2020 Pitt Baseball Game Notes Media Relations: Korey Blucas • [email protected] • (724) 799-4480 • 3719 Terrace St
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2020 Pitt Baseball Game Notes Media Relations: Korey Blucas • [email protected] • (724) 799-4480 • 3719 Terrace St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 2020 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY GAME Youngstown State-Home Opener 14 Indiana State Port Charlotte, Fla. W, 11-1 March 4, 2020 14 Saint Joseph’s Port Charlotte, Fla. W, 14-8 15 Ohio State North Port, Fla. L, 4-1 12 Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. 16 Iowa Port Charlotte, Fla. W, 10-8 21 Eastern Michigan Sanford, Fla. W, 3-2 22 Eastern Michigan Sanford, Fla. W, 10-4 23 Eastern Michigan Sanford, Fla. W, 10-2 28 Lehigh Sanford, Fla. W, 15-4 28 Central Connecticut Sanford, Fla. W, 7-5 29 Lehigh Sanford, Fla. W, 10-0 MARCH 1 Central Connecticut Sanford, Fla. W, 14-2 4 Youngstown St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM Pitt Youngstown 6 Miami* Miami, Fla. 3 PM 7 Miami* Miami, Fla. 7 PM 2020 Record: 2020 Record: 8 Miami* Miami, Fla. 1 PM 10-1, Overall 4-5, Overall 10 Southern Florida Tampa, Fla. 6:30 PM 13 Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 0-0, ACC 0-0, Horizon 14 Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM Head Coach: Mike Bell Head Coach: Dan Bertolini 15 Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM Season at Pitt: 2nd Season at YSU: 4th 18 Kent State Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 20 Florida State* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 21 Florida State* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 22 Florida State* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM PROBABLE STARTERS 24 Penn State University Park, Pa. 6:30 PM 25 Youngstown St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 27 Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 5 PM Chris Cappas vs. Jon Snyder 28 Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 2 PM LHP • Sophomore RHP • RS Sophomore 29 Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 1 PM 1-0 • 3.00 ERA • 1.33 WHIP 0-0 • 5.40 ERA • 1.65 WHIP 31 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM APRIL 3 Clemson* Clemson, S.C. 6 PM 4 Clemson* Clemson, S.C. 5 PM 5 Clemson* Clemson, S.C. 12 PM 7 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 PM 9 Boston College* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 10 Boston College* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 11 Boston College* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM 15 Kent State Kent, Ohio 7 PM 17 Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM 18 Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 19 Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM 24 James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM 25 James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 26 James Madison Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM 28 Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio 6 PM 29 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM MAY PITT’S PROJECTED LINEUP 1 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 6 PM 2 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 3 PM Pos. No. Player B/T AVG GP-GS OBP SLG H BB R HR RBI 3 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 1 PM C 33 Riley Wash R/R .412 6-4 .474 .765 7 2 4 1 4 5 Oakland Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM 1B 15 Bryce Hulett L/L .381 7-6 .519 .429 8 3 3 0 5 6 Oakland Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM 2B 3 Sky Duff L/R .391 7-7 .533 .478 9 6 4 0 4 8 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 6 PM 3B 2 Sam Frontino R/R .250 7-7 .424 .417 6 7 4 0 5 9 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 2 PM SS 24 David Yanni L/R .379 7-7 .444 .655 11 4 7 1 13 10 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 PM LF 21 Kyle Hess L/R .323 7-7 .382 .516 10 3 4 1 6 12 West Virginia% Morgantown, W.V. 6:30 PM CF 5 Jordan Anderson R/R .233 7-7 .382 .300 7 6 6 0 0 14 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM RF 1 Nico Popa R/R .200 7-7 .351 .233 6 4 9 0 2 15 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM DH 23 Ron Washington Jr. R/R .290 7-7 .389 .613 9 3 8 2 10 16 Duke*$ Pittsburgh, Pa. 12 PM P No. Player APP-GS W-L ERA IP H R ER K BB WHIP 19-24 ACC Tournament Charlotte, N.C. TBD LHP 17 Chris Cappas 1-1 0-0 6.75 4.0 4 3 3 6 4 2.00 29-1 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD BULLPEN JUNE P No. Player APP-GS W-L ERA IP H R ER K BB WHIP 5-8 Super Regionals TBD TBD RHP 12 Chase Smith 4-0 1-0 1.50 6.0 4 2 1 5 7 1.83 13-24 NCAA CWS TBD TBD RHP 34 Chris Gomez 2-0 0-0 0.00 3.2 1 0 0 3 0 0.31 *- ACC game RHP 16 Grant Powell 3-0 1-0 0.00 6.1 2 0 0 9 1 0.49 %- played at PNC Park RHP 36 Dylan Lester 2-0 0-0 4.91 3.2 1 2 2 2 2 0.94 $- Senior Day RHP 38 C.J. McKennitt 3-0 0-0 9.00 3.0 5 6 3 3 2 2.33 PANTHERS GAME NOTES @Pitt_BASE BASEBALL 1 SERIES NOTES LEADING OFF in triples (five) and ranked fifth in batting average (.353). Also, QUICK FACTS • Pitt baseball (10-1) makes its 2020 debut on the newly ren- he provided much power at the plate