15 10 3 0/0 0 40.2 70 53 49 34 24 8 0 9 . 3 7 2 0300 2 Totals 5 . 7 7 7-17 24 24 7 1/0 1 155.1 235 146 128 82 69 30 2 22 . 3 4 9 7 13 0 2 14 Opponents 2 . 9 3 17-7 24 24 8 2/1 4 160.0 146 95 67 61 134 20 1 24 . 2 3 3 3 14 0 2 10

PB - Team (5), V. Ortega 5, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (4), V. Ortega 4. SBA/ATT - V. Ortega (12-25), B. Knight (8-17), S. Dawson (4-6), K. Harris (2-4), G. Zeremenko (2-2).

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2017 Pitt Softball Game Results for Pitt (as of May 15, 2017) (All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 10, 2017 vs #20 Kentucky W 3-1 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (W 1-0) 1 1 0 2:08 Feb 10, 2017 at UCF W 6-0 7 2-0-0 0-0-0 B. Knight (W 1-0) 5 4 8 1:45 Feb 11, 2017 vs #20 Kentucky W 6-3 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (W 2-0) 4 9 7 1:53 Feb 11, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 5-2 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 B. Knight (W 2-0) 0 1:48 Feb 12, 2017 at UCF W 6-3 (8) 5-0-0 0-0-0 B. Knight (W 3-0) 2 6 8 2:10 Feb 17, 2017 vs Nebraska W 9-1 5 6-0-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (W 3-0) 6 4 9 1:45 Feb 18, 2017 vs Nebraska W 6-2 7 7-0-0 0-0-0 B. Knight (W 4-0) 5 9 3 1:53 Feb 18, 2017 vs Northwestern W 2-1 (8) 8-0-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (W 4-0) 5 9 3 2:19 Feb 19, 2017 vs Northwestern W 6-4 7 9-0-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (W 5-0) 0 2:10 Feb 24, 2017 vs Lipscomb L 0-1 7 9-1-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (L 5-1) 1 1 3 1:53 Feb 24, 2017 vs Southeastern La. W 10-4 7 10-1-0 0-0-0 B. Knight (W 5-0) 1 2 4 2:03 Feb 25, 2017 vs Lipscomb W 4-3 7 11-1-0 0-0-0 B. Knight (W 6-0) 1 9 4 1:40 Feb 25, 2017 at Troy L 5-7 (8) 11-2-0 0-0-0 S. Dawson (L 0-1) 5 0 9 2:17 Feb 26, 2017 vs Southeastern La. W 5-0 7 12-2-0 0-0-0 K. Harris (W 6-1) 1 4 2 1:34 * Mar 03, 2017 at North Carolina L 1-5 7 12-3-0 0-1-0 B. Knight (L 6-1) 2 2 8 1:51 * Mar 04, 2017 at North Carolina L 2-6 7 12-4-0 0-2-0 K. Harris (L 6-2) 3 8 9 1:51 * Mar 05, 2017 at North Carolina L 7-8 (9) 12-5-0 0-3-0 B. Knight (L 6-2) 3 8 4 2:26 Mar 07, 2017 at Elon W 7-2 7 13-5-0 0-3-0 B. Knight (W 7-2) 1 3 9 6:09 Mar 09, 2017 at East Carolina W 5-2 7 14-5-0 0-3-0 B. Knight (W 8-2) 1 6 6 1:56 Mar 10, 2017 vs #13 JMU L 0-2 7 14-6-0 0-3-0 K. Harris (L 6-3) 0 1:28 Mar 10, 2017 at East Carolina L 3-8 7 14-7-0 0-3-0 K. Harris (L 6-4) 2 5 3 1:53 Mar 11, 2017 vs #13 JMU L 0-11 5 14-8-0 0-3-0 B. Knight (L 8-3) 0 1:20 * Mar 17, 2017 at Louisville L 6-7 7 14-9-0 0-4-0 B. Knight (L 8-4) 1 0 4 2:41 * Mar 18, 2017 at Louisville L 2-5 7 14-10-0 0-5-0 K. Harris (L 6-5) 1 2 4 1:44 * Mar 19, 2017 at Louisville L 2-8 7 14-11-0 0-6-0 B. Knight (L 8-5) 2 1 2 1:25 Mar 22, 2017 KENT STATE W 7-0 7 15-11-0 0-6-0 K. Harris (W 7-5) 1 7 5 1:41 * Mar 24, 2017 BOSTON COLLEGE L 2-3 7 15-12-0 0-7-0 B. Knight (L 8-6) 1 7 1 1:53 * Mar 25, 2017 BOSTON COLLEGE-1 L 2-4 7 15-13-0 0-8-0 B. Knight (L 8-7) 2 3 5 1:49 * Mar 25, 2017 BOSTON COLLEGE-2 W 4-2 7 16-13-0 1-8-0 S. Dawson (W 1-1) 2 5 9 1:55 Mar 29, 2017 PENN STATE W 7-1 7 17-13-0 1-8-0 S. Dawson (W 2-1) 3 2 0 2:15 * Mar 31, 2017 at #1 Florida State L 3-14 5 17-14-0 1-9-0 S. Dawson (L 2-2) 7 8 1 1:21 * Apr 01, 2017 at #1 Florida State L 4-12 6 17-15-0 1-10-0 B. Knight (L 8-8) 8 9 4 1:39 * Apr 02, 2017 at #1 Florida State L 0-5 7 17-16-0 1-11-0 K. Harris (L 7-6) 8 8 4 1:38 Apr. 5, 2017 at Saint Francis W 8-3 (9) 18-16-0 1-11-0 K. Harris (W 8-6) 6 0 2:52 * Apr 08, 2017 VIRGINIA TECH-1 W 11-5 7 19-16-0 2-11-0 B. Knight (W 9-8) 2 5 0 2:21 * Apr 08, 2017 VIRGINIA TECH-2 W 9-1 5 20-16-0 3-11-0 K. Harris (W 9-6) 2 0 0 1:31 * Apr 09, 2017 VIRGINIA TECH W 8-0 5 21-16-0 4-11-0 B. Knight (W 10-8) 2 7 5 1:22 * Apr 14, 2017 SYRACUSE-1 L 0-8 6 21-17-0 4-12-0 K. Harris (L 9-7) 2 7 5 1:54 * Apr 14, 2017 SYRACUSE-2 L 1-8 7 21-18-0 4-13-0 B. Knight (L 10-9) 2 9 0 2:09 * Apr 15, 2017 SYRACUSE L 3-7 7 21-19-0 4-14-0 B. Knight (L 10-10) 4 1 0 1:51 Apr 18, 2017 #25 OHIO STATE L 2-3 7 21-20-0 4-14-0 K. Harris (L 9-8) 1 5 3 2:05 * Apr 21, 2017 NC STATE L 10-13 (8) 21-21-0 4-15-0 B. Knight (L 10-11) 2 2 3 2:30 * Apr 22, 2017 NC STATE W 4-2 7 22-21-0 5-15-0 B. Knight (W 11-11) 2 4 3 2:45 * Apr 23, 2017 NC STATE W 4-3 (9) 23-21-0 6-15-0 B. Knight (W 12-11) 3 0 2 2:10 * May 06, 2017 at Georgia Tech L 1-2 7 23-22-0 6-16-0 B. Knight (L 12-12) 2 8 5 1:40 * May 07, 2017 at Georgia Tech-1 W 7-6 (9) 24-22-0 7-16-0 B. Knight (W 13-12) 3 4 3 2:35 * May 07, 2017 at Georgia Tech-2 L 2-12 5 24-23-0 7-17-0 S. Dawson (L 2-3) 4 2 5 1:41

* = Conference game () extra inning game df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 9 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 COACHING STAFF HOLLY APRILE Head Coach • 10th Season • UMASS, ‘92 Led Pitt to first NCAA Appearance in 2015 12 NFCA Scholar Athlete Selections [19 honors] Eight All-Region selections [nine honors] Seven ACC All-Academic selections [10 honors] Eight All-ACC selections [nine honors] .524 overall win percentage at Pitt Four ACC All-Tournament Selections [four honors] 238-216-1 overall record at Pitt 2017 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh • Pitt concluded the regular season leading the ACC in home runs (75), • Guided the Panthers to their first national rankings in program history slugging percentage (.552), doubles (82) and total bases (735). in both the USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and ESPN.com/USA • Three Panthers were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll. Pitt was ranked for the first three weeks of (NFCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region selections. Redshirt Senior Maggie Sevilla season, reaching as high as No.19 in week two. and sophomore Giorgiana Zeremenko were second-team honorees, while • Led senior Kaitlin Manuel to NFCA All-Region second-team honors. sophomore McKayla Taylor was a third-team selection. • Guided freshman Valerie Ortega to a spot on the All-ACC Freshman Team. • Sophomore Erin Hershman earned All-ACC First Team honors, while senior • Coached junior Kayla Harris to Pitt’s second perfect game in program Jenna Modic and redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla were selected to the history as the Panthers defeated Southeastern Louisiana 5-0 Feb. 26. second team. • Led junior Giorgiana Zeremenko to her second consecutive season of • Freshman Olivia Gray, sophomore Erin Hershman and redshirt senior double-digit homers, finishing with 11 a year after setting a new school Maggie Sevilla earned All-ACC Academic honors. record of 17. Zeremenko finished top 10 in the ACC in slugging percentage (.604) and home runs (11). 2015 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh • Guided freshman Brittany Knight to 13 wins on the mound, good for eighth • Led Pitt to its first NCAA Tournament bid in program history. in the ACC. • Advanced to the NCAA Regional Final with wins over California and Oakland. • Developed a stifling Panther defense that led the ACC in fielding • Coached Pitt to the ACC Softball Championship game. The Panthers percentage (.975) and finished second in assists (495). With a .975 fielding upset higher seeds Notre Dame and North Carolina on their way to the percentage, Pitt finished 16th in the NCAA in that category. conference championship game before finishing runner-up to Florida State. • Senior Kaitlin Manuel led the charge defensively for Pitt, pacing the It was Pitt’s first conference tournament championship game appearance conference in chances (415), putouts (401) and fielding double plays (21). in program history. • Ortega paced the ACC with 19 runners caught stealing, while her four • Finished with a 37-22 record, the winningest season in school history. pickoffs ranked second amongst her ACC counterparts. • Named 2015 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year. • Finished the season with a 24-23 overall record. • Led Jenna Modic to a First Team All-ACC selection. • Coached Shelby Pickett and Mckayla Taylor to Second Team All-ACC 2016 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh selections. • Coached Pitt to a 31-21 overall record, marking the second consecutive • Coached four Panthers to the NFCA All-Region Team. season where the Panthers have won 30-plus games. • Four Panthers were named to the ACC All-Academic Team. • Led Pitt to its second ACC Tournament appearance in back-to-back years. • Aided in the development of freshman pitcher Sarah Dawson, who tossed 2014 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh Pitt’s first perfect game in program history in a 13-0, five-inning win over • Recorded her first ACC victories over Virginia in a series sweep against the Providence (2/27). Cavaliers. • Recorded her 200th career win after defeating North Carolina 7-3 at • Carly Thea and Tori Nirschl were named to the All-ACC conference team. Vartabedian Field. • Carly Thea was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association • Guided sophomore Giorgiana Zeremenko up the statistical leaderboard, as All Mid-Atlantic Region second-team, which marked the first All-Region she became one of the top hitters in the conference and nation. Zeremenko selection in Pitt Softball history. led the ACC in slugging percentage (.888) and ranked third in home runs • Eight Panthers were named to the 2013-14 National Fastpitch Coaches (17). She finished seventh in the nation in slugging percentage, 11th in home Association Division I Scholar-Athlete List (NFCA). runs per game (0.34) and 16th in total home runs. • Team finished with a record of 15-29 and 6-18 in their first ever season in • Zeremenko also broke the all-time single-season home run record, the ACC. recording 17 long balls in 2016.

