SOFTBALL df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS PITT ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS SEASON PREVIEW Matt Plizga E.J. Borghetti 2017 Quick Facts .......................................................3 Assist. AD of Media Relations Executive Assoc. AD of Media 2017 Roster.................................................................4 (M. Basketball) Relations 2017 TV/Radio Roster ..............................................5 Office: 412-648-8240 (Football) 2017 Schedule ..........................................................6 Cell: 919-812-0882 Office: 412-648-8243 [email protected] Cell: 412-491-5110 [email protected] 2016 SEASON REVIEW 2016 Season Overall Statistics ............................7 2016 ACC Statistics .................................................8 Casey Bonk Carly Weisenbach 2016 Results ...............................................................9 Assist. Director of Media Relations Director of Media Relations (Volleyball, Softball) (CC, W. Basketball, Track)w COACHING STAFF Office: 412-648-7774 Office: 412-648-9014 Cell: 412-298-7025 Cell: 412-277-8860 Holly Aprile ..........................................................10-11 [email protected] [email protected] Gina Fuchs ................................................................ 12 Lauren Cognigni ..................................................... 13 PLAYER BIOS Julie Jurich Kelly Dumrauf Kaitlin Manuel ........................................................14 Assist. Director of Media Relations Assist. Director of Media Relations Kayla Harris ............................................................15 (M. Soccer, Wrestling, W. Tennis) (W. Soccer, Gymnastics, Baseball) Office: 412-648-8245 Office: 412-648-9807 Erin Hershman ........................................................16 Cell: 412-652-5585 Cell: 412-228-2561 Taylor Stimson ........................................................ 17 [email protected] [email protected] McKayla Taylor .......................................................18 Giorgiana Zeremenko ...........................................19 Sarah Dawson .......................................................20 Celeste Welsh R.J. Sepich Marissa DeMatteo .................................................. 21 Gabrielle Fredericks .............................................22 Media Relations Coordinator Assist. Director of Media Relations Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-7819 Olivia Gray ............................................................... 23 Cell: 412-576-7088 Cell: 412-452-1992 Taylor Myers ...........................................................24 [email protected] [email protected] Alexis Solak ........................................................... 25 Hannah Edwards ................................................... 26 Alexee Haynes ....................................................... 26 Brittany Knight ...................................................... 26 Kaitlyn Kruger .........................................................27 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2017 Pitt Softball Media Guide is a publication of the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Rela- Connor McGaffic .....................................................27 tions Office and was managed, written, created, designed and edited by Casey Bonk. Valerie Ortega .........................................................27 Editor: Casey Bonk RECORDS Assistant Editors: Matt Plizga, Julie Jurich, Dillon Arace, Toby Bolno, Briggs Bradley, Jeff Carpenter, Year-by-Year Results ...................................... 28-34 Nick Cherry, Ian Cruiess, Jake Laskey, Michael Marciano All-Time Records vs Opponents ........................ 35 Layout and Design: Casey Bonk All-Time Results vs Opponents ...................36-44 Career Records ......................................................45 Photography: Pete Madia, Charles LeClaire, Jeff Gamza, Alex Mowrey, Dave DiCello, Sam Janicki, Single-Seaon Records ....................................46-47 Michael Shroyer, Andy Mead Single-Game Records ...........................................48 Mailing Address Team/Misc. Records..............................................49 P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436 Honors & Awards ...................................................50 Overnight Address All-Time Roster (Alphabetical) ........................... 51 Petersen Events Center All-Time Roster (Yearly)................................. 52-53 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 2 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2017 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYERS RETURNING Name of School ...................................University of Pittsburgh NO. POS. PLAYER YR. AVG. R H HR RBI BB City/Zip .....................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. 2 INF/OF K. Manuel SR .236 31 33 3 23 19 Founded ....................................................................................... 1787 6 OF T. Myers SO .000 7 0 0 0 0 Enrollment ..............................................................................28,649 9 OF E. Hershman JR .366 36 53 7 31 20 Nickname............................................................................Panthers 10 INF O. Gray SO .325 18 38 4 20 11 School Colors ......................Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] 12 INF M. DeMatteo SO .167 6 3 0 1 2 Facility ............Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex 15 INF M. Taylor JR .331 36 52 10 36 32 Affiliation ................................................................NCAA Division I 21 C/INF G. Zeremenko JR .392 28 49 17 52 25 Conference ...................................................................................ACC 22 INF A. Solak SO .241 8 14 3 19 6 Chancellor ............................................... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher Acting Athletics Director .....................................Dr. Randy Juhl NO. POS. PLAYER YR. ERA W/L IP BB SO B/AVG 4 P S. Dawson SO 6.25 8-0 52.2 13 22 .336 COACHING STAFF 27 P K. Harris JR 3.40 16-11 158.2 72 117 .272 Head Coach ...................................................................Holly Aprile Alma Mater.......................................................................UMass ‘92 PLAYERS LOST Seasons at Pitt .....................14th Season | 9th as Head Coach NO. POS. PLAYER YR. AVG. R H HR RBI BB Career Record (All at Pitt) .................................................214-193 3 OF A. Sills SR .306 12 11 0 1 4 Career Conference Record ..................................................73-107 5 OF/U M. Choe SR .200 13 2 0 1 0 ACC Record at Pitt ..................................................................33-59 10 INF S. Pickett RS-SR .330 41 59 7 28 18 Big East Record at Pitt .........................................................40-48 11 INF M. Sevilla RS-SR .351 48 60 11 38 13 23 C/INF K. Duran SR .128 16 6 1 7 22 Assistant Coach .............................................................Gina Fuchs 33 P/INF J. Modic SR .329 27 49 12 37 30 Alma Mater...............................................................Penn State ‘03 Seasons at Pitt .............................................................13th Season NO. POS. PLAYER YR. ERA W/L IP BB SO B/AVG 33 P/INF J. Modic RS-SR 3.88 7-10 119.0 75 59 .257 Assistant Coach ..................................................Lauren Cognigni Alma Mater.......................................................Saint Joseph’s ‘08 NEWCOMERS Seasons at Pitt ..............................................................3rd Season NO. PLAYER YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN 1 C. McGaffic FR OF/U R/R Georgetown, Pa. TEAM INFORMATION 3 G. Fredericks SO-T INF/C L/L New Philadelphia, Ohio 2016 Overall Record [H/A/N] ..................................................31-21 7 K. Kruger FR INF/OF R/R Calabasas, Calif. 2016 ACC Record [Finish] ..............................................8-14 [8th] 8 H. Edwards FR OF L/L Catasauque, Pa. ACC Tournament .........................lost to #6 Florida State, 8-0 17 T. Stimson JR-T INF/U R/R Hudson, Ohio Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................8 / 5 24 V. Ortega FR C/U R/R Northglenn, Colo. Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................10 / 6 30 B. Knight FR P/INF L/R Windham, Ohio Newcomers .......................................................................................8 31 A. Haynes FR INF/U R/R Charleston, W.Va. PROGRAM HISTORY SPORTS INFORMATION First Year .....................................................................................1998 Softball SID .......................................................................................................................Casey Bonk All-Time Record ................................................................440-522-1 Office Phone ...................................................................................................................412-648-7774 All-Time ACC Record ...............................................................25-45 Cell Phone ...................................................................................................................... 412-298-7025 All-Time Big East Record .....................................................114-186 Email .........................................................................................................cbonk@athletics.pitt.edu Years in NCAA Tournament ..............................................1 [2015]