with 28 extra-base hits, ovated field at Charles L. Cost Field against Youngstown State including 15 doubles and eight homers, for 39 RBI’s. (4-5) Wednesday at 3 p.m. The game was moved from Tuesday • A third-team all-conference selection in 2018, Ron Washington UNIVERSITY INFORMATION due to inclement weather. Jr. will look to increase his numbers like he did last year. Limited to 39 games, Washington Jr. batted .306 last year with School ..............................................University of Pittsburgh ALL-TIME SERIES a team-high 17 double and two homers for a .465 slugging Location ......................................................... Pittsburgh, Pa. • Pitt leads the series 36-9-1. percentage. Founded ..........................................................................1787 • The Panthers are 10-1 against the Penguins at Charles L. Cost • Billy Corcoran showed he belonged right away as a freshman Enrollment ..................................................................34,934 Field. and will be counted on to be once again a weekend starter for Nickname ................................................................ Panthers • Pitt has won seven of the last nine meetings. the Panthers. In 2019 he ranked 2nd on the team in ERA (3.80) Colors .............. Pitt Royal and Gold PMS (PMS 661/PMS 1235) and WHIP (1.32) along with 54 strikeouts. Conference ..........................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) PANTHERS CRUSHING IT AT THE PLATE • Sky Duff (second base) and Kyle Hess (left field) are the two Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA Division I • Pitt has fielded a high-powered offense attack that has led other returning starters for Pitt. Both claimed starting roles Website ...................................www.PittsburghPanthers.com to several blowout wins and allowed for three late-inning come- right away as freshman last season and look for breakout backs (Saint Joseph’s, Iowa and Central Connecticut State). sophomore campaigns. Duff led the team with 40 walks, ranked Facebook .................................................PittsburghPanthers • The Panthers rank No. 1 in the nation in doubles per game fourth in batting average (.260) and had eight doubles. Hess Athletics Twitter ..........................................@Pitt_ATHLETICS (3.55). Individually, Kyle Hess (0.64) ranks 13th, while three had 10 extra-base hits and 33 RBI’s. Athletics Instagram .....................................@Pitt_ATHLETICS other players are also in the top-100: David Yanni, (52nd, 0.5), Baseball Twitter .................................................. @Pitt_BASE Riley Wash, (52nd, 0.5) and Ron Washington Jr. (80th, 0.45). ASTROTURF RENOVATION Baseball Instagram ............................................. @Pitt_BASE • Pitt ranks in the top-50 in three other offensive categories: • After the conclusion of the 2019 fall season, the field scoring (14th, 8.9 runs per game), batting average (16th, .317) at Charles L. Cost Field has been renovated through COACHING STAFF and home runs per game (36th, 1.0). AstroTurf. Head Coach .............................Mike Bell (Florida State, 1996) • The new field features the AstroTurf Diamond Series RBI Record at Pitt ......................................31-35 (second season) ONE OF THE BEST STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY System which includes multiple artificial turf components Career Record ............................................................... Same • The Panthers have opened the season 10-1, tied for the that have been specifically engineered to emulate the second-best start through 11 games in program history (1963, look, feel and performance of both the grass and clay Assistant/Pitching Coach ...Jerry Oakes (Coastal Carolina, 2012) 1967 and 1993). portions of a baseball field. Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Ty Megahee (Mercer, 2006) • The 2002 squad went 10-0-1. • Diamond Series turf systems from AstroTurf® are well- Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator John Sansone (Florida State, 2016) • With a win against Youngstown State, Pitt would tie the 1993 known throughout the sport for delivering the ultimate team for the best-start through 12 games. playability, durability and ballpark aesthetics. PANTHERS AT A GLANCE • In 1993, Pitt started 12-1. • Pitt’s now a member of a long list of AstroTurf Diamond First Season ....................................................................1907 Series Baseball customers that include elite programs All-Time Record ....................................... 1,290-1,189-7 (.522) MANY, MANY NEW PANTHER FACES such as Vanderbilt, Michigan, Kentucky, Duke, Ohio State, All-Time Conference Record ..............................357-512 (.411) • Head coach Mike Bell welcomes 21 newcomers to this year’s Washington State, West Virginia and many, many more. All-Time ACC Record ...........................................58-119 (.328) team, the most of any ACC squad. All-Time Conference Tournament Record ..............11-22 (.333) • These new players came from various routes before arriving SWEEP OF THE EAGLES All-Time ACC Tournament Record ...........................