Orange Alert: Syracuse softball sweeps Panthers
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
April 16, 2017
Going into the weekend series against the evenly-matched Syracuse Orange, the Pitt softball team expected a competitive game. After three straight losses, the Panthers came out to claim last place in the ACC standings. The Panthers scored just four runs over the course of three games against the Orang...
Over Knight Sensation: Brittany Knight carving out starring role for Panthers
By Rebecca Sauers | Staff Writer
April 6, 2017
You can’t pitch any better than Pitt true freshman Brittany Knight did Feb. 10, in her first game of college competition. Still, she was startled when a trainer approached her during a practice the next week. “Oh, congrats on ACC Pitcher of the Week,” the trainer said. “I was like, ‘...
Have mercy: Pitt softball swept by Seminoles
By Rebecca Sauers | Staff Writer
April 3, 2017
The Pitt softball team needed mercy this weekend in Florida battling against the best team in the country. In NCAA softball, if a team is leading by eight or more runs after five innings, the game is ruled so uncompetitive that it doesn’t need to be played any longer. That’s what happened this...
Panthers slam state rival Nittany Lions, 7-1
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
March 29, 2017
With the rival Penn State Nittany Lions in town and bragging rights on the line, the Pitt softball team left no doubt about who the best softball team in the state is Wednesday night. The Panthers (17-13) climbed out of an early 1-0 hole with seven unanswered runs in a 7-1 victory against the Nitta...
Pitt softball notches first ACC win in series finale vs. Boston College
By Rebecca Sauers | For The Pitt News
March 26, 2017
After eight straight losses to open up conference play, the Pitt softball team picked up its first ACC win of 2017 Saturday night. The Panthers (16-13 overall, 1-8 ACC) fell to the Boston College Eagles (17-12 overall, 4-2 ACC) in the first two games of the weekend series at Vartabedian Field. Pit...