SOFTBALL 2017 GAME NOTES | GAMES 1-5 Pitt Panthers [0-0, 0-0 ACC] at UCF Tournament [#20 Kentucky • RV UCF • Florida A&M] Friday, February 10-12 • UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, Fla. 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Fri. 2/10 ~ vs. Kentucky 12:30 p.m. PITT • CENTRAL FLORIDA ~ at UCF 6 p.m. Sat. 2/11 ~ vs. Kentucky 10 a.m. Meeting 3/4 ~ vs. Florida A&M 12:30 p.m. Series Record Pitt trails • 0-2 Sun. 2/12 ~ at UCF 11:30 a.m. PITT PANTHERS First Meeting 3/13/2004 • UCF won 10-2 Last Meeting 2/10/2007 • UCF won 2-0 Fri. 2/17 # vs. Nebraska 4 p.m. 2017 Record [ACC] 0-0 [0-0] Sat. 2/18 # vs. Nebraska 11 a.m. 2016 Record [ACC] 31-21 [8-14] PITT • FLORIDA A&M # vs. Northwestern 6:30 p.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A Sun. 2/19 # vs. Northwestern 10 a.m. Meeting 5 USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A Series Record Pitt leads • 3-1 Fri. 2/24 + vs. Lipscomb 12:30 p.m. First Meeting 3/4/2000 • Pitt won 3-0 + vs. SE Louisiana 4 p.m. Head Coach Holly Aprile Sat. 2/25 + vs. Lipscomb 1:30 p.m. Last Meeting 3/10/2002 • Pitt won5-4 + at Troy 6:30 p.m. Career Record 214-193 Sun. 2/26 + vs. SE Louisiana 11 a.m. PITT • KENTUCKY Meeting 3/4 Fri. 3/3 * at North Carolina 7 p.m. Sat. 3/4 * at North Carolina 1 p.m. Series Record Pitt trails • 0-2 Sun. 3/5 * at North Carolina 1 p.m. First Meeting 2/20/2010 • Kentucky won 2-1 Last Meeting 3/1/2014 • Kentucky won 4-3 Tue. 3/7 at Elon 4:30 p.m. Sat. 3/11 & at James Madison 11 a.m. CENTRAL FLORIDA & vs. East Carolina 4 p.m. 2017 Record [ACC] 0-0 [0-0] PITT DEPTH CHART Sun. 3/12 & vs. East Carolina 10 a.m. 2016 Record [ACC] 38-22 [12-4] Pitcher Harris, Knight, Dawson & at James Madison 12:30 p.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball RV (2) Catcher Ortega, Zeremenko, Fredericks First Base Manuel, Haynes Fri. 3/17 * at Louisville ACCN EXTRA 4 p.m. USA Today/NFCA Coaches RV (10) Sat. 3/18 * at Louisville ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Second Base DeMatteo, Solak Sun. 3/19 * at Louisville ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Third Base Gray, Solak Head Coach Renee Luers-Gillispie Short Stop Taylor, Gray ACCN EXTRA Wed. 3/22 Kent State 3 p.m. Career Record 767-534-3 Left Field Edwards, Kruger, Stimson Fri. 3/24 * Boston College ACCN EXTRA 3 p.m. Sat. 3/25 * Boston College ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Center Field Hershman, Edwards Sun. 3/26 * Boston College ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Right Field McGaffic, Myers, Haynes ACCN EXTRA Wed. 3/29 Penn State 5 p.m. FIRST PITCH Frid. 3/31 * at Florida State 6 p.m. Sat. 4/1 * at Florida State 1 p.m. • The Pitt softball team opens the 2017 season this Sun. 4/2 * at Florida State 12 p.m. FLORIDA A&M weekend, Feb. 10-12, as the squad heads south to 2017 Record [ACC] 0-0 [0-0] Orlando, Fla., to participate in the UCF Knights Wed. 4/5 at Saint Francis (PA) 4 p.m. Invitational at UCF Softball Complex. Fri. 4/7 * Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. 2016 Record [ACC] 27-30 [11-4] ACCN EXTRA • The Panthers are set to take on No. 20 Kentucky Sat. 4/8 * Virginia Tech 1 p.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A Sun. 4/9 * Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. in their season opener Friday, Feb. 10 at 12:30 USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A p.m. EST. Pitt continues play Friday at 6 p.m. with ACCN EXTRA Fri. 4/14 * Syracuse 5 p.m. a game against host UCF. Sat. 4/15 * Syracuse ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Head Coach Veronica Wiggins Sun. 4/16 * Syracuse ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. • Game action resumes Saturday, Feb. 11 for the Career Record 668-761 Panthers who face the 20th-ranked Wildcats Tue. 4/18 Ohio State ACCN EXTRA 4 p.m. once again, before taking on Florida A&M. ACCN EXTRA Fri. 4/21 * NC State 5 p.m. Game times are set for 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Sat. 4/22 * NC State ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 4/23 * NC State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. respectively. • Before heading back to Pittsburgh, Pitt will Fri. 5/5 * at Georgia Tech 6 p.m. conclude the tournament with a single game Sat. 5/6 * at Georgia Tech 7 p.m. #20 KENTUCKY against the Knights at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Sun. 5/7 * at Georgia Tech 1 p.m. 2017 Record [ACC] 0-0 [0-0] Thur-Sat. 5/11-13 ACC Tournament TBD 2016 Record [ACC] 46-14 [17-7] MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION All home games in bold ESPN.com/USA Softball 20 All times are EST & subject to change USA Today/NFCA Coaches 20 Softball SID Casey Bonk All home games played at Vartabedian Field Office Phone 412-648-7774 * ACC Contest | ~ UCF Tournament | # ACC/Big Ten Challenge Cell Phone 412-298-7025 + Troy University Tournament | & JMU Invitational Head Coach Rachel Lawson ACCN EXTRA Live Broadcast Career Record 412-295 Email [email protected] df @PITT_SB c /PITTSOFTBALL 1 PANTHERS SOFTBALL 2017 GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION 2016 FINAL ACC STANDINGS Name of School ...................................University of Pittsburgh Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. City/Zip .....................