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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 • WVU Mountaineers • Kent State Golden Flashes FEBRUARY (5-2, 0-0 ACC) games 16 Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. W, 9-3 April 17-18, 2018 17 Saint Louis Kissimmee, Fla. L, 6-5 34-35 Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio 17 Toledo Kissimmee, Fla. W, 17-3 18 Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. W, 2-0 23 Presbyterian Spartanburg, S.C. W, 4-3 Pitt West Virginia 19-14 (8-10 ACC) 24 USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. W, 3-1 vs. 16-17 (2-7 Big 12) 25 Seton Hall Spartanburg, S.C. L, 1-0 Streak: W, Last 2 Streak: L, Last 1 MARCH (8-8 3-8 ACC) 2 Massachusetts Kissimmee, Fla. W, 3-2 3 Butler Kissimmee, Fla. W, 3-0 Pitt Kent State 3 Massachusetts Kissimmee, Fla. W, 9-0 19-14 (8-10 ACC) 22-10 (9-3 MAC) 4 Massachusetts Kissimmee, Fla. W, 10-5 Streak: W, Last 2 at Streak: W, Last 6 6 Saint Peter’s Kissimmee, Fla. W, 21-1 9 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. L, 3-1 10 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. L, 4-1 PROBABLE STARTERS 10 Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. W, 15-10 13 Youngstown State Pittsburgh, Pa. postponed 16 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 15-3 Game 1: Tuesday 17 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 4-0 Derek West Isaiah Kearns 18 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 13-2 RHP • Redshirt Sophomore RHP • Sophomore 21 Penn State State College, Pa. postponed 1-3 • 5.32 ERA • 1.47 WHIP vs. 1-1 • 2.55 ERA • 1.74 WHIP 23 #19 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 12-6 24 #19 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 8-7 25 #19 Duke* Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 6-5 27 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. postponed Game 2: Wednesday 30 (RV) Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 10-7 TBD Jared Skolnicki 31 (RV) Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 7-5 -- • -- RHP • Redshirt Senior -- • -- ERA • -- WHIP vs. 2-1 • 5.40 ERA • 1.64 WHIP APRIL (6-4, 5-2 ACC) 1 (RV) Virginia* Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 4-1 SERIES INFORMATION 3 Youngstown State Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 9-5 4 Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio cancelled CHARLES L. COST FIELD Predicted Weather Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday: 41oF, cloudy, 50% chance of rain, W 18 MPH MPH 6 Boston College* Brighton, Mass. W, 9-4 o 7 Boston College* Brighton, Mass. W, 6-4 (13) Synthetic Grass • Opened: 2011 Wednesday: 55 F, cloudy, 40% chance of rain, SW 6 MPH MPH LF: 330 • LC: 375 • CF: 405 • RC: 375 • RF: 330 8 Boston College* Brighton, Mass. L, 8-0 10 Kent State Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 4-1 SCHOONOVER STADIUM 11 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L, 12-1 Kent, Ohio 13 (RV) Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 7-3 Synthetic Grass • Opened: 2005 14 (RV) Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 4-3 (14) LF: 320 • LC: 385 • CF: 415 • RC: 355 • RF: 320 15 (RV) Georgia Tech* Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 6-5 PITT PROJECTED LINEUP 17 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM Pos. No. Player B/T Avg. GP-GS R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT 18 Kent State Kent, Ohio 4 PM C 43 Cole MacLaren R/R .190 33-33 13 19 10 2 0 0 0-0 20 Miami (FL)* Miami, Fla. 7 PM 1B 29 Nick Banman L/R .189 32-29 10 20 17 7 0 2 0-0 21 Miami (FL)* Miami, Fla. 7 PM 2B 14 Alex Amos R/R .254 33-33 29 31 6 1 0 0 7-9 22 Miami (FL)* Miami, Fla. 1 PM 3B 11 Liam Sabino R/R .291 33-33 29 37 27 10 0 9 14-16 28 LIU Brooklyn (DH) Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM SS 24 David Yanni L/R .259 33-33 20 29 25 5 0 3 2-2 29 LIU Brooklyn Pittsburgh, Pa. 12 PM LF 1 Nico Popa R/R .187 29-26 17 17 11 2 3 2 4-5 CF 3 Frank Maldonado R/R .316 32-32 16 36 27 6 0 2 3-5 RF 23 Ron Washington Jr. R/R .289 32-30 11 35 18 5 2 2 0-0 MAY DH 6 Caleb Parry R/R .167 19-16 7 11 7 3 0 0 0-0 1 MD Eastern Shore Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM 2 MD Eastern Shore Pittsburgh, Pa. 12 PM P No. Player ERA W-L APP-GS IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 4 Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 6 PM RHP 46 Derek West 5.32 1-3 6-6 23.2 21 18 14 13 23 1.47 5 Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 2 PM 6 Notre Dame* Notre Dame, Ind. 1 PM BENCH 8 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM Pos. No. Player B/T Avg. GP-GS R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT OF 5 Connor Perry L/L .224 27-23 14 15 5 4 0 0 3-5 11 Louisville* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM OF 17 Chris Cappas L/L .242 20-7 8 8 10 1 0 0 4-5 12 Louisville* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 13 