Zeuch headlines five Panthers selected in 2016 MLB Draft
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
June 14, 2016
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Junior pitcher T.J. Zeuch became Pitt’s first player taken in the first round of the MLB Draft in 35 years Thursday night. By the end of the 2016 MLB Draft, five Panthers heard their names called. Zeuch became Pitt’s highest draft pick of all time and only the second Panther ever selected in the fi...
Los Angeles Dodgers draft Pitt’s Nick Yarnall in 35th round
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
June 11, 2016
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Junior utility man Nick Yarnall is Pitt’s fifth player selected in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. The Los Angeles Dodgers took Yarnall in the 35th round of the draft (No. 1061 overall) on Saturday night. He joins pitcher T.J. Zeuch, shortstop Charles LeBlanc, catcher Alex Kowalczyk and outf...
Chicago White Sox draft Pitt’s Aaron Schnurbusch in 28th round
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
June 11, 2016
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Pitt senior outfielder Aaron Schnurbusch became Pitt’s fourth player taken in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Saturday afternoon. Schnurbusch was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 28th round (No. 836 overall) on Day 3 of the draft. Earlier in the day, senior catcher Alex Kowalcz...
Pitt’s Alex Kowalczyk drafted in 12th round by Texas Rangers
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
June 11, 2016
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Pitt catcher Alex Kowalczyk joined pitcher T.J. Zeuch and shortstop Charles LeBlanc as the third Panther selected in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Saturday afternoon. The Texas Rangers selected Kowalczyk in the 12th round (No. 369 overall) on Day 3 of the draft, Pitt’s second player drafte...
Texas Rangers draft Pitt shortstop Charles LeBlanc in 4th round
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
June 10, 2016
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Shortstop Charles LeBlanc is now the second Pitt Panther selected in the 2016 MLB Draft. The Texas Rangers drafted the Quebec native in the fourth round with the No. 129 overall pick in the draft on Friday afternoon. LeBlanc joins former pitcher T.J. Zeuch, selected in the first round by the Toronto ...
LeBlanc, Zeuch, Yarnall and Chentouf earn All-ACC honors
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
May 23, 2016
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With their season coming to a close this past weekend, four Pitt Panthers earned All-ACC baseball honors on Monday afternoon. Sophomore shortstop Charles LeBlanc — who hails from Quebec — highlighted the selections, becoming the first Pitt player to make the All-ACC first team since the Panther...
Leblanc, Harris earn player of the week honors
By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor
April 4, 2016
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While only one of the two teams earned an ACC series win this weekend, players on both the Pitt softball and baseball teams earned conference honors Monday afternoon. The ACC recognized softball’s Kayla Harris as the conference’s co-pitcher of the week, while baseball’s Charles Leblanc took home the...