SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 Pitt Panthers [3-1-1, 0-0 ACC] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [Wisconsin • Illinois] February 16-18 • Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, N.C. 2018 Pitt Softball Schedule / Results SERIES INFORMATION ^ Fri. 2/9 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount W, 4-1 PITT • WISCONSIN ~ vs. Utah State^ W, 3-2 Sat. 2/10 ~ vs. Rutgers^ W, 6-2 Meeting 1st/2nd ~ at Cal State Fullerton^ L, 7-10 Series Record N/A Sun. 2/11 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount^ T, 0-0 PITT PANTHERS First Meeting N/A Fri. 2/16 # vs. Wisconsin 11 a.m. 2018 Record [ACC] 3-1-1 [0-0] Last Meeting N/A # vs. Illinois 1:30 p.m. 2017 Record [ACC] 24-23 [7-17] Sat. 2/17 # vs. Wisconsin 11 a.m. 2017 Final RPI 61 PITT • ILLINOIS Sun. 2/18 # vs. Illinois 10 a.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A Meeting 7th/8th Fri. 2/23 + vs. Georgetown 9:30 a.m. + vs. Saint Josephs 12 p.m. USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A Series Record Pitt trails • 5-1 Sat. 2/24 + vs. Georgetown 9:30 a.m. Head Coach Holly Aprile First Meeting 3/10/2005 • Pitt lost 6-3 + at Coastal Carolina 2:30 p.m. Recorda at Pitt 241-217-1 Last Meeting 2/14/2014 • Pitt lost 2-0 Sun. 2/25 + Saint Joseph's 9:30 a.m. Fri. 3/2 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. THE SCOUT: WISCONSIN Sat. 3/3 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA 2 p.m. • Wisconsin enters the Big Ten/ACC Challenge 2-2 Sun. 3/4 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. overall after spending last weekend at the Texas Wed. 3/7 at FIU^ 5 p.m. Classic. The Badgers split their two games versus at FIU^ 7 p.m. Texas, while falling to Colorado State. Their second Thu. 3/8 $ vs. Ball State 1 p.m. WISCONSIN BADGERS win came against University of the Incarnate Word. $ at FAU 6 p.m. 2018 Record [B1G] 2-2 [0-0] • Last season, Wisconsin went 35-17 overall and 11-11 in Sat. 3/10 $ vs Michigan 11:15 a.m. conference play. The Badgers earned a bid to NCAA 2017 Record [B1G] 35-17 [11-11] Tournament, eventually falling to third-seeded $ vs. Rutgers 1:30 p.m. 2017 Final RPI 40 Sun. 3/11 $ vs Stony Brook 9 a.m. Oregon in the Regional Championship. • Junior Stephanie Lombardo was Wisconsin’s Fri. 3/16 * at North Carolina 6 p.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A standout in its opening weekend, posting four hits, Sat. 3/17 * at North Carolina 1 p.m. five RBI and a home run. Sun. 3/18 * at North Carolina 1 p.m. Head Coach Yvette Healy ACCN EXTRA Wed. 3/21 vs. Saint Francis (PA) 4 p.m. Record at Wisconsin 230-149-1 THE SERIES: WISCONSIN ACCN EXTRA Fri. 3/23 * at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. • Pitt and Wisconsin will meet for the first time in Sat. 3/24 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. program history Friday, with a second game slated Sun. 3/25 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. for Saturday. Tue. 3/27 at Ohio 5 p.m. Fri. 3/30 * vs. Duke ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. THE SCOUT: ILLINOIS Sat. 3/31 * vs. Duke ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. • Illinois enters this weekend with a 1-4 overall record Sun. 4/1 * vs. Duke ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI after struggling in its opening weekend at the Tue. 4/3 at Penn State^ 6 p.m. Friends of Jaclyn Invitational, hosted by UCF. The 2018 Record [B1G] 1-4 [0-0] Fri. 4/6 * at Florida State ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Illini opened with a victory over providence, but Sat. 4/7 * at Florida State ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. 2017 Record [B1G] 39-20 [14-8] then fell in four straight games to North Florida, Sun. 4/8 * at Florida State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. 2017 Final RPI 27 South Alabama, UCF and Louisville. Fri. 4/13 * vs. Georgia Tech ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A • In 2017, Illinois was 39-20 overall and 14-8 in Big Sat. 4/14 * vs. Georgia Tech ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A Ten Play. The Illini also reached the NCAA Regional ACCN EXTRA Championship game, falling to Kentucky. Sun. 4/15 * vs. Georgia Tech 12 p.m. Head Coach Tyra Perry Wed. 4/18 at Kent State 4 p.m. • Senior Sam Acosta led Illinois last weekend, going Record at Illinois 76-47 Fri. 4/20 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. 7-for-16 at the plate to hit .438 on the weekend. She Sat. 4/21 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. scored five runs as well. Sun 4/22 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. LIVE STATS LINKS ACCN EXTRA THE SERIES: ILLINOIS Sat. 4/28 vs. Marshall 4 p.m. Game 1: Pitt vs. Wisconsin Feb. 16 | 11 a.m. • Pitt and Illinois will meet twice this weekend to vs. Marshall ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. ACCN EXTRA Live Stats http://bit.ly/2EpPv6c mark the seventh and eighth meetings between Tues. 5/1 vs. Kent State 6 p.m. the two teams. Wed. 5/2 at Ohio State 6 p.m. Game 2: Pitt vs. Illinois Feb. 16 | 1:30 p.m. • The Illini currently lead the all-time series 5-1, Fri. 5/4 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. winning the last meeting 2-0 Feb. 14, 2014. Sat. 5/5 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Live Stats http://bit.ly/2EC2QHU Sun. 5/6 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 5/9-12 ACC Tournament TBD Game 3: Pitt vs. Wisconsin Feb. 17 | 11 a.m. MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Live Stats http://bit.ly/2EGWmaL Softball SID Casey Bonk All home games in bold | All times are EST | ACCN EXTRA ACCNE Broadcast Live Stream | All home games played at Vartabedian Field Office Phone 412-648-7774 * ACC Contest | ~ Titan Classic | # ACC/Big Ten Challenge Game 4: Pitt vs. Illinois Feb. 18 | 10 a.m. Cell Phone 412-298-7025 + Chanticleer Showdown | $ Panthers Weekend Tournament Live Stats http://bit.ly/2BWDcga Email [email protected] df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 2018 ACC STANDINGS Name of School...... University of Pittsburgh Rk. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. City...... Pittsburgh, Pa. 1. Florida State 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 2. Pittsburgh 0-0 .0.000 3-1-1 0.700 Founded...... 1787 3. Louisville 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 Enrollment...... 28,644 Notre Dame 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 Nickname...... Panthers North Carolina 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 School Colors...... Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] 6. NC State 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 Facility...... Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex Virginia Tech 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 8. Syracuse 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 9. Duke 0-0 0.000 2-3 0.400 Conference...... ACC Virginia 0-0 .0.000 2-3 0.400 Chancellor...... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher 11. Georgia Tech 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000 Acting Athletics Director...... Heather Lyke Boston College 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000

COACHING STAFF 2018 ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Head Coach...... Holly Aprile Rk. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Florida State 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 Alma Mater...... UMass ‘92 2. Louisville 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 Seasons at Pitt...... 15th Season | 10th as Head Coach Notre Dame 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 Career Record (All at Pitt)...... 241-217-1 (.526) 4. NC State 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 Career Conference Record...... 80-124 (.392) 5. Syracuse 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 ACC Record at Pitt...... 32-62 (.340) 6. Boston College 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000 Big East Record at Pitt...... 48-62 (.436)

Assistant Coach...... Amanda Buchholz 2018 ACC COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS Alma Mater...... Nebraska, ‘04 Rk. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Seasons at Pitt...... 1st Season 1. Pittsburgh 0-0 0.000 3-1-1 0.700 2. North Carolina 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 Assistant Coach...... Griffin Joiner 3. Virginia Tech 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 Alma Mater...... Kentucky, ‘15 4. Duke 0-0 0.000 2-3 0.400 Virginia 0-0 0.000 2-3 0.400 Seasons at Pitt...... 1st Season 6. Georgia Tech 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000

TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record [H/A/N]...... 24-23 2017 ACC Record [Finish]...... 7-17 [10th] Postseason ...... N/A Starters Returning/Lost...... 8 / 2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 16 / 2 Newcomers...... 4

PROGRAM HISTORY First Year...... 1998 All-Time Record...... 467-546-2 All-Time ACC Record...... 32-62 All-Time Big East Record...... 114-186 Years in NCAA Tournament...... 1 [2015] Most Single Season Wins...... 37 [2015] Highest Single Season Win %...... 667 [34-17 in 2011] df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 2 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 USA TODAY / NFCA COACHES POLL - WEEK 1 ESPN.COM / USA SOFTBALL POLL - WEEK 1 PANTHERS IN THE POLLS - 2018 # School TP Rec. PW # School Rec. TP PW Preseason USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll NR 1. Oklahoma (31) 799 5-0 1 1. Oklahoma (16) 5-0 493 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball NR 2. Florida (1) 767 5-0 2 2. Florida (1) 5-0 470 2 3. Oregon 734 6-0 3 3. Oregon (3) 6-0 463 3 Week 1 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll NR 4. Washington 693 5-0 4 4. UCLA 5-0 422 4 ESPN.com/USA Softball NR 5. UCLA 653 5-0 5 5. Washington 5-0 421 5 Week 2 6. Texas A&M 636 4-0 6 6. Florida State 4-0 403 6 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - 7. LSU 576 4-0 8 7. LSU 4-0 358 8 ESPN.com/USA Softball - 8. Florida State 567 4-0 9 8. Texas A&M 4-0 357 9 Week 3 9. Alabama 507 3-0 11 9. Alabama 3-0 340 10 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball - 10. Tennessee 499 6-0 12 10. Tennessee 6-0 321 11 11. Baylor 490 3-0 10 11. Arizona 4-1 303 7 Week 4 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - 12. Arizona 472 4-1 7 12. Baylor 3-0 278 12 ESPN.com/USA Softball - 13. Auburn 436 6-0 13 13. Aubrun 6-0 265 14 14. Minnesota 391 5-0 16 14. Minnesota 5-0 244 18 Week 5 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - 15. Mississippi 284 3-1 14 15. Oklahoma State 4-1 175 21 ESPN.com/USA Softball - 16. Louisiana 267 5-0 22 16. Arizona State 5-1 174 19 Week 6 17. Georgia 263 4-1 25 17. Georgia 4-1 164 25 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - 18. Arizona State 247 5-1 23 18. Ole Miss 3-1 133 15 ESPN.com/USA Softball - 19. Oklahoma State 222 4-1 24 T19. Louisiana 5-0 127 24 Week 7 20. Michigan 202 3-2 18 T19. Michigan 3-2 127 T16 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball - 21. Utah 108 2-3 15 21. Ohio State 5-0 92 RV 22. Ohio State 104 5-0 NR T22. California 4-0 62 RV Week 8 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - 23. California 89 4-0 NR T22. Nebraska 5-1 62 RV ESPN.com/USA Softball - 24. McNeese State 80 4-0 NR 24. Utah 2-3 60 T16 25. Kentucky 56 1-2 17 25. kentucky 1-2 34 13 Week 9 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball -

