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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Welcome Back: Former teammates enter minor league baseball together

Welcome Back: Former teammates enter minor league baseball together

By Sean Corrado / Staff Writer August 19, 2014

Staten Island, N.Y. – After an hour of heavy rain at Richmond County Bank Ballpark, storm clouds blackened the sky, obscuring the bright lights of Manhattan’s skyline. Matt Wotherspoon ended his chat...

Summer Guide: Soto, Mildren adjust to life in the minor leagues

Summer Guide: Soto, Mildren adjust to life in the minor leagues

By Jasper Wilson / Sports Editor July 15, 2014

Minor league baseball players can begin their careers in a number of places across the country — just ask Elvin Soto or Ethan Mildren.  Soto’s’s destination, after getting drafted last June, was...

Baseball: Trio of Pitt pitchers taken in MLB Draft over weekend

Baseball: Trio of Pitt pitchers taken in MLB Draft over weekend

By Dan Sostek / Staff Writer June 10, 2014

For the second year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh baseball team saw three of its players selected in the annual MLB First-Year Player Draft.In 2013, pitcher Ethan Mildren (12th round by the Twins),...

Redshirt senior submarine pitcher finishes notable career

Redshirt senior submarine pitcher finishes notable career

By Dan Sostek / Staff Writer May 28, 2014

Jon Danielczyk, the redshirt senior relief pitcher for Pitt’s baseball team, described his career arc as a Panther as a “journey.” Danielczyk did have a storybook career for a towering submarine-style...

Baseball: Pitt makes mark in first ACC season

Baseball: Pitt makes mark in first ACC season

By Dan Sostek / Staff Writer May 20, 2014

Last season, the Pitt baseball team set a program record for wins, so it was only natural that the Panthers would face some regression this year. Between losing two of the team’s best players — catcher...

Baseball: Pitt maintains momentum, defeats Ohio University in road game

By Jasper Wilson / Sports Editor May 8, 2014

Midweek games in college baseball serve a particular purpose for those who play them. Traditionally featuring schools within driving distance that aren’t in the same conference, these one or two-game...

Baseball: Panthers win series, remain in postseason contention

By Jasper Wilson / Sports Editor May 7, 2014

Coming into last weekend, Pitt baseball sat in second-to-last place in the Coastal Division of the ACC.But despite the team’s precarious position, with a record below .500 (19-23, 9-12 ACC), extending...

Baseball: No. 20 Clemson to visit struggling Panthers

Baseball: No. 20 Clemson to visit struggling Panthers

By Mark Powell / Staff Writer April 17, 2014

Pitt baseball can’t seem to stop losing.The team has dropped nine of its last 10 games since sweeping Georgia Tech on the last weekend in March.But April isn’t over yet, and breaking the streak won’t...

Baseball: Pitt drops three games to No. 20 Miami

Baseball: Pitt drops three games to No. 20 Miami

By Jeremy Tepper/ Staff Writer April 13, 2014

Up-and-down play has become the theme of this year’s Pitt baseball team. During the weekend, it only experienced the latter, continuing to struggle away from home.Coach Joe Jordano’s team faltered...

Baseball: Panthers drop second game in two days

Baseball: Panthers drop second game in two days

While facing an opponent it beat by double digits the first time they met, the Pitt baseball team experienced a starkly different result in the rematch.The Panthers traveled to Ohio for a nonconference...

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