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1 2014 SOFTBALL Contact: Ted Feeley - Asst. Media Relations Director tfeeley@athletics.pitt.edu O: C: FEBRUARY (7-7) 7 at CSU Bakers ield (DH) W, 4-3, W, 7-5 Cal State Fullerton Tournament (Fullerton, Calif.) 8 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 4-3 at Cal State Fullerton L, vs. No. 2 Oklahoma L, 1-2 USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) 14 vs. Illinois L, 0-2 vs. No. 1 Tennessee L, vs. Wright State W, 2-1 at USF L, vs. Binghamton W, FAU Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) 21 vs. Kent State W, 1-0 vs. No. 5 Michigan L, vs. Penn State W, 3-1 vs. Florida Atlantic Cancelled 23 vs. Kent State L, 1-6 MARCH (1-6) Kentucky Tournament (Lexington, Ky.) 1 vs. Butler W, 6-4 at No. 7 Kentucky L, 3-4 (9) 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky Cancelled at No. 7 Kentucky Cancelled 8 at NC State* (DH) L, 0-9 (5), L, at NC State* L, UNC* (DH) L, 0-9 (5), L, 7-8 (8) 16 UNC* Cancelled 19 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.)(DH) Cancelled 22 at Notre Dame* (DH) Cancelled 23 at Notre Dame* Cancelled 25 OHIO STATE (DH) 3 p.m. 29 VIRGINIA* (DH) 1 p.m. 30 VIRGINIA* Noon APRIL (0-0) 1 ROBERT MORRIS (DH) 3 p.m. 5 at Boston College* (DH) 1 p.m. 6 at Boston College* Noon 9 at Virginia Tech (DH) TBA 12 SYRACUSE* (DH) 1p.m. 13 SYRACUSE* Noon 16 FLORIDA STATE* (DH) 2 p.m. 19 GEORGIA TECH* (DH) 1 p.m. 20 GEORGIA TECH* Noon 30 at Penn State (DH) 4 p.m. MAY (0-0) 3 at Maryland* (DH) 1 p.m. 4 at Maryland* Noon 8-10 ACC Tournamnt (College Park, Md.) TBA HOME GAMES All Times Eastern * ACC Games Pittsburgh PANTHERS 8-13 Overall 0-5 ACC PITT STEPS OUT OF ACC PLAY TO HOST OHIO STATE: The University of Pittsburgh softball team will jump out of ACC play on Tuesday afternoon when the Panthers host Ohio State at Vartabedian Field. This will be the fourth straight year Pitt and OSU have met. OSU leads the all-time series WEATHER PUTTING A DAMPER ON THE SCHEDULE: With rain, snow and cold weather all combining to remain in the Pittsburgh area, the Panthers have had their last six games cancelled due to weather. The series inale against UNC was called for coldness, while the midweek doubleheader vs. Saint Francis could not be played because of rain. This past weekend, Pitt went to South Bend to see every game vs. Notre Dame called due to cold weather. To date, the Panthers have had nine games cancelled this season. THEA S BATTING AVERAGE RANKS 10th IN ACC: With a team-best.368 overall batting average, Carly Thea ranks 10th in the ACC in that category. The junior center ielder has gone 21-for-57 at the plate with three homers and 11 RBI this season and has scored seven runs. SCOUTING OHIO STATE: Caitlin Conrad leads four Ohio State players who bat over.300 with a.376 batting average. She leads the team with 32 hits and has scored a team-high 22 runs. PROJECTED BATTING 1. Tori Nirschl... DP 2. Jordan Fannin...RF 3. C. Throckmorton...SS 4. Maggie Sevilla...2B 5. Carly Thea... CF 6. Ashlee Sills... LF 7. Taylor Henry...3B 8. Kathryn Duran...C 9. Kaitlin Manuel...1B OHIO STATE MARCH 25 PITTSBURGH, PA. Vartabedian Field Tuesday, March 25 Doubleheader: 3 p.m. Watch Live Stats: Live Stats Sills Throckmorton Henry PROJECTED FIELDING Thea King/Larkin Duran Ohio State BUCKEYES Overall 3-0 Big Ten Sevilla Fannin Manuel