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 10 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 COACHING STAFF

2013 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER APRILE • Tori Nirschl was named the Big East Rookie of the Year for the first time in program history. NFCA All-Region ACC All-Tournament Selections • Saw 2013 graduate Holly Stevens become the most prolific player in [Eight Selections | Nine Honors] [Four Selections | Four Honors] program history. Stevens graduated as the all-time leader in home runs 2017 2015 (34) and runs batted in (127). - Kaitlin Manuel [2nd Team] - Savannah King 2016 - Shelby Pickett - Maggie Sevilla [2nd Team] - Maggie Sevilla 2012 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh - Giorgiana Zeremenko [2nd Team] - Carly Thea • Helped guide Savannah King to one of the best individual pitching season - McKayla Taylor [3rd Team] in history in 2012, including setting Pitt single-season marks in wins (19) and 2015 Big East Rookie of the Year innings pitched (227.1). - Savannah King [1st Team] [One Selections | One Honor] • The team ranked among the top of the Big East in several categories, - Shelby Pickett [2nd Team] 2013 including second in assists, third in triples and fifth in ERA. - Jenna Modic [3rd Team] - Tori Nirschl • Team finished with a record of 26-26. - Carly Thea [3rd Team] 2014 2011 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh - Carly Thea [2nd Team] • Led Pitt to its best season in program history as numerous school records fell, both individually and as a team. All-ACC Selections • The team finished with a 34-17 overall record and a 13-8 mark in Big East [Eight Selections | Nine Honors] 2017 play. The 34 overall victories and 13 conference wins were both the most in - Valerie Ortega [Freshman] school history. 2016 • The Panthers won 10 of their final 13 games. - Erin Hershman [1st Team] • Four Panthers earned their first-ever All-Big East honors, a program record. - Jenna Modic [2nd Team] Kelly Hmiel was selected the program’s first-ever National Fastpitch - Maggie Sevilla [2nd Team] Coaches Association (NFCA) Player of the Week on March 15. 2015 - Jenna Modic [1st Team] 2010 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh - Shelby Pickett [2nd Team] • Directed Pitt to a 27-25 finish. - McKayla Taylor [2nd Team] • Received the highest seed ever at the Big East Tournament (No. 6). 2014 • Junior Alyssa O’Connell pitched her first-ever no-hitter in 9-0 win against - Carly Thea [2nd Team] St. Francis. - Tori Nirschl [3rd Team]

2009 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh • Became the second head coach in Pitt softball history in July, 2008. • Led the Panthers to a winning season in her first year as head coach (25- 24). • Played a pivotal role in leading UMass to its first trip to the College World 2004-2008 • Assistant Coach • University of Pittsburgh Series in 1992, and closed her career with a then-school record 77 victories. • Helped Pitt earn its first winning season in 2006 (32-27). • In honor of her achievements, she was inducted into the UMass Athletic • Played an instrumental role in the team earning its first winning record in Hall of Fame just three years after her graduation. the Big East conference in 2008 (12-10). • She was also a participant on the United States National Team from 1993-99, competing in the U.S. Olympic Festival (1993-97), Pan Am Qualifying (1994, 1995-2003 • Assistant Coach • South Carolina 1997) and the South Pacific Classic (1998). • Helped guide the Gamecocks to seven NCAA Regional appearances and a College World Series berth in 1997. Education • Graduated from UMass in 1992 with a degree in Sport Management. Playing Career - UMASS • Earned her master’s degree in political science, while working as a • A pitcher/outfielder, Aprile was a four-time all-conference first team graduate assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University in 1995. selection (1989-92) and twice was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. • Tabbed the 1992 A-10 Pitcher of the Year, 1989 A-10 Rookie of the Year and named the A-10 Tournament’s outstanding pitcher twice (1989, 1992).

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 11 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 COACHING STAFF AMANDA BUCHHOLZ Assistant Coach • 1st Season • Nebraska, ‘04

Amanda Buchholz enters her first season at the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant coach after spending the last five seasons in the same role at Ohio State.

Honors and Awards • First Team All-Big 12 • Most Outstanding Player of the Iowa City Regional • Two-time First Team All-Academic Big 12

Ohio State University | Assistant Coach | 2013-17 • Helped Ohio State to five 30-win seasons. • Helped Ohio State complete the 2017 season with a .969 fielding percentage. • Helped Anna Kirk earn Big Ten All-Defensive team honors. • Helped the Buckeyes earn a .974 fielding percentage in 2016, the second best in the Big Ten.

Miami University (Ohio) | Assistant Coach | 2010-12 • Led Miami to 30 or more wins each season she coached. • Miami reached program-record 41 wins in 2012. • Led Miami to MAC championship and an NCAA tournament berth in 2012. • Helped Miami earn program-best .975 fielding percentage in 2010.

National Pro FastPitch | Texas Thunder | 2004 • Played shortstop for the Texas Thunder in 2004.

Playing Career | University of Nebraska | 2000-2003 • Starting shortstop for the Huskers from 2000-03 (235 career starts). • Helped Nebraska achieve a 192-67 record in her four years. • Earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors in 2000. • Team won Big 12 title in 200. • Two-time first-team All-Academic Big 12 honoree.

Education • Graduated from the University of Nebraska in May of 2004 with a Bachelor of Science and Education degree.

Personal • A native of Ogallala, Neb., Buchholz currently resides in Pittsburgh.

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 12 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 COACHING STAFF GRIFFIN JOINER Assistant Coach • 1st Season • Kentucky, ‘15

Griffin Joiner enters her first season at the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant coach after spending the last two seasons at her alma mater, Kentucky, as a graduate assistant, while also playing professional softball for the Akron Racers in the NPF.

Honors and Awards • 2016 All-NPF Team top catcher in the league • Third Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (2014) • Second-Team All-SEC by league coaches (2013) • Two-Time SEC All-Defensive Team by league coaches (2013, 2014) • All-SEC Freshman Team by league coaches (2012) • Two-Time Preseason All-SEC by league coaches (2014, 2015) • SEC Freshman of the Week (2012) • SEC Player of the Week (2014) • Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week (2014) • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2014) • Three-Time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)

Univeristy of Kentucky | Graduate Assistant Coach | 2016-2017 • Aided the 2017 Wildcats to its fifth Super Regional appearance in the last seven years. Kentucky finished 39-19 overall and 12-12 in SEC play, while concluding the season ranked No. 17 in the nation. • Helped Kentucky to a 46-14 overall record and a 17-7 SEC mark in 2016. The Team finished ranked as No. 13/11 in the nation and bowed out of the NCAA tournament in the Lexington Regional Final. The Wildcats also finished second in the SEC.

National Pro FastPitch | Akron Racers | 2015-17 • Drafted to the Akron Racers in 2015 as the 19th overall pick in the fourth round. • Was selected to the 2016 All-NPF Team as the top catcher in the league after throwing out a league-best 13 baserunners.

Playing Career | University of Kentucky | 2012-2015 • Led the team sophomore year with a .578 sluggling percentage and ranked second in hits (58), home runs (10) and RBI (41). • Set Kentucky’s single season record for games played (69) in 2014. • Led team to the Women’s College World Series in 2014. • Finished career with 35 home runs which is tied for second most in program history • Ranks top ten at Kentucky in career games played, hits, home runs, RBI, batting average, walks, at-bats, slugging percentage, total bases, fielding percentage and putouts.

Education • Graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kentucky. • Earned her Master’s Degree in 2017 in Sport Leadership, also from the University of Kentucky.

Personal • A native of Hopkinsville, Ky., Joiner currently resides in Pittsburgh.

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 13 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2017 COACHING STAFF MATT ALBERGHINI Volunteer Assistant• 1st Season • Coastal Carolina, ‘17

Matt Alberghini enters his first season at the University of Pittsburgh as a volunteer assistant after recently graduating from Coastal Carolina where he spent time as an assistant director of softball operations intern and student manager.

Pitt head softball coach Holly Aprile finalized her coaching staff for the 2018 season with the addition of volunteer assistant Matthew Alberghini.

Alberghini recently graduated from Coastal Carolina this past May with a bachelor of science in recreation and sport management and a minor in business administration.

During his time with the Chanticleers, he worked as an assistant director of softball operations intern and student manager with the softball team from 2015-2017.

This summer, Alberghini interned with the Hyannis Harbor of the highly regarded Cape Cod Baseball League.

A native of Chesapeake, Va., Alberghini will aid the team with instruction on both sides of the ball, also from an operational standpoint.

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 14 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 27 • KAYLA HARRIS P • Senior • Chesapeake, Va. • Greenbriar Academy

AS A JUNIOR (2017) Earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors (2/28)…Started 22 of her 30 appearances on the mound…Pitched a complete game in her first start of the season to help Pitt down No. 20 Kentucky…Threw a complete game against Nebraska, allowing five hits and one unearned run in a 9-1 five inning victory…Pitched all eight innings, giving up just one hit, in an extra inning victory against Northwestern…Earned her fifth win of the season in her first relief appearance against Northwestern, finishing out the game with 3.1 innings allowing just one run as the Panthers rallied from behind to win 6-4…Recorded her only save of the year against Lipscomb, shutting out the Bison over the2017 final two Pitt Softball innings as Pitt held on for a 4-3 victory…Pitched seven perfect innings,Individual just the second Career History perfect game in Pitt history and struck out four en route to a 5-0 victory against Southeastern Louisiana…Pitched six innings, allowing only two runs, against No. 13/14 innings and picked up the win against Oakland in Pitt’s first ever NCAA Tournament James Madison…Pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just two baserunners and victory...Recorded six total innings of work in Louisville series...Pitched a complete racking up six strikeouts in the Panthers 7-0 win over Kent State…Hurled five strongOlivia Graygame in the first game against Saint Francis (Pa.) where she allowed just three hits and innings in a start against Virginia Tech, allowing one run on five hits in a 9-1 Panther struck out six batters...Pitched in 13.1 innings against Virginia Tech and struck out eight batters...Appeared in games one and three of the Syracuse series. Tallied five strikeouts victory…NotchedYear a complete gameavg against gp-gs No. 25 abOhio State, r allowing h 2b just 3b two earned hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% runs…Ended with a 9-8 record…Tossed 119 innings on the year and notched 11 complete and a 1.62 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched...Started one of three games against Notre Dame... 2016 .325 51-47 117 18 38 9 0 4 20 59 .504 11 5 18 1 .400 2 8 2-6 47 2 2 .961 games… Recorded a 4.06 ERA with 65 strikeouts while holding opposing batters to a Pitched the last 2.2 innings of the first game at Ohio State and was credited with the .2692017 batting average, all of which.290 ranked 47-47 first among 145 Pitt 34 pitchers. 42 9 0 7 25 72save...Appeared .497 24 on the 4 mound 20 in 1 five .405 innings 0 against 1 6-6 Florida State...Struck 44 147 out 5 six .974 bat- TOTAL .305 98-94 262 52 80 18 0 11 45 131ters .500through 35 9.1 innings 9 between 38 2 games .403 two 2 and 9 three 8-12 against NC 91 State...Tallied 149 7 seven .972 AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) innings and two strikeouts earning the win vs. FGCU (March. 10)...Pitched a combined 7.1 AwardedSINGLE-GAME ACC Co-Pitcher HIGHS of[all-time the Week ranking]: honors for striking out 17 batters and picking up innings in a doubleheader against Virginia...Appeared on the mound for three innings threeHits: 3,wins vs Nebraska,against St. FebBonaventure 18, 2017 and NC State…Struck out seven batters en route to a against College of Charleston...Pitched a complete game against Appalachian State seven-inningDoubles: 2 [t-1st], shutout at Kentagainst State, Central Apr 20,Michigan…Yielded 2016; vs Nebraska, one runFeb over18, 2017; five inningsNorth Carolina, in win Marand 19, had 2016 four strikeouts...Pitched 10.2 innings on the mound at the Gaucho Classic in Cal- ifornia...Pitched a complete game against Saint Mary’s CA, recording four strikeouts... overHome Mercer…Struck runs: 1, 11 times out seven and issued one run in complete game against Jackson- Started her first two games as a Panther at the Hampton Inn and Suites Tournament ville…StruckTotal bases: out5, 7 five times over 5.2 innings against Radford…Struck out four in 2.2 innings while giving up no runs in win over Colgate…Threw five scoreless innings in shutout win on the mound against Northern Illinois and Texas State...Pitched seven innings in both RBI: 3, 4 times games...Recorded 12 strikeouts. overRuns Southern scored: 3Illinois…Threw [t-7th], Virginia six Tech, shutout Apr innings,08, 2017; striking vs Nebraska, out eight, Feb in 17, win 2017 over Stet- son…Pitched remaining 1.2 innings of win over Utah Valley, issuing no runs while picking Walks: 3 [t-4th], vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 up her first save on the season…Pitched the remaining two innings in win over Portland HIGH SCHOOL State,Hit by allowing pitch: 2 no[t-2nd], runs at and Saint picking Francis, up herApr. second 5, 2017 save…Pitched six innings in win over Voted Varsity Softball Rookie of the Year during the 2010-2011 season…Played for GrandStruck Canyon, out: 2, 6 issuing times one earned run…Yielded two runs in a complete game win over Greenbrier Christian Academy where she earned MVP her sophomore, junior and senior St.Sac Joseph’s…Gave flies: 1 [t-2nd], up San three Diego, runs Mar in complete 05, 2016; gameat San win Diego, over Mar North 08, Carolina…Threw 2016 years…Went 25-1 with a 0.56 ERA, had 219 strikeouts, four no hitters and two perfect fiveSac bunts:shutout 1 innings [t-8th], 8while times striking out six en route to 8-0 win over St. Bonaventure… games in her 2011-2012 season…Batted a .452 with one home run and 28 RBIs…Had a StruckAt bats: out 5 seven[t-7th], batters4 times across four scoreless innings in win over NC State…Threw four record of 27-0 with a .059 ERA, 285 strikeouts, seven no hitters and three perfect games additionalStolen bases: shutout 1, 8 timesinnings in series finale over NC State…Threw 3.2 scoreless innings in her 2012-2013 season as a junior...Batted .494 with 11 home runs and 58 RBIs…Had a record of 15-1 in her senior season with a 0.42 ERA, 152 strikeouts, two no hitters and a againstCaught St.stealing: Francis 1 (PA.)…Issued [t-1st], 5 times one run over 4.1 innings in second game of doublehead- perfect game…Batted .587 with 12 home runs and 66 RBIs…owns the single season and erField against chances: St. Francis…Struck 12, at UCF, Feb out 12, 11 over2017 10 innings in win over Georgia Tech, giving up three runs…Threw seven scoreless frames while striking out five batters in 1-0 win over career records for strikeouts and home runs in high school…Had 285 strikeouts and Putouts: 4, 4 times 12 home runs in a single season…Had 656 strikeouts and 24 home runs in her career… KentAssists: State…Tied 10 [1st], for at fifthUCF, inFeb the 12, ACC 2017 with 29 games started…Finished her sophomore campaign with 16 wins, 158.2 innings pitched and 117 strikeouts. Three-time VISAA Division II Player of the Year, First Team All-State and All-Tournament Team…Three-time TCIS Season Champion, Player of the Year and First Team All-Con- AS A FRESHMAN (2015) Kayla Harrisference…Earned TCSI Conference Tournament MVP her junior and senior years…Played Was a part of the first Pitt softball team to reach the ACC Championship Game and for Virginia Legends, Virginia Shamrocks, Coastal Elite Storm, Lady Crush and Virginia NCAAYear Regional Final...Went 2-0 andavg pitched gp-gs 20.1 innings ab with r an hERA 2bof 2.75 3b in three hr rbi tbWaves slg% club teams. bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% games2015 in the NCAA Regional Tournament...Allowed.000 35-18 00000000six runs in seven innings against No. .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 7 30 2 .949 PERSONAL 52016 Michigan in the NCAA Regional.000 Final...Struck 38-29 out ten00000000 batters and pitched a complete .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 39 3 .932 Daughter of James and Betty Harris...Has one older brother, Joshua. game2017 in win over California in the.000 NCAA 30-22 Regional Tournament...Pitched00000000 6.1 scoreless .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 18 0 1.000 TOTAL .000 103-69 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 12 87 5 .952 CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 3.79 13-13 35 18 9 2/1 3 155.0 183 103 84 67 93 22 5 17 720 .290 2 4 0 1 16 2016 3.40 16-11 38 29 13 5/3 2 158.2 170 96 77 72 117 20 3 16 716 .272 4 3 0 3 13 2017 4.06 9-8 30 22 11 2/0 1 119.0 127 76 69 66 65 13 1 16 546 .269 2 4 0 1 3 TOTAL 3.72 38-32 103 69 33 9/4 6 432.2 480 275 230 205 275 55 9 49 1982 .278 8 11 0 5 32