Week 10 Others receiving votes and listed on two or more Others receiving votes and listed on two or more USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ballots: Mississippi State (46), South Carolina (30), ballots: North Carolina (23), Northwestern (20), ESPN.com/USA Softball - Nebraska (29), Oregon State (20), James Madison Oregon State (18), Lipscomb (15), McNeese State (15), Week 11 (17), Long Beach State (14), Tulsa (14), Lipscomb (12), New Mexico State (12), Houston (7), James Madison USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball - New Mexico State (11), South Alabama (7), USF (6), (7), South Florida (7), Tulsa (7), Mississippi State (6), Notre Dame (5), Louisville (5), Northwestern (5), South Carolina (6), Louisville (5), USC Upstate (3), Week 12 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - Arkansas (5), Fresno State (4), North Carolina (3), BYU Colorado State (1) ESPN.com/USA Softball - (1), Cal State Fullerton (1), Texas State (1), USC Upstate (1). Dropped Out: BYU, James Madison, Tulsa Week 13 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball - New to Poll: California, Nebraska, Ohio State Week 14 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball -

Final USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll - ESPN.com/USA Softball -

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 3 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 QUICK HIT LAST TIME OUT LOCAL LEADER • The University of Pittsburgh softball team will • Pitt opened the 2018 season with a successful • Local product Olivia Gray, who hails from continue the 2018 season at the Big Ten/ACC weekend at the Titan Classic in Fullerton, Calif., Washington, Pa., just south of Pittsburgh and Challenge, Feb. 16-18, with contests against Illinois going 3-1-1 with wins over Loyola Marymount, Utah attended Trinity High School, has grown to become and Wisconsin. The Panthers will head to Chapel State and Rutgers. one of Pitt’s top players. Hill, N.C., for four games as UNC plays host at • The season began Friday, Feb. 9, with back-to-back • The Panthers starting third baseman for the Anderson Stadium. wins. The Panthers first defeated the Lions, 4-1, second consecutive year and leadoff batter, Gray behind home runs from seniors McKayla Taylor hit .353 in the team’s opening weekend boasting THE SCHEDULE and Erin Hershman. a team-leading six hits, including one triple and • The Big Ten/ACC Challenge will get underway • Pitt followed with its first walk-off win the year, a four runs scored. Friday, Feb. 16 as Pitt opens play against Wisconsin 3-2 victory over the Aggies. The long ball continued • The junior boasts a .308 career average with 86 at 11 a.m. The Panthers will play back-to-back games to benefit the Panthers in game two as back-to-back hits and a .498 slugging percentage. that day, facing Illinois at 1:30 p.m. homers by senior Giorgiana Zeremenko and junior • The tournament will continue Saturday, Feb. 17 at Gabrielle Fredericks brought the team back to tie TAKING ONE (OR MORE) FOR THE TEAM 11 a.m. as Pitt faces Wisconsin for the second time, Utah State 2-2 in the sixth. The home runs set up a • Senior Erin Hershman leads the ACC in hit by pitch before closing the Challenge Sunday, Feb. 18 against walk-off win for Pitt as junior Olivia Gray smacked after taking three for the team in the opening Illinois at 10 a.m. a single to left center in the bottom of the seventh weekend of play. to score junior Taylor Myers from first. BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE • The Panthers split on day two, defeating Rutgers, UP NEXT • The third annual BIG Ten/ACC Challenge features 10 while falling to host Cal State Fullerton. Pitt opened • Pitt will travel to South Carolina to participate in schools from each conference, playing four games the day with a 6-2 win over the Scarlet Knights, the Chanticleer Showdown Feb. 23-25. The Panthers each at five campus sites over a three-day period as the Panthers tallied nine hits en route to the will face three total teams including Georgetown, from Feb. 16-18. victory. Three different players tallied two hits Saint Joseph’s and host Coastal Carolina. • Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina in Gray and Alexis Solak and sophomore Connor and NC State will serve as host sites for this McGaffic. Freshman Hunter Levesque had Pitt's A LOOK BACK AT 2017 year’s Challenge, while Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, lone home run of the game in her first career-hit. • Pitt finished the 2017 with a 24-23 overall record Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, • In a battle of the bats, the Panthers fell in game two and a 7-17 mark in conference play. Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin will represent of the day to the host team, 10-7. The game was a • Despite a tough finish, the Panthers were ranked the Big Ten. In addition to Pitt, the other ACC back-and-forth affair as each team led twice before for the first time in program history in both the USA participants will be Boston College, Louisville, Notre Fullerton remained ahead. The game consisted of Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and ESPN.com/ Dame and Virginia Tech. 17 total runs, 21 hits and six errors, as five of those USA Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll. Pitt was ranked • The ACC posted a 19-13 record last year, winning plagued the Panthers. for the first three weeks of season, reaching as high the Challenge. ACC teams are a combined 31-33 • On Sunday, Feb. 11, Pitt’s final game of the as No.19 in week two. record in the first two years of the Challenge, tournament ended in a tie due to a drop dead time • Current senior pitcher Kayla Harris tossed Pitt’s with the Panthers and Florida State tallying limit despite the Panthers taking a 2-0 lead in the second perfect game in program history as the perfect 4-0 marks last year against Nebraska and top of the ninth. However, time expired, leaving Panthers defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 5-0, Northwestern. a leading Pitt squad from winning as the game Feb. 26, 2017. • The official title of the Challenge rotates each year. reverted back to the conclusion of the eighth. • Sophomore Valerie Ortega earned ACC All- The 2018 event will be referred to as the Big Ten/ Freshman Team honors in 2017. ACC Softball Challenge and will continue to mirror GOING YARD the official title of the conferences’ Challenge • In their opening weekend, the Panthers posted 32 10 YEARS AT THE HELM agreements for men's basketball, women’s hits, 14 of which were for extra bases, including • Head coach Holly Aprile will begin her 10th season basketball and volleyball. seven home runs. at the helm of the Pitt softball program. • Pitt’s seven home runs is tied for first in the ACC • Prior to taking over in 2009, Aprile spent five with Florida State. seasons with the Panthers as an assistant coach • Six different players hit produced a long ball, under Michelle Phalen, Pitt’s first softball coach. including two by senior Giorgiana Zeremenko. Zeremenko was the leading home run hitter for Pitt the past two seasons including 2016 when she set the single-season record with 17.