2 No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Hometown/Previous School 1 Jenna Lieber Fr. P/UTL R/R Yorba Linda, Calif./El Dorado 2 Kaitlin Manuel Fr. OF/1B L/L San Diego, Calif./Del Norte 3 Ashlee Sills Fr. OF L/R Napa, Calif./Napa 4 Taylor Henry Fr. 1B R/R Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin 5 Morgan Choe Fr. UTL L/R Kirtland, Ohio/Kirtland 7 Kaila Balatgek So. SS R/R Reading, Pa./UMBC 9 Tori Nirschl Fr. OF L/L Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad 10 Shelby Pickett Jr. C/UTL R/R Temecula, Calif./Ohio State 11 Maggie Sevilla So. 2B R/R San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch 12 Savannah King So. P/1B R/R Placentia, Calif./Orange Lutheran 13 Lauren Vinson Jr. P R/R Prince George, Va./Seminole State 14 Carissa Throckmorton So. 3B R/R Hanover, Pa./South Western 17 Jordan Fannin So. OF L/R Katy, Texas/Pope John XXIII 21 Katherine Kramer Fr. C/3B R/R The Dalles, Ore./The Dalles Wahtonka 23 Kathryn Duran Fr. C R/R Poway, Calif./Poway 29 Carly Thea Jr. OF L/L Merrick, N.Y./JFK 31 Carmelena Moffa Fr. 2B R/R Greensburg, Pa./Latrobe 88 Alexa Larkin So. P L/L Greensburg, Pa./Latrobe Head Coach: Holly Aprile (Sixth Season) Assistant Coach: Gina Fuchs (Tenth Season) Assistant Coach: Chelsea Leonard (First Season) Holly Aprile...April Kailia Balatgek... Bail-ah-Check Morgan Choe...Ch-ay Gina Fuchs...Few-ks BY STATE: California: 8 (Duran, King, Lieber, Manuel, Nirschl, Pickett, Sevilla, Sills) Pennsylvania: 5 (Balatgek, Henry, Larkin, Moffa, Throckmorton) New York: 1 (Thea) Ohio: 1 (Choe) Texas: 1 (Fannin) Virginia: 1 (Vinson) Oregon: 1 (Kramer) BY CLASS: Seniors: 1 (Vinson) Juniors: 7 (Balatgek, Fannin, King, Larkin, Pickett, Thea, Throckmorton) Sophomores: 7 (Choe, Duran, Henry, Moffa, Nirschl, Sevilla, Sills) Freshmen: 3 (Kramer, Lieber, Manuel) SAY WHAT?! Tori Nirschl...Ner-Shul Maggie Sevilla...Sa-vill-ah Carly Thea...Thee-a PITT PLAYS 10 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS IN 2014: The Panthers are not shying away from the top competition in the country as Pitt will face three of the top four teams in the country during the irst two weeks of action. The Panthers will play No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 4 Michigan in its irst two weeks. Along with those three teams, USF made the WCWS last year and Pitt is scheduled to face them as well. MAGGIE SEVILLA BACK IN ACTION: Redshirt sophomore Maggie Sevilla missed all but seven games of the 2013 season after suffering an injury at Pitt s second tournament of the season. Prior to her injury, Sevilla was batting.476 and had 10 hits in 21 at bats. Sevilla will anchor the middle of the lineup and will provide Pitt with another powerful hitter. ONE YEAR OLDER: The Panthers, who were one of the youngest teams in the country last year, have another year of experience under their belts. Last season, 14 of the 16 players were either freshmen or sophomores. Now, the Panthers boast seven juniors and seven sophomores. Lauren Vinson in the lone senior, while the Panthers added three freshmen to their roster. A LOOK AT THE ACC: The Panthers begin their inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. The ACC is comprised of 11 universities that play softball, while six of them were either ranked of receiving votes in the ESPN.com Top 25 preseason poll. Florida State (ranked No. 10), was selected to win the league by the 11 coaches from around the league, while Pitt was selected to inish 10th. The top eight teams will venture to Maryland for the which is the second weekend in May. Follow the Panthers on QUICK FACTS School...University of Pittsburgh Location... Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment...28,823 Founded Nickname...Panthers Colors...Vegas Gold and Navy Conference... Atlantic Coast Conference Af iliation...ncaa Division I Home Field...Vartabedian Field School Site... Athletics... pittsburghpanthers.com SOFTBALL INFORMATION 2013 Record Big East Starters Returning...8 Lost...1 Letterwinners Returning Lost...2 Newcomers...4 COACHES Head Coach...Holly Aprile... Sixth Season Alma Mater... UMass, 92 Record Conference (Big East) (ACC) Assistant Coach...Gina Fuchs... 10th Season Alma Mater...Penn State, 03 Assistant Coach... Chelsea Leonard... First Season Alma Mater...Louisville, 12 STADIUM Name...Vartabedian Field Built Capacity Acres Dimensions feet...symmetrical around out ield First Game...3/29/ vs. Penn St., W, 2-1

