at North Carolina March 3-5 Anderson Softball Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. #21/24 PITT PANTHERS

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1 # 21/24 Pitt Panthers [12-2, 0-0 ACC] 2017 GAME NOTES GAMES at North Carolina March 3-5 Anderson Softball Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Fri. 2/10 ~ vs. #20 Kentucky W, 3-1 ~ at UCF W, 6-0 Sat. 2/11 ~ vs. #20 Kentucky W, 6-3 ~ vs. Florida A&M W, 5-2 Sun. 2/12 ~ at UCF W, 6-3 (8) Fri. 2/17 # vs. Nebraska W, 9-1 (5) Sat. 2/18 # vs. Nebraska W, 6-2 # vs. Northwestern W, 2-1 (8) Sun. 2/19 # vs. Northwestern W, 6-4 Fri. 2/24 + vs. Lipscomb L, vs. SE Louisiana W, 10-4 Sat. 2/25 + vs. Lipscomb W, at Troy L, 7-5 (8) Sun. 2/26 + vs. SE Louisiana W, 5-0 Fri. 3/3 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA 6 p.m. Sat. 3/4 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 3/5 * at North Carolina ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Tue. 3/7 at Elon 4:30 p.m. Sat. 3/11 & at James Madison 11 a.m. & vs. East Carolina 4 p.m. Sun. 3/12 & vs. East Carolina 10 a.m. & at James Madison 12:30 p.m. Fri. 3/17 * at Louisville ACCN EXTRA 4 p.m. Sat. 3/18 * at Louisville ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 3/19 * at Louisville ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Wed. 3/22 Kent State ACCN EXTRA 3 p.m. Fri. 3/24 * Boston College ACCN EXTRA 3 p.m. Sat. 3/25 * Boston College ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 3/26 * Boston College ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Wed. 3/29 Penn State ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Frid. 3/31 * at Florida State 6 p.m. Sat. 4/1 * at Florida State 1 p.m. Sun. 4/2 * at Florida State 12 p.m. Wed. 4/5 at Saint Francis (PA) 4 p.m. Fri. 4/7 * Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 4/8 * Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 4/9 * Virginia Tech ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Fri. 4/14 * Syracuse ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 4/15 * Syracuse ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 4/16 * Syracuse ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Tue. 4/18 Ohio State ACCN EXTRA 4 p.m. Fri. 4/21 * NC State ACCN EXTRA 5 p.m. Sat. 4/22 * NC State ACCN EXTRA 1 p.m. Sun. 4/23 * NC State ACCN EXTRA 12 p.m. Fri. 5/5 * at Georgia Tech 6 p.m. Sat. 5/6 * at Georgia Tech 7 p.m. Sun. 5/7 * at Georgia Tech 1 p.m. Thur-Sat. 5/11-13 ACC Tournament TBD All home games in bold All times are EST & subject to change All home games played at Vartabedian Field * ACC Contest ~ UCF Knights Invitational # ACC/Big Ten Challenge + Troy Classic & JMU Invitational ACCN EXTRA Live Broadcast c /PITT #21/24 PITT 2017 Record [ACC] 12-2 [0-0] 2016 Record [ACC] [8-14] USA Today/NFCA Coaches #21 ESPN.com/USA Softball #24 Head Coach Holly Aprile Record at Pitt NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 2017 Record [ACC] 11-4 [0-0] 2016 Record [ACC] [13-11] ESPN.com/USA Softball N/A USA Today/NFCA Coaches N/A Head Coach Donna Papa Record at UNC 1, BROADCAST / STATISTICS INFORMATION Game 1 March 3 6 P.M. Live Stats ACCN Extra/WatchESPN Game 2 March 4 1 P.M. Live Stats ACCN Extra/WatchESPN Game 3 March 5 1 P.M Live Stats ACCN Extra/WatchESPN STAT COMPARISON.384 AVG R Hits HR RBI SLG % BB SB ERA SO 64 4 SV 3 1 UNCLiveStats.com UNCLiveStats.com UNCLiveStats.com SERIES INFORMATION PITT NORTH CAROLINA Meeting 9 Series Record Pitt trails 5-3 First Meeting 2/17/10 North Carolina won 8-0 Last Meeting 3/20/16 Pitt won 11-3 FIRST PITCH The No. 21/24 Pitt softball team begins conference play this weekend as the squad heads to Chapel Hill, N.C., March 3-5 to take on North Carolina at Anderson Softball Stadium. The Panthers [12-2] look to continue their strong play by collecting their first conference victories of the season. The series will begin Friday, March 3 at 6 p.m. EST. The Panthers will then play two 1 p.m. EST games on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5. HOW TO FOLLOW All three games will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN App. Live stats will also be available for all games via Stat Broadcast. Fans can also follow along on Twitter and Instagram for live pre-game and in-game updates. LAST TIME OUT The Panthers enter conference play with a 12-2 record, following a 3-2 outing at the Troy Classic highlighted by a perfect game. Against Southeastern Louisiana Sunday, Feb. 26, junior Kayla Harris threw her first perfect game en route to a 5-0 victory for the Panthers. Pitt began the weekend with their first loss of the season to Lipscomb, a 1-0 affair after a walkoff home run sealed the victory for the Bisons. The Panthers were able to rebound and defeat Lipscomb in the second matchup, 4-3. Pitt also defeated Southeastern Louisiana twice and fell to Troy in an eight-inning game, 7-5. MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Softball SID Casey Bonk Office Phone Cell Phone cbonk@athletics.pitt.edu