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 4 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 PITT'S TOUGH SLATE KEY DEPARTURE FINAL NCAA RPI - 2017 • The Panthers are set to take on three teams that • The Panthers will be moving into 2018 without one # Team Conf. Record finished ranked in the top 25 of the NFCA Coaches key member from 2017 that played a significant role 1 Oregon Pac-12 54-8-0 Poll including reigning ACC Champion Florida State, over the past four years in Kaitlin Manuel. 2 UCLA Pac-12 48-15-0 who reached the Super Regionals, along with • The former Panther and then senior earned NFCA 3 Florida Southeastern 58-10-0 Michigan and Marshall. All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team honors after 4 Washington Pac-12 50-14-0 • Pitt will also face a total of 10 NCAA Tournament playing a key part on both the field and the plate. 5 Arizona Pac-12 52-9-0 teams from 2017. • As Pitt's starting first baseman, Manuel recorded 6 Oklahoma Big 12 61-9-0 • The Panthers will compete in 53 contests this a nearly perfect fielding percentage (.993) after 7 Auburn Southeastern 49-12-0 season, 37 of which will be on the road. tallying 401 putouts and 11 assists, while committing 8 Florida St. Atlantic Coast 55-8-1 • Pitt will play a total of 16 games at Vartabedian Field just three errors all season. The San Diego, Calif., 9 Baylor Big 12 48-15-0 in the Petersen Sports Complex, four of which will native left the Panthers as the career leader 10 Texas A&M Southeastern 47-13-0 be three-day conference series. in putouts (1,529), chances (1,569) and fielding 11 LSU Southeastern 48-22-0 percentage (.995). 12 Tennessee Southeastern 48-12-0 DIVIDING THE CONFERENCE • On offense, Manuel finished with a .273 average 13 Minnesota Big Ten 56-5-0 • With the addition of Duke as a Division I softball after recording 39 hits in 143 at-bats, including six 14 Alabama Southeastern 46-18-0 team, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) will doubles, one triple and two home runs. She rounded 15 James Madison Colonial 52-8-0 split into the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions for the out the season with 25 RBIs and 19 runs scored. 16 Utah Pac-12 37-16-0 2018 season. 17 Louisiana Sun Belt 47-8-0 • Joining the Panthers in the Coastal Division will 18 Kentucky Southeastern 39-19-0 be Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia AT THE PLATE 19 Ole Miss Southeastern 43-20-0 and Virginia Tech. • Offensively, the Panthers will look to a core 20 Michigan Big Ten 43-13-1 • Making up the Atlantic Division will be Florida State, of power hitting players in seniors Giorgiana 21 BYU West Coast 46-13-0 Boston College, Louisville, NC State, Notre Dame Zeremenko and McKayla Taylor, along with junior 22 South Carolina Southeastern 34-25-0 and Syracuse. Olivia Gray. 23 California Pac-12 32-24-0 • The ACC will now feature 12 total teams, eight of • Zeremenko led the team in RBI (35), doubles (10), 24 Georgia Southeastern 35-23-0 which Pitt will face this season. In the squads’ and home runs (11) just a year after hitting 17 long 25 Tulsa AAC 41-17-0 first year in the Coastal, the Panthers will face balls in 2016, a Panthers’ single-season record. 26 Arizona St. Pac-12 31-22-0 every opponent in the division. From the Atlantic Her .604 slugging percentage sat ninth in the 27 Illinois Big Ten 39-20-0 28 Oklahoma St. Big 12 38-25-0 Division, Pitt is set to square off with the Seminoles, conference. 29 Texas St. Sun Belt 42-17-0 Cardinals and Wolfpack. • Gray led Pitt at the plate with 42 hits and hit .290 30 Texas Big 12 33-26-0 on the year. 31 Marshall Conference USA 42-12-0 ROSTER REVIEW • Taylor finished with a .260 average and 39 hits. 32 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 40-21-0 • Pitt returns all but one starter from a year ago, 33 Mississippi St. Southeastern 36-22-0 welcoming back a veteran team of five seniors, IN THE FIELD 34 Jacksonville St. OVC 41-12-0 six juniors and five sophomores, while adding four • The Panthers will see some consistency in the 35 Arkansas Southeastern 31-24-0 newcomers. field, as junior Olivia Gray and senior McKayla 36 Ohio St. Big Ten 35-18-0 • Freshmen Hunter Levesque, Brie Horrell and Taylor lead the infield. Gray will remain at third 37 Missouri Southeastern 29-28-0 Morgan Batesole will begin their first year with this season, while Taylor begins her final year at 38 USC Upstate ASUN 45-13-0 the Panthers, with Levesque looking at a starting shortstop. 39 Notre Dame Atlantic Coast 34-23-0 position in the outfield. • Pitt will see multiple players see playing time 40 Wisconsin Big Ten 35-17-0 • Junior transfer Taylor Rahach will see immediate at second and first. Juniors Alexis Solak and 41 SIUE OVC 41-13-0 time in the circle after transferring from Coastal Marissa DeMatteo will battle it out for the starting 42 Fordham Atlantic 10 46-17-0 Carolina. spot at second, while the Panthers will look to 43 McNeese Southland 43-18-0 replace former Panther Kaitlin Manuel at first with 44 FIU Conference USA 46-15-0 sophomore Alexee Haynes and junior Gabrielle 45 San Diego St. Mountain West 31-18-0 Fredericks. 46 Kennesaw St. ASUN 40-20-0 • In the outfield, seniorErin Hershman will return 47 Cal St. Fullerton Big West 35-23-0 to her position in centerfield, however Pitt could 48 Fresno St. Mountain West 35-23-0 see multiple different players fill in on both sides, 49 Oregon St. Pac-12 28-27-0 including, junior Taylor Myers, sophomore Connor 50 South Fla. AAC 32-24-0 McGaffic and freshman Hunter Levesque. *NCAA RPI Updated through May 1

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 5 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 BEHIND THE PLATE ACC • Softball Predicted Order of Finish RECORD BOOK WATCH • The Panthers will have three options behind the Rk. Team Points 1st Place Votes Home Runs plate, including senior Giorgiana Zeremenko, who 1. Florida State 121 11 1. Holly Stevens 34 2010-13 also saw time at catcher last season, and junior 2. North Carolina 105 1 2. Maggie Sevilla 33 2012-16 Gabrielle Fredericks. 3. Notre Dame 97 0 McKayla Taylor 33 2015- 4. Louisville 96 0 Giorgiana Zeremenko 33 2015- IN THE CIRCLE 5. Boston College 85 0 5. Jacki Haar 23 1999-00 • On the mound, Pitt will rely depth throughout the 6. Syracuse 62 0 2018 season. Four pitchers, including senior Kayla 7. Virginia Tech 57 0 Runs Batted In Harris, junior transfer Taylor Rahach, junior Sarah 8. Virginia 43 0 1. Holly Stevens 127 2010-13 Dawson and sophomore Brittany Knight will be 9. Pitt 42 0 2. Maggie Sevilla 126 2012-16 called upon. 10. NC State 41 0 3. McKayla Taylor 121 2015- • Harris appeared in 30 games last season, 22 of 11. Georgia Tech 29 0 4. Samantha Card 120 2006-09 which she started. The senior tossed Pitt’s second 12. Duke 20 0 5. Jessica Dignon 112 2005-08 perfect game in program history as the Panthers defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 5-0, Feb. 26, 2017. Doubles • Rahach, a right-handed pitcher who transferred 1. Jessica Dignon 45 2005-08 from Coastal Carolina after two seasons, saw 2. Samantha Card 41 2006-09 action in 42 games during her time with the Casey Pickard 41 2002-05 Chanticleers, starting 27 of those on the mound. 4. Francesca DiMaria 39 2003-06 Following a freshman campaign in which she tossed 5. Sheena Hellon 34 2004-07 25.2 innings, Rahach became a staple in Coastal McKayla Taylor 33 2015- Carolina’s pitching rotation, finishing with a 13-9 record and a 2.80 ERA. She struck out 119 batters Walks and walked just 55. 1. Reba Tutt 101 2008-11 • Dawson will look to step into a leadership role 2. Francesca DiMaria 85 2003-06 after appearing in 19 games last season, with 42.2 3. Samantha Card 78 2006-09 innings pitched. 4. Yvette Bravo 77 2009-12 • Knight, who came in firing as a freshman last year, 5. Holly Stevens 69 2010-13 McKayla Taylor 66 2015- returns for her second season after finishing with a 13-12 record in 25 appearances. She tossed 151.2 Wins innings in 2017 while striking out 62 batters. 1. Savannah King 56 2012-15 2. Cory Berliner 49 2008-11 ACC PRESEASON COACHES POLL 3. Laura Belardinelli 44 2004-07 • Pitt was predicted to finish ninth in the ACC Softball 4. Nikki Gasti 42 2000-03 Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by the league 5. Kayla Harris 38 2015- office Tuesday, Feb. 6. • No. 6/9 Florida State, who will look for their fourth- Saves consecutive ACC title, is predicted to finish on 1. Laura LeViere 11 1998-00 top for the fourth-straight season. The Seminoles 2. Savannah King 8 2012-15 received 11 first-place votes and 121 points. 3. Kayla Harris 7 2015- • North Carolina, who is receiving votes in both the 4. Kaitlyn Schuster 6 2006-09 USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and ESPN. Sarah Dawson 3 2016- com/USA Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll, came in at second with one first-place vote and 105 points. Shutouts 1. Nikki Gasti 17 2000-03 2. Savannah King 15 2012-15 3. Cory Berliner 13 2008-11 Gina Bessolo 13 1999-02 5. Alyssa O’Connell 10 2008-11 Kayla Harris 10 2015-

