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PITT BASEBALL @Pitt_BASE 2018 Media Relations: Kelly Dumrauf • [email protected] • (412) 228-2561 • 3719 Terrace St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 SCHEDULE 2018 Pitt Panthers vs. RV Virginia Cavaliers FEBRUARY (5-2, 0-0 ACC) games 16 Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. W, 9-3 March 30, - April 1, 2018 17 Saint Louis Kissimmee, Fla. L, 6-5 22-24 Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. 17 Toledo Kissimmee, Fla. W, 17-3 18 Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. W, 2-0 23 Presbyterian Spartanburg, S.C. W, 4-3 Pitt Virginia 12-9 (2-7 ACC) 24 USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. W, 3-1 vs. 14-11 (3-6 ACC) 25 Seton Hall Spartanburg, S.C. L, 1-0 Streak: L, Last 1 Streak: L, Last 1 MARCH (7-7, 2-7 ACC) 2 Massachusetts Kissimmee, Fla. W, 3-2 PROBABLE STARTERS 3 Butler Kissimmee, Fla. W, 3-0 3 Massachusetts Kissimmee, Fla. W, 9-0 Game 1: Friday 4 Massachusetts Kissimmee, Fla. W, 10-5 6 Saint Peter’s Kissimmee, Fla. W, 21-1 RJ Freure Derek Casey 9 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. L, 3-1 RHP • Sophomore RHP • Senior 10 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. L, 4-1 2-1 • 3.75 ERA • 1.17 WHIP vs. 2-2 • 3.83 ERA • 1.40 WHIP 10 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. W, 15-10 13 Youngstown State Pittsburgh, Pa. postponed 16 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 15-3 17 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 4-0 Game 2: Saturday 18 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 13-2 Matt Pidich Daniel Lynch 21 Penn State State College, Pa. postponed RHP • Redshirt Senior LHP • Junior 23 #19 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 12-6 3-1 • 3.12 ERA • 1.14 WHIP vs 2-3 •3.18 ERA • 1.15 WHIP 24 #19 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 8-7 25 #19 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 6-5 27 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. postponed 30 Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM Game 3: Sunday 31 Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM TBD TBD -- • -- -- • -- APRIL -- • -- ERA • -- WHIP vs. --• -- ERA • -- WHIP 1 Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM 3 Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio 6 PM SERIES INFORMATION 4 Youngstown State Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 6 Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 4 PM CHARLES L. COST FIELD Predicted Weather 7 Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2 PM Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday: 45oF, cloudy, 40% chance of rain, NW 10 MPH Synthetic Grass • Opened: 2011 Saturday: 57oF, partly sunny, 20% chance of rain, SSW 14 MPH 8 Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1 PM o 10 Kent State Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM LF: 330 • LC: 375 • CF: 405 • RC: 375 • RF: 330 Sunday: 44 F, partly sunny, 0% chance of rain, WNW 10 MPH 11 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 6 PM PITT PROJECTED LINEUP 13 Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM Pos. No. Player B/T Avg. GP-GS R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT 14 Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM C 43 Cole MacLaren R/R .172 21-21 9 11 8 1 0 0 0-0 15 Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM 1B 29 Nick Banman L/R .238 20-18 8 15 10 5 0 2 0-0 17 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM 2B 14 Alex Amos R/R .253 21-21 19 19 4 1 0 0 5-7 18 Kent State Kent, Ohio 6 PM 3B 11 Liam Sabino R/R .368 21-21 20 28 18 8 0 6 12-12 20 Miami (FL)* Miami, Fla. 7 PM SS 24 David Yanni L/R .304 21-21 14 21 20 4 0 2 2-2 21 Miami (FL)* Miami, Fla. 7 PM LF 1 Nico Popa R/R .192 18-16 12 10 7 2 2 1 4-4 22 Miami (FL)* Miami, Fla. 1 PM CF 3 Frank Maldonado R/R .284 20-20 9 21 12 5 0 0 3-5 RF 5 Connor Perry L/L .239 18-16 8 11 4 3 0 0 2-4 28 LIU Brooklyn (DH) Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM DH 23 Ron Washington Jr. R/R .268 20-18 8 19 11 3 1 1 0-0 29 LIU Brooklyn Pittsburgh, Pa. 12 PM P No. Player ERA W-L APP-GS IP H R ER BB SO WHIP MAY RHP 33 RJ Freure 3.75 2-1 10-0 24.0 17 11 10 11 40 1.17 1 MD Eastern Shore Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM RHP 41 Matt Pidich 3.12 3-1 6-6 34.2 32 12 12 7 37 1.14 2 MD Eastern Shore Pittsburgh, Pa. 12 PM 4 Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 6 PM BENCH 5 Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 2 PM Pos. No. Player B/T Avg. GP-GS R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT 6 Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 1 PM INF 6 Caleb Parry R/R .220 12-10 6 9 6 3 0 0 0-0 OF 17 Chris Cappas L/L .231 14-6 6 6 9 1 0 0 3-3 8 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM 11 