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The Pitt News

Starter Sam Mersing pitched seven strong innings on Wednesday.

Pitt baseball splits series with Maryland Eastern Shore

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 4, 2016

The Pitt baseball team let what should have been an easy home sweep slip away on Wednesday afternoon and had to settle for a series split against Maryland Eastern Shore. The Panthers (22-18 overall,...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Pitt softball suffers series loss to FSU Seminoles

The Pitt softball team came up short this past weekend in its final home series of the season against the vaunted No. 6/7 Florida State Seminoles at Vartabedian Field. The senior day doubleheader on...

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

Pitt baseball swept by defending champion Virginia

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 1, 2016

The Pitt baseball team had its six-game winning streak snapped against the reigning College World Series champion Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon. The home series began with a doubleheader...

The Toronto Blue Jays made T.J. Zeuch Pitt's highest draft pick ever. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Zeuch carries on family tradition

By Steve Rotstein / Staff Writer April 22, 2016

It was the bottom of the eighth inning March 7, 2015, in Cary, North Carolina, and an upset was in the making. The Pitt Panthers were facing the No. 1 team in the country — the eventual College World...

Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Zeremenko breaks record as Panthers top Golden Flashes

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor April 21, 2016

Not all record-breaking plays serve as pivotal moments in games. But on Wednesday, Pitt softball’s Giorgiana Zeremenko’s program-best 16th home run of the season carried her team to a doubleheader...

Photo Courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Pitt falls in first round of ACC Tournament

By Ryan Reichardt / Staff Writer April 20, 2016

Pitt women’s tennis struggled to put up a fight against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the ACC Women’s Tennis Tournament. Pitt traveled down to Cary, North Carolina, to face off...

Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Pitt thwarts Youngstown State in mid-week showdown

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / Staff Writer April 20, 2016

In enemy territory, the Pitt baseball team had no problem icing the Youngstown State University Penguins. Thanks to a quick 6-0 lead against YSU, the Panthers defeated their Ohio rivals by a score of...

Frank Maldonado rounds third base against Georgia Tech.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Pitt baseball brings down Virginia Tech on the road

By Steve Rotstein / Staff Writer April 17, 2016

Although the Pitt baseball team maintained its reputation for dropping the series opener, it still picked up a road ACC series win in Blacksburg, Virginia, last weekend. Virginia Tech (12-25, 3-15 ACC)...

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

Pitt softball takes the weekend versus Georgia Tech

A bang-up offensive performance this weekend led the Pitt women’s softball team to a series victory over Georgia Tech at home. The Panthers softball team (28-15, 7-9 ACC) topped Georgia Tech (17-27,...

Gabriela Rezende| Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Foreign freshman acing American adjustment

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer April 13, 2016

Pitt tennis coach Alex Santos has a simple recruiting philosophy: He wants the best tennis players, regardless of where they come from. This philosophy took him to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Brazil and Spain to...

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