3 USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Week 6 (March 18) 1. Florida (23) UCLA (9) Oregon (3) Tennessee Washington Michigan Arizona Kentucky Alabama Florida State Arizona State Baylor South Alabama Georgia Texas A&M Minnesota Nebraska Missouri Tulsa Louisiana Lafayette Auburn Oklahoma Northwestern Stanford Notre Dame Receiving Votes: James Madison, LSU, USF, Hofstra, USC Upstate, Lipscomb, Arkansas, DePaul, Virginia Tech, Long Beach State ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Week 6 (March 18) 1. UCLA (11) Florida (8) Tennessee (1) Oregon Michigan Washington Alabama Arizona State Arizona Kentucky Florida State Baylor South Alabama Georgia Nebraska Oklahoma Tulsa Texas A&M Minnesota Missouri Auburn Louisiana-Lafayette Stanford Notre Dame USF Receiving Votes: LSU, Northwestern, Lipscomb, NC State, USC Upstate, James Madison, Hofstra, California, San Diego ACC STANDINGS (March 24) Overall Pct. ACC Pct. 1. Florida State North Carolina NC State Syracuse Notre Dame Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Boston College Maryland Virginia Pitt RECORD BOOK WATCH Batting Average 1. Kelly Hmiel Francesca DiMaria Jessica Dignon Jacki Haar Tori Nirschl Complete Games 1. Cory Berliner Nikki Gasti Gina Bessolo Savannah King Laura Belardinelli Shutouts 1. Nikki Gasti Cory Berliner Gina Bessolo Alyssa O Connell Savannah King Saves 1. Laura LeViere Kaitlyn Schuster Savannah King Laura Belardinelli Cory Berliner Alyssa O Connell Wins 1. Cory Berliner Laura Belardinelli Nikki Gasti Alyssa O Connell Savannah King ACC RANKS Hitting Batting Average Carly Thea...10th Triples Carissa Throckmorton...4th...2 Hit By Pitch Maggie Sevilla...T-3rd...4 Pitching Innings Pitched Savannah King...8th Batters Struck Out Savannah King...10th Saves Savannah King... T-2nd...2 Alexa Larkin...T-5th...1 Apparences Savannah King...T-3rd Games Started Savannah King...T-6th Fielding Assists Maggie Sevilla...4th... 47

4 KAILA BALATGEK 7 Season: Career: CARMELENA MOFFA 31 Season: Career: MORGAN CHOE 5 Season: Career: TORI NIRSCHL 9 Season: Career: KATHRYN DURAN 23 Season: Career: MAGGIE SEVILLA 11 Season: Career: JORDAN FANNIN 17 Season: Career: ASHLEE SILLS 3 Season: Career: TAYLOR HENRY 4 Season: JENNA LIEBER 1 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: Career: Career: Same SAVANNAH KING 12 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: Career: KATHERINE KRAMER 21 Season: CARLY THEA 29 Season: Career: CARISSA THROCKMORTON 14 Season: Career: Same Career: ALEXA LARKIN 88 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: Career: LAUREN VINSON 13 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: Career: KAITLIN MANUEL 2 SHELBY PICKETT 10 Season: Season: (Out for season with injury) Career: Same Career: * Career numbers apply just for time at Pitt

5 RECORD VS OPPONENTS Binghamton Boston College Butler Cal State Bakers ield Cal State Fullerton Eastern Kentucky Florida Atlantic Florida State Georgia Tech Illinois Kentucky Kent State Loyola Marymount Maryland Michigan North Carolina North Carolina State Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Penn State Robert Morris Saint Francis Syracuse Tennessee Virginia Virginia Tech Wright State USF Total TEAM HIGHS HITTING At Bats... 33, at Kentucky (3/1) Runs vs. Binghamton (2/16) Hits... 10, vs. Butler (3/1) RBI...7, Two Times, Last vs. Binghamton (2/16) 2B...4, vs. Butler (3/1) 3B...1, Two Times Last vs. Binghamton (2/16) HR...2, at Cal State Bakers ield (2/7) BB...5, at Bakers ield (2/7) K s...13, at USF (2/15) FIELDING Putouts... 