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: dfInnings pitched:@PITT_SB 10.0 [3rd], Georgia c Tech,/PITTSOFTBALL Apr 16, 2016 15 PANTHERS Walks allowed: 6 [t-7th], North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016; North Carolina, Mar 20, 2016 Strikeouts: 11 [t-5th], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016 Batters faced: 41 [3rd], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016 Field chances: 4, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; vs St. Joseph's, Mar 08, 2016; North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016 Putouts: 1, 13 times Assists: 4, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016 Runners CS: 1, 13 times SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 9 • ERIN HERSHMAN OF • Senior • Mars, Pa. • Mars HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 3 ...... 5x; last at Louisville [3/17/17] Doubles...... 2 ...... 3x; last North Carolina [3/20/16] RBI...... 3 ...... vs. Georgetown [2/20/16] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 3 ...... 2x; last Georgia Tech [4/17/16] Home Runs...... 1 ...... 13x; last North Carolina [4/23/17] Walks...... 2 ...... 2x; at Saint Francis [4/5/17] Stolen Bases...... 2 ...... vs. Southeastern La [2/26/17] AS A JUNIOR (2017) A staple in the Panthers outfield, starting all 47 games…Had two hits and one run scored to help Pitt defeat No. 20 Kentucky in the season opener…Went 1-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, RBI and two runs scored in the second game against Kentucky… Scattered two hits and added two stolen bases, one RBI and one run scored against Florida A&M…Stole two bases and scored a run in a 5-0 victory over Southeastern Louisiana…Went 3-for-4, including a two-RBI double, with two runs and a stolen base against Louisville…Went 2-for-2 with a RBI in a 4-2 Panther victory over Boston College… Scored the game-winning run in an extra-inning 8-3 win against Saint Francis…Hit two home runs in the series against NC State, including a game-tying solo home run in the seventh inning in the series finale…Tied for first on the team with 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts…Scored 21 runs on the year.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) Earned All-ACC First Team honors…Drove in two runs on two hits and scored a run in win over St. Bonaventure…Knocked in two runs on a single and a double while scoring a run in win over Mercer…Had a three-hit day in second win over St. Bonaventure…Drove in a run and scored twice in win over Georgetown…Drove in three runs and scored a run in second win over Georgetown…Recorded two hits against Radford…Scored a run and recorded a RBI in win over Colgate…Drove in two runs and scored two2017 runs in win Pitt Softball over Providence…Had two hits and two RBIs in win over Utah Valley…ScoredIndividual three runs CareerHIGH SCHOOL History and recorded a RBI in win over Grand Canyon…Recorded a single and a run against San Graduated from Mars Area High School in Mars, PA...Back to back sectional champs... Diego…Scored two runs and drove a runner in on two hits against St. Joseph’s…Scored Set school home run record...Named Freshman of the Year...Led the team in home runs two runs and drove in a run on two hits against Virginia Tech… Scored a run and picked all four years...Named Offensive Player of the Year twice, both sophomore and junior up a RBI in finale of Virginia Tech series…Had two hits against North Carolina…ScoredAlexee a Haynesyears...Named Defensive Player of the Year in her junior year...Four year High Honor Roll. run and drove in two runs on one hit in series finale against North Carolina…Recorded twoYear RBIs against Virginia…Had twoavg hits gp-gs against St. ab Bonaventure…Had r h 2b two 3bhits, two hr RBIs rbi tbPERSONAL slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% and2017 scored a run against NC State…Scored.253 45-23 a run and 95 recorded 12 24 a run 5in series 1 finale 2 11with 37Daughter .389 of 13Bill and 3 Megan 10 Hershman...Has 2 .360 0one sister, 1 0-0 Shannon, 19 and one 0 brother, 2 .905Cau- NC State…Scored two runs and recorded a RBI on two hits in two-game series against TOTAL .253 45-23 95 12 24 5 1 2 11 37len...Competed .389 13 in gymnastics 3 10 for 2 six .360years...Father 0 1 Bill, 0-0 played baseball 19 0in the 2 St. Louis .905 Bucknell…Recorded a hit, RBI and run scored in series against St. Francis (PA.)…Scored Cardinal’s minor league system. three runs and recorded two RBIs on a three-hit day against Georgia Tech…Recorded fourSINGLE-GAME hits in series HIGHS at Boston [all-time College…Batted ranking]: .366 with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 31Hits: RBIs. 2, 4 times Doubles: 1, 5 times ASTriples: A FRESHMAN 1 [t-1st], (2015) vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017 WasHome a part runs: of 1, the Virginia first Tech,Pitt softball Apr 08, team 2017; to atreach Georgia the Tech,ACC Championship May 07, 2017 Game and NCAATotal Regionalbases: 4, Final...ScoredVirginia Tech, a Apr run 08, against 2017; Oakland at Georgia in Pitt’s Tech, first May ever07, 2017 NCAA Tournament victory...BattedRBI: 2, NC State, a perfect Apr 21, 3-for-3 2017; atin Georgiagame two Tech, against May Saint07, 2017 Francis (Pa.) and scored two runs...ChippedRuns scored: 2,in Virginiaa home Tech,run as Apr a pinch 08, 2017; hitter Boston in game College, one against Mar 25, Saint 2017; Francis at Georgia (Pa.)... Tech, May 07, 2017 HadWalks: one 1, hit 11 and times scored three runs in the Syracuse series...Started in game one and two in left field against NC State...Plated a season-high two runs in the series finale against Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 19, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Virginia...Hit a double against Bowling Green in the Cougar Classic, scoring one run and stealingStruck out: one 1, base...Had 10 times a stellar performance against Rutgers hitting her second home runSac of bunts: the season, 1 [t-8th], tallying at UCF, two Feb RBIs...Started 12, 2017 off her college career by appearing in five games,At bats: including 4, at Elon, one Mar start, 07, 2017;in the at2015 East opening Carolina, tournament Mar 10, 2017 for the Panthers at the HamptonField chances: Inn & Suites3, at East Tournament...Batted Carolina, Mar 09, .5002017 going 2-for-4 and tallied three runs...Hit herPutouts: first 3,career at East home Carolina, run against Mar 09, Texas 2017 State.

Erin Hershman CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015 .241 40-12 54 19 13 1 0 4 8 26 .481 7 0 24 0 .328 0 0 3-4 5 0 1 .833 2016 .366 52-52 145 36 53 12 0 7 31 86 .593 20 0 36 0 .440 1 4 12-13 38 4 6 .875 2017 .202 47-47 119 21 24 3 0 2 9 33 .277 11 2 44 0 .278 1 4 11-12 44 3 0 1.000 TOTAL .283 139-111 318 76 90 16 0 13 48 145 .456 38 2 104 0 .361 2 8 26-29 87 7 7 .931

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: dfHits: 3, 5 @PITT_SBtimes c /PITTSOFTBALL 16 PANTHERS Doubles: 2 [t-1st], vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 13, 2016; North Carolina, Mar 20, 2016 Home runs: 1, 13 times Total bases: 7, Georgia Tech, Apr 17, 2016 RBI: 3, vs Georgetown, Feb 20, 2016 Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], Georgia Tech, Apr 17, 2016; vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016 Walks: 2, at Syracuse, Apr 11, 2015; at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; vs Southern Illinois, Feb 26, 2016 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017 Struck out: 3 [t-1st], at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; at UCF, Feb 12, 2017 Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], Bucknell, Apr 06, 2016; vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 8 times At bats: 5 [t-7th], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Stolen bases: 2 [t-2nd], Saint Francis (Pa.), Apr 29, 2015; vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017; vs Southeastern La., Feb 26, 2017 Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], vs Saint Mary's College, Feb 13, 2015; at Louisville, Mar 18, 2017; St. Bonaventure, Mar 30, 2016 Field chances: 5, Florida State, Apr 30, 2016; vs Penn State, Feb 20, 2016 Putouts: 4, vs Penn State, Feb 20, 2016 Assists: 1, 7 times SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 17 • TAYLOR STIMSON OF• Senior • Hudson, Ohio • Walsh Jesuit / St. John’s

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... N/A ...... N/A Doubles...... N/A ...... N/A RBI...... N/A ...... N/A Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 1 ...... Syracuse [4/14/17] Home Runs...... N/A ...... N/A Walks...... N/A ...... N/A Stolen Bases...... N/A ...... N/A AS A JUNIOR (2017) Appeared in five games, three as a pinch runner and two as a designated hitter…Scored one run on the season against Syracuse.

AT ST. JOHN’S (2016) Appeared in 17 games, starting two.