2 GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School... University of Pittsburgh City/Zip... Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded Enrollment...28,649 Nickname...Panthers School Colors...Blue & Gold [PMS 289 / PMS 4515] Facility...Vartabedian Field / Petersen Sports Complex Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...ACC Chancellor... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher Acting Athletics Director...Dr. Randy Juhl 2017 GAME NOTES 2017 ACC STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Florida State Pitt North Carolina Syracuse Virginia Tech Louisville Boston College Virginia Notre Dame Georgia Tech NC State COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Holly Aprile Alma Mater... UMass 92 Seasons at Pitt...14th Season 9th as Head Coach Career Record (All at Pitt) Career Conference Record ACC Record at Pitt Big East Record at Pitt Assistant Coach...Gina Fuchs Alma Mater...Penn State 03 Seasons at Pitt...13th Season Assistant Coach...Lauren Cognigni Alma Mater... Saint Joseph s 08 Seasons at Pitt...3rd Season TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record [H/A/N] ACC Record [Finish] [8th] ACC Tournament... lost to #6 Florida State, 8-0 Starters Returning/Lost...8 / 5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10 / 6 Newcomers...8 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year All-Time Record All-Time ACC Record All-Time Big East Record Years in NCAA Tournament... 1 [2015] Most Single Season Wins [2015] Highest Single Season Win % [34-17 in 2011] c /PITT USA TODAY/NFCA POLL # School Rec. TP PW 1 Florida State (18) Auburn (2) Florida (6) Oregon Texas A&M (5) Arizona UCLA Washington Oklahoma Minnesota (1) Alabama James Madison LSU Michigan Tennessee Georgia Utah Louisiana Kentucky Arizona State Pittsburgh Baylor California N/A 24 Missouri Ole Miss N/A Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: BYU (38), South Alabama (24), Florida Atlantic (21), Texas (13), Notre Dame (9), USF (8), South Carolina (7), Oregon State (2), San Diego State (2), Arkansas (2), Wichita State (1), Michigan State (1), Wisconsin (1). Dropped Out: No. 23 BYU, No. 25 USF As of February 28, ESPN.COM/USA POLL # School Rec. TP PW 1 Florida (3) Florida State (7) Auburn (2) Oregon Texas A&M (6) Arizona (1) Washington UCLA Alabama T9 Oklahoma Minnesota (1) LSU James Madison Michigan Tennessee Utah Georgia California Louisiana Arizona State Kentucky Baylor Ole Miss N/A 24 Pittsburgh Missouri Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Texas (20), Florida Atlantic (18), South Alabama (15), Wisconsin (15), South Florida (13), Arkansas (11), USC Upstate (10), South Carolina (8), Ohio State (5), BYU (4), Notre Dame (2), San Diego State (1). Dropped Out: N/A As of February 28, 2017

3 THE SERIES The Panthers meet the Tar Heels for the ninth time in program history. Pitt currently trails the series 5-3. In their last meeting, Pitt came away with an 11-3 victory March 20, SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS North Carolina suffered a slow start to the season, going 2-3 at the Puerto Rico DI Tournament in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, but enters the weekend with an 11-4 record after winning nine of their next 10, including six in a row. The Tar Heels are led by senior Kendra Lynch and sophomore Katie Baliff as their offensive dynamic duo. The two lead the team in offense, with either player ranked first or second in every offensive category. Baliff and Lynch have both have been selected as ACC Player of the Week, the honors coming back-to-back. Lynch, a dual-threat as she pitches and hits, boasts a.426 batting average with 20 hits, six home runs, and 21 RBIs. She also has four wins on the season, with 14 strikeouts and a 2.74 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched. Baliff is hitting.471 with 16 hits, six home runs, and 16 RBIs. IN THE POLLS The Panthers remain in the polls this week, sliding to No. 21 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll, as announced Tuesday afternoon. Pitt is down two spots from its previous ranking of 19 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and down four spots after previously being ranked 20th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll. The Panthers earned 138 votes in this week s USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and 52 points in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll. STARTING STRONG Pitt s 12 victories in 14 games played is the second highest win total in that time frame in program history. The Panthers went 13-1 during the start of the 2015 season. The Panthers