26, at Kentucky (3/1) Assists... 15, at Kentucky (3/1) Errors...5 vs. Binghamton (2/16) PITCHING IP , at Kentucky (3/1) Runs vs. Binghamton (2/16) Earned Runs... 9 vs. NC State (3/8) BB...8, twice, last vs. Kentucky (3/1) K s...9 vs. Tennessee (2/14) Hits...14, vs. Michigan (2/21) 2B...3 at Bakers ield (2/7) 3B... 1, Two Times, Last vs. Kent State (2/23) HR...2 at USF (2/15) 2014 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS HITTING At Bats...4, 15 times Runs... 2, seven times Hits... 3, four times RBI...4, Thea at Bakers ield (2/7) 2B...1, 12 times 3B Throckmorton x2 HR Seven times BB... 4, Nirschl at Bakers ield (2/7) K s...3, Throckmorton x2 FIELDING Putouts...15, Manuel vs. Penn State (2/22) Assists...5, Sevilla vs. Kent State (2/21) Errors...3, Sevilla vs. Binghamton (2/16) PITCHING IP...8.2, at Kentucky (3/1) Runs...10, King vs. Binghamton (2/16) ER...8, King vs. Binghamton (2/16) BB... 4, Larkin, King K s...6, King x2 Hits... 10, King x2 2B...3, Larkin at Bakers ield (2/7) 3B...1, King x2 HR Larkin at USF (2/15) 2014 SCORES BY INNING Total PITT Opponent HITTING STREAKS Long Current Fannin 6 1 Nirschl 4 1 Sevilla 4 4 Throckmorton 4 - Thea 4 1 Balatgek 2 - Duran 2 - Sills 2 1 Choe 1 - Henry 1 - King 1 - Kramer 1 - Manuel MULTI HIT GAMES Total Thea Throckmorton Sevilla Fannin Nirschl Sills Balatgek Henry Manuel Team MULTI RBI GAMES Total Sevilla Thea Nirschl Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Team

6 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2014 GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE LEADERS Balatgek... 1 Hits Runs RBI Duran... 1 Fannin... 1 Kramer... 1 Manuel... 1 Sills... 1 Total AT BATS Throckmorton...66 Fannin...64 Nirschl...62 Sevilla...58 Thea...57 Sills...41 Balatgek...36 Manuel...34 King...31 Duran...30 Henry...23 Kramer...13 Choe... 9 Total AVERAGE Thea Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Choe Sills Manuel Balatgek Duran Henry Kramer King Total HITS Thea...21 Throckmorton...18 Fannin...17 Nirschl...15 Sevilla...14 Sills... 9 Manuel... 6 Balatgek... 6 Duran... 4 Henry... 3 Choe... 2 Kramer... 1 King... 1 Total RUNS Throckmorton... 9 Sevilla... 9 Fannin... 8 Nirschl... 8 Thea... 7 Balatgek... 5 Manuel... 3 Duran... 3 Sills... 3 Choe... 2 King... 1 Total DOUBLES Sevilla... 5 Nirschl... 4 Throckmorton... 4 Thea... 4 TRIPLES Throckmorton... 2 Total...2 HOME RUNS Sevilla... 3 Thea... 3 Throckmorton... 2 Balatgek... 1 Nirschl... 1 Total RUNS BATTED IN Sevilla...12 Thea...11 Throckmorton... 8 Nirschl... 5 Balatgek... 4 Fannin... 4 Sills... 2 Manuel... 2 Duran... 1 Henry... 1 King... 1 Total WALKS Nirschl... 9 Thea... 6 Sills... 5 Fannin... 4 Sevilla... 3 Throckmorton... 3 Duran... 2 King... 2 Kramer... 2 Manuel... 2 Choe... 1 Henry... 1 Vinson... 1 Total STOLEN BASES Balatgek Nirschl Fannin Sills Manuel Thea Total at CSU Bakers ield Sevilla (2) Sevilla (2) Thea (2) at CSU Bakers ield Three Players (2) Fannin/Throck (2) Thea (4) vs. Loyola Marymount Sevilla/Throck (2) Four Players (1) Sevilla (3) at Cal State Fullerton Fannin/Sills (2) Four Players (1) Sevilla/Sills (2) vs. Oklahoma Four Players (1) Throckmorton (1) Fannin (1) Illinois Five Players (1) N/A N/A Tennessee Nirschl/Thea (1) N/A N/A Wright State Throckmorton (3) Manuel/Balatg (1) Fannin/Balatg (1) USF Krame/Throck (1) Balatgek (1) N/A Binghamton Sills/Throck (2) Four Players (2) Three Players (2) Kent State Thea/Throck (2) Throckmorton (1) Thea (1) Michigan Nirschl (2) N/A N/A Penn State Thea/Manuel (3) Three Players (1) Nirschl/Manuel (1) Kent State Fannin (3) Balatgek (1) Fannin (1) Butler Thea/Balatgek (2) Six Players (1) Six Players (1) Kentucky