AT ST. JOHN’S (2015) Appeared in 30 games…Scored 11 runs…Named to the 2014-2015 Big East All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL Played four years of varsity softball for Walsh Jesuit High School…Batted over .400 during three of her four seasons…Earned the 2014 Frank Somodi Christian Student-Ath- lete Award and the 2013 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award…Led Walsh Jesuit to four Jesuit Softball League Championships, four district championships,2017 two Pitt Softball regional championships and the 2013 state semifinals…Finished high school with 16 career home runs and 85 career RBIs. Individual Career History

PERSONAL Daughter of Tom and Terri Stimson…Has an older brother Torrey. Alexis Solak

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .241 26-22 58 8 14 2 0 3 19 25 .431 6 4 16 0 .348 1 3 1-1 25 51 5 .938 2017 .288 45-42 118 19 34 3 0 4 23 49 .415 8 5 20 0 .351 3 2 3-3 98 80 7 .962 TOTAL .273 71-64 176 27 48 5 0 7 42 74 .420 14 9 36 0 .350 4 5 4-4 123 131 12 .955

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 4 [t-2nd], at Troy, Feb 25, 2017 Doubles: 1, 5 times Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], NC State, Apr 21, 2017 Total bases: 9 [t-6th], NC State, Apr 21, 2017 RBI: 4, vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 12, 2016; at Mercer, Feb 13, 2016; at Elon, Mar 07, 2017 Runs scored: 2, 5 times Walks: 2, vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], 9 times Struck out: 2, 7 times Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], 4 times Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 5 times At bats: 4, 12 times Stolen bases: 1, 4 times Field chances: 8, NC State, Apr 21, 2017; at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Putouts: 6, NC State, Apr 22, 2017 Assists: 6, vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016

Taylor Stimson CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .000 5-0 01000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .000 5-0 01000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Runs scored: 1, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 17 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 15 • MCKAYLA TAYLOR INF • Senior • Huntington Beach, Calif. • John F. Kennedy HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 3 ...... 10x; last NC State [4/22/17] Doubles...... 2 ...... 24x; vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] RBI...... 8 ...... at Syracuse [4/11/15] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 3 ...... 5x; last Virginia Tech [4/8/17] Home Runs...... 2 ...... Virginia [3/26/16] Walks...... 4 ...... at NC State [4/3/16] Stolen Bases...... 1 ...... 5x; vs. Florida A&M [2/11/17] AS A JUNIOR (2017) Awarded ACC Player of the Week honors (4/11)…Started 46 games at shortstop for Pitt… Was 2-for-3 with two doubles, one walk, one RBI and one run at UCF…Compiled three hits, including two doubles, to go along with one RBI in a 6-2 win over Nebraska…In a win against Northwestern, went 3-for-4 including a double and a walk…Drove in two runs in the 5-0 perfect game victory against Southeastern Louisiana…Smacked two-run home runs in consecutive games in wins at Elon and East Carolina (3/7-3/9)…Collected two hits and scored twice in the Panthers’ second game at East Carolina…Scored what ended up being the game-winning run in the final game of the series against Boston College…Homered in four consecutive games, all Panther victories, against Saint Francis (Pa.) and a three-game series against Virginia Tech (4/5-4/9)…Overall went 5-for-10 with three home runs, six RBIs and five runs scored in the series against the Hokies…Went 3-for-3 with a double and one RBI in a win over NC State…Hit a crucial two-run home run in a 4-3 extra-inning victory in the series finale against NC State…Homered at Georgia Tech in the final game of the season…Ranked second on the team in home runs (8), runs (29) and RBI (25)…Ranked third on the team in doubles (7), hits (39) and slugging percentage (.467)…Finished the season with a .260 batting average.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Third Team Selection…Started all 52 games at shortstop for the Panthers…Recorded a team high State...Hit a three-run home run in final series game against NC State...Went 1-for-3 vs. 63 putouts and led the ACC with 143 assists…Her 32 walks led the team and tied for FGCU (March. 10) and collected two RBIs...Reached a season-high five at-bats and three sixth in the ACC…Reached base in 20 consecutive games (3/5-4/6)…Compiled 14 multi- hits in game two of three against Virginia...Named to the All-Tournament Team at the hit efforts…Went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs in an early season victory at Cougar Classic...Led the team in batting after hitting .444 through four games at the Mercer…Followed that up by crushing her second home run that evening in win over St. Cougar Classic, recording her second career double...Hit .467 during the Gaucho Classic Bonaventure (2/13)…Collected two hits, a home run and two RBIs in win over George- after going 7-for-15 with three home runs, five RBIs and three runs...Made her first col- town…Recorded nine hits in four game span culminating with two hit effort in win over lege career start as a Panther in five games at shortstop at the Hampton Inn and Suites Utah Valley (2/27-3/4)…Tallied three base knocks in series at San Diego…Had five hits Tournament...Went 5-for-15 at the plate. and drove in two in home series vs. Virginia…Went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBIs in an 8-0 win over St. Bonaventure…Collected four free passes at N.C. State HIGH SCHOOL (4/3)…Had a home run and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader vs. St. Francis… Graduated from Kennedy High School in LaPalma, Calif....Sophomore year awarded the Notched four hits, four walks and a home run in home series against Georgia Tech… John Wooden Award...Named to the Empire League 2nd Team All-League, Golden Glove Went 4-for-10 with two RBIs in a series versus Florida State…Contributed 52 hits this Award, Orange County Varsity Top 10 Athletes You Would Want on Your Team...Tabbed the season including 10 home runs and 36 RBIs, while she crossed the plate 36 times. 2013 Empire League Defensive Player of the Year for carrying a .950 fielding percentage...Named twice to the Empire League All-Academic team...Also played soccer and AS A FRESHMAN (2015) cheered for four YEARS. Was a part of the first Pitt softball team to reach the ACC Championship Game and NCAA Regional Final…Tabbed Second Team All-ACC…Went 1-for-2 with a RBI in win over PERSONAL California in the NCAA Regional Tournament...Drove in two runs and scored once against Daughter of Rick and Lori Taylor...Has two older sisters: Jackie and Mallory and one Oakland in Pitt’s first ever NCAA Tournament victory...Doubled and drove in two runs younger sister: Maicie. against Florida State in the ACC Championship...Batted 2-for-4 with a double against North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC tournament...Reached base three times, drove in two runs and scored one run against Notre Dame in round one of the ACC tournament...Had four RBIs against Saint Francis (Pa.)...Was 4-for-10 in the2017 Virginia Tech Pitt Softball series and recorded two doubles and two RBIs...Had an outstandingIndividual 8 hits, including two Career History doubles and four home runs in the Syracuse series. Notched an impressive 17 RBIs and scored seven runs while hitting .727 on the series. Also was named ACC Player of the Week (4/13)...Had one hit and one run at Ohio State...Recorded one hit against Florida McKayla Taylor CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015 .316 59-59 174 33 55 13 0 14 59 110 .632 22 5 38 2 .404 2 1 1-1 81 165 12 .953 2016 .331 52-52 157 36 52 11 0 10 36 93 .592 32 3 13 1 .448 2 0 3-3 63 143 17 .924 2017 .260 46-46 150 29 39 7 0 8 25 70 .467 11 6 34 2 .333 1 1 1-2 76 141 7 .969 TOTAL .304 157-157 481 98 146 31 0 32 120 273 .568 65 14 85 5 .398 5 2 5-6 220 449 36 .949

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: dfHits: 3, 10 @PITT_SB times c /PITTSOFTBALL 18 PANTHERS Doubles: 2 [t-1st], at UCF, Feb 10, 2017; vs Nebraska, Feb 18, 2017 Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], at Syracuse, Apr 12, 2015; vs Rutgers, Feb 15, 2015; Virginia, Mar 26, 2016 Total bases: 9 [t-6th], at Syracuse, Apr 12, 2015 RBI: 8 [1st], at Syracuse, Apr 11, 2015 Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], 5 times Walks: 4 [t-1st], at NC State, Apr 03, 2016 Hit by pitch: 2 [t-2nd], vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017 Struck out: 3 [t-1st], at Ohio State, Mar 31, 2015; Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; vs Central Michigan, Feb 14, 2016 Sac flies: 2 [1st], vs Southern Illinois, Feb 26, 2016 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], Notre Dame, Apr 04, 2015; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 At bats: 5 [t-7th], 5 times Stolen bases: 1, 5 times Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017 Field chances: 11, NC State, Apr 22, 2017; North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Putouts: 7, Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Assists: 7 [t-7th], Notre Dame, Apr 04, 2015; vs Virginia, Feb 28, 2015

Giorgiana Zeremenko

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015 .217 44-14 69 4 15 4 0 3 11 28 .406 2 0 17 0 .239 0 0 0-0 42 0 0 1.000 2016 .392 50-46 125 28 49 9 1 17 52 111 .888 25 0 13 0 .487 2 2 0-0 34 0 6 .850 2017 .295 46-46 139 16 41 10 0 11 35 84 .604 15 0 25 2 .361 1 2 0-0 31 4 0 1.000 TOTAL .315 140-106 333 48 105 23 1 31 98 223 .670 42 0 55 2 .389 3 4 0-0 107 4 6 .949

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 3, vs Providence, Feb 28, 2016; San Diego, Mar 05, 2016; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Doubles: 2 [t-1st], vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017; vs Providence, Feb 28, 2016; San Diego, Mar 05, 2016 Triples: 1 [t-1st], vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016 Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], St. Francis (PA.), Apr 13, 2016; Syracuse, Apr 15, 2017; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Total bases: 10 [t-4th], Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 RBI: 5 [t-6th], vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016; at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], San Diego, Mar 05, 2016; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Walks: 2, 6 times Struck out: 2, 6 times Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], at NC State, Apr 02, 2016; vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 4 times At bats: 5 [t-7th], at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Field chances: 8, Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Putouts: 7, Kent State, Apr 08, 2015; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Assists: 1, 4 times Runners CS: 1, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 21 • GIORGIANA ZEREMENKO C/INF • Senior • Canonsburg, Pa. • Canon McMillan HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 3 ...... 2x; last Kent State [3/22/17] Doubles...... 2 ...... 2x; vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] RBI...... 5 ...... at North Carolina [3/5/17] Triples...... 1 ...... vs. Grand Canyon [3/5/16] Runs...... 3 ...... last Kent State [3/22/17] Home Runs...... 2 ...... Syracuse [4/15/17] Walks...... 2 ...... 6x; last at Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Stolen Bases...... N/A ...... N/A AS A JUNIOR (2017) Started 46 games as a designated hitter and catcher for the Panthers…Went 1-for-2 with three RBIs to help Pitt earn their second victory over No. 20 Kentucky…Reached base in 13 consecutive games from February 17 against Nebraska to March 7 against Elon… Cracked two doubles and a RBI against Nebraska…Had a walk-off single to lift Pitt to a victory over Northwestern…Hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot, against Southeastern Louisiana…Smashed a solo home run against Lipscomb and finished with two RBIs in a 4-3 win…Went 4-for-8 with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs in a three-game series at North Carolina…Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double and four RBIs in arguably her best performance of the season in a 7-0 win against Kent State…Reached base all four times with a 2-for-2 effort with two walks and a run scored against Penn State…Crushed a three-run bomb in Pitt’s second game against Virginia Tech to help lead the Panthers to a 9-1 victory…Recorded her second multi-home run game against Syracuse when she went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two runs2017 and three Pitt Softball RBIs…Provided all the offense Pitt needed with a three-run homer in a 4-2 win over NC State…Finished the season strong against Georgia Tech, going 5-for-10Individual with two home Career History runs and four RBIs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the second game of the series, a 7-6 win…Zeremenko found herself within the top two on the team in almost every offensive category, leading the team in batting average (.295), doubles (10), home runs (11), RBI (35), slugging percentage (.604) and total bases (84)…Ranked secondMcKayla on Taylor the team in terms of hits (41) and walks (15) and finished with a .361 on-base percentage. the plate in Notre Dame series, had two hits and chipped in one run...Hit 2-for-4 with Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tbtwo RBIs slg% at Ohio bb State...Hit hbp so a two-run gdp ob% walk off sf homer sh sb-att in game two po against a NC eState... fld% AS2015 A SOPHOMORE (2016) .316 59-59 174 33 55 13 0 14 59 110Recorded .632 one 22 hit and 5 her 38 first 2career .404 RBI against 2 1 Virginia...Batted 1-1 81 1-for-1 165 against 12 .953Bowling Set2016 Pitt single-season record for.331 home 52-52 runs with 157 17…Her 36 17 home 52 runs 11 tied 0for second 10 36 93Green .592 in the 32Cougar 3 Classic...Hit 13 1 2-for-2 .448 with 2 a double 0 3-3 against UC 63 Santa 143 Barbara 17 to .924 in2017 the ACC and finished tied for.260 18th nationally…Finished 46-46 150 29 seventh 39 in 7all of 0Division-1 8 with 25 70record .467 her first 11 ever 6 hits 34 as a Panther...Made 2 .333 1 her 1 collegiate 1-2 debut 76 against 141 Sam 7 Houston .969 aTOTAL .888 slugging percentage… ACC.304 Player 157-157 of the Week 481 (3/21)…National 98 146 31 Fastpitch 0 Coaches 32 120 273State, .568 recording 65 two 14 at-bats. 85 5 .398 5 2 5-6 220 449 36 .949 Association (NFCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second-Team Selection…Started 46 games for the Panthers…Compiled 14 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games…Hit her first HIGH SCHOOL homeSINGLE-GAME run of the seasonHIGHS vs. [all-time Central ranking]: Michigan in the Mercer University Tournament… Hits: 3, 10 times Played for Canon McMillan High school where she made All-District all four years… Notched a career high five RBIs in a 21-6 win over Georgetown in the Jacksonville Named Almanac Rookie of the year and Team Defensive MVP her freshman season… Doubles: 2 [t-1st], at UCF, Feb 10, 2017; vs Nebraska, Feb 18, 2017 University Tournament…Crushed a three run jack in a 14-3 victory against Georgetown… Made All-Section her freshman year…Named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette South Player of WentHome a perfectruns: 2 5-for-5[t-3rd], at at Syracuse, the dish withApr 12,a home 2015; run, vs Rutgers,seven RBIs, Feb two 15, doubles 2015; Virginia, and a triple Mar 26, 2016the year…Named Team Overall MVP and Observer Reporter Player of the Year…Helped inTotal a double bases: dip 9 vs.[t-6th], Grand at CanyonSyracuse, and Apr at 12,San 2015 Diego in the San Diego State Tournament her team win the WPIAL championship and make it to the PIAA semi-finals her soph- (3/5)…RBI: 8 Reached [1st], at baseSyracuse, safely Apr seven 11, 2015times in series against North Carolina accumulating omore year… WPIAL and PIAA State Champion her junior year…WPIAL runner-up her sixRuns hits scored: and six 3 RBIs…Went [t-7th], 5 times 2-for-2 and hit her 10th home run of the season in first game senior season…Selected to First Team All-State and the Almanac Diamond Dozen…Won ofWalks: a doubleheader 4 [t-1st], at vs. NC St. State, Bonaventure…Collected Apr 03, 2016 three hits, two home runs and five the Army Under the Lights Tour Female Athlete award and the Marines Female Athlete RBIsHit by in pitch:home 2doubleheader [t-2nd], vs Nebraska, vs. Bucknell Feb in17, which 2017 she raised her average to .429…Bat- of the Year award from Canon McMillan…Played for Team Pennsylvania club team… teredStruck St. out: Francis 3 [t-1st], compiling at Ohio three State, hits, Mar three 31, 2015; home Syracuse, runs, and Aprsix RBIs14, 2017; in a doubleheader vs Central Michigan, Earned Feb 14, a Varsity2016 letter in soccer…Made honor roll for four years. sweep of the Red Flash (4/13)…Collected two hits and a RBI in a 9-4 win over Georgia Sac flies: 2 [1st], vs Southern Illinois, Feb 26, 2016 Tech…Hit her record breaking 16th home run in second game of a double dip at Kent PERSONAL StateSac bunts:(4/20)… 1 Broke[t-8th], her Notre own Dame, record Apr in 04,the 2015;next game at Georgia with homerTech, Maynumber 07, 201717 against At bats: 5 [t-7th], 5 times Daughter of Stephanie and Jim Zeremenko…has an older sister, Alexa and a younger Florida State…She led the Panthers with a .392 average, 52 RBIs and an .888 slugging brother, James. percentage.Stolen bases: 1, 5 times Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017 ASField A FRESHMAN chances: 11, (2015) NC State, Apr 22, 2017; North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 WasPutouts: a part 7, of Penn the firstState, Pitt Mar softball 29, 2017 team to reach the ACC Championship Game and NCAAAssists: Regional 7 [t-7th], Final...Recorded Notre Dame, Aprthird 04, career 2015; homer vs Virginia, in game Feb one 28, against2015 Saint Francis (Pa.)...Had one double and RBI against Virginia Tech...Started two of three games behind Giorgiana Zeremenko CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015 .217 44-14 69 4 15 4 0 3 11 28 .406 2 0 17 0 .239 0 0 0-0 42 0 0 1.000 2016 .392 50-46 125 28 49 9 1 17 52 111 .888 25 0 13 0 .487 2 2 0-0 34 0 6 .850 2017 .295 46-46 139 16 41 10 0 11 35 84 .604 15 0 25 2 .361 1 2 0-0 31 4 0 1.000 TOTAL .315 140-106 333 48 105 23 1 31 98 223 .670 42 0 55 2 .389 3 4 0-0 107 4 6 .949