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 6 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 THE LAST TIME A PITT PLAYER... PITT'S RECORD WHEN IN 2018 Scored 3 Runs Olivia Gray & McKayla Taylor vs. Virginia Tech [4/8/17] Overall ...... 3-1-1 Scored 4 Runs Maggie Sevilla at Mercer [2/13/16] Conference...... 0-0 Had 3 Hits Giorgiana Zeremenko at Cal State Fullerton [2/10/18] Non-Conference...... 3-1-1 Had 4 Hits Alexis Solak vs. Troy [2/25/17] Against Ranked Teams ...... 0-0 Had 5 Hits Maggie Sevilla at Ohio State [3/31/15] Home Games ...... 0-0 Had 3 RBIs Giorgiana Zeremenko vs. Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Road Games ...... 0-1 Had 4 RBIs Giorgiana Zeremenko vs. Kent State [3/22/17] Neutral Site Games ...... 3-0-1 Had 5 RBIs Valeria Ortega vs. Virginia Tech [4/8/17] Day Games ...... 3-0-1 Had 6 RBIs Shelby Pickett vs. St. Bonaventure [3/30/16] Night Games ...... 0-1 Had 7 RBIs N/A Extra Innings...... 0-0-1 Had 8 RBIs McKayla Taylor at Syracuse [4/11/15] Shutouts...... 0-0-1 Had 2 Doubles McKayla Taylor vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Scored 0-2 Runs ...... 0-0-1 Olivia Gray vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Scored 3-5 Runs ...... 2-0 Had 3 Doubles N/A Scored 6-9 Runs ...... 1-1 Had 2 Home Runs Alexis Solak vs. NC State [4/21/17] Scored 10+ Runs ...... 0-0 Had 3 Home Runs Shelby Pickett vs. St. Bonaventure [3/30/16] Opp. Scored 0-2 Runs ...... 3-0-1 Leadoff Game with Homer Shelby Pickett vs. Central Michigan [2/12/16] Opp. Scored 3-5 Runs ...... 0-0 Leadoff Inning with Homer Olivia Gray vs. Ohio State [4/18/17] Opp. Scored 6-9 Runs ...... 0-0 Pinch-Hit Homer Gabrielle Fredericks vs. Penn State [3/29/17] Opp. Scored 10+ Runs ...... 0-1 Back-to-Back Home Runs G. Zeremenko & M. Taylor vs. Georgia Tech [5/7/17] Scored in the First Inning ...... 0-1 Three Consecutive Home Runs A. Solak , E. Hershman , O. Gray vs. NC State [4/21/17] Opp. Scored in the First Inning...... 1-1 Grand Slam Alexis Solak at Elon [3/7/17] Pitt Scored First ...... 1-1 Walk-off homer Kaitlyn Kruger vs. NC State [4/23/117] Opp. Scored First...... 2-0 Had 7 total bases Maggie Sevilla vs. St. Francis (Pa.) [4/29/15] Led After Four Innings ...... 2-0 Had 8 total bases Giorgiana Zeremenko vs. Syracuse [4/15/17] Trailed After Four Innings ...... 1-1 Had 9 total bases Alexis Solak vs. NC State [4/21/17] Had 10 or more total bases Giorgiana Zeremenko vs. Kent State [3/22/16] Tied After Four Innings...... 0-0-1 Had 3 walks Olivia Gray vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] Led After Five Innings ...... 2-0 Had 4 walks McKayla Taylor at NC State [4/3/16] Trailed After Five Innings ...... 1-1 HBP Twice Olivia Gray at Saint Francis (Pa.) [4/5/17] Tied After Five Innings...... 0-0-1 HBP Three Times Maggie Sevilla at Texas State , 4HBP, [2/7/15] Led After Six Innings ...... 2-0 Had 2 Sacrifice Bunts Hannah Edwards vs. Penn State [3/29/17] Trailed After Six Innings ...... 0-1 Had 3 Sacrifice Bunts N/A Tied After Six Innings...... 1-0-1 Had 2 Sac Flies McKayla Taylor vs. Southern Illinois [2/26/16] Hit Zero Home Runs...... 0-0-1 Had 3 Stolen Bases Reba Tutt at East Tennessee State [3/12/11] Hit One Home Run...... 1-0 Had 4 Stolen Bases N/A Hit 2+ Home Runs...... 2-1 7-Inning CG Shutout Kayla Harris vs. Kent State [3/22/17] Opp. Hit Zero Home Runs...... 2-1-1 Extra-Inning CG Shutout Jenna Modic vs Winthrop [2/121/15] Opp. Hit One Home Run...... 1-0 5-Inning Perfect Game Sarah Dawson vs. Providence [2/27/16] Opp. Hit 2+ Home Runs...... 0-1 7-Inning Perfect Game Kayla Harris vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/26/17] Committed Zero Errors ...... 1-0-1 No-Hitter Sarah Dawson vs. Providence [2/27/16] Committed One Error...... 2-0 7-Inning No-Hitter Kayla Zinger vs. Connecticut [4/5/08] Committed 2 or more errors ...... 0-1 10 K's Kayla Harris vs. California [5/16/15] Opp. Committed Zero Errors ...... 0-0 11 K's Kayla Harris vs. Georgia Tech [4/16/16] Opp. Committed One Error...... 3-1-1 12 K's Karlyn Jones vs. Penn State [3/29/11] Opp. Committed 2 or more errors ...... 0-0 13 K's Alexa Larkin vs. St. John's [3/23/13] Out-Hit Opponent...... 2-0 17 K’s Laura LeViere vs. Morgan State [3/11/00] Out-Hit By Opponent...... 1-1-1 Pitched 9+ innings Laura Belardinelli vs. Houston [2/27/04] Hits are Tied...... 0-0 Pitched 10+ innings Kayla Harris vs. Georgia Tech [4/16/16] On Sunday ...... 0-0-1 Pitched 11+ innings Savannah King vs. Fordham [3/17/12] On Monday ...... 0-0 Had 15 Putouts Kaitlyn Manuel vs. Florida A&M [2/11/17] On Tuesday ...... 0-0 Had 16 putouts Kaitlin Manuel vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/26/17] On Wednesday ...... 0-0 Had 17 putouts Jacki Haar vs. Morgan State [3/17/00] On Thursday ...... 0-0 Had 18 putouts Casey Pickard vs. Connecticut [4/16/05] On Friday ...... 2-0 Had 7 assists Olivia Gray vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/26/17] On Saturday ...... 1-1 Had 8 assists Olivia Gray vs. Troy [2/25/17] Had 9+ assists Olivia Gray at UCF, 10, [2/12/17] Current Streak...... N/A Had 2 Errors McKayla Taylor at San Diego [3/5/16] Longest Winning Streak...... N/A Had 3 errors McKayla Taylor vs. Georgia Tech [4/16/16] Longest Losing Streak...... N/A

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 7 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 2018 PITT SOFTBALL 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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Connor McGaffic Sarah Dawson Hunter Levesque Taylor Myers Kaitlyn Kruger #1 SO | OF | R/R #4 JR | P | R/R #5 FR | INF/OF | R/R #6 JR | OF | R/R #7 SO | INF/OF | R/R Georgetown, Pa. Bridgewater, Mass. Troy, N.Y. San Diego, Calif. Calabasas, Calif.

Erin Hershman Olivia Gray Taylor Rahach Marissa DeMatteo Brienna Horrell #9 SR | OF | L/R #10 JR | INF | R/R #11 JR | P | R/R #12 JR | INF | L/R #14 FR | INF/U | R/R Mars, Pa. Washington, Pa. Hudson, Ohio New Castle, Pa. Gibsonia, Pa.

McKayla Taylor Taylor Stimson Giorgiana Zeremenko Alexis Solak Morgan Batesole #15 SR | INF | R/R #17 SR | OF | R/R #21 SR | C/INF | R/R #22 JR | INF | R/R #26 FR | INF | R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. Hudson, Ohio Canonsburg, Pa. Woodridge, ILL. Walnut Creek, Calif.

Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Alexee Haynes Gabrielle Fredericks #27 SR | P | R/R #30 SO | P/INF | L/R #31 SO | INF | R/R #48 JR | INF/C | L/L Chesapeake, Va. Windham, Ohio Charleston, W.Va. New Philadelphia, Ohio

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 9 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 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] .526 overall win percentage at Pitt Four ACC All-Tournament Selections [four honors] 241-217-1 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.

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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).

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2018 Pitt Softball Overall Statistics for Pitt (as of Feb 11, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 3-1-1 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 3-0-1 ACC: 0-0

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% 10 Olivia Gray . 3 5 3 5-5 174601018 . 4 7 12000 . 4 2 1 0 0 1-1 7 20 2 . 9 3 1 48 Gabrielle Fredericks . 3 1 3 5-5 16 1 5 2 0 1 4 10 . 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 . 2 9 4 1 0 0-0 15 2 0 1.000 15 McKayla Taylor . 2 8 6 5-5 143420119 . 6 4 31211 . 4 1 2 0 0 0-0 842 . 8 5 7 1 Connor McGaffic . 2 8 6 5-5 14 1 4 0 0 1 2 7 . 5 0 0 2 0 4 0 . 3 7 5 0 0 0-0 6 1 0 1.000 22 Alexis Solak . 2 6 7 5-5 151400014 . 2 6 72020 . 3 5 3 0 1 0-0 8601.000 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko . 2 6 7 5-5 15 3 4 1 0 2 2 11 . 7 3 3 3 0 2 0 . 3 8 9 0 0 0-0 21 1 0 1.000 7 Kaitlyn Kruger . 2 5 0 4-2 81200002 . 2 5 01020 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 1001.000 9 Erin Hershman . 2 0 0 5-5 10 2 2 1 0 1 5 6 . 6 0 0 1 3 4 0 . 4 0 0 1 2 0-1 5 0 0 1.000 5 Hunter Levesque . 1 2 5 4-3 81100124 . 5 0 00000 . 1 2 5 0 0 0-0 10 0 1 . 9 0 9 31 Alexee Haynes . 0 0 0 4-3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 . 0 9 1 0 0 0-0 22 0 1 . 9 5 7 6 Taylor Myers . 0 0 0 5-1 31000000 . 0 0 00010 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2001.000 12 Marissa DeMatteo . 0 0 0 5-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 26 Morgan Batesole . 0 0 0 2-1 10000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 ------17 Taylor Stimson . 0 0 0 1-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 11 Taylor Rahach . 0 0 0 3-0 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 . 0 0 0 27 Kayla Harris . 0 0 0 4-3 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0201.000 4 Sarah Dawson . 0 0 0 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 4 0 1.000 Totals . 2 4 1 5 133 20 32 6 1 7 18 61 . 4 5 9 13 5 20 1 . 3 2 7 2 3 1-2 105 40 6 . 9 6 0 Opponents . 2 5 7 5 136 15 35 5 0 1 14 43 . 3 1 6 9 4 23 0 . 3 1 8 2 4 4-4 107 44 5 . 9 6 8

LOB - Team (30), Opp (36). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (4). IBB - Team (1), G. Zeremenko 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 4 Sarah Dawson 1 . 5 6 2-1 3 2 0 0/0 0 9.0 9 5 2 4 4 1 0 0 . 2 4 3 0200 1 27 Kayla Harris 1 . 7 5 0-0 4 3 1 1/0 1 20.0 21 6 5 2 14 3 0 0 . 2 7 3 0 1 0 1 1 11 Taylor Rahach 3 . 5 0 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 1 6.0 5 4 3 3 5 1 0 1 . 2 2 7 1101 2 Totals 2 . 0 0 3-1 5 5 1 1/0 2 35.0 35 15 10 9 23 5 0 1 . 2 5 7 1 4 0 2 4 Opponents 3 . 7 3 1-3 5 5 2 1/0 0 35.2 32 20 19 13 20 6 1 7 . 2 4 1 3 5 0 2 3

SBA/ATT - G. Zeremenko (3-3), K. Harris (3-3), S. Dawson (1-1), G. Frederick (1-1).