made an NCAA Regionals appearance later that season. c /PITT PERFECTION LEADS TO WEEKLY HONORS On Sunday, Feb. 26 against Southeastern Louisiana, junior Kayla Harris threw her first perfect game and the second in Pitt program history. Harris retired 21 straight batters, while striking out four. She began the game sitting down the first four batters she faced, striking out the side in the first inning and the first batter of the second. This was the second perfect game in Pitt program history, the first coming last season when sophomore Sarah Dawson threw a perfect five-inning campaign, Feb. 27, The two games happened almost exactly a year apart from each other. For her effort last weekend, Harris was named ACC Pitcher of the Week. In addition to her perfect game, she captured her first save of the season, pitching two innings to secure a 4-3 victory over Lipscomb. In her loss against the Bisons, Harris tossed a complete game, giving up just a single hit through six innings. She also fanned four in the game. SOLAK STRONG Sophomore Alexis Solak continued her strong start to the season with an impressive offensive display at the Troy Classic. On the weekend, she hit 10-for-17 with one home run, one double, and five RBIs. Solak set a new personal best in hits when she went a perfect 4-for-4 against Troy Feb. 25. She now has five multi-hits games and three multi-rbi games on the season. Solak is hitting.514 on the year with 18 hits and 14 RBIs. She leads the Panthers in those categories and is second on the team with a.686 slugging percentage. PITCHING KNIGHTS OUT Freshman pitcher Brittany Knight continues to impress in her first season, improving to 6-0 on the season with a 2.15 ERA following the Troy Classic. Knight has allowed only 41 hits and has struck out 16, in 39.0 innings pitched. She earned her fifth victory of the season against Southeastern Louisiana, by only allowing three runs and striking out three over five innings pitched. Knight started the Panthers second meeting against Lipscomb at the Troy Classic, allowing two earned runs over five innings pitched, and three strikeouts en route to a 4-3 revenge victory over the Bisons. At the ACC/Big Ten Challene, Knight started the Panthers second meeting against Nebraska, allowing two earned runs over six innings pitched, en route to a 6-2 victory over the Cornhuskers. In her debut weekend with Pitt, the freshman star pitched lights outs, ending her four-appearance showing with a 0.00 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched and did not allow an earned run. The Windham, Ohio, native also struck out six. GRAY AT THE PLATE Sophomore Olivia Gray is a key piece in the Panthers' lineup. She is currently hitting.341 on the season with 14 hits, seven of which are doubles. She is also slugging.585. Gray led Pitt s undefeated (4-0) weekend at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Tallahassee, Fla., as she scored a team-leading seven times after reaching GAME NOTES IN THE POLLS PRESEASON USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll ESPN.com/USA Softball NR NR WEEK 1 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll 24 ESPN.com/USA Softball 25 WEEK 2 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll 19 ESPN.com/USA Softball 20 WEEK 3 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll 20 ESPN.com/USA Softball 24 WEEK 4 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 5 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 6 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 7 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 8 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 9 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 10 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 11 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 12 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 13 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- WEEK 14 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball -- FINAL USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll -- ESPN.com/USA Softball --

4 base safely in 10 of her 14 appearances at the plate The Pittsburgh native was 7-for-11 on the weekend with four doubles and one RBI. She also earned three walks in the game. Gray finished the weekend with a.636 average, slugging percentage and a.714 on base percentage. The sophomore had three multi-hit games, including both games against Nebraska. In game two against the Huskers she went a perfect 3-for- 3 with two doubles and scored two of the three times she reached base. HARRIS DOMINANT ON THE MOUND Starting pitcher Kayla Harris has been dominant on the mound for Pitt this season. The junior, who saw time in her freshman year and increased time last seaosn, is 6-1 on the seaon and boasts a 1.46 ERA in 52.2 innings pitched. Harris