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The Pitt News

Senior Matt Johnson (5) started his final game as a Pitt Panther on Sunday. Ian Flanagan | Contributing Editor

Pitt baseball finishes season with two losses vs. Duke

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 21, 2016

Although the Pitt baseball team didn’t achieve the goal it set at the beginning of the year, the 2016 season as a whole can be viewed as a successful one. The Panthers (25-26 overall, 10-18 ACC) remained...

Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Pitt Twitter reacts to the Pitt Script reveal

By Amanda Reed | Social Media Editor May 18, 2016

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Senior Matt Johnson (5) started his final game as a Pitt Panther on Sunday. Ian Flanagan | Contributing Editor

WVU beats Pitt, 10-4, splits season series

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 17, 2016

Pitt and West Virginia University’s football teams haven’t faced each other in the Backyard Brawl since 2011, but the baseball rivals met on the diamond at Charles L. Cost Field Tuesday night. The...

Alex Kowalczyk joins T.J. Zeuch and Charles LeBlanc as Pitt's third player selected in the 2016 MLB Draft. Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Pitt baseball swept in Miami

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 15, 2016

The Pitt baseball team had three chances to shock the No. 4 Miami Hurricanes at Alex Rodriguez Park over the weekend, but came away empty-handed. Although the Panthers (25-23 overall, 10-16 ACC) put...

Jenna Modic pitched her last game as a Pitt Panther. | Wenhao Wu / Staff Photographer

Pitt softball concludes season at ACC Tournament

In a rematch of last season’s ACC title game, the Pitt softball team again ran into the vaunted Florida State Seminoles. Despite a hearty comeback effort from the Panthers, the results landed in the...

Penn State swept the season series against Pitt for the second consecutive year. Photo Courtesy of Linsey Fagan

Penn State defeats Pitt, 11-6, sweeps season series

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 12, 2016

The Pitt baseball team drew 12 walks and knocked 12 base hits Wednesday night, but the number players and coaches will likely remember is 18. As in, 18 men left on base. Pitt (25-20 overall, 10-13...

Erin Hershman made First Team All-ACC for Pitt softball. John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Hershman, Modic and Sevilla earn All-ACC softball honors

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 12, 2016

Three players on the Pitt softball team earned All-ACC honors on Thursday morning. The conference named sophomore outfielder Erin Hershman First Team All-ACC, while seniors Jenna Modic and Maggie Sevilla...

Pitcher Collin Liberatore (32) picked up his third win of the season against Youngstown State on Tuesday night. Photo Courtesy of Linsey Fagan

Pitt baseball defeats Youngstown State in rain-shortened game, 5-3

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 10, 2016

Mother nature may have erased five runs off the Pitt baseball team’s stat sheet, but she arrived too late to wipe out the Panthers’ win. Pitt (25-19 overall, 10-13 ACC) returned home after a successful...

Jenna Modic winds up for a pitch.  Jordan Mondell | Staff Photography

Pitt softball clinches spot in ACC tournament with win at BC

By Phoebe Gilmore / Staff Writer May 8, 2016

The Pitt softball team entered its final regular season series in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts with work to do to secure a spot in the ACC tournament. The three-game series against the Boston College...

Josh Falk helped lead Pitt to a series victory at Notre Dame.  Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Pitt baseball takes two out of three at Notre Dame

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 8, 2016

The Pitt baseball team left South Bend, Indiana this weekend after capturing a crucial late-season ACC series win. The Panthers (24-19 overall, 10-13 ACC) took a big step toward earning a spot in the...

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