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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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2018 Pitt Softball Team Game-by-Game for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) Batting (All games)

Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 09 vs Loyola Marymount 26 4 6 3 1 0 2 13 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 21 11 1 5 . 2 3 1 Feb 09 vs Utah State 26 3 5 3 1 0 2 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 21 9 0 5 . 2 1 2 Feb 10 vs Rutgers 26 6 9 5 1 1 1 15 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 21 2 1 8 . 2 5 6 Feb 10 at Cal State Fullerton 29 7 10 7 2 0 2 18 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 4 8 . 2 8 0 Feb 11 vs Loyola Marymount 26 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 24 13 0 4 . 2 4 1 Totals 133 20 32 18 6 1 7 61 13 1 1 1 5 3 2 1 20 105 40 6 30 . 2 4 1

2018 Pitt Softball Team Game-by-Game for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) Pitching (All games)

Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 09 vs Loyola Marymount 7.0 3 1 0 0 2100002004-11-010.00 Feb 09 vs Utah State 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3-2 2-0 1 1.00 Feb 10 vs Rutgers 7.0 6 2 2 4 6101101006-23-021.33 Feb 10 at Cal State Fullerton 6.0 12 10 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-10 3-1 2 2.59 Feb 11 vs Loyola Marymount 8.0 7 0 0 0 5000000000-03-122.00 Totals 35.0 35 15 10 9 23 5 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 20-15 3-1 2 2.00

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2018 Pitt Softball Game Results for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 09, 2018 vs Loyola Marymount W 4-1 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 S. Dawson (W 1-0) 0 1:30 Feb 09, 2018 vs Utah State W 3-2 7 2-0-0 0-0-0 T. Rahach (W 1-0) 0 1:43 Feb 10, 2018 vs Rutgers W 6-2 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 S. Dawson (W 2-0) 1 2 9 1:51 Feb 10, 2018 at Cal State Fullerton L 7-10 7 3-1-0 0-0-0 S. Dawson (L 1-1) 8 3 3 2:45 Feb 11, 2018 vs Loyola Marymount T 0-0 (9) 3-1-1 0-0-0 None 0 12:0

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2018 Pitt Softball Miscellaneous Stats for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total 10 Olivia Gray 2 - - - 2 9 Erin Hershman 2 - - - 2 1 Connor McGaffic 2 - - - 2 5 Hunter Levesque 1 - - - 1 22 Alexis Solak 1 - - - 1 1 Connor McGaffic 1 - - - 1 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 - - - 1 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 - - - 1 21 Giorgiana Zeremen - 1 - - 1 TEAM 5000 5 15 McKayla Taylor 1 - - - 1 TEAM 7100 8

Hitting Streaks Longest Current Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 10 Olivia Gray 4 - 15 McKayla Taylor 5 5 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 4 - 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 4 - 1 Connor McGaffic 2 - 10 Olivia Gray 4 - 7 Kaitlyn Kruger 2 - 22 Alexis Solak 3 3 15 McKayla Taylor 2 1 7 Kaitlyn Kruger 3 - 21 Giorgiana Zeremen 1 - 21 Giorgiana Zeremen 3 - 22 Alexis Solak 1 1 9 Erin Hershman 2 - 5 Hunter Levesque 1 - 1 Connor McGaffic 2 - 9 Erin Hershman 1 - 5 Hunter Levesque 1 - 31 Alexee Haynes 1 -

2018 Pitt Softball Miscellaneous Stats for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

STARTERS SUMMARY

Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1 Connor McGaffi 5 ...... 1 . 4 ...... 41. 10 Olivia Gray 5 . . . . 5 ...... 5 ...... 22 Alexis Solak 5 . . . 5 ...... 5...... 9 Erin Hershman 5 ...... 5 ...... 5 . . . 15 McKayla Taylor 5 . . . . . 5 ...... 5.... 48 Gabrielle Frede 5 . 2 1 ...... 2 . . . 5 . . . . . 21 Giorgiana Zere 5 . 3 1 ...... 1 ..5...... 27 Kayla Harris 3 3 ...... 31 Alexee Haynes 3 . . 3 ...... 21 5 Hunter Levesqu 3 ...... 3 ...... 1 . 2 4 Sarah Dawson 2 2 ...... 7 Kaitlyn Kruger 2 ...... 1 . 1 ...... 2 . 26 Morgan Bateso 1 ...... 1 ...... 1 6 Taylor Myers 1 ...... 1 ...... 1

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 16 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 2018 STARTING LINEUPS BY POSITION Date Rank Opp. P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DP 2/9 LMU Dawson Fredericks Haynes Solak Gray Taylor Levesque Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/9 Utah State Harris Zeremenko Haynes Solak Gray Taylor Myers Hershman McGaffic Fredericks 2/10 Rutgers Dawson Fredericks Zeremenko Solak Gray Taylor Levesque Hershman McGaffic Kruger 2/10 CSU Fullerton Harris Zeremenko Haynes Solak Gray Taylor Levesque Hershman McGaffic Fredericks 2/11 LMU Harris Zeremenko Fredericks Solak Gray Taylor McGaffic Hershman Kruger Batesole 2/16 Wisconsin 2/16 Illinois 2/17 Wisconsin 2/18 Illinois 2/23 Georgetown 2/23 Saint Joseph's 2/24 Georgetown 2/24 Coastal Carolina 2/25 Saint Joseph's 3/2 NC State* 3/3 NC State* 3/4 NC State* 3/7 FIU 3/7 FIU 3/8 Ball State 3/8 FAU 3/10 Michigan 3/10 Rutgers 3/11 Stony Brook 3/16 North Carolina* 3/17 North Carolina* 3/18 North Carolina* 3/21 Saint Francis (PA) 3/23 Virginia Tech* 3/24 Virginia Tech* 3/25 Virginia Tech* 3/27 Ohio 3/30 Duke* 3/31 Duke* 4/1 Duke* 4/3 Penn State 4/6 Florida State* 4/7 Florida State* 4/8 Florida State* 4/13 Georgia Tech* 4/14 Georgia Tech* 4/15 Georgia Tech* 4/18 Kent State 4/20 Virginia 4/21 Virginia* 4/22 Virginia* 4/28 Marshall 4/28 Marshall 5/1 Kent State 5/2 Ohio State 5/4 Louisville* 5/5 Louisville* 5/6 Louisville*

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 17 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 2018 STARTING LINEUPS BY BATTING ORDER Date Rank Opp. 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10/FLEX 2/9 LMU Gray Solak Zeremenko Fredericks Taylor Hershman McGaffic Haynes Levesque Dawson 2/9 Utah State Gray Solak Zeremenko Fredericks Taylor Hershman McGaffic Haynes Myers Harris 2/10 Rutgers Gray Solak Zeremenko Fredericks Taylor Hershman McGaffic Kruger Levesque Dawson 2/10 CSU Fullerton Gray Solak Zeremenko Fredericks Taylor Hershman Levesque McGaffic Haynes Harris 2/11 LMU Gray Solak Zeremenko Fredericks Taylor Hershman McGaffic Kruger Batesole Harris 2/16 Wisconsin 2/16 Illinois 2/17 Wisconsin 2/18 Illinois 2/23 Georgetown 2/23 Saint Joseph's 2/24 Georgetown 2/24 Coastal Carolina 2/25 Saint Joseph's 3/2 NC State* 3/3 NC State* 3/4 NC State* 3/7 FIU 3/7 FIU 3/8 Ball State 3/8 FAU 3/10 Michigan 3/10 Rutgers 3/11 Stony Brook 3/16 North Carolina* 3/17 North Carolina* 3/18 North Carolina* 3/21 Saint Francis (PA) 3/23 Virginia Tech* 3/24 Virginia Tech* 3/25 Virginia Tech* 3/27 Ohio 3/30 Duke* 3/31 Duke* 4/1 Duke* 4/3 Penn State 4/6 Florida State* 4/7 Florida State* 4/8 Florida State* 4/13 Georgia Tech* 4/14 Georgia Tech* 4/15 Georgia Tech* 4/18 Kent State 4/20 Virginia 4/21 Virginia* 4/22 Virginia* 4/28 Marshall 4/28 Marshall 5/1 Kent State 5/2 Ohio State 5/4 Louisville* 5/5 Louisville* 5/6 Louisville*

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2018 Pitt Softball Batting Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 3 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF

Batting avg Slugging pct On base pct 1. 10 Olivia Gray . 3 5 3 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko . 7 3 3 1. 10 Olivia Gray . 4 2 1 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks . 3 1 3 2. 15 McKayla Taylor . 6 4 3 2. 15 McKayla Taylor . 4 1 2 3. 15 McKayla Taylor . 2 8 6 3. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks . 6 2 5 3. 9 Erin Hershman . 4 0 0 1 Connor McGaffic . 2 8 6 4. 9 Erin Hershman . 6 0 0 4. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko . 3 8 9 5. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko . 2 6 7 5. 1 Connor McGaffic . 5 0 0 5. 1 Connor McGaffic . 3 7 5

Runs scored Hits Runs batted in 1. 10 Olivia Gray 4 1. 10 Olivia Gray 6 1. 9 Erin Hershman 5 2. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 5 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 4 15 McKayla Taylor 3 3. 4 tied at...... 4 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 2 4. 12 Marissa DeMatteo 2 1 Connor McGaffic 2 9 Erin Hershman 2 5 Hunter Levesque 2

Doubles Triples Home runs 1. 15 McKayla Taylor 2 1. 10 Olivia Gray 1 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 2 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 2 2. 5 tied at...... 1 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 1 9 Erin Hershman 1

Total bases Walks Hit by pitch 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 1 1 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 1. 9 Erin Hershman 3 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 0 2. 22 Alexis Solak 2 2. 15 McKayla Taylor 2 3. 15 McKayla Taylor 9 1 Connor McGaffic 2 4. 10 Olivia Gray 8 10 Olivia Gray 2 5. 1 Connor McGaffic 7 5. 4 tied at...... 1

Sac bunts Sac flies Stolen bases 1. 9 Erin Hershman 2 1. 9 Erin Hershman 1 1. 10 Olivia Gray 1 2. 22 Alexis Solak 1 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1

Caught stealing Steal attempts Stolen base pct 1. 9 Erin Hershman 1 1. 9 Erin Hershman 1 1. 10 Olivia Gray 1.000 10 Olivia Gray 1 2. 9 Erin Hershman . 0 0 0