Thea (3) Throckmorton (2) Throckmorton (2) NC State Three Players (1) N/A N/A NC State Three Players (1) Nirschl/Choe (1) Nirschl (2) NC State Sevilla (2) Sills (1) N/A North Carolina Three Players (1) N/A N/A North Carolina Four Players (2) Seven Players (1) Three Players (2) Ohio State Ohio State Virginia Virginia Virginia Robert Morris Robert Morris Boston College Boston College Boston College Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Florida State Florida State Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Penn State Penn State Maryland Maryland Maryland

7 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Opponent Pitcher Catcher First Second Short Third Left Center Right DP CSU Bakers ield King Duran Henry Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Larkin CSU Bakers ield Larkin Duran King Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Loyola Marymount King Duran King Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills Cal State Fullerton Larkin Duran King Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Oklahoma King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills Illinois Larkin Duran King Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills Tennessee King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Wright State King Duran Henry Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills USF Larkin Duran Manuel Sivilla Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Binghamton King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Kent State King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Michigan Larkin Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills Penn State King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Kramer Kent State King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Kramer Butler Larkin Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills Kentucky King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Balatgek Nirschl Thea Fannin Henry NC State King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Henry Nirschl Thea Fannin Sills NC State King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Henry Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl NC State King Duran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Henry Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl North Carolina King Durran Manuel Sevilla Throckmorton Henry Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl North Carolina Larkin Duran King Sevilla Throckmorton Henry Sills Thea Fannin Nirschl Ohio State Ohio State Virginia Virginia Virginia Robert Morris Robert Morris Boston College Boston College Boston College Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Florida State Florida State Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Penn State Penn State Maryland Maryland Maryland

8 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Opponent at CSU Bakers ield Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Thea King Balatgek Henry Duran at CSU Bakers ield Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Thea King Balatgek Sills Duran vs. Loyola Marymount Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Thea King Choe Sills Balatgek at Cal State Fullerton Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Thea King Balatgek Sills Manuel vs. Oklahoma Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Thea King Sills Balatgek Manuel vs. Illinois Throckmorton Fannin Nirschl Sevilla Thea King Sills Balatgek Duran vs. Tennessee Throckmorton Fannin Sevilla Nirschl Thea Sills King Manuel Duran vs. Wright State Throckmorton Fannin Sevilla Nirschl Thea Sills Henry Duran Balatgek at USF Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills Balatgek Duran Manuel