has 23 strikeouts in 2017 and has held her opponents to just a.187 averge Against Southeastern Louisiana, Harris threw her first perfect game and the second in Pitt program history. Harris retired 21 straight batters, while striking out four. She began the game sitting down the first four batters she faced, striking out the side in the first inning and the first batter of the second. THe Panthers' defense took over fro there. So far this season, Harris has tossed a perfect game, one-hitter and two-hitter. GOING STREAKING Sophomore Olivia Gray has reached base in 13 straight games, while sophomore Alexis Solak and junior Giorgiana Zeremenko each have reached nine times. Solak is also riding a six-game hitting streak dating back to Feb. 19 vs. Northwestern. LEADOFF HITTER Freshman Hannah Edwards has been the leadoff hitter in the lineup every game so far this season. In the leadoff spot, she has reached base in nine of the Panthers' 14 games this season. RUN HERSHMAN, RUN Junior Erin Hershman, has tested the arms of multiple oppenent catchers, stealing six bases so far this season. Hershman's six stolen bases mark half of the Mars, Pa., natives 12 that she tallied in UP NEXT Following the conclusion of their series with UNC, the Panthers will stay on the road to begin play over spring break. Pitt will remnain in North Carolina to take on Elon Tuesday, March 7, before heading to Virginia to participate in its final c /PITT tournament of the season at James Madison. The Panthers will face East Carolina and the ranked Dukes March PITT GOES 4-0 AT ACC/BIG TEN CHALLEGE The Panthers went undefeated, 4-0, at the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge. Pitt defeated both Nebraska and Northwestern twice, including a 2-1, eight-inning thriller against the Wildcats in which junior Kayla Harris tossed a one-hitter in the game. Harris was dominant on the mound for the Panthers, tossing a complete game to earn her fourth win of the season. The junior gave up just a single hit in the first inning before holding the Wildcats scoreless through the remainder of the game with the help of her defense. Harris finished with three strikeouts. Pitt outscored its opponents 23-8 over the course of the weekend. UCF KNIGHTS INVITATIONAL Pitt began the season at the UCF Knights Invitational in Orlando, Fla., and returned home with a 5-0 record. Highlighting the Invitational were the Panthers' two wins over then-no. 20 Kentucky. Pitt defeated the Wildcats 3-1 in the opening matchup and 6-3 in game three of the weekend. Pitt also took down Florida A&M 5-2 and UCF, who was receiving votes, 6-3 in an eight-inning game. Lone senior Kaitlin Manuel began her season with a bang, producing seven hits in 15 at-bats, good for a team-leading.467 batting average. She scored three runs and drove in seven. The Panthers first home run on the season came at the hands of Manuel. The solo homer to right field gave Pitt an early 1-0 lead in the second game against Kentucky SEASON IN REVIEW Pitt surpassed the 30-win mark for the second consecutive season in 2016, marking the first time in program history that has been accomplished. The Panthers advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, falling to eventual ACC champion No. 6 Florida State in the first round. AT THE PLATE Offensively, the Panthers will look to a core of power hitting players in juniors Giorgiana Zeremenko, Erin Hershman and McKayla Taylor, in addition to sophomore Olivia Gray. Zeremenko, a NFCA All-Region Second Team selection last year, will be expected to provide the pop in Pitt s offense after hitting 17 home runs in 2016, a Panthers single-season record to go along with a team-leading.392 average and 52 runs batted in. Her.888 slugging percentage topped GAME NOTES ACC/NCAA STAT RANKINGS Team/Individual # ACC NCAA Batting Avg Double Plays/Game Doubles/Game Earned Run Avg Fielding % Home Runs/Game Scoring Slugging % Stolen Bases/Game Triples/Game W-L % Batting Avg. Alexis Solak Doubles/Game Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor ERA Kayla Harris Hits Allowed/7 Innings Kayla Harris On Base % Alexis Solak RBIs/Game Alexis Solak Sacrifice Flies Alexis Solak Erin Hershman 1.0 T-7 - Giorgiana Zeremenko 1.0 T-7 - Sacrifice Hits/Game Hannah Edwards Saves Sarah Dawson Brittany Knight 1.0 T-4 T-35 Kayla Harris 1.0 T-4 T-35 Slugging % Alexis Solak Stolen Bases Erin Hershman Wins Brittany Knight 6 T-2 T-26 Kayla Harris 6 T-2 T-26 Walks Olivia Gray Walks Allowed/7 Innings Brittany Knight ACC Rankings / NCAA Rankings through Feb. 26