Strikeouts Grounded into DP Total plate appearances 1. 9 Erin Hershman 4 1. 15 McKayla Taylor 1 1. 10 Olivia Gray 1 9 1 Connor McGaffic 4 2. 22 Alexis Solak 1 8 3. 31 Alexee Haynes 3 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 1 8 4. 3 tied at...... 2 4. 3 tied at...... 1 7

At bats Games played Game starts 1. 10 Olivia Gray 1 7 1. 9 tied at...... 5 1. 7 tied at...... 5 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 6 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 1 5 22 Alexis Solak 1 5 5. 2 tied at...... 1 4

Games as sub 1. 12 Marissa DeMatteo 5 2. 6 Taylor Myers 4 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 4. 7 Kaitlyn Kruger 2 5. 6 tied at...... 1 df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 19 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2

2018 Pitt Softball Batting Per-Game Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 3 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF

Hits per game Runs scored per game Doubles per game 1. 10 Olivia Gray 1 . 2 0 1. 10 Olivia Gray 0 . 8 0 1. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 0 . 4 0 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 . 0 0 2. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 6 0 15 McKayla Taylor 0 . 4 0 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 8 0 15 McKayla Taylor 0 . 6 0 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 2 0 22 Alexis Solak 0 . 8 0 4. 9 Erin Hershman 0 . 4 0 9 Erin Hershman 0 . 2 0 1 Connor McGaffic 0 . 8 0 5. 7 Kaitlyn Kruger 0 . 2 5 5. 10 Olivia Gray 0 . 0 0

Triples per game Homers per game RBIs per game 1. 10 Olivia Gray 0 . 2 0 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 4 0 1. 9 Erin Hershman 1 . 0 0 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 0 . 0 0 2. 5 Hunter Levesque 0 . 2 5 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 0 . 8 0 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 0 0 3. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 0 . 2 0 3. 5 Hunter Levesque 0 . 5 0 22 Alexis Solak 0 . 0 0 1 Connor McGaffic 0 . 2 0 4. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 4 0 1 Connor McGaffic 0 . 0 0 15 McKayla Taylor 0 . 2 0 1 Connor McGaffic 0 . 4 0

Stolen bases per game Walks per game Strikeouts per game 1. 10 Olivia Gray 0 . 2 0 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 6 0 1. 10 Olivia Gray 0 . 0 0 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 0 . 0 0 2. 10 Olivia Gray 0 . 4 0 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 0 . 0 0 22 Alexis Solak 0 . 0 0 22 Alexis Solak 0 . 4 0 5 Hunter Levesque 0 . 0 0 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 0 0 1 Connor McGaffic 0 . 4 0 4. 15 McKayla Taylor 0 . 2 0 1 Connor McGaffic 0 . 0 0 5. 31 Alexee Haynes 0 . 2 5 5. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 0 . 4 0

At bats per game Plate appearances/gam 1. 10 Olivia Gray 3 . 4 0 1. 10 Olivia Gray 3 . 8 0 2. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 3 . 2 0 2. 22 Alexis Solak 3 . 6 0 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 . 0 0 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 . 6 0 22 Alexis Solak 3 . 0 0 4. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 3 . 4 0 5. 1 Connor McGaffic 2 . 8 0 15 McKayla Taylor 3 . 4 0

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2018 Pitt Softball Pitching Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 3 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF

Earned run avg Opposing bat avg Won-loss pct 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 . 5 6 1. 11 Taylor Rahach . 2 2 7 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 1.000 2. 27 Kayla Harris 1 . 7 5 2. 4 Sarah Dawson . 2 4 3 2. 4 Sarah Dawson . 6 6 7 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 . 5 0 3. 27 Kayla Harris . 2 7 3 3. 27 Kayla Harris . 0 0 0

Wins Losses Saves 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 2 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 27 Kayla Harris 1

Innings pitched Batters struck out Appearances 1. 27 Kayla Harris 2 0 . 0 1. 27 Kayla Harris 1 4 1. 27 Kayla Harris 4 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 9 . 0 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 5 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 6 . 0 3. 4 Sarah Dawson 4 4 Sarah Dawson 3

Games started Games finished Games in relief 1. 27 Kayla Harris 3 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 2 2. 27 Kayla Harris 1 2. 27 Kayla Harris 1 4 Sarah Dawson 1

Wild pitches Balks Hit batters 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 2 2. 27 Kayla Harris 1 11 Taylor Rahach 1

Intentional BB allowed Runners picked off Batters SO out looking 1. 27 Kayla Harris 5 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 2 4 Sarah Dawson 2

Sac bunts allowed Sac flies allowed Hits allowed 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 2 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 5 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 27 Kayla Harris 1 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 9 27 Kayla Harris 1 3. 27 Kayla Harris 2 1

Runs allowed Earned runs allowed Walks allowed 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 4 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 2 1. 27 Kayla Harris 2 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 5 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 3. 27 Kayla Harris 6 3. 27 Kayla Harris 5 3. 4 Sarah Dawson 4

Doubles allowed Triples allowed Home runs allowed 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 0 1. 27 Kayla Harris 0 4 Sarah Dawson 1 4 Sarah Dawson 0 4 Sarah Dawson 0 3. 27 Kayla Harris 3 27 Kayla Harris 0 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 1

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2018 Pitt Softball Pitching Per-Game leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 3 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF

Innings per game Strikeouts/game Walks allowed/game 1. 27 Kayla Harris 5 . 0 0 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 5 . 8 3 1. 27 Kayla Harris 0 . 7 0 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 3 . 0 0 2. 27 Kayla Harris 4 . 9 0 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 3 . 1 1 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 2 . 0 0 3. 4 Sarah Dawson 3 . 1 1 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 . 5 0

Doubles allowed/game Triples allowed/game Homers allowed/game 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 0 . 7 8 1. 27 Kayla Harris 0 . 0 0 1. 27 Kayla Harris 0 . 0 0 2. 27 Kayla Harris 1 . 0 5 4 Sarah Dawson 0 . 0 0 4 Sarah Dawson 0 . 0 0 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 . 1 7 11 Taylor Rahach 0 . 0 0 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 1 . 1 7

Fly outs/game Ground outs/game Batters faced/game 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 11.67 1. 27 Kayla Harris 9 . 4 5 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 34.22 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 8 . 5 6 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 9 . 3 3 2. 11 Taylor Rahach 33.83 3. 27 Kayla Harris 5 . 6 0 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 . 5 0 3. 27 Kayla Harris 28.70

Hits allowed/game Runs allowed/game Earned runs/game 1. 11 Taylor Rahach 5 . 8 3 1. 27 Kayla Harris 2 . 1 0 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 . 5 6 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 7 . 0 0 2. 4 Sarah Dawson 3 . 8 9 2. 27 Kayla Harris 1 . 7 5 3. 27 Kayla Harris 7 . 3 5 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 4 . 6 7 3. 11 Taylor Rahach 3 . 5 0

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2018 Pitt Softball Fielding Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 3 Games 10% of Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF

Fielding pct Chances Putouts 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 1.000 1. 10 Olivia Gray 2 9 1. 31 Alexee Haynes 2 2 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1.000 2. 31 Alexee Haynes 2 3 2. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 2 1 22 Alexis Solak 1.000 3. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 2 2 3. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 5 1 Connor McGaffic 1.000 4. 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 7 4. 5 Hunter Levesque 1 0 9 Erin Hershman 1.000 5. 2 tied at...... 1 4 5. 2 tied at...... 8

Assists Errors Fielding double plays 1. 10 Olivia Gray 2 0 1. 10 Olivia Gray 2 1. 31 Alexee Haynes 1 2. 22 Alexis Solak 6 15 McKayla Taylor 2 22 Alexis Solak 1 3. 15 McKayla Taylor 4 3. 5 Hunter Levesque 1 4 Sarah Dawson 4 31 Alexee Haynes 1 5. 2 tied at...... 2

Stolen bases against Caught stealing by Steal attempts against 1. 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 1. 27 Kayla Harris 3 27 Kayla Harris 3 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 3. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 3. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 48 Gabrielle Fredericks 1

Passed balls Catchers interference

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2018 Pitt Softball Season Game Highs for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Batting

At bats: 29 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Runs scored: 7 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Hits: 10 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) RBIs: 7 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Doubles: 2 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Triples: 1 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Home runs: 2 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Total bases: 18 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Walks: 6 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Strikeouts: 11 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Sac hits: 2 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Sac flies: 1 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 1 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Stolen bases: 1 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Hit by pitch: 2 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Caught stealing: 1 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Runners LOB: 8 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 8 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Hit into DP: 2 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.)

Fielding

Putouts: 24 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Assists: 13 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Errors: 4 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) DPs turned: 1 - vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.)

Pitching

Innings pitched: 8.0 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Runs allowed: 10 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Earned runs: 6 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Walks allowed: 4 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 4 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Strikeouts: 7 - vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Hits allowed: 12 - at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Doubles allowed: 2 - vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Homers allowed: 1 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Wild pitches: 1 - vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Hit batters: 2 - vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.)