vs. Binghamton Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills Balatgek Manuel Duran vs. Kent State Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea King Sills Balatgek Manuel vs. Michigan Nirschl Finnin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills Balatgek Manuel Duran vs. Penn State Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Kramer King Manuel Duran vs. Kent State Throckmorton Fannin Thea Sevilla Nirschl Kramer Manuel Balatgek Duran vs. Butler Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills Balatgek Manuel Duran at Kentucky Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Henry Balatgek King Manuel at NC State Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Henry Sills Duran Manuel at NC State Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills Manuel Duran Henry at NC State Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills King Manuel Duran vs. North Carolina Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea Sills Henry Duran Manuel vs. North Carolina Nirschl Fannin Throckmorton Sevilla Thea King Sills Henry Duran vs. Ohio State vs. Ohio State vs. Virginia vs. Virginia vs. Virginia vs. Robert Morris vs. Robert Morris at Boston College at Boston College at Boston College at Virginia Tech at Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse vs. Syracuse vs. Syracuse vs. Florida State vs. Florida State vs. Georgia Tech vs. Georgia Tech vs. Georgia Tech at Penn State at Penn State at Maryland at Maryland at Maryland

9 PITT SOFTBALL THE LAST TIME PITT... Scored 10 runs...11 vs. Binghamton (2/16/14) Scored 15 runs...15 vs. North Carolina A&T (3/12/11) Had 10 Hits...11 at Rutgers (5/5/13) Had 15 Hits vs. UConn (4/16/11) Had 20 Hits vs. E. Tennessee St. (3/12/11) Hit 2 HR...2 vs. CSU Bakers ield (2/7/14) Hit 3 HR...3 vs. St. John s (3/24/13) Hit 4 HR...4 at DePaul (4/14/12) Hit 5+ HR...6 vs. North Carolina A&T (3/12/11) Had 10+ K s vs. St. John s (3/23/13) Shutout Opponent vs. Kent State (2/21/14) Won in Extra s (8) vs. St. John s (3/23/13) Lost in Extra s (8), vs. North Carolina (3/15/14) Defeated Ranked Opponent vs. #25 USF (5/13/06) Hit a Grand Slam...Carly Thea vs. CSU Bakers ield (2/7/14) No Hitter... Cory Berliner vs. Seton Hall (3/26/11) PITT S RECORD WHEN... Overall Conference Non-Conference Home Games Away Games Neutral Site Day Games Night Games One Run Games Two Run Games Three-Four Run Games Five+ Run Games Extra Innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 Runs Scoring 3-5 Runs Scoring 6-9 Runs Scoring 10+ Runs Scored First Opponents Scored First Leading After Four Innings Trailing After Four Innings Tied After Four Innings Leading After Five Innings Trailing After Five Innings Tied After Five Innings Leading After Six Innings Trailing After Six Innings Tied After Six Innings Hit Zero Home Runs Hit One Home Run Hit Two+ Home Runs Made Zero Errors Made One Error Made Two+ Errors Out-Hit Opponent Out-Hit by Opponent Hits Are Tied On a Wednesday On a Friday On a Saturday On a Sunday vs. Nationally-Ranked Opponents Wearing White Wearing Blue Wearing Gold NEWS AND NOTES WEATHER AN ISSUE: With Pitt s latest cancellation at Notre Dame, nine of the Panthers games have now been cancelled due to inclement weather and/or ield playing conditions, including each of the last six games. SEVILLA SEEING DOUBLE: Against UNC, Maggie Sevilla was 3-for-6 at the plate and all three of her hits went for doubles. She now has a team-high ive doubles on the season and a team-best 12 RBI. THROCKMORTON AT USF: Junior shortstop Carissa Throckmorton went 7-17 at the USF Tournament, boasting a.412 batting average through ive games. On the season, she is currently second on the team in batting average (.273), and leads the team in