5 the conference and sat seventh nationally. Hershman, who garnered All-ACC First Team honors, hit.366 last season and stole 12 bases on 13 attempts. Taylor (.331) and Gray (.325) both recorded a batting average over.300 a year ago. Pitt will also rely on the incoming bats of the freshmen class and Akron sophomore transfer Gabrielle Fredericks. Fredericks joins the Panthers after leading the Zips with a.319 batting average. Fredericks also hit 12 doubles and drove in 25 runs. Of the incoming freshman, Hannah Edwards, Alexee Haynes and Connor McGaffic are all expected to make an impact in the lineup. One of two Pennsylvania products from the incoming class, Edwards holds five Pennsylvania state records, and competed in the PGF High School All-American softball game this past fall and was tabbed the No. 7 recruit in the country per FloSoftball. Haynes is a corner infielder and a top 100 recruit who hit a sparkling.612 percentage with seven home runs, 55 runs batted in and 60 runs scored. Haynes tremendous season culminated in her being named the West Virginia Softball Gatorade Player of the Year. A WPIAL product and Class A All-State First Team honoree, McGaffic will also add power to the lineup. IN THE FIELD The Panthers will see some change in the field when it comes to this year s roster, however three positions will remain consistent. Senior Kaitlin Manuel, along with juniors McKayla Taylor and Erin Hershman will all remain in their positions from last year, first base, shortstop and center field, respectively. Manuel, started all 52 games for Pitt last season at first base. An asset in the field, she possessed a.995 fielding percentage, committing just two errors in 441 chances and three errors total in the past two seasons combined. Taylor and Hershman also started every game last season for the Panthers and will look to do the same in Looking to fill the gap of former standout Maggie Sevilla at second base will be either Marissa DeMatteo or Alexis Solak, both sophomores who saw minimal playing time in Sophomore Olivia Gray, who played mainly outfield last season, will move her talents to the infield as she takes over for Shelby Pickett at third base. Solak could also potentially see time at third, a position she play last season if Pickett moved behind the plate. Pitt s outfield will also have new faces as multiple freshmen vie for the remaining two spots. Hannah Edwards and Connor McGaffic will look to fill the positions in left and right, respectively at the start of the season. Freshman Kaitlyn Kruger, sophomore Taylor Myers and junior transfer Taylor Stimson will also compete for time in the outfield. ON THE MOUND / BEHIND THE PLATE On the mound, Pitt will rely on junior Kayla Harris, who has seen substantial time since her freshman season with the Panthers, along with sophomore Sarah Dawson and freshman Brittany Knight. Harris tossed a team leading innings pitched last season for the Panthers, obtaining a 3.40 ERA and 16 wins. Harris also accumulated 117 strikeouts. The Chesapeake, Va., native started 29 games for Pitt last season, going the distance in 13 while recording five shutouts. Dawson provided one of the biggest Pitt softball storylines in 2016, tossing a five-inning perfect game in a 13-0 defeat of Providence. The Bridgewater, Mass., native finished her freshman season with an 8-0 record. Knight is also expected to help chip into the workload alongside Harris and Dawson this season. Behind the plate, Pitt will look to freshman Valerie Ortega out of Colorado, who was a two-time All- State selection. Junior Giorgiana Zeremenko will also see time at the position along with sophomore transfer Gabrielle Fredericks. APRILE AT THE HELM Beginning her ninth season at the helm of the Pitt softball program, head coach Holly Aprile will look to guide the Panthers towards continued success in Aprile coached Pitt to back-to-back 30-win seasons in 2015 and 2016, marking the first time that feat has been reached in program history. Over the last three years, Aprile has led seven players to NFCA All-Region and All-ACC honors. The Panthers reached the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history in 2015 under the leadership of Aprile. Pitt went on to reach the regional final before falling to the eventual WCWS runner-up Michigan. KEY DEPARTURES The Panthers will be moving into 2017 without Shelby Pickett, Maggie Sevilla and Jenna Modic, three key members that played significant roles in the team s increased success the past two years. All three departures started every game for Pitt last season and put up huge numbers at the plate. The trio s bats will be missed as all three players hit above a.300 clip, led by Sevilla who held the third-best average on the team (.351). PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH The Pitt softball team was predicted to finish 2017 GAME NOTES RECORD BOOK WATCH HOME RUNS 1. Holly Stevens Maggie Sevilla McKayla Taylor Jacki Haar Reba Tutt Giorgiana Zeremenko RUNS BATTED IN 1. Holly Stevens Maggie Sevilla Samantha Card Jessica Dignon McKayla Taylor PUTOUTS 1. Casey