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. Florida State 21-2-0 .913 55-10-0 .846 Founded ....................................................................................... 1787 Louisville 15-8-0 .652 35-17-0 .673 Enrollment ..............................................................................28,649 Notre Dame 13-7-0 .650 43-13-0 .768 Boston College 12-9-0 .571 30-23-0 .566 Nickname............................................................................Panthers North Carolina 13-11-0 .542 32-25-0 .561 School Colors ......................Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] Virginia Tech 13-11-0 .542 29-28-0 .509 Facility ............Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex Syracuse 9-14-0 .391 27-26-0 .509 Affiliation ................................................................NCAA Division I Pitt 8-14-0 .364 31-21-0 .596 Conference ...................................................................................ACC Virginia 7-14-0 .333 18-33-0 .353 Chancellor ............................................... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher Georgia Tech 7-16-0 .304 22-33-0 .400 Acting Athletics Director .....................................Dr. Randy Juhl NC State 6-18-0 .250 23-33-0 .411 USA TODAY/NCFA PRESEASON POLL ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALLPRESEASON POLL COACHING STAFF # School Rec. TP PW # School Rec. PW Head Coach ...................................................................Holly Aprile 1 Oklahoma (32) 57-8 800 --- 1 Oklahoma (20) 57-8 1 Alma Mater.......................................................................UMass ‘92 2 Auburn 58-12 745 --- 2 Auburn 58-12 2 Seasons at Pitt .....................14th Season | 9th as Head Coach 3 Florida State 55-10 683 --- 3 Florida 56-7 8 Career Record (All at Pitt) .................................................214-193 4 Florida 56-7 671 --- 4 Florida State 55-10 3 Career Conference Record ..................................................73-107 LSU 52-18 671 --- 5 LSU 52-18 4 6 Michigan 52-7 655 --- 6 Michigan 52-7 5 ACC Record at Pitt ..................................................................33-59 7 Alabama 51-14 633 --- 7 Alabama 51-14 7 Big East Record at Pitt .........................................................40-48 8 UCLA 40-16-1 534 --- 8 UCLA 40-16-1 9 9 Oregon 48-10 484 --- 9 Oregon 48-10 11 Assistant Coach .............................................................Gina Fuchs 10 Arizona 40-21 466 --- 10 Georgia 46-20 6 Alma Mater...............................................................Penn State ‘03 11 Louisiana 46-9 444 --- 11 Louisiana-Lafayette 46-9 14 12 Georgia 46-20 435 --- 12 Arizona 40-21 15 Seasons at Pitt .............................................................13th Season 13 Washington 39-15 430 --- 13 Washington 39-15 13 14 James Madison 50-6 418 --- 14 Minnesota 43-14 19 Assistant Coach ..................................................Lauren Cognigni 15 Tennessee 43-16 331 --- 15 Tennessee 43-16 18 Alma Mater.......................................................Saint Joseph’s ‘08 16 Minnesota 43-14 295 --- 16 James Madison 50-6 10 17 Missouri 42-16 271 --- 17 Utah 36-21 16 Seasons at Pitt ..............................................................3rd Season 18 Utah 36-21 266 --- 18 Texas A&M 39-20 20 19 Texas A&M 39-20 258 --- 19 Missouri 42-16 12 TEAM INFORMATION 20 Kentucky 46-14 250 --- 20 Kentucky 46-14 17 2016 Overall Record [H/A/N] ..................................................31-21 21 Baylor 45-14 171 --- 21 Baylor 45-14 21 2016 ACC Record [Finish] ..............................................8-14 [8th] 22 Notre Dame 43-13 121 --- 22 Notre Dame 43-13 25 23 Florida Atlantic 51-9 87 --- 23 Florida Atlantic 51-9 23 ACC Tournament .........................lost to #6 Florida State, 8-0 24 Fresno State 42-12-1 65 --- T24 California 33-24-1 RV Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................8 / 5 25 USF 45-16 47 --- T24 South Florida 45-16 RV Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................10 / 6 Newcomers .......................................................................................8 Others receiving votes and listed on two or Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Oregon State (23), Oklahoma more ballots: Ole Miss (24), Texas (20), Oklaho- State (22), Texas (17), South Carolina (13), Ole ma State (17), Nebraska (14), FIU (12), wwwwAr- PROGRAM HISTORY Miss (12), Nebraska (12), UCF (10), Tulsa (7), izona State (11), Fresno State (10), Ohio State First Year .....................................................................................1998 California (6), Cal State Fullerton (5), Arizona (10), North Dakota State (9), Cal State Fullerton All-Time Record ................................................................440-522-1 State (3), Northwestern (3), North Carolina (2), (8), Louisville (5), North Carolina (4), UCF (2), All-Time ACC Record ...............................................................25-45 Ohio State (2), BYU (1), USC Upstate (1).