at bats (66). KING ONE-HITS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS: It was a great opening weekend for Savannah King, who went 2-2 out in California. One of her losses came to the defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners, but she pitched terri ically, allowing just one hit in a 2-1 defeat. Pitt out-hit the Sooners 4-1 and King went six innings with four K s. NIRSCHL NAMED 2013 BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Tori Nirschl was named the 2013 Big East Rookie of the Year for her standout campaign in which she batted.333 with 52 hits, 11 home runs and 27 RBI. She became the irst major award winner in Pitt s history.

10 2013 HEAD COACH HOLLY APRILE Holly Aprile enters her sixth season as the head coach and her 11th season overall for the University of Pittsburgh softball program. Under the guidance of Aprile, the Panthers have established numerous school records and have seen multiple players accomplish unprecedented success. The 2013 campaign saw a program irst as freshman Tori Nirschl was named the Big East Rookie of the Year. Nirschl is the irst ever major award winner for the Pitt softball program, which includes Rookie, Player or Pitcher of the Year. Nirschl garnered third-team all-conference honors as a freshman. Aprile also saw 2013 graduate Holly Stevens become the most proli ic player in program history. Stevens graduated as the all-time leader in home runs (34) and runs batted in (127), and ranks second all-time in total bases (303), fourth in hits (177) and ifth in both runs scored (102) and walks (69). An All-American pitcher and out ielder at the University of Massachusetts ('92), Aprile helped guide Savannah King to one of the best individual pitching season in history in As a freshman, King set Pitt's single-season mark for wins at 19 and innings pitched at Her ERA of 1.72 tied a singleseason record for lowest in program history, and she notched the second most strikeouts in school history at 196. That 2012 squad ranked among the top of the Big East in several categories, including second in assists, third in triples and ifth in ERA. Kelly Hmiel and Holly Stevens garnered all-conference honors that season, highlighted by irst team honors for Hmiel. Hmiel is rated among the Panther greats in several offensive categories, which includes the all-time batting average title (.330). THE APRILE FILE Year-By-Year Results Overall Year-By-Year (Conference) ^ Overall ^ ACC About Coach Aprile Years at Pitt...11 Head Coach at Pitt... Six Alma Mater... UMass ( 92) Aprile directed the 2011 team to its best season in program history as numerous school records fell, both individually and as a team. The team inished with a overall record and a 13-8 mark in Big East play. The 34 overall victories and 13 conference wins were both the most in school history, while that year marked only the third time in program history that Pitt captured 30-plus wins. The Panthers won 10 of their inal 13 games in 2011, including six-straight in their irst-ever season at Vartabedian Field. In addition to achieving a record 34 wins, Pitt set program marks in home runs (51) and shutouts (14). Statistically, the 2011 team ranked among the NCAA top-50 in ielding percentage ( th), triples per game ( th), slugging percentage ( th), stolen bases per game ( th), home runs per game (1.0-36th) and team ERA (2.1-41st). That same team set another program record when four Panthers earned their irst-ever All-Big East honors. Individually, four Panthers ranked among the nation's elite, while Hmiel was selected the program's irst-ever National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Player of the Week on March 15. Additionally, Aprile guided Pitt's pitching trio of