Louisville* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM BULLPEN 17 Clemson* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM P No. Player ERA W-L (S) APP-GS IP H R ER BB SO WHIP 18 Clemson* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM RHP 9 Yasin Chentouf 3.08 4-2 (6) 14-0 26.1 21 10 9 13 30 1.30 19 Clemson* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM RHP 12 Chase Smith 2.62 0-1 (1) 15-0 24.0 10 9 7 16 14 1.08 RHP 34 Chris Gomez 5.85 1-0 10-2 20.0 24 13 13 7 13 1.55 PANTHERS GAME NOTES BASEBALL 1 PITT BASEBALL @Pitt_BASE 2018 SERIES NOTES LEADING OFF past weekend, with three resounding victories. Kent State Quick Facts • Pitt (19-14, 8-10 ACC) returns to action Tuesday at Charles L. has been hot lately, having won six in a row and 10 of its last UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Cost Field, facing West Virginia in the second of two 11 games. The Golden Flashes are set to travel to Bowling School ..............................................University of Pittsburgh Backyard Brawls before traveling to Kent State to face the Green to face the Falcons on Tuesday before meeting the Location ......................................................... Pittsburgh, Pa. Golden Flashes Wednesday. Panthers at Olga A. Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium in • The Panthers come in to the pair of mid-weeks off of a huge Kent, Ohio. Founded ..........................................................................1787 series win against ACC Coastal Division rival Georgia Tech. • Mason Mamarella and Nick Kanavas, both redshirt seniors, Enrollment ................................................................. 28,664 Pitt dropped a 7-3 ninth inning heartbreaker on Friday, have led the offensive charge for Kent State. Mamarella Nickname ................................................................ Panthers before fighting back to take a dramatic 4-3, 14-inning victory leads the team with 35 runs and a .363 batting average, and Colors ....................................................... Vegas Gold & Navy on Saturday and a 6-5 win on Sunday. Pitt has now won holds a .486 on base percentage. Kanavas, who is hitting Conference ..........................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) three consecutive ACC series for the first time since joining .351, good for second on the team, has a team leading 47 Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA Division I the league in 2014. hits. Website ...................................www.PittsburghPanthers.com • Frank Maldonado continues to power the Panther offense, • Southpaw Jared Skolnicki will start for the Golden Flashes Facebook ............................................... /PittsburghPanthers hitting .316 on the season with 36 hits and 27 RBI, tallying a on the bump. He brings in a 2-1 record with a 5.40 ERA, Twitter ..................................@Pitt_ATHLETICS & @Pitt_BASE .421 slugging percentage and a .402 on base mark. Liam having tossed 26.2 innings. He’s allowed 16 off 36 hits and Sabino remains a persistent threat to opponents, leading the seven walks, fanning 27. Instagram ..............................@Pitt_ATHLETICS & @Pitt_BASE team with 37 hits, nine homers and a .583 slugging Chancellor .............................................Dr. Patrick Gallagher percentage. SERIES WITH KENT STATE Director of Athletics ..........................................Heather Lyke • Redshirt sophomore Derek West (1-3) will get the start on • Kent State holds a 39-27 record over Pitt all-time in a series COACHING STAFF the mound for the Panthers against West Virginia. West holds dating back to the 1951 season. Head Coach ........................ Joe Jordano (Westminster, 1985) a 5.32 ERA, having pitched 23.2 innings while giving up 21 • The Golden Flashes traveled to Pittsburgh last Tuesday to hits, walking 13 and striking out 23. Wednesday’s starter is face Pitt at Charles L. Cost Field, grabbing a 4-1 victory. Record at Pitt ..........................578-510-2 (.531) - 20 years TBD. Career Record ........................861-628-2 (.578) - 30 years Series with Kent State (last 20) Pitching Coach ..............Jerry Oakes (Coastal Carolina, 2012) SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA Date Venue Score All-Time Record Assistant Coach ..................... Billy Alvino (High Point, 2009) • West Virginia (16-17, 2-7 Big 12) enters the game having April 20, 2005 A L, 9-4 23-24 Volunteer Assistant Coach ......Aaron Lynch (Allegheny, 2013) dropped a home series with Big 12 foe Oklahoma State. March 29, 2006 H L, 14-4 23-25 PANTHERS AT A GLANCE The Mountaineers dropped game one 7-4, and were able to May 2, 2006 A L, 17-14 23-26 grab a win in game two by a score of 10-7 before falling to March 28, 2007 A L, 3-0 23-27 First Season ....................................................................1907 the Cowboys in the rubber match 6-4.