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: dfHits: 3, vs@PITT_SB Providence, Feb 28, c2016; /PITTSOFTBALL San Diego, Mar 05, 2016; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 19 PANTHERS Doubles: 2 [t-1st], vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017; vs Providence, Feb 28, 2016; San Diego, Mar 05, 2016 Triples: 1 [t-1st], vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016 Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], St. Francis (PA.), Apr 13, 2016; Syracuse, Apr 15, 2017; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Total bases: 10 [t-4th], Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 RBI: 5 [t-6th], vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016; at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], San Diego, Mar 05, 2016; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Walks: 2, 6 times Struck out: 2, 6 times Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], at NC State, Apr 02, 2016; vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 4 times At bats: 5 [t-7th], at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Field chances: 8, Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Putouts: 7, Kent State, Apr 08, 2015; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Assists: 1, 4 times Runners CS: 1, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 4 • SARAH DAWSON P • Junior • Bridgewater, Mass. • Bridgewater-Raynham HS

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017) Started five games on the mound for the Panthers…Earned her first save of the season against Florida A&M, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings…Pitched in relief against Southeast- ern Louisiana and tossed 2.0 innings with a season high three strikeouts en route to her second save of the season...Threw a complete game against Boston College, giving up just two earned runs and notching her first win of the season…Grabbed her second win of the season against Penn State after pitching five scoreless innings in relief…Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings of relief in a game against NC State to earn her third save of the season…Finished the season with three saves, a team best…Recorded a 4.27 ERA and a 2-3 record over 42.2 innings of work on the season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Threw Pitt’s first perfect game in program history en route to a 13-0 win in five innings over Providence (2/27)… Named ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week (2/29)…Recorded two wins in the Stetson Invitational…Struck out four batters in five scoreless innings against St. Bonaventure… Issued two runs in four innings against Providence…Threw 1.1 scoreless innings against Utah Valley…Went five innings without issuing a run against Portland State…Issued two runs in four innings at Kent State…Tossed 52.2 innings…Recorded a total of 22 strikeouts…Finished the year with a record of 8-0.

HIGH SCHOOL Led Bridgewater-Raynham High School to the 2014 Massachusetts Division 1 state championship her junior year… Threw 41 innings, including two no-hitters, struck out 41 batters and allowed just one run on her way to the state championship as a junior… Named an NFCA Third Team All-American, NFCA First Team All-Region player and Boston Globe Player of the Year as a senior…Received preseason All-State honors by ESPN Boston prior to her senior year…

PERSONAL Daughter of Don and Christine Dawson…Has three older brothers: Andrew, Kevin and Christopher.

2017 Pitt Softball Individual Career History

Sarah Dawson

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .000 19-13 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 3 0 1.000 2017 .000 19-5 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 8 1 .900 TOTAL .000 38-18 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 11 1 .923 CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2016 6.25 8-0 19 13 3 2/1 0 52.2 80 52 47 13 22 21 1 13 258 .336 1 3 0 2 2 2017 4.27 2-3 19 5 1 0/0 3 42.2 63 28 26 17 18 6 2 8 206 .354 2 4 0 1 6 TOTAL 5.36 10-3 38 18 4 2/1 3 95.1 143 80 73 30 40 27 3 21 464 .344 3 7 0 3 8

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Innings pitched: 7.0, Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 dfWalks allowed: @PITT_SB 3, 5 times c /PITTSOFTBALL 20 PANTHERS Strikeouts: 4, vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 12, 2016 Batters faced: 29, Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 Field chances: 2, NC State, Apr 23, 2017; Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Putouts: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017 Assists: 2, NC State, Apr 23, 2017; Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Runners CS: 2 [t-1st], Penn State, Mar 29, 2017

Marissa DeMatteo

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .167 23-0 18 6310014.222 2 1 2 0 .286 0 0 1-1 0 2 0 1.000 2017 .214 32-6 14 9300003.214 2 1 7 0 .353 0 1 0-1 9 11 0 1.000 TOTAL .188 55-6 32 15 6 1 0 0 1 7 .219 4 2 9 0 .316 0 1 1-2 9 13 0 1.000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, 6 times Doubles: 1, vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016 Total bases: 2, vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016 RBI: 1, vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016 Runs scored: 1, 15 times Walks: 1, 4 times Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], vs Kentucky, Feb 10, 2017; vs Georgetown, Feb 20, 2016 Struck out: 2, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; vs Kentucky, Feb 10, 2017 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 At bats: 3, Virginia Tech, Apr 09, 2017; at Louisville, Mar 19, 2017 Stolen bases: 1, vs Providence, Feb 27, 2016 Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], NC State, Apr 22, 2017 Field chances: 6, at Louisville, Mar 19, 2017 Putouts: 3, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 Assists: 5, at Louisville, Mar 19, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 12 • MARISSA DEMATTEO INF • Junior • New Castle, Pa. • Neshannock HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 1 ...... 6x; last Syracuse [4/14/17] Doubles...... 1 ...... vs. Georgetown [2/19/16] RBI...... 1 ...... vs. Georgetown [2/19/16] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 1 ...... 15x; last Virginia Tech [4/9/17] Home Runs...... N/A ...... N/A Walks...... 1 ...... 4x; last Syracuse [4/14/17] Stolen Bases...... 1 ...... vs. Providence [2/27/16] AS A SOPHOMORE (2017) Participated in 32 games, logging six starts in the Panthers middle infield…Smacked a hit in a pinch-hit appearance at No. 1/3 Florida State…Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in an 8-0 victory over Virginia Tech…Finished the season with nine runs and three hits in 17 total plate appearances.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Participated in 23 games…Recorded a hit, RBI and two runs in two games against Georgetown…Scored a run and stole a base in shutout of Providence…Scored a run in win over Grand Canyon…Scored a run against Virginia Tech…Recorded a hit and run against St. Bonaventure…Went 1-for-1 against Florida State…Scored a total of six runs.

HIGH SCHOOL Led Neshannock High School to WPIAL Class A championships as a sophomore and junior… Helped Neshannock to a PIAA Class AA State Championship as a freshman and a PIAA Class A runner-up finish as a sophomore…Rated the eighth best recruit in Pennsylvania according to Maxpreps.com.

PERSONAL 2017 Pitt Softball Daughter of Greg and Lori DeMatteo… Has a younger sister Madison.Individual Career History

Sarah Dawson

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2016 6.25 8-0 19 13 3 2/1 0 52.2 80 52 47 13 22 21 1 13 258 .336 1 3 0 2 2 2017 4.27 2-3 19 5 1 0/0 3 42.2 63 28 26 17 18 6 2 8 206 .354 2 4 0 1 6 TOTAL 5.36 10-3 38 18 4 2/1 3 95.1 143 80 73 30 40 27 3 21 464 .344 3 7 0 3 8

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Innings pitched: 7.0, Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 Walks allowed: 3, 5 times Strikeouts: 4, vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 12, 2016 Batters faced: 29, Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 Field chances: 2, NC State, Apr 23, 2017; Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Putouts: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017 Assists: 2, NC State, Apr 23, 2017; Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Runners CS: 2 [t-1st], Penn State, Mar 29, 2017

Marissa DeMatteo CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .167 23-0 18 6310014.222 2 1 2 0 .286 0 0 1-1 0 2 0 1.000 2017 .214 32-6 14 9300003.214 2 1 7 0 .353 0 1 0-1 9 11 0 1.000 TOTAL .188 55-6 32 15 6 1 0 0 1 7 .219 4 2 9 0 .316 0 1 1-2 9 13 0 1.000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, 6 times dfDoubles: @PITT_SB1, vs Georgetown, Feb c 19, 2016/PITTSOFTBALL 21 PANTHERS Total bases: 2, vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016 RBI: 1, vs Georgetown, Feb 19, 2016 Runs scored: 1, 15 times Walks: 1, 4 times Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], vs Kentucky, Feb 10, 2017; vs Georgetown, Feb 20, 2016 Struck out: 2, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; vs Kentucky, Feb 10, 2017 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 At bats: 3, Virginia Tech, Apr 09, 2017; at Louisville, Mar 19, 2017 Stolen bases: 1, vs Providence, Feb 27, 2016 Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], NC State, Apr 22, 2017 Field chances: 6, at Louisville, Mar 19, 2017 Putouts: 3, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 Assists: 5, at Louisville, Mar 19, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 3 • GABRIELLE FREDERICKS INF/C • Junior • New Philadelphia, Ohio • Tuscarawas Central Catholic / Akron

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 1 ...... 5x; last Virginia Tech [4/8/17] Doubles...... N/A ...... N/A RBI...... 2 ...... last Penn State [3/29/17] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 1 ...... last Penn State [3/29/17] Home Runs...... 1 ...... last Penn State [3/29/17] Walks...... 1 ...... 6x; last at Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Stolen Bases...... N/A ...... N/A AS A SOPHOMORE (2017) Played in 26 games and started three, seeing most of her action as a pinch hitter and designated hitter…Drove in an important insurance run in a pinch-hit appearance against Northwestern in a come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the Wildcats…Belted a pinch-hit two-RBI single in a game at Troy…Hit her first career home run, a two-run shot, against Penn State, which helped the team to a 7-1 win…Finished with seven RBIs on the season.

