SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 9 Pitt Panthers [19-13-1, 8-3 ACC] at #13/9 Florida State [31-6, 9-0 ACC] April 6-8 • JoAnne Graf Field at Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, Fla. 2018 PITT SOFTBALL SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Fri. 2/9 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount^ W, 4-1 ~ vs. Utah State^ W, 3-2 PITT • FLORIDA STATE Sat. 2/10 ~ vs. Rutgers^ W, 6-2 Meeting(s) 6-18 ~ at Cal State Fullerton^ L, 7-10 PITT PANTHERS Sun. 2/11 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount^ T, 0-0 (9) Series Record 0-15 Fri. 2/16 # vs. Wisconsin L, 1-5 2018 Record [ACC] 19-13-1 [8-3] # vs. Illinois L, 4-5 (9) 2017 Record [ACC] 24-23 [7-17] Record at Home 0-5 Sat. 2/17 # vs. Wisconsin W, 6-5 (9) 2018 RPI 78 Record at Opponent 0-9 Sun. 2/18 # vs. Illinois W, 9-0 (5) ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A Fri. 2/23 + vs. Georgetown W, 2-0 Record at Neutral Site 0-1 USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A + vs. Saint Josephs W, 7-1 First Meeting 3/6/2002 • Pitt lost 7-0 Sat. 2/24 + vs. Georgetown L, 3-5 Head Coach Holly Aprile + at Coastal Carolina W, 4-3 Record at Pitt 257-229-1 [10th season] Last Meeting 4/2/2017 • Pitt lost 5-0 Sun. 2/25 + Saint Joseph's L, 6-8 Fri. 3/2 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA L, 7-0 BROADCAST LINKS ACCN EXTRA Sat. 3/3 * at NC State W, 9-1 Game 1: Pitt at FSU April 6 | 6:00 p.m. Sun. 3/4 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA W, 7-5 Wed. 3/7 at FIU^ L, 0-8 ACC Network Extra https://es.pn/2q23K7a at FIU^ W, 2-0 #13/9 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES Thu. 3/8 $ vs. Ball State W, 6-1 2018 Record [ACC] 31-6 [9-0] $ at FAU W, 7-1 2017 Record [ACC] 55-8-1 [24-0] Game 2: Pitt at FSU April 7 | 1:00 p.m. Sat. 3/10 $ vs. [21/22] Michigan L, 2-3 $ vs. Rutgers L, 5-7 2018 RPI 11 ACC Network Extra https://es.pn/2JfzJtk Sun. 3/11 $ vs. Stony Brook L, 5-7 ESPN.com/USA Softball 9 Fri. 3/16 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA L, 4-8 USA Today/NFCA Coaches 13 ACCN EXTRA Sat. 3/17 * at North Carolina W, 6-3 Head Coach Lonni Alameda Game 3: Pitt at FSU April 8 | 12:00 p.m. Sun. 3/18 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA W, 10-2 Fri. 3/23 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA W, 4-1 Record at FSU 454-144-1 [10th season] ACC Network Extra https://es.pn/2IpTFIF * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA W, 4-0 LIVE STATS LINKS Sat. 3/25 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA Canc. Tue. 3/27 at Ohio University L, 1-6 Game 1: Pitt at FSU April 6 | 6:00 p.m. Sat. 3/31 * vs. Duke ACCN EXTRA W, 6-4 * vs. Duke ACCN EXTRA W, 8-4 Live Stats http://bit.ly/2GsHxtY Sun. 4/1 * vs. Duke ACCN EXTRA L, 1-2 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Tue. 4/3 at Penn State^ Canc. PITT FSU Fri. 4/6 * at #13/9 Florida State ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. .256 AVG. .306 Game 2: Pitt at FSU April 7 | 1:00 p.m. ACCN EXTRA Sat. 4/7 * at #13/9 Florida State 1 p.m. 883 AB 950 Live Stats http://bit.ly/2EgvrhG Sun. 4/8 * at #13/9 Florida State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Fri. 4/13 * vs. Georgia Tech ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. 149 R 239 Sat. 4/14 * vs. Georgia Tech ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. 226 H 291 Game 3: Pitt at FSU April 8 | 12:00 p.m. Sun. 4/15 * vs. Georgia Tech ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. 36 2B 69 Wed. 4/18 at Kent State 4 p.m. 1 3B 18 Live Stats http://bit.ly/2GyZmaY Fri. 4/20 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 4/21 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. 36 HR 42 MEDIA RELATIONS Sun 4/22 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. 128 RBI 217 ACCN EXTRA Softball SID Casey Bonk Sat. 4/28 vs. Marshall 4 p.m. .421 SLG % .549 vs. Marshall ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Office Phone 412-648-7774 100 BB 136 Tues. 5/1 vs. Kent State ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Cell Phone 412-298-7025 Wed. 5/2 at Ohio State 6 p.m. 33 HBP 21 ACCN EXTRA Email [email protected] Fri. 5/4 * vs. Louisville 5 p.m. 101 K 164 ACCN EXTRA Sat. 5/5 * vs. Louisville 1 p.m. 25 SH 8 SID Mailing Address P.O. Box 7436 Sun. 5/6 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436 Wed.-Sat. 5/9-12 ACC Tournament TBD 21-27 SB-ATT 80-88 2.82 ERA 1.52 Overnight Address Petersen Events Center All home games in bold | All times are EST | ACCN EXTRA ACCNE Broadcast Live Stream | All home games played at Vartabedian Field 3 SV 1 3719 Terrace Street * ACC Contest | ~ Titan Classic | # ACC/Big Ten Challenge + Chanticleer Showdown | $ Panthers Weekend Tournament .259 B/AVG .172 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 9 GENERAL INFORMATION 2018 ACC STANDINGS Name of School ...............................................University of Pittsburgh Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. City ........................................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. 