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2018 Pitt Softball Season Game Highs for Pitt (as of Feb 15, 2018) (All games)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Batting

At bats: 4 - (6 times ) Runs scored: 2 - Olivia Gray vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - Olivia Gray at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Hits: 3 - Giorgiana Zeremenko at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) RBIs: 2 - (5 times ) Doubles: 1 - (6 times ) Triples: 1 - Olivia Gray vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Home runs: 1 - (7 times ) Total bases: 7 - Giorgiana Zeremenko at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Walks: 3 - Giorgiana Zeremenko vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Strikeouts: 2 - (4 times ) Sac hits: 1 - Alexis Solak vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 1 - Erin Hershman vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 1 - Erin Hershman vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Sac flies: 1 - Erin Hershman vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 1 - Gabrielle Fredericks at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Stolen bases: 1 - Olivia Gray at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Hit by pitch: 2 - Erin Hershman vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - McKayla Taylor vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Caught stealing: 1 - Erin Hershman vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Runners LOB: 3 - Taylor Myers vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 3 - Kaitlyn Kruger vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 3 - Hunter Levesque at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018)

Fielding

Putouts: 10 - Alexee Haynes vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Assists: 8 - Olivia Gray vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Errors: 2 - Olivia Gray at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018)

Pitching

Innings pitched: 8.0 - Kayla Harris vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Runs allowed: 4 - Kayla Harris at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) 4 - Sarah Dawson at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Earned runs: 3 - Kayla Harris at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Walks allowed: 2 - Taylor Rahach vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - Sarah Dawson vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 2 - Sarah Dawson at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) Strikeouts: 6 - Kayla Harris vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Hits allowed: 7 - Kayla Harris vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) 7 - Kayla Harris at Cal State Fullerton (Feb 10, 2018) 7 - Kayla Harris vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 11, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Doubles allowed: 2 - Kayla Harris vs Utah State (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Homers allowed: 1 - Taylor Rahach vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Wild pitches: 1 - Taylor Rahach vs Rutgers (Feb 10, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) Hit batters: 2 - Sarah Dawson vs Loyola Marymount (Feb 09, 2018 at Fullerton, Calif.) df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 25 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 CAREER BATTING LEADERS STOLEN BASES COMPLETE GAMES BATTING AVERAGE 1. Ashley Amistade 73 2008-11 1. Savannah King 69 2012-15 1. Shelby Pickett .340 2015-16 2. Reba Tutt 69 2008-11 2. Cory Berliner 62 2008-11 2. Kelly Hmiel .330 2011-12 3. Sheena Hellon 64 2004-07 3. Nikki Gasti 61 2000-03 3. Francesca DiMaria .329 2003-06 4. Morgan Howard 59 2004-07 4. Gina Bessolo 53 1999-02 4. Jessica Dignon .327 2005-08 5. Beth Gill 50 2001-04 5. Laura Belardinelli 49 2004-07 5. Jenna Modic .324 2015-16 WALKS SHUTOUTS AT-BATS 1. Reba Tutt 101 2008-11 1. Nikki Gasti 17 2000-03 1. Maggie Sevilla 675 2012-16 2. Francesca DiMaria 85 2003-06 2. Savannah King 15 2012-15 2. Sheena Hellon 669 2004-07 3. Samantha Card 78 2006-09 3. Cory Berliner 13 2008-11 3. Francesca DiMaria 662 2003-06 4. Yvette Bravo 77 2009-12 Gina Bessolo 13 1999-02 4. Casey Pickard 648 2002-05 5. Holly Stevens 69 2010-13 5. Alyssa O’Connell 10 2008-11 5. Ashley Amistade 642 2008-11 Kayla Harris 10 2015- SACRIFICE HITS RUNS 1. Joey Scarf 44 2004-07 INNINGS 1. Reba Tutt 147 2008-11 2. Mary Hecker 35 2004-07 1. Savannah King 743.1 2012-15 2. Maggie Sevilla 145 2012-16 3. Amy Steich 29 1999-02 2. Nikki Gasti 686.2 2000-03 3. Francesca DiMaria 133 2003-06 4. Sheena Hellon 27 2004-07 3. Cory Berliner 632.2 2008-11 4. Ashley Amistade 131 2008-11 5. Morgan Howard 26 2004-07. 4. Laura Belardinelli 623.0 2004-07 5. Jessica Dignon 116 2005-08 Sheena Hellon 23 2006 5. Gina Bessolo 523.1 1999-02

HITS CAREER FIELDING LEADERS WINS 1. Francesca DiMaria 218 2003-06 1. Savannah King 56 2012-15 2. Maggie Sevilla 212 2012-16 PUTOUTS Cory Berliner 49 2008-11 3. Jessica Dignon 209 2005-08 1. Kaitlin Manuel 1,529 2014- 3. Laura Belardinelli 44 2004-07 3. Ashley Amistade 179 2008-11 2. Casey Pickard 1,385 2002-05 4. Nikki Gasti 42 2000-03 4. Holly Stevens 177 2010-13 3. Ciera Damon 1,304 2009-12 5. Kayla Harris 38 2015- Samantha Card 177 2007-09 4. Kate Mitchell 916 1999-02 5. Samantha Card 895 2007-09 SAVES DOUBLES 1. Laura LeViere 11 1998-00 1. Jessica Dignon 45 2005-08 ASSISTS 2. Savannah King 8 2012-15 2. Samantha Card 41 2006-09 1. Sheena Hellon 587 2004-07 3. Kayla Harris 7 2015- Casey Pickard 41 2002-05 2. Jessica Dignon 470 2006-09 4. Kaitlyn Schuster 6 2006-09 4. Francesca DiMaria 39 2003-06 3. Niki Cognigni 463 2009-12 5. Laura Belardinelli 5 2004-07 5. Sheena Hellon 34 2004-07 4. McKayla Taylor 453 2015- 5. Kristen Cheesebrew 435 2009-12 ERA (MIN. 100 IP) TRIPLES 1. Cory Berliner 2.03 2008-11 1. Francesca DiMaria 15 2003-06 CHANCES 2. Alyssa O’Connell 2.16 2008-11 2. Reba Tutt 14 2008-11 1. Kaitlin Manuel 1,569 2014- 3. Nikki Gasti 2.54 2000-03 3. Carissa Throckmorton 6 2011-15 2. Casey Pickard 1,473 2002-05 Kristen Cheesebrew 6 2009-12 3. Ciera Damon 1,426 2009-12 STRIKEOUTS Jessica Dignon 6 2005-08 4. Holly Stevens 1,061 2010-13 1. Nikki Gasti 584 2000-03 Casey Pickard 6 2002-05 5. Sheena Hellon 1,037 2004-07 2. Savannah King 484 2012-15 3. Meghan Bostick 456 2004-07 HOME RUNS CAREER PITCHING LEADERS 4. Cory Berliner 414 2008-11 1. Holly Stevens 34 2010-13 5. Gina Bessolo 383 1999-02 2. Maggie Sevilla 33 2012-16 APPEARANCES McKayla Taylor 33 2015- 1. Savannah King 156 2012-15 Giorgiana Zeremenko 33 2015- 2. Laura Belardinelli 127 2004-07 5. Jacki Haar 23 1999-00 3. Nikki Gasti 124 2000-03 4. Meghan Bostick 117 2004-07 RUNS BATTED IN 5. Cory Berliner 115 2008-11 1. Holly Stevens 127 2010-13 2. Maggie Sevilla 126 2012-16 3. McKayla Taylor 121 2015- 4. Samantha Card 120 2006-09 5. Jessica Dignon 112 2005-08

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 26 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 SINGLE-SEASON BATTING LEADERS TRIPLES WALKS 1. Reba Tutt 6 2011 1. Reba Tutt 35 2011 BATTING AVERAGE 2 Francesca DiMaria 5 2006 2. McKayla Taylor 32 2016 1. Kelly Hmiel .393 2011 Francesca DiMaria 5 2004 3. Kayla Zinger 29 2008 2. Carly Thea .388 2014 4. Carissa Throckmorton 4 2012 4. Yvette Bravo 28 2009 3. Samantha Card .384 2008 Reba Tutt 4 2009 5. Jenna Modic 27 2016 4. Jessica Dignon .377 2008 5. Maggie Sevilla .359 2015 HOME RUNS SACRIFICE HITS 1. Giorgiana Zeremenko 17 2016 1. Joey Scarf 17 2006 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE 2. Kelly Hmiel 15 2011 2. Joey Scarf 13 2007 1. Giorgiana Zeremenko .487 2016 Jacki Haar 15 2009 3. Niki Cognigni 12 2010 2. Francesca DiMaria .471 2003 4. McKayla Taylor 14 2015 Mary Hecker 12 2008 Carly Thea .471 2014 5. Samantha Card 12 2008 5. Mary Hecker 11 2006 4. Samantha Card .465 2008 5. Reba Tutt .455 2011 RUNS BATTED IN 1. McKayla Taylor 59 2015 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 2. Giorgiana Zeremenko 52 2016 1. Giorgiana Zeremenko .888 2016 3. Kelly Hmiel 50 2011 2. Kelly Hmiel .786 2011 4. Samantha Card 44 2008 3. Jacki Haar .685 1999 Jessica Dignon 44 2008 4. Samantha Card .679 2008 5. Reba Tutt .654 2011 STOLEN BASES 1. Sheena Hellon 31 2007 AT-BATS 2. Ashley Amistade 27 2011 1. Shelby Pickett 203 2015 3. Reba Tutt 26 2008 2. Maggie Sevilla 198 2015 4. Robin Johnston 24 2000 3. Jenna Modic 191 2015 5. Morgan Howard 23 2007 4. Jessica Dignon 184 2006 Sheena Hellon 23 2006 5. Sheena Hellon 181 2007

RUNS 1. Shelby Pickett 50 2015 2. Reba Tutt 47 2011 3. Maggie Sevilla 45 2016 4. Jessica Dignon 43 2008 5. Francesca DiMaria 42 2006 Maggie Sevilla 42 2015

HITS 1. Shelby Pickett 71 2015. Maggie Sevilla 71 2015 3. Jessica Dignon 66 2008 4. Jessica Dignon 62 2006 5. Samantha Card 61 2008 Jenna Modic 61 2015

DOUBLES 1. Jessica Dignon 17 2008 2. Reba Tutt 15 2011 Yvette Bravo 15 2010 Shelby Pickett 15 2015 Carly Thea 15 2015 6. Jessica Dignon 13 2007 Joey Scarf 13 2006 Casey Pickard 13 2004 Francesca DiMaria 13 2003 McKayla Taylor 13 2015 *Giorgiana Zeremenko broke the single-season record for home runs during just her sophomore season, hitting 17 long balls.

