SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 4 Pitt Panthers [8-5-1, 0-0 ACC] at. NC State [11-5, 0-0 ACC] March 2-5 • Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, N.C. 2018 PITT SOFTBALL SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Fri. 2/9 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount^ W, 4-1 ~ vs. Utah State^ W, 3-2 PITT • NC STATE Sat. 2/10 ~ vs. Rutgers^ W, 6-2 ~ at Cal State Fullerton^ L, 7-10 Meeting 16th-18th Sun. 2/11 ~ vs. Loyola Marymount^ T, 0-0 (9) PITT PANTHERS Fri. 2/16 # vs. Wisconsin L, 1-5 2018 Record [ACC] 8-5-1 [0-0] Series Record Pitt leads • 8-7 # vs. Illinois L, 4-5 (9) 2017 Record [ACC] 24-23 [7-17] First Meeting 2/20/2004 • Pitt lost 5-4 Sat. 2/17 # vs. Wisconsin W, 6-5 (9) 2017 Final RPI 61 Sun. 2/18 # vs. Illinois W, 9-0 (5) ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A Last Meeting 4/23/2017 • Pitt won 4-3 Fri. 2/23 + vs. Georgetown W, 2-0 USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A + vs. Saint Josephs W, 7-1 Sat. 2/24 + vs. Georgetown L, 3-5 Head Coach Holly Aprile + at Coastal Carolina W, 4-3 Record at Pitt 246-221-1 [10th season] Sun. 2/25 + Saint Joseph's L, 6-8 Fri. 3/2 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 3/3 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA 2 p.m. BROADCAST LINKS Sun. 3/4 * at NC State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Game 1: Pitt at NC State March 2 | 5 p.m. Wed. 3/7 at FIU^ 5 p.m. at FIU^ 7 p.m. ACC Network Extra http://es.pn/2FJWTH0 Thu. 3/8 $ vs. Ball State 1 p.m. NC STATE WOLFPACK $ at FAU 6 p.m. 2018 Record [ACC] 11-5 [0-0] Sat. 3/10 $ vs Michigan 11:15 a.m. 2017 Record [ACC] 18-38 [10-14] Game 2: Pitt at NC State March 3 | 2 p.m. $ vs. Rutgers 1:30 p.m. 2017 Final RPI 113 ACC Network Extra http://es.pn/2t2PAaw Sun. 3/11 $ vs Stony Brook 9 a.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A Fri. 3/16 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Sat. 3/17 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A Game 3: Pitt at NC State March 4 | 12 p.m. Sun. 3/18 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Head Coach Shawn Rychcik Wed. 3/21 vs. Saint Francis (PA) ACCN EXTRA 4 p.m. Record at NC State 161-136-1 [6th season] ACC Network Extra http://es.pn/2F3DOST Fri. 3/23 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 7 p.m. Sat. 3/24 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Sun. 3/25 * at Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. STATISTICAL COMPARISON LIVE STATS LINKS Tue. 3/27 at Ohio 5 p.m. Game 1: Pitt at NC State March 2 | 5 p.m. ACCN EXTRA Fri. 3/30 * vs. Duke 5 p.m. ACCN EXTRA Sat. 3/31 * vs. Duke 1 p.m. Live Stats sidearmstats.com/pittsburgh/softball/ ACCN EXTRA Sun. 4/1 * vs. Duke 12 p.m. .258 AVG. .294 Tue. 4/3 at Penn State^ 6 p.m. Fri. 4/6 * at Florida State ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Game 2: Pitt at NC State March 3 | 2 p.m. Sat. 4/7 * at Florida State ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. 62 R 78 Sun. 4/8 * at Florida State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Live Stats sidearmstats.com/pittsburgh/softball/ Fri. 4/13 * vs. Georgia Tech ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. 98 Hits 123 ACCN EXTRA Sat. 4/14 * vs. Georgia Tech 1 p.m. ACCN EXTRA Sun. 4/15 * vs. Georgia Tech 12 p.m. 19 HR 11 Game 3: Pitt at NC State March 4 | 12 p.m. Wed. 4/18 at Kent State 4 p.m. Live Stats sidearmstats.com/pittsburgh/softball/ Fri. 4/20 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 4/21 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. 53 RBI 68 Sun 4/22 * vs. Virginia ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Sat. 4/28 vs. Marshall ACCN EXTRA 4 p.m. .439 SLG % .444 vs. Marshall ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Tues. 5/1 vs. Kent State ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. 38 BB 58 Wed. 5/2 at Ohio State 6 p.m. Fri. 5/4 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 5/5 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. 11 SB 14 Sun. 5/6 * vs. Louisville ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 5/9-12 ACC Tournament TBD 2.43 ERA 2.28 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Softball SID Casey Bonk All home games in bold | All times are EST | ACCN EXTRA ACCNE Broadcast Live Stream | All home games played at Vartabedian Field 54 SO 69 Office Phone 412-648-7774 * ACC Contest | ~ Titan Classic | # ACC/Big Ten Challenge Cell Phone 412-298-7025 + Chanticleer Showdown | $ Panthers Weekend Tournament 3 SV 3 Email [email protected] df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2018 GAME NOTES - WEEK 4 GENERAL INFORMATION 2018 ACC STANDINGS Name of School ...............................................University of Pittsburgh Rk. