SOFTBALL SOFTBALL 2019SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE PB PANTHERS 2019 MEDIA GUIDE 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS SOFTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS PITT ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS SEASON PREVIEW E.J. Borghetti Matt Plizga Quick Facts ..........................................................................3 Schedule ..............................................................................4 Executive Assoc. AD of Media Relations Assist. AD of Media Relations Opponent Information .....................................................5 (FB) (MBB) Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-8240 Roster ...................................................................................7 [email protected] [email protected] TV/Radio Roster ................................................................ 8 COACHING STAFF Julie Jurich Louie Spina Jodi Hermanek ..................................................................9 Dir. of Social Media & Media Relations Dir. of Media Relations Jillian Van Wagnen ..........................................................11 (WRES, WTEN, MSOC) (WBB, XC/T&F) Brock Van Faussien......................................................... 12 Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-8240 [email protected] [email protected] Maddy Grimm ................................................................... 13 PLAYER BIOS Carly Weisenbach Kelly Dumrauf Hannah Bach ....................................................................14 Dir. of Media Relations Assist. Dir. of Media Relations Walker Barbee ..................................................................15 (VB, GYM) (BASE, WSOC) Morgan Batesole .............................................................16 Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-8240 [email protected] [email protected] Sarah Dawson .................................................................. 17 Marissa DeMatteo ...........................................................18 Abby Edwards...................................................................19 R.J. Sepich Matt Keenan Gabrielle Fredericks ......................................................20 Assist. Dir. of Media Relations Media Relations Assist. Olivia Gray ......................................................................... 21 (S&D, 2FB) (SB, MSOC, 2MBB) Alexee Haynes ................................................................ 22 Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-8240 [email protected] [email protected] Brie Horrell ...................................................................... 23 Brittany Knight ................................................................24 Kaitlyn Kruger ................................................................. 25 Celeste Welsh Cody James Hunter Levesque ............................................................ 26 Media Relations Coordinator Dir. of Graphic Design Connor McGaffic ..............................................................27 Office: 412-648-8240 Office: 412-648-4067 Taylor Myers .................................................................... 28 [email protected] [email protected] Katlyn Pavlick .................................................................. 29 Taylor Rahach .................................................................30 Sarah Seamans ................................................................ 31 Jason Griffith Michaela Ramicone Alexis Solak...................................................................... 32 Dir. of Digital Media Assist. Dir. of Digital Media Nava Susi .......................................................................... 33 Office: 412-648-8181 Office: 412-383-7266 Chandler Walter ..............................................................34 [email protected] [email protected] 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW 2018 Overall Statistics .................................................. 35 2018 ACC Statistics ........................................................ 36 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS 2018 ACC Tournament Statistics .................................37 The 2019 Pitt Softball Media Guide is a publication of the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office and was managed, written, created, designed and edited by Matt Keenan. 2018 Results .....................................................................38 Editor: Matt Keenan RECORD BOOK Year-by-Year Results ..................................................... 39 Assistant Editors: Noah Farrell, Chloe Master All-Time Record vs. Opponents .................................. 47 Layout and Design: Matt Keenan All-Time Results vs. Opponents..................................48 All-Time Roster ...............................................................58 Photography: Dave DiCello, Jeff Gamza, Sam Janicki, Charles LeClaire, Pete Madia, Andy Mead, Alex Mowrey, Michael Shroyer Rosters by Year ...............................................................60 Career Records ............................................................... 63 Mailing Address Single-Season Records .................................................64 P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436 Single-Game Records ....................................................66 Overnight Address Team/Miscellaneous Records ..................................... 67 Petersen Events Center Honors and Awards .......................................................68 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 2019SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 PANTHERS 2019 MEDIA GUIDE 3 PANTHERS SOFTBALL SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYERS RETURNING Name of School ...............................................University of Pittsburgh NO. POS. PLAYER YR. AVG. R H HR RBI BB City ........................................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 OF C. McGaffic JR .152 5 7 1 6 5 Founded ...................................................................................................1787 5 INF/OF H. Levesque SO .305 28 40 4 20 18 Enrollment .........................................................................................34,580 6 OF T. Myers SR .248 15 27 2 14 14 Nickname....................................................................................... Panthers School Colors .................................Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] 7 INF/OF K. Kruger JR .280 20 28 4 17 12 Facility .......................Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex 10 INF O. Gray SR .311 29 50 4 25 15 Affiliation ........................................................................... NCAA Division I 12 INF M. DeMatteo SR .229 18 8 1 3 0 Conference ..............................................................................................ACC 14 INF/U B. Horrell SO .000 0 0 0 0 0 Chancellor ...........................................................Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher 16 INF/U N. Susi SR N/A 0 0 0 0 0 Acting Athletics Director ..................................................Heather Lyke 22 INF A. Solak SR .273 27 44 3 21 15 COACHING STAFF 26 INF M. Batesole SO .143 9 1 0 1 1 Head Coach ....................................................................... Jodi Hermanek 31 INF A. Haynes JR .088 1 3 0 3 3 Alma Mater.......................................................................CSU-Pueblo, ‘00 48 INF/C G. Fredericks SR .227 12 32 4 21 18 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season Career Record (14 Seasons) .......................................... 397-376-1 (.514) NO. POS. PLAYER YR. ERA W/L IP BB K B/AVG 4 P S. Dawson SR 2.63 15-11 149.1 41 75 .262 Assistant Coach ........................................................ Jillian Van Wagnen 11 P T. Rahach SR 5.05 1-3 44.1 28 32 .281 Alma Mater......................................................................................Ohio, ‘12 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 30 P/INF B. Knight JR 5.06 1-1 18.0 9 1 .236 Assistant Coach ........................................................Brock Van Faussien PLAYERS LOST Alma Mater................................................................................ Liberty, ‘97 NO. POS. PLAYER YR. AVG. R H HR RBI BB Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 9 OF E. Hershman SR .239 22 28 5 19 10 15 INF M. Taylor SR .261 42 41 11 30 19 Volunteer Assistant Coach ..............................................Maddy Grimm Alma Mater...........................................................................Kent State, ‘17 17 OF T. Stimson SR .250 2 2 0 2 0 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 21 C/INF G. Zeremenko SR .340 28 50 15 29 34 Director of Operations ................................................ David Horton Jr. NO. POS. PLAYER YR. ERA W/L IP BB K B/AVG Alma Mater....................................................................Dallas Baptist, ‘01 27 P K. Harris SR 2.60 16-3 134.2 34 49 .263 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season NEWCOMERS Athletic Trainer ......................................................................Hayley Harp Alma Mater..............................................................Central Arkansas, ‘18 NO. PLAYER YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st