Alyssa O'Connell, Cory Berliner and Karlyn Jones to new heights. The team ranked second in the Big East and 39th in the NCAA in earned run average. The tandem, who all hold school records, yielded 138 runs, 100 earned runs, and 87 walks, all of which were the fewest in the conference. Furthermore, the trio combined for a team-record 14 shutouts and had conference top-ten ERAs. Aprile became the second head coach in Pitt softball history in July, The Afton, N.Y. native stepped into the top spot after ive seasons as a Panthers assistant. Aprile joined the Pitt staff after spending nine seasons as an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina. From , she helped guide the Gamecocks to seven NCAA Regional appearances and a College World Series berth in Aprile also worked as a graduate assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University, where she earned her master's degree in political science in Aprile graduated from UMass in 1992 with a degree in Sport Management. A pitcher/out ielder, she was a four-time all-conference irst team selection ( ) and twice was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. In addition, Aprile was also tabbed the 1992 A-10 Pitcher of the Year, 1989 A-10 Rookie of the Year and twice was named the A-10 Tournament's outstanding pitcher (1989, 1992). She was named to both the All-Northeast Region squad and the All-New England team on two occasions and was a 1992 ECAC All-Star team selection, as well as an All A-10 Academic honoree. Aprile played a pivotal role in leading UMass to its irst trip to the College World Series in 1992, and closed her career with a then-school record 77 victories. In honor of her achievements, she was inducted into the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame just three years after her graduation. She was also a participant on the United States National Team from , competing in the U.S. Olympic Festival ( ), Pan Am Qualifying (1994, 1997) and the South Paci ic Classic (1998).

11 PITT SOFTBALL 2014 Pitt Softball Overall Statistics for Pittsburgh (as of Mar 16, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 8-13 Home: 0-2 Away: 2-6 Neutral: 6-5 ACC: 0-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Carly Thea Carissa Throckmorton Jordan Fannin Tori Nirschl Maggie Sevilla Ashlee Sills Kaitlin Manuel Kaila Balatgek Kathryn Duran Taylor Henry Katherine Kramer Savannah King Morgan Choe Carmelena Moffa Lauren Vinson Alexa Larkin Totals Opponents LOB - Team (109), Opp (146). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (5). IBB - Team (1), C. Thea 1, Opp (1). Picked off - T. Nirschl 2. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Savannah King / Alexa Larkin / Lauren Vinson / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), K. Duran 2, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - K. Duran (18-20), S. King (11-12), A. Larkin (7-8).

12 2013 PITT SOFTBALL 2014 Pitt Softball Conference statistics for Pittsburgh (as of Mar 16, 2014) (ACC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-5 Home: 0-2 Away: 0-3 ACC: 0-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Maggie Sevilla Tori Nirschl Carly Thea Ashlee Sills Jordan Fannin Carissa Throckmorton Morgan Choe Kathryn Duran Kaitlin Manuel Savannah King Taylor Henry Katherine Kramer Carmelena Moffa Lauren Vinson Totals Opponents LOB - Team (26), Opp (38). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (1). IBB - Team (1), C. Thea 1. Picked off - T. Nirschl 1. (ACC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Alexa Larkin / Savannah King / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), K. Duran 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - K. Duran (6-7), A. Larkin (4-4), S. King (2-3).