AT AKRON (2016) Led Akron with a .319 batting average…recorded 46 hits including 13 doubles…tallied 25 RBIs and scored 12 runs…named to the 2016 MAC All-Tournament Team.

HIGH SCHOOL Hit .583 with 51 hits and 42 RBIs as a senior…tallied a career-high 50 RBIs as a sophomore…four varsity letters…Ranked in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state record book for a career RBIs (170) and hits (180).

PERSONAL Daughter of Mike and Justine Fredericks…has a younger sister Lauren and2017 two younger Pitt Softball brothers, Anthony and Luke. Individual Career History

Hannah Edwards

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .274 43-38 117 15 32 0 3 0 5 38 .325 2 1 19 0 .292 0 7 11-15 43 1 5 .898 TOTAL .274 43-38 117 15 32 0 3 0 5 38 .325 2 1 19 0 .292 0 7 11-15 43 1 5 .898

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 2, 8 times Triples: 1 [t-1st], vs Southeastern La., Feb 24, 2017; vs JMU, Mar 10, 2017; Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 Total bases: 4, vs JMU, Mar 10, 2017 RBI: 1, 5 times Runs scored: 2, at UCF, Feb 12, 2017; vs Southeastern La., Feb 26, 2017 Walks: 1, vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Struck out: 2, 4 times Sac bunts: 2 [t-1st], Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 At bats: 5 [t-7th], at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Stolen bases: 1, 11 times Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], 4 times Field chances: 3, 8 times Putouts: 3, 5 times Assists: 1, vs JMU, Mar 11, 2017

Gabrielle Fredericks CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .167 26-3 30 1500178.267 6 0 9 0 .306 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .167 26-3 30 1500178.267 6 0 9 0 .306 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, 5 times dfHome runs: 1, Penn State, Mar c29, 2017 Total bases:@PITT_SB 4, Penn State, Mar 29, 2017/PITTSOFTBALL 22 PANTHERS RBI: 2, at Troy, Feb 25, 2017; Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Runs scored: 1, Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Walks: 1, 6 times Struck out: 2, vs Kentucky, Feb 10, 2017 At bats: 3, vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017; at Louisville, Mar 18, 2017; Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Field chances: 4, at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017 Putouts: 4, at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 6 • OLIVIA GRAY INF • Junior • Washington, Pa. • Trinity HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 3 ...... 5x; vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Doubles...... 2 ...... 2x; vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] RBI...... 3 ...... 4x; vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 3 ...... 2x; last Virginia Tech [4/8/17] Home Runs...... 1 ...... 11x; last NC State [4/21/17] Walks...... 3 ...... vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] Stolen Bases...... 1 ...... 8x; last NC State [4/21/17] AS A SOPHOMORE (2017) Started all 47 games for the Panthers at third base…Belted a bases clearing double in a 6-3 victory over UCF…Went 2-for-3 with a double, a RBI, one stolen base and three runs scored against Nebraska in a 9-1 rout…Produced a three-RBI game against Southeastern Louisiana, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored…In two games against ECU, went 4-8 with two doubles and three RBIs...Reached base in 10 consecutive games from March 7 against Elon to April 1 against Florida State…Homered in the series finale against Boston College to help propel the Panthers to a 4-2 win… Reached base four times in an 8-3 extra inning victory over Saint Francis (Pa.), going 2-for-4 with a home run, two hit by pitches, two RBIs and two runs scored…Set the tone for the series against Virginia Tech with a leadoff home run en route to a 2-for-4 effort with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored in an 11-5 victory…Hit another leadoff home run against No. 25 Ohio State, finishing that game 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a walk and a run scored…Belted a long ball against NC State in a 2-for-5 effort that included two runs scored and a stolen base…Led the team in hits (42), runs scored (34), walks (24), on base percentage (.405) and total plate appearances (174)…Ranked second on the team in batting average (.290), doubles (9), at bats (145), slugging percentage (.497) and total bases (72)...Ended the season with seven home runs and six stolen bases.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Named to the 2016 Softball All-ACC Academic Team…Recorded a run and double in rout over Mercer…Posted a hit in a win against St. Bonaventure…Scored a run and drew two walks in win over Georgetown…Recorded a hit against Penn State…Drove in two runs with a base hit and scored a run in win over Southern Illinois…Recorded a hit and run scored in win over Stetson…Plated two runs in lopsided win over Providence… Knocked in two runs in win over Grand Canyon…Drove in four runs on two doubles in series against San Diego…Recorded hits in 13 consecutive games against San Diego, St. Joseph’s, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia and St. Bonaventure, while driving in seven runs in during that span…Recorded two hits and scored a run in series against NC State…Drove in two runs on two hits and scored two runs against Bucknell…Hit a single and a double in second game of Bucknell doubleheader…Rode a seven-game hit streak spanning from St. Francis (PA.) series to Kent State Series…Posted two hits and three RBIs in a win at Boston College...Batted .325 with 38 hits and 20 RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for Trinity High School in Washington, Pa…Named Observer Reporter First Team All-District and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Section in all four high school seasons...Re- ceived Pittsburgh Tribune Review Terrific10 Team honors three times…Earned First Team All-State honors as a junior and senior…PIAA AAAA State Player of the Year, Pittsburgh Tribune Review Player of the Year and Observer-Reporter Player of the Year as a senior in 2015…Batted .554 with five home runs, six triples, eight doubles and 30 stolen bases as a senior.

PERSONAL 2017 Pitt Softball Daughter of Shawn and Angela Gray… Has an older brother Colton.Individual Career History

Olivia Gray CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .325 51-47 117 18 38 9 0 4 20 59 .504 11 5 18 1 .400 2 8 2-6 47 2 2 .961 2017 .290 47-47 145 34 42 9 0 7 25 72 .497 24 4 20 1 .405 0 1 6-6 44 147 5 .974 TOTAL .305 98-94 262 52 80 18 0 11 45 131 .500 35 9 38 2 .403 2 9 8-12 91 149 7 .972

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 3, vs Nebraska, Feb 18, 2017 dfDoubles: @PITT_SB2 [t-1st], at Kent State, c Apr /PITTSOFTBALL20, 2016; vs Nebraska, Feb 18, 2017; North Carolina,23 Mar 19, 2016 PANTHERS Home runs: 1, 11 times Total bases: 5, 7 times RBI: 3, 4 times Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017 Walks: 3 [t-4th], vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Hit by pitch: 2 [t-2nd], at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017 Struck out: 2, 6 times Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], San Diego, Mar 05, 2016; at San Diego, Mar 08, 2016 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 8 times At bats: 5 [t-7th], 4 times Stolen bases: 1, 8 times Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], 5 times Field chances: 12, at UCF, Feb 12, 2017 Putouts: 4, 4 times Assists: 10 [1st], at UCF, Feb 12, 2017

Kayla Harris

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015 .000 35-18 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 7 30 2 .949 2016 .000 38-29 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 39 3 .932 2017 .000 30-22 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 18 0 1.000 TOTAL .000 103-69 00000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 12 87 5 .952

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 3.79 13-13 35 18 9 2/1 3 155.0 183 103 84 67 93 22 5 17 720 .290 2 4 0 1 16 2016 3.40 16-11 38 29 13 5/3 2 158.2 170 96 77 72 117 20 3 16 716 .272 4 3 0 3 13 2017 4.06 9-8 30 22 11 2/0 1 119.0 127 76 69 66 65 13 1 16 546 .269 2 4 0 1 3 TOTAL 3.72 38-32 103 69 33 9/4 6 432.2 480 275 230 205 275 55 9 49 1982 .278 8 11 0 5 32

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Innings pitched: 10.0 [3rd], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016 Walks allowed: 6 [t-7th], North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016; North Carolina, Mar 20, 2016 Strikeouts: 11 [t-5th], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016 Batters faced: 41 [3rd], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016 Field chances: 4, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; vs St. Joseph's, Mar 08, 2016; North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016 Putouts: 1, 13 times Assists: 4, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; North Carolina, Mar 19, 2016 Runners CS: 1, 13 times SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 1 • TAYLOR MYERS OF • Junior • San Diego, Calif. • Point Loma HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 2 ...... at Georgia Tech [5/6/17] Doubles...... N/A ...... N/A RBI...... 1 ...... at Saint Francis [4/5/17] Triples...... 1 ...... last Ohio State [4/18/17] Runs...... 1 ...... 18x; last Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Home Runs...... 1 ...... at Troy [2/25/17] Walks...... 1 ...... last at Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Stolen Bases...... N/A ...... N/A AS A SOPHOMORE (2017) Saw action in 40 games with 15 games started in the outfield…Blasted a solo home run against Troy for her first hit of the season…Knocked in the game-winning run in the ninth inning of Pitt’s extra inning win at Saint Francis with a fielder’s choice, while also scoring an insurance run later that same inning…Went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored against No. 25 Ohio State…Ended the season going 8-for-28 with 11 runs and two RBIs.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Appeared in 22 games…Scored a run in a 19-1 win at Mercer…Scored two runs in series vs. North Carolina…Scored a run in 9-4 home victory over Georgia Tech…Scored seven runs on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for Point Loma High School in San Diego, Calif…Named to San Diego Union Tribune First Team All-League as a senior and Second Team All-League as a junior… Served as team captain during her junior and senior seasons…Received San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team Achievement honors as a junior and senior…Named to Principal’s Honor Roll for all four years of high school…Received the Donna Gann Humanitarian Award as a freshman…Also played two years of varsity golf.

PERSONAL Daughter of Sean and Sandi Myers…Has three younger sisters: Jessica, Morgan and Amanda.

2017 Pitt Softball Individual Career History

Taylor Myers CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .000 22-0 17000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 2017 .286 40-15 28 11 8 0 1 1 2 13 .464 3 0 5 0 .355 0 1 0-0 10 0 2 .833 TOTAL .276 62-15 29 18 8 0 1 1 2 13 .448 3 0 5 0 .344 0 1 0-0 10 0 2 .833

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 2, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017 dfTriples: 1@PITT_SB [t-1st], Ohio State, Apr c 18, /PITTSOFTBALL2017 24 PANTHERS Home runs: 1, at Troy, Feb 25, 2017 Total bases: 4, Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; at Troy, Feb 25, 2017 RBI: 1, at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; at Troy, Feb 25, 2017 Runs scored: 1, 18 times Walks: 1, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; at Troy, Feb 25, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Struck out: 1, 5 times Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017 At bats: 3, 4 times Field chances: 2, Syracuse, Apr 15, 2017; Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017 Putouts: 1, 10 times

Valerie Ortega

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .240 42-38 100 8 24 5 0 0 13 29 .290 13 2 11 2 .339 0 3 0-0 134 26 3 .982 TOTAL .240 42-38 100 8 24 5 0 0 13 29 .290 13 2 11 2 .339 0 3 0-0 134 26 3 .982

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 2, 5 times Doubles: 1, 5 times Total bases: 3, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017 RBI: 5 [t-6th], Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017 Runs scored: 1, 8 times Walks: 2, at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], Boston College, Mar 24, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Struck out: 2, at Florida State, Apr 02, 2017 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], Ohio State, Apr 18, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 19, 2017; at North Carolina, Mar 03, 2017 At bats: 5 [t-7th], Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017 Field chances: 8, NC State, Apr 21, 2017 Putouts: 7, vs Northwestern, Feb 19, 2017 Assists: 3, Boston College, Mar 24, 2017 Runners CS: 2 [t-1st], 4 times SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 11 • TAYLOR RAHACH P • Junior • Hudson, Ohio • Walsh Jesuit HS • Coastal Carolina

AT COASTAL CAROLINA (2017) Appeared in 32 games on the mound for the Chanticleer’s, starting 25…Threw 3.1 innings of scoreless relief against Youngstown State (2/11), allowing one hit…Fired a 5.0 inning no-hitter against Rider (2/17), striking out 10 batters and walking one…Let up just one hit in a 7.0 complete game shutout win against UMKC (2/18)…Tossed a 5.0 inning one-hitter against Morehead State (2/24) with seven strikeouts and no walks…Grabbed a win against Penn State (2/25), giving up one run over 7.0 innings of work…Allowed just one hit and struck out 10 batters in an 8-0 victory against North Dakota (3/3)…Notched a win after working 6.1 innings of shutout ball in a 2-0 win over Connecticut (3/4)…Worked 6.1 innings against Troy (3/25) and picked up the win in a 4-3 decision over the Trojans… Toed the rubber for a 7.0 inning complete game win against University of Louisiana Monroe (4/1)…Defeated South Carolina (4/11) 3-2 in 7.0 innings, giving up seven hits and striking out six…Picked up a 3-2 win over Appalachian State (5/5)…Finished the season with a 13-9 overall record and a 2.80 ERA in 137.2 innings of work….Struck out 119 batters and opponents hit just .249 off her during the season…Ranked in the top 10 in the Sun Belt Conference in ERA, opposing batting average, strikeouts and wins.