df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 27 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 2 SINGLE-SEASON FIELDING LEADERS SINGLE-SEASON PITCHING LEADERS STRIKEOUTS PUTOUTS APPEARANCES 1. Nikki Gasti 213 2003 1. Alicia Broudy 527 2008 1. Laura Belardinelli 45 2004 2. Savannah King 196 2012 2. Kaitlin Manuel 496 2015 2. Savannah King 40 2012 3. Nikki Gasti 156 2002 3. Casey Pickard 482 2005 Savannah King 40 2015 4. Meghan Bostick 150 2006 4. Kaitlin Manuel 431 2016 4. Nikki Gasti 39 2003 5. Cory Berliner 149 2008 5. Ciera Damon 419 2012 Savannah King 39 2014 BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST ASSISTS COMPLETE GAMES 1. Savannah King .221 2012 1. Jessica Dignon 192 2008 1. Savannah King 26 2012 2. Nikki Gasti .223 2003 2. Casey Pickard 183 2005 2. Cory Berliner 24 2008 3. Laura LeViere .224 2000 3. McKayla Taylor 165 2015 3. Nikki Gasti 23 2002 4. Gina Bessolo .226 2001 4. Jessica Dignon 155 2006 4. Laura Belardinelli 19 2004 5. McKayla Taylor 143 2016 Nikki Gasti 19 2001

CHANCES SHUTOUTS 1. Alicia Broudy 561 2008 1. Alyssa O’Connell 7 2011 2. Kaitlin Manuel 503 2015 Nikki Gasti 7 2003 3. Casey Pickard 502 2005 3. Savannah King 6 2012 4. Kaitlin Manuel 443 2016 4. Cory Berliner 5 2008 5. Ciera Damon 431 2012 Savannah King 5 2015. Kayla Harris 5 2016

INNINGS 1. Savannah King 227.1 2012 2. Nikki Gasti 212.1 2003 3. Laura Belardinelli 207.2 2004 4. Cory Berliner 202.2 2008 5. Savannah King 179.2 2015

WINS 1. Savannah King 20 2015 2. Savannah King 19 2012 3. Cory Berliner 16 2008 Kayla Harris 16 2016 4. Alyssa O’Connell 15 2011 Nikki Gasti 15 2003

SAVES 1. Laura LeViere 11 1999 2. Savannah King 4 2014 3. Savannah King 3 2013 Sarah Dawson 3 2017 Jenna Modic 3 2016 Kayla Harris 3 2015 Cory Berliner 3 2008 Kaitylyn Schuster 3 2007 Laura Belardinelli 3 2004

ERA (MIN. 85 IP) 1. Savannah King 1.72 2012 Cory Berliner 1.72 2009 3. Kayla Zinger 1.88 2008 4. Gina Bessolo 1.96 2000

*Savannah King, who played for Pitt from 2012-2015, holds five single-season records, while ranking in the top five 15 times.

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INNINGS . PUTOUTS 11...... Savannah King...... vs. Fordham (March 17, 2012) 18...... Casey Pickard...... vs. Connecticut (April 16, 2005) 11...... Cory Berliner...... at Robert Morris (March 22, 2011) 17...... Jacki Haar...... vs. Morgan State (March 17, 2000) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Syracuse (April 7, 2001) 16...... Casey Pickard...... vs. USF (March 14, 2005) 10...... Kayla Harris...... vs. Georgia Tech (April 16, 2016) 16...... Casey Pickard...... vs. USF (March 12, 2005) 10...... Cory Berliner...... vs. Kansas (March 9, 2008) 16...... Kate Mitchell...... vs. Syracuse (April 7, 2001) 10...... Christa Hunter...... vs. USF (March 4, 2005) 15...... Kaitlin Manuel...... vs. North Carolina (March 19, 2016) 10...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Seton Hall (April 6, 2003) 15...... Kaitlin Manuel...... vs. Saint Mary’s College (Feb. 14 ,2015) 10...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Virginia Tech (April 19, 2003) 15...... Kaitlin Manuel...... vs. Penn State (Feb. 22 ,2014) 10...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Cleveland State (April 10, 2001) 15...... Taylor Henry...... vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 23, 2013) 9.1...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. St. John’s (April 30, 2000) 15...... Ciera Damon...... vs. Providence (April 5, 2012) 9...... Laura Belardinelli...... vs. Houston (Feb. 27, 2004) 15...... Ciera Damon...... vs. Illinois (Feb. 17, 2012) 9...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Connecticut (April 14, 2002) 14...... Kaitlin Manuel...... at Virginia (Feb. 28, 2015) 9...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. VIllanova (April 1, 2002) 14...... Taylor Henry...... at Seton Hall (April 14, 2013) 9...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Rutgers (March 24, 2002) 14...... Casey Pickard...... vs. Coastal Carolina (March 11, 2005) 9...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 5, 2001) 14...... Casey Pickard...... vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 6, 2004) 8...... Kayla Zinger...... vs. Akron (March 9, 2007) 14...... Casey Pickard...... vs. Boston College (April 11, 2003) 8...... Christa Hunter...... vs. Winthrop (Feb. 26, 2005) 14...... Kate Mitchell...... vs. Cleveland State (April 10, 2001) 8...... Christa Hunter...... vs. Connecticut (April 16, 2005) ASSISTS STRIKEOUTS . 10...... Olivia Gray...... at UCF (Feb. 12, 2017) 17...... Laura LeViere...... vs. Morgan State (March 17, 2000) 8...... 7x: last by Olivia Gray...... at Troy (Feb. 25, 2017) 13...... Alexa Larkin...... vs. St. John’s (March 23, 2013) 13...... Savannah King...... vs. Robert Morris (May 2, 2012) ERRORS 13...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Virginia Tech (April 21, 2002) 4...... Kelly Hulpa...... vs. Florida International (March 5, 2000) 12...... Karlyn Jones...... vs. Penn State (March 29, 2011) 12...... Alyssa O’Connell...... vs. South Carolina St. (March 11, 2011) 12...... Meghan Bostick...... vs. South Carolina (March 4, 2007) 12...... Meghan Bostick...... vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 12, 2006) 12...... Meghan Bostick...... vs. Eastern Michigan (March 6, 2004) 11...... Kayla Harris...... vs. Georgia Tech (April 16, 2016) 11...... Alexa Larkin...... at Rutgers (May 4, 2013) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Robert Morris (May 1, 2003) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Seton Hall (April 6, 2003) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Cleveland State (March 26, 2003) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. College of Charleston (March 23, 2003) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Connecticut (April 14, 2002) 11...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Jacksonville State (March 16, 2002) 10...... Alexa Larkin...... vs. Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 16, 2013) 10...... Savannah King...... vs. North Carolina State (Feb. 25, 2012) 10...... Cory Berliner...... vs. Connecticut (April 5, 2008) 10...... Cory Berliner...... at Akron (March 16, 2008) 10...... Meghan Bostick...... vs. Western Carolina (March 7, 2006) 10...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Cleveland State (April 18, 2002) 10...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Seton Hall (April 6, 2002) 10...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Villanova (April 1, 2002) 10...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Temple (April 16, 2001) 10...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 5, 2001) 10...... Kayla Harris...... vs. California (May 16, 2015)

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SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS PERFECT GAMES Wins 37 2015 Feb. 27, 2016...... Sarah Dawson...... vs. Providence...... W, 13-0 (5) Hits 475 2015 Feb. 26, 2017...... Kayla Harris...... vs. Southeastern Louisiana...... W, 5-0 Average .326 2016 NO-HITTERS RBI 291 2015 March 11, 2000...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Colgate...... W, 8-0 Doubles 86 2015 April 7, 2001...... Gina Bessolo...... at Syracuse...... W, 2-0 Triples 14 2006 March 18, 2002...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Jacksonville State...... W, 2-0 Home Runs 66 2016 April 3, 2002...... Gina Bessolo...... vs. Youngstown State...... W, 10-0 Runs 319 2015 Feb. 23, 2003...... Nikki Gasti...... vs. Charlotte...... W, 1-0 Stolen Bases 117 2007 April 5, 2008...... Kayla Zinger...... vs. Connecticut...... W, 1-0 Walks 186 2016 March 31, 2010...... Alyssa O’Connell...... vs. St. Francis...... W, 9-0 Games 59 2004 & 2011 March 26, 2011...... Cory Berliner...... vs. Seton Hall...... W, 9-0 Shutouts 14 2011 Feb. 27, 2016...... Sarah Dawson...... vs. Providence...... W, 13-0 (5) Feb. 26, 2017...... Kayla Harris...... vs. Southeastern Louisiana...... W, 5-0 LONGEST STREAKS GRAND SLAMS Wins 11 2003 March 5, 2006...... Heather Connor...... vs. Charlotte...... L, 6-5 Losses 12 1998 & 1999 March 7, 2006...... Lisa McGregor...... vs. Western Carolina...... W, 13-1 Home Wins 11 2002 & 2003 April 15, 2006...... Sheena Hellon...... vs. Syracuse...... W, 6-5 Road Wins 11 2015 April 29, 2007...... Kelly Stiles...... vs. Rutgers...... W, 10-1 Neutral Wins 16 2015 April 2, 2008...... Jessica Dignon...... vs. Akron...... W, 10-2 Home Losses 9 2013 March 12, 2011...... Yvette Bravo...... vs. North Carolina...... W, 15-0 Road Losses 12 1999 & 2013 March 26, 2011...... Amanda Heitmeier...... vs. Seton Hall...... W, 9-0 Neutral Losses 9 2003 April 10, 2013...... Holly Stevens...... vs. Penn State...... L, 11-7 Shutout Wins 5 2013 April 14, 2013...... Carly Thea...... vs. Seton Hall...... W, 8-7 Shutout Losses 11 2013 Feb. 8, 2014...... Carly Thea...... vs. CSU Bakersfield...... W, 7-5 Feb. 12, 2016...... Alexis Solak ...... vs. St. Bonaventure...... W, 10-0 Feb. 13, 2016...... McKayla Taylor...... vs. Mercer...... W, 19-1 March 7, 2017...... Alexis Solak...... vs. Elon...... W, 7-2

*Sarah Dawson tossed Pitt’s first perfect game in program history as a freshman, leading the Panthers past Providence, 13-0 (five innings), on February 27, 2016. Dawson retired 15 straight batters with the help of her defense.

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