Louisville* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM BULLPEN 12 Louisville* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM P No. Player ERA W-L APP-GS IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 13 Louisville* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM RHP 9 Yasin Chentouf 2.51 2-1 9-0 14.1 11 5 4 7 17 1.28 17 Clemson* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM RHP 12 Chase Smith 2.00 0-1 10-0 18.0 5 5 4 12 11 0.94 18 Clemson* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM RHP 20 Blair Calvo 5.12 0-1 6-6 19.1 23 12 11 12 26 1.83 19 Clemson* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM RHP 34 Chris Gomez 4.30 1-0 7-1 14.2 13 7 7 4 9 1.20 RHP 46 Derek West 3.77 1-2 4-4 14.1 13 10 6 8 14 1.49 PANTHERS GAME NOTES BASEBALL 1 PITT BASEBALL @Pitt_BASE 2018 SERIES NOTES LEADING OFF March 8, 2015 A L, 10-3 3-9 Quick Facts • Pitt (12-9, 2-7 ACC) continues its ACC homestand, welcoming April 30, 2016 H L, 5-1 3-10 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION national powerhouse Virginia to Charles L. Cost Field April 30, 2016 H L, 7-6 3-11 School ..............................................University of Pittsburgh for a crucial three-game tilt. The Panthers saw their third May 1, 2016 H L, 9-1 3-12 Location ......................................................... Pittsburgh, Pa. consecutive mid-week game canceled Tuesday due to April 7, 2017 A L, 1-12 3-13 inclement weather. April 8, 2017 A L, 2-5 3-14 Founded ..........................................................................1787 • Pitt enters the game after dropping an ACC series with April 9, 2017 A L, 3-4 3-15 Enrollment ................................................................. 28,664 No. 19 Duke, 2-1, at Charles L. Cost Field over the weekend. Nickname ................................................................ Panthers The Panthers were downed by the Blue Devils 12-6 in the WHO’S STREAKING Colors ....................................................... Vegas Gold & Navy opener, bouncing back for a resounding 8-7 victory in game • Liam Sabino brings in Pitt’s longest hit streak, dating back Conference ..........................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) two. In the rubber match, Duke scored on a wild play at the five games. Alex Amos sits at three, while David Yanni and Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA Division I plate in the ninth inning to walk away with a 6-5 victory and Ron Washington Jr. have both tallied at least one hit in two Website ...................................www.PittsburghPanthers.com the series. straight. Facebook ............................................... /PittsburghPanthers • Liam Sabino has led the Panther offense all season, hitting • Yanni’s 31-game reached base streak, which dates back to Twitter ..................................@Pitt_ATHLETICS & @Pitt_BASE at a .368 clip with eight doubles, six homers and 18 RBI. He’s the 2016 season is the team’s longest. Sabino sits at five, tallied a .711 slug percentage, a .485 on base mark and is while Cole MacLaren, Amos and Nico Popa are at three. Instagram ..............................@Pitt_ATHLETICS & @Pitt_BASE a perfect 12-of-12 in stolen base attempts. David Chancellor .............................................Dr. Patrick Gallagher Yanni (.304) is also hitting above the .300 mark and leads STEEL CURTAIN Director of Athletics ..........................................Heather Lyke the team with 20 RBI. • The Panthers have been a solid defensive force this season, COACHING STAFF • Righty RJ Freure will earn the first start of his career on boasting the third best fielding percentage in the ACC. Pitt Head Coach ........................ Joe Jordano (Westminster, 1985) Friday, taking the hill after a season and a half of stellar owns a .977 mark, tallying a league-low 17 errors with 549 relief work. Freure enters the game with a record of 2-1 putouts and 187 assists. Record at Pitt ......................... 571-505-2 (.531) - 20 years and a 3.75 ERA. He’s allowed 10 earned runs off 17 hits and 11 • In conference play, the Panthers have put up the top Career Record .......................854-623-2 (.578) - 30 years walks in 24.0 innings, fanning a team-best 40 batters. defensive numbers in the ACC, owning a .987 percentage. In Pitching Coach ..............Jerry Oakes (Coastal Carolina, 2012) Redshirt senior Matt Pidich will continue to hold down the ACC action, Pitt has committed just four errors, a league- Assistant Coach ..................... Billy Alvino (High Point, 2009) Saturday spot, entering the weekend with a 3.12 ERA and a best, while tallying 228 putouts and 79 assists. Volunteer Assistant Coach ......Aaron Lynch (Allegheny, 2013) record of 3-1. He’s surrendered 12 earned runs off 32 hits PANTHERS AT A GLANCE and seven walks in 34.2 innings, whiffing 37 batters.