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Photos: Softball falls to UNC 1-8

By Amber Farabaugh, Staff Photographer • April 17, 2024

Pitt softball closes out its three-game series against UNC with a 1-8 loss on Sunday afternoon at Vartabedian Field. Both teams traded wins during Saturday’s double header with UNC winning 7-2 followed...

Pitt softball prepares for Alumni Weekend against North Carolina

By Kaitlyn Griffin, Staff Writer • April 11, 2024

Pitt softball (11-25, 3-12 ACC) has a crucial week ahead of them as they prepare to take on ACC opponent North Carolina (24-13, 6-9 ACC) at home at Vartabedian Field on April 12-14. The Panthers look to...

Photos: Pitt softball falls to Florida State 4-13

By Kaylee Uribe, Senior Staff Photographer • March 25, 2024

Pitt softball closed its first game against the Florida State Seminoles with a 4-13 loss on Saturday afternoon at Vartabedian Field. The Panthers would go on to lose both games during Sunday’s doubleheader,...

Pitt softball faces up and down weekend at LSU Invitational

By Grace McNally, Staff Writer • February 12, 2024

Pitt softball traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this weekend to play its opening weekend of the 2024 season in the LSU Invitational. The Panthers faced an up-and-down weekend, going 2-2. This marked...

Pitt softball looks to finally break through in 2024 under new head coach

By Alex Porter, Staff Writer • February 7, 2024

After an underwhelming 2023 campaign, Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke decided Pitt softball needed significant changes. As a result, former head coach Jodi Hermanek was relieved of her duties. During...

Takeaways | Pitt softball wraps up season on sour note

By Dylan Grace, Staff Writer • May 16, 2023

Following another disappointing season, Pitt softball decided to part ways with head coach Jodi Hermanek, leaving fans with more questions than answers for next season. Staff Writer Dylan Grace gives his takeaways from the Panthers abysmal year.

Weekend Sports Recap | Baseball upsets No. 6 Virginia

By Alexander Ganias, Staff Writer • April 17, 2022

As the semester winds down, Pitt baseball is heating up. The team continued a hot run through conference play with a 2-1 series win over No. 6 Virginia, headlining the weekend in Pitt athletics.

Pitt softball alumni recognized in Saturday matchup against Clemson Tigers

By Christopher Cornejo, Staff Writer • April 12, 2022

Pitt softball celebrated its 25th anniversary Saturday at Vartabedian Field, and a pre-game ceremony featured an appearance from members of the 2015 team.

Panthers’ pitching leads the way versus Saint Francis

By Jermaine Sykes, Staff Writer • April 7, 2022

Under the gloomy Pittsburgh sky, the Panthers did just enough to get past in-state opponent Saint Francis (20-13 overall, 8-1 NEC). Pitt (13-16 overall, 1-9 ACC) pulled out a 3-1 home victory on Wednesday.

Panthers Softball rout RMU in cross-town battle

By Christopher Cornejo, Staff Writer • March 31, 2022

The Panthers (12-14, 1-7 ACC) got back in the win column, drubbing the Colonials 7-2 after posting a season-high 12 hits during the non-conference showdown.