1. Florida State 9-0 1.000 31-6 0.838 2. Pittsburgh 8-3 0.727 19-13-1 0.591 Founded ...................................................................................................1787 3. North Carolina 8-4 0.667 19-19 0.500 Enrollment .........................................................................................28,644 4. Notre Dame 7-4 0.636 23-12 0.657 Nickname....................................................................................... Panthers 5. Boston College 5-3 0.625 16-15 0.516 School Colors .................................Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] 6. Georgia Tech 5-4 0.556 19-16 0.543 Facility .......................Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex 7. Louisville 4-5 0.444 24-12 0.667 8. Duke 5-7 0.417 19-17 0.528 Affiliation ........................................................................... NCAA Division I 9. NC State 4-7 0.364 20-16 0.556 Conference ..............................................................................................ACC 10. Syracuse 4-7 0.364 17-14 0.548 Chancellor ...........................................................Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher 11. Virginia Tech 2-9 0.182 13-20 0.394 Acting Athletics Director ..................................................Heather Lyke 12. Virginia 2-10 0.167 11-25 0.306 COACHING STAFF 2018 ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Head Coach ..............................................................................Holly Aprile Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Florida State 9-0 1.000 31-6 0.838 Alma Mater...................................................................................UMass ‘92 2. Notre Dame 7-4 0.636 23-12 0.657 Seasons at Pitt ...............................15th Season | 10th as Head Coach 3. Boston College 5-3 0.625 16-15 0.516 Career Record (All at Pitt) ............................................ 257-229-1 (.529) 4. Louisville 4-5 0.444 24-12 0.667 Career Conference Record ................................................88-127 (.409) 5. NC State 4-7 0.364 20-16 0.556 ACC Record at Pitt .................................................................40-65 (.381) 6. Syracuse 4-7 0.364 17-14 0.548 Big East Record at Pitt .........................................................48-62 (.436) Assistant Coach ..........................................................Amanda Buchholz 2018 ACC COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS Alma Mater........................................................................... Nebraska, ‘04 Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Pittsburgh 8-3 0.727 19-13-1 0.591 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 2. North Carolina 8-4 0.667 19-19 0.500 3. Georgia Tech 5-4 0.556 19-16 0.543 Assistant Coach ...................................................................Griffin Joiner 4. Duke 5-7 0.417 19-17 0.528 Alma Mater.............................................................................Kentucky, ‘15 5. Virginia Tech 2-9 0.182 13-20 0.394 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 6. Virginia 2-10 0.167 11-25 0.306 TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record [H/A/N] .............................................................24-23 2017 ACC Record [Finish] ........................................................ 7-17 [10th] Postseason .............................................................................................N/A Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................................8 / 2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .........................................................16 / 2 Newcomers ..................................................................................................4 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year ................................................................................................1998 All-Time Record .......................................................................... 483-558-2 All-Time ACC Record ......................................................................... 40-65 All-Time Big East Record ................................................................114-186 Years in NCAA Tournament ......................................................... 1 [2015] Most Single Season Wins .......................................................... 37 [2015] Highest Single Season Win % ............................... .667 [34-17 in 2011] df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 2 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 9 USA TODAY / NFCA COACHES POLL - WEEK 8 ESPN.COM / USA SOFTBALL POLL - WEEK 8 PANTHERS IN THE POLLS - 2018 # School TP Rec. PW # School Rec. TP PW Preseason Jan. 30 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll N/A 1. Washington (29) 796 35-2 1 1. Washington (16) 35-2 496 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 2. Oklahoma (2) 764 31-2 2 2. Oklahoma (2) 31-2 472 3 3. UCLA (1) 739 31-2 3 3. UCLA (1) 31-2 460 4 Week 1 Feb. 13 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll N/A 4. Florida 691 32-4 4 4. Oregon (1) 27-6 438 2 ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 5. Oregon 655 27-6 5 5. Georgia 31-4 405 6 Week 2 Feb. 20 6. Georgia 645 31-4 6 6. Florida 32-4 398 5 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll N/A 7. Arizona State 612 31-4 8 7. Arizona State 31-4 396 7 ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 8. Tennessee 557 31-5 7 8. Arizona 27-6 351 9 Week 3 Feb.