AT COASTAL CAROLINA (2016) Appeared in 10 games, including two as a starter on the mound...Recorded 24 strikeouts over 25.2 innings pitched...Made her first collegiate appearance against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 12…Made her first career start in the circle against Hawaii on March 6…Notched her first win in a start against Buffalo…Finished the season with a 1-2 record.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio…Was named a first-team all-district and first-team all-league selection three times…Helped lead her team to two state playoff appearances during her sophomore and junior seasons…Named second-team all-state following a junior season in which she hit .365 with 10 extra-base hits and 13 RBIs as a batter, while striking out 240 opposing players and maintaining a 0.89 ERA…Named team MVP her sophomore year after batting .412 with seven extra-base hits at the plate and striking out 254 batters with a 1.39 ERA on the mound.

PERSONAL Daughter of TexAnne and Mike Rahach…Has a younger brother, Colton.

2017 Pitt Softball Individual Career History

Alexis Solak CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2016 .241 26-22 58 8 14 2 0 3 19 25 .431 6 4 16 0 .348 1 3 1-1 25 51 5 .938 2017 .288 45-42 118 19 34 3 0 4 23 49 .415 8 5 20 0 .351 3 2 3-3 98 80 7 .962 TOTAL .273 71-64 176 27 48 5 0 7 42 74 .420 14 9 36 0 .350 4 5 4-4 123 131 12 .955

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 4 [t-2nd], at Troy, Feb 25, 2017 dfDoubles: @PITT_SB1, 5 times c /PITTSOFTBALL 25 PANTHERS Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], NC State, Apr 21, 2017 Total bases: 9 [t-6th], NC State, Apr 21, 2017 RBI: 4, vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 12, 2016; at Mercer, Feb 13, 2016; at Elon, Mar 07, 2017 Runs scored: 2, 5 times Walks: 2, vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], 9 times Struck out: 2, 7 times Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], 4 times Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 5 times At bats: 4, 12 times Stolen bases: 1, 4 times Field chances: 8, NC State, Apr 21, 2017; at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Putouts: 6, NC State, Apr 22, 2017 Assists: 6, vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016

Taylor Stimson

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .000 5-0 01000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .000 5-0 01000000.000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Runs scored: 1, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 22 • ALEXIS SOLAK INF • Junior • Woodridge, Ill. • Naperville North HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 4 ...... 3x; at Troy [2/25/17] Doubles...... 1 ...... 5x; vs. Southeastern La. [2/25/17] RBI...... 4 ...... 2x; at Elon [3/7/17] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 2 ...... 5x; last NC State [4/21/17] Home Runs...... 2 ...... 3x; last North Carolina [4/21/17] Walks...... 2 ...... vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] Stolen Bases...... 1 ...... 4x; vs. Botson College [3/24/17] AS A SOPHOMORE (2017) Started 42 of 45 appearances at second base for Pitt in her sophomore campaign…Col- lected two hits and scored a run against Florida A&M…Reached base in nine consecutive games from February 17 against Nebraska to February 26 against Southeastern Loui- siana…Went 4-for-6 with two doubles and five RBIs in a two-game sweep of Nebraska… Helped propel Pitt to a 6-4 triumph over Northwestern with three RBIs, including the game-tying two run single in the sixth inning, and scored the go-ahead run later that same inning…Went 3-for-4 with a home run against Southeastern Louisiana….Was a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run score at Troy…Went 2-for-3 in the second game of three at North Carolina, scoring one run, and hit 2-for-4 in the third game with another run scored…Smacked her second career grand slam, a tie-breaking home run, at Elon to help the Panthers to a 7-2 win…Recorded a hit and a stolen base against East Carolina… Collected three hits, including two home runs and three RBIs in the series opener against NC State…Knocked in a run in a 7-6 extra inning victory at Georgia Tech…Fin- ished the season with a .288 batting average, .351 on-base percentage and .415 slugging percentage…Drove in 23 runs, scored 19 times and hit four home runs in 118 at bats.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016) Started 22 games at third base for the Panthers as a freshman…Hit grand slam in her first career game en route to a 10-0 win over St. Bonaventure on opening day of the Mercer Invitational…Tied her career high with four RBIs going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored at Mercer…Drove in two runs in a 7-4 triumph over Colgate in the opening game of the Stetson Tournament…Tallied a hit, run, RBI and stolen base in an 11-3 win over Grand Canyon…Crushed her third home run of the season and drove in three RBIs in route against North Carolina…Collected two hits in series vs. Virginia… Compiled 14 hits on the season and had 19 RBIs in only 58 at-bats.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for Naperville North High School in Naperville, Ill…Named Naperville Sun Player of the Year and NFCA First Team All-Region as a senior in 2015…Received All-Conference honors in all four years of high school…Served as team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior…Named First Team Class 4A All-State as senior and Second Team Class 4A All-State as a junior…Batted .592 with a .652 on base percentage and an area-best 71 hits as a senior…Tied the Illinois single season record for doubles with 28 in 2015… Earned All-Academic All-Conference and High Honor Roll recognition in all four years of high school…Also served as a Student Government Representative and First Class Leader for four years.

PERSONAL Daughter of Mark and Roseann Solak…Has an older brother Nick.

2017 Pitt Softball Individual Career History

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 4 [t-2nd], at Troy, Feb 25, 2017 dfDoubles: @PITT_SB1, 5 times c /PITTSOFTBALL 26 PANTHERS Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], NC State, Apr 21, 2017 Total bases: 9 [t-6th], NC State, Apr 21, 2017 RBI: 4, vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 12, 2016; at Mercer, Feb 13, 2016; at Elon, Mar 07, 2017 Runs scored: 2, 5 times Walks: 2, vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], 9 times Struck out: 2, 7 times Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], 4 times Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 5 times At bats: 4, 12 times Stolen bases: 1, 4 times Field chances: 8, NC State, Apr 21, 2017; at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Putouts: 6, NC State, Apr 22, 2017 Assists: 6, vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016

Taylor Stimson

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Runs scored: 1, Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 31 • ALEXEE HAYNES INF • Sophomore • Charleston, W.Va. • Sissonville HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 2 ...... 4x; at Saint Francis [4/5/17] Doubles...... 1 ...... 5x; last NC State [4/22/17] RBI...... 2 ...... at Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Triples...... 1 ...... vs. Florida A&M [2/11/17] Runs...... 2 ...... at Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Home Runs...... 1 ...... at Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Walks...... 1 ...... 11x; last Ohio State [4/18/17] Stolen Bases...... N/A ...... N/A AS A FRESHMAN (2017) Saw action in 45 of 47 games for the Panthers, starting 23 as a designated hitter and outfielder…Cracked her first collegiate hit, a RBI triple, in a 5-2 victory over Florida A&M…Notched two hits in three plate appearances against Lipscomb…Recorded two hits, including a double, with one RBI and one run scored at North Carolina off the bench…Cracked a double and scored a run in a 2-for-3 effort against East Carolina… Went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and two runs scored against Boston College…Was 1-for-2 in Pitt’s win over Penn State, hitting in one run…Went 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI in an 8-3 win over Saint Francis (Pa.)…Crushed her first collegiate home run, a solo shot, in a 9-1 victory over Virginia Tech…Drove in two runs in a 1-for-3 effort against NC State…Smacked a two-run home run and scored two runs in the Panthers 7-6 extra-inning victory over Georgia Tech…Finished the season with a .253 batting average and .360 on-base percentage…Drove in 11 runs and scored 12 times during the season.

HIGH SCHOOL Led the Sissonville High School Lady Indians to the Cardinal Conference Championship two years in a row…Named three-time First Team All-State and nominated to the All- Kanawha Valley Team during her sophomore and junior seasons…Ranked in the top 100 recruits by both Flo Softball and Full Count for those two years…Maintained a 4.75 GPA throughout high school while being a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL Daughter of Jeffrey and Heather Haynes.

2017 Pitt Softball Individual Career History

Alexee Haynes CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .253 45-23 95 12 24 5 1 2 11 37 .389 13 3 10 2 .360 0 1 0-0 19 0 2 .905 TOTAL .253 45-23 95 12 24 5 1 2 11 37 .389 13 3 10 2 .360 0 1 0-0 19 0 2 .905

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 2, 4 times Doubles: 1, 5 times dfTriples: 1@PITT_SB [t-1st], vs Florida A&M, c Feb /PITTSOFTBALL 11, 2017 27 PANTHERS Home runs: 1, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Total bases: 4, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 RBI: 2, NC State, Apr 21, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Runs scored: 2, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; Boston College, Mar 25, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Walks: 1, 11 times Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 19, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Struck out: 1, 10 times Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], at UCF, Feb 12, 2017 At bats: 4, at Elon, Mar 07, 2017; at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017 Field chances: 3, at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017 Putouts: 3, at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017

Erin Hershman

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015 .241 40-12 54 19 13 1 0 4 8 26 .481 7 0 24 0 .328 0 0 3-4 5 0 1 .833 2016 .366 52-52 145 36 53 12 0 7 31 86 .593 20 0 36 0 .440 1 4 12-13 38 4 6 .875 2017 .202 47-47 119 21 24 3 0 2 9 33 .277 11 2 44 0 .278 1 4 11-12 44 3 0 1.000 TOTAL .283 139-111 318 76 90 16 0 13 48 145 .456 38 2 104 0 .361 2 8 26-29 87 7 7 .931

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 3, 5 times Doubles: 2 [t-1st], vs St. Bonaventure, Feb 13, 2016; North Carolina, Mar 20, 2016 Home runs: 1, 13 times Total bases: 7, Georgia Tech, Apr 17, 2016 RBI: 3, vs Georgetown, Feb 20, 2016 Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], Georgia Tech, Apr 17, 2016; vs Grand Canyon, Mar 05, 2016 Walks: 2, at Syracuse, Apr 11, 2015; at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; vs Southern Illinois, Feb 26, 2016 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], Syracuse, Apr 14, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017 Struck out: 3 [t-1st], at Saint Francis, Apr. 5, 2017; at UCF, Feb 12, 2017 Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], Bucknell, Apr 06, 2016; vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017 Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 8 times At bats: 5 [t-7th], Georgia Tech, Apr 16, 2016; vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Stolen bases: 2 [t-2nd], Saint Francis (Pa.), Apr 29, 2015; vs Florida A&M, Feb 11, 2017; vs Southeastern La., Feb 26, 2017 Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], vs Saint Mary's College, Feb 13, 2015; at Louisville, Mar 18, 2017; St. Bonaventure, Mar 30, 2016 Field chances: 5, Florida State, Apr 30, 2016; vs Penn State, Feb 20, 2016 Putouts: 4, vs Penn State, Feb 20, 2016 Assists: 1, 7 times SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 30 • BRITTANY KNIGHT P/INF • Sophomore • Windham, Ohio • Windham HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 1 ...... at North Carolina [3/5/17] Doubles...... N/A ...... N/A RBI...... 1 ...... at East Carolina [3/5/17] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 1 ...... at North Carolina [3/9/17] Home Runs...... N/A ...... N/A Walks...... 1 ...... at East Carolina [3/9/17] Stolen Bases...... N/A ...... N/A AS A FRESHMAN (2017) Started 20 of her 35 appearances on the mound for Pitt…Awarded ACC Pitcher of the Week honors (2/14)…Began her freshman campaign by going 6-0 in her first eight appearances…Earned her first career victory with a complete game shutout at UCF, notching four strikeouts…Grabbed her first career save against Kentucky, tossing two innings and giving up no runs on two hits…Twirled six innings against Nebraska, earning her fourth win of the year by scattering six hits and two runs in a 6-2 Panther victory… Pitched a complete game at Elon, giving up two earned runs and striking out three, to lift Pitt to victory…Pitched a complete game, giving up two earned runs, in a win at East Carolina…Pitched 5.1 shutout innings in relief against Virginia Tech in the first game of the series, getting the win and striking out a season-high five Hokies…Dominated Virginia Tech in the series finale in a five-inning complete game shutout, allowing just one hit and one walk in the game…Earned a win in relief in the series finale against NC State, going 4.1 innings without giving up a run and allowing just one hit in the 4-3 victory…Ended the season strong with 11.2 innings pitched, including one start, and just two earned runs allowed across the three-game series against Georgia Tech, striking out nine Yellow Jackets in her final three appearances…Led the team in wins (13), innings pitched (151.2) and relief appearances (15)…Ranked second on the team in terms of ERA (4.11), strikeouts (62) and opponent batting average (.298)…Ended the year with a 13-12 overall record…Also went 1-for-7 at the plate for the season, knocking in one RBI and scoring a run.