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. City ........................................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. 1. Florida State 12-4 0.750 0-0 0.000 2. Louisville 10-4 0.714 0-0 0.000 Founded ...................................................................................................1787 3. NC State 11-5 0.688 0-0 0.000 Enrollment .........................................................................................28,644 4. Virginia Tech 6-3 0.667 0-0 0.000 Nickname....................................................................................... Panthers 5. Duke 9-5 0.643 0-0 0.000 School Colors .................................Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] 6. Syracuse 5-3 0.625 0-0 0.000 Facility .......................Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex 7. Pittsburgh 8-5-1 0.607 0-0 0.000 8. Notre Dame 6-4 0.600 0-0 0.000 Affiliation ........................................................................... NCAA Division I 9. North Carolina 6-5 0.545 0-0 0.000 Conference ..............................................................................................ACC 10. Georgia Tech 6-6 0.500 0-0 0.000 Chancellor ...........................................................Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher 11. Virginia 6-9 0.400 0-0 0.000 Acting Athletics Director ..................................................Heather Lyke 12. Boston College 3-9 0.250 0-0 0.000 COACHING STAFF 2018 ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS Head Coach ..............................................................................Holly Aprile Rk. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Florida State 12-4 0.750 0-0 0.000 Alma Mater...................................................................................UMass ‘92 2. Louisville 10-4 0.714 0-0 0.000 Seasons at Pitt ...............................15th Season | 10th as Head Coach 3. NC State 11-5 0.688 0-0 0.000 Career Record (All at Pitt) .............................................246-221-1 (.527) 4. Syracuse 5-3 0.625 0-0 0.000 Career Conference Record .................................................80-124 (.392) 5. Notre Dame 6-4 0.600 0-0 0.000 ACC Record at Pitt .................................................................32-62 (.340) 6. Boston College 3-9 0.250 0-0 0.000 Big East Record at Pitt .........................................................48-62 (.436) Assistant Coach ..........................................................Amanda Buchholz 2018 ACC COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS Alma Mater........................................................................... Nebraska, ‘04 Rk. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 1. Virginia Tech 6-3 0.667 0-0 0.000 2. Duke 9-5 0.643 0-0 0.000 Assistant Coach ...................................................................Griffin Joiner 3. Pittsburgh 8-5-1 0.607 0-0 0.000 Alma Mater.............................................................................Kentucky, ‘15 4. North Carolina 6-5 0.545 0-0 0.000 5. Georgia Tech 6-6 0.500 0-0 0.000 Seasons at Pitt ...........................................................................1st Season 6. Virginia 6-9 0.400 0-0 0.000 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 ...........................................................................472-550-2 All-Time ACC Record ..........................................................................32-62 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 4 USA TODAY / NFCA COACHES POLL - WEEK 3 ESPN.COM / USA SOFTBALL POLL - WEEK 3 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 794 (29) 18-0 1 1. Washington (10) 18-0 487 3 ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 2 Florida 755 (1) 16-1 2 2. Florida (8) 16-1 474 1 3 UCLA 750 (2) 15-0 3 3. UCLA (2) 15-0 469 4 Week 1 Feb. 13 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll N/A 4 Oklahoma 653 9-2 4 4. Oregon 12-3 408 2 ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 5 Tennessee 617 16-1 11 5. Tennessee 16-1 389 11 Week 2 Feb. 20 6 Oregon 606 12-3 5 T6. Oklahoma 9-2 386 5 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll N/A 7 Texas A&M 603 12-2 6 T6. Texas A&M 12-2 386 9 ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 8 Baylor 578 9-0 8 8. Arizona 13-1 356 12 Week 3 Feb. 27 9 Arizona 558 13-1 13 9. Baylor 9-0 343 10 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll N/A ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A 10 LSU 555 14-2 7 10. LSU 14-2 342 8 11 Alabama 488 9-2 10 11.