HIGH SCHOOL Led Windham High School to back-to-back NAC championships…Named to the All-North- eastern Athletic Conference First Team in consecutive seasons…As a freshman, Knight earned First Team All-Portage Trail Conference and Player of the Year honors…Led her team to win the 16 & under ASA/USA National Championship…Maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom while being named president of the National Honor Society and Student Council.

PERSONAL Daughter of Diana and Allen Knight…Has two older siblings, Haley and Matt.

2017 Pitt Softball Individual Career History

Brittany Knight

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .143 35-20 71100011.143 1 0 3 0 .250 0 0 0-0 4 45 1 .980 TOTAL .143 35-20 71100011.143 1 0 3 0 .250 0 0 0-0 4 45 1 .980 CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2017 4.11 13-12 35 20 6 2/0 1 151.2 187 106 89 61 62 26 2 14 714 .298 7 11 0 2 13 TOTAL 4.11 13-12 35 20 6 2/0 1 151.2 187 106 89 61 62 26 2 14 714 .298 7 11 0 2 13

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Total bases: 1, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 dfRBI: 1, at @PITT_SB East Carolina, Mar 10, c 2017 /PITTSOFTBALL 28 PANTHERS Runs scored: 1, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Walks: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017 Struck out: 2, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 At bats: 4, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Innings pitched: 7.2, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Walks allowed: 5, vs JMU, Mar 11, 2017 Strikeouts: 5, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017 Batters faced: 32, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017; at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017; Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 Field chances: 5, at UCF, Feb 10, 2017 Putouts: 1, 4 times Assists: 5, at UCF, Feb 10, 2017 Runners CS: 2 [t-1st], NC State, Apr 22, 2017

Kaitlyn Kruger

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .500 20-1 452001151.250 1 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .500 20-1 452001151.250 1 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, NC State, Apr 23, 2017; vs JMU, Mar 11, 2017 Home runs: 1, NC State, Apr 23, 2017 Total bases: 4, NC State, Apr 23, 2017 RBI: 1, NC State, Apr 23, 2017 Runs scored: 1, 5 times Walks: 1, Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 At bats: 2, at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Field chances: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Putouts: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 7 • KAITLYN KRUGER INF/OF • Sophomore• Calabasas, Calif. • Oaks Christian HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 1 ...... vs. JMU [3/11/17] Doubles...... N/A ...... N/A RBI...... 1 ...... last NC State [4/23/17] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 1 ...... 5x; last NC State [4/23/17] Home Runs...... 1 ...... last NC State [4/23/17] Walks...... 1 ...... last Kent State [3/22/17] Stolen Bases...... N/A...... N/A AS A FRESHMAN 2017 Appeared in 20 games, logging one start in the outfield for the Panthers…Scored a run as a pinch runner at UCF…Had a hit as a pinch hitter against No. 13/14 James Madison… Crushed a walk-off home run in the series finale against NC State in the ninth inning to lead the Panthers to a 4-3 win…Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a single on the season at the plate, finishing the year with five runs scored.

HIGH SCHOOL Led Oaks Christian High School to a conference championship as a sophomore… Selected as team captain for her junior season…Named the team’s offensive MVP her freshman year…Never batted below .340 during her time at Oaks Christian… Played for the Bownet 18U Gold team and was named the team’s captain in 2015…Named to the Oak’s Christian Dean’s list and a Lion’s Scholar Award Honoree each year. 2017 Pitt Softball PERSONAL Individual Career History Daughter of Tim and Nancy Kruger…Has two older siblings, Kristen and Jack.

Brittany Knight

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2017 4.11 13-12 35 20 6 2/0 1 151.2 187 106 89 61 62 26 2 14 714 .298 7 11 0 2 13 TOTAL 4.11 13-12 35 20 6 2/0 1 151.2 187 106 89 61 62 26 2 14 714 .298 7 11 0 2 13

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Total bases: 1, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 RBI: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017 Runs scored: 1, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Walks: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017 Struck out: 2, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 At bats: 4, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Innings pitched: 7.2, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017 Walks allowed: 5, vs JMU, Mar 11, 2017 Strikeouts: 5, Virginia Tech, Apr 08, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017 Batters faced: 32, at North Carolina, Mar 05, 2017; at East Carolina, Mar 09, 2017; Boston College, Mar 25, 2017 Field chances: 5, at UCF, Feb 10, 2017 Putouts: 1, 4 times Assists: 5, at UCF, Feb 10, 2017 Runners CS: 2 [t-1st], NC State, Apr 22, 2017

Kaitlyn Kruger CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .500 20-1 452001151.250 1 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .500 20-1 452001151.250 1 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 1, NC State, Apr 23, 2017; vs JMU, Mar 11, 2017 Home runs: 1, NC State, Apr 23, 2017 dfTotal bases: @PITT_SB 4, NC State, Apr 23,c 2017 /PITTSOFTBALL 29 PANTHERS RBI: 1, NC State, Apr 23, 2017 Runs scored: 1, 5 times Walks: 1, Kent State, Mar 22, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 At bats: 2, at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Field chances: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 Putouts: 1, at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 06, 2017; at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017 SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 1 • CONNOR MCGAFFIC OF • Sophomore • Georgetown, Pa. • South Side Beaver HS

CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Hits...... 2 ...... last Virginia Tech [4/9/17] Doubles...... 1 ...... at East Carolina [3/10/17] RBI...... 3 ...... vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Triples...... N/A ...... N/A Runs...... 2 ...... last Virginia Tech [4/9/17] Home Runs...... 1 ...... vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Walks...... 2 ...... vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Stolen Bases...... 1 ...... vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] AS A FRESHMAN (2017) Saw action in 30 contests with 24 starts, most of which came in the Panthers’ outfield... Had both her first career hit, a double, and her first career RBI at UCF in a 6-0 win…Was 2-for-3 with her first collegiate home run, a three-run shot, against Nebraska…Drew two walks and went 1-for-1 with a RBI and run scored against Southeastern Louisiana…Com- piled two hits and drew a walk against Northwestern…Went 2-for-2 with a walk, RBI and two runs score in the series finale against Virginia Tech…Finished the year with a .224 batting average and .387 on-base percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL Led the South Side Beaver High School team to the WPIAL Class A Championship Game as a sophomore…Named the Player of the Year, First Team All-Area and MSA2017 Sports Pitt Softball Diamond Dolls Softball All-Star following her sophomore season…NamedIndividual to the Class A Career History All-State First Team and Tribune Terrific 10 as a freshman…Led her club team to a fifth place finish in the South Dakota ASA Nationals for Team Pennsylvania.

PERSONAL Kaitlin Manuel Daughter of Gregory and Stephanie McGaffic.

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2014 .221 34-26 68 7 15 1 0 0 6 16 .235 3 0 17 0 .254 0 0 2-4 201 5 2 .990 2015 .251 59-59 171 35 43 10 0 3 26 62 .363 18 6 38 2 .338 3 6 7-9 496 6 1 .998 2016 .236 52-52 140 31 33 6 0 3 23 48 .343 19 5 23 0 .345 1 1 2-2 431 10 2 .995 2017 .273 47-47 143 19 39 6 1 2 25 53 .371 14 3 28 0 .350 0 3 1-1 401 11 3 .993 TOTAL .249 192-184 522 92 130 23 1 8 80 179 .343 54 14 106 2 .333 4 10 12-16 1529 32 8 .995

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 3, 4 times Doubles: 1, 23 times Triples: 1 [t-1st], Penn State, Mar 29, 2017 Home runs: 1, 8 times Total bases: 6, at Texas State, Feb 07, 2015 RBI: 6 [t-2nd], at Syracuse, Apr 11, 2015 Runs scored: 3 [t-7th], vs Virginia, Feb 28, 2015; at Ohio State, Mar 31, 2015 Walks: 3 [t-4th], at Ohio State, Mar 31, 2015 Hit by pitch: 2 [t-2nd], vs Virginia, Feb 28, 2015 Struck out: 3 [t-1st], vs Virginia, Feb 28, 2015; at Ohio State, Mar 31, 2015 Sac flies: 1 [t-2nd], 4 times Sac bunts: 1 [t-8th], 10 times At bats: 5 [t-7th], 6 times Stolen bases: 1, 13 times Caught stealing: 1 [t-1st], 4 times Field chances: 17 [1st], vs Southeastern La., Feb 26, 2017 Putouts: 16 [1st], vs Southeastern La., Feb 26, 2017 Assists: 2, at Georgia Tech, May 07, 2017

Connor McGaffic CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2017 .224 30-24 49 6 11 3 0 1 6 17 .347 12 1 20 0 .387 0 0 1-1 16 0 1 .941 TOTAL .224 30-24 49 6 11 3 0 1 6 17 .347 12 1 20 0 .387 0 0 1-1 16 0 1 .941

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Hits: 2, Virginia Tech, Apr 09, 2017; vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017; vs Northwestern, Feb 19, 2017 Doubles: 1, at UCF, Feb 10, 2017; vs Lipscomb, Feb 25, 2017; at East Carolina, Mar 10, 2017 dfHome runs: @PITT_SB 1, vs Nebraska, Feb c 17, 2017/PITTSOFTBALL 30 PANTHERS Total bases: 5, vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017 RBI: 3, vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017 Runs scored: 2, Virginia Tech, Apr 09, 2017 Walks: 2, vs Kentucky, Feb 11, 2017; vs Southeastern La., Feb 24, 2017 Hit by pitch: 1 [t-10th], vs Kentucky, Feb 10, 2017 Struck out: 2, 5 times At bats: 3, 8 times Stolen bases: 1, vs Northwestern, Feb 18, 2017 Field chances: 3, vs Nebraska, Feb 17, 2017 Putouts: 2, 5 times SOFTBALL 2018 PLAYER BIOS 5 • HUNTER LEVESQUE INF/OF • Freshman • Troy, N.Y. • Troy HS “Pitt offers so many opportunities for a bright future. I fell in love with the exciting city, atmosphere and diverse community. Pitt provides excellent academics for the career path I wish to pursue and being a part of a very competitive softball program with a great coaching staff who offers a lot of knowledge to the game is something I look forward to.” HIGH SCHOOL Played at Troy High School in Troy, N.Y….Helped the Flying Horses to a Section 2 Championship and New York state Regional Championship as a freshman, gathering Class A First- Team All-State honors, Troy Record All-Area First-Team honors and Times Union All-Area First-Team honors…Named Class A Second-Team All-State, Troy Record All-Area First-Team selection, Times Union All-Area First-Team selection, finalist for New York state Gatorade Player of the Year finalist and High School Female Athlete of the Year as a sophomore…As a junior, helped lead the team to a Section 2 Championship and New York State Regional Championship and was named Class A First-Team All-State, Troy Record Player of the Year, Times Union All-Area First-Team Selection and High School Female Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL Daughter of Philip and Darlene Levesque. 14 • BRIE HORRELL INF/U • Freshman • Gibsonia, PA. • Pine-Richland HS

“I chose Pitt because I really liked the coaching staff and athletic program, as well as the strong academics.”

HIGH SCHOOL Played at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pa.…Four-year letterwinner as a part of the Rams’ outfield.

PERSONAL Daughter of Jeff and Lynette Horrell…Has two younger sisters, Kaitlyn and Taylor. 26 • MORGAN BATESOLE INF • Freshman • Walnut Creek, Calif. • Northgate HS

“I loved the coaching staff and the commitment to the academics. I also really liked the city of Pittsburgh.”

High School Played for Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, Calif.…Four-year starter for the Broncos…Named DVAL All-League Second-Team as a freshman after hitting .458 with 21 RBIs and led the league in doubles with 14…Selected to the DVAL All-League First-Team as a sophomore and junior…Batted .437 as a senior, smacking nine doubles, three triples and five home runs and driving in 30 runs while scoring 21 times…Stole 47 bases over her four-year career, including 16 as a senior…Accrued a .438 career average with a .494 on-base percentage throughout her high school career.

Personal Daughter of Mike and Michelle Batesole…has a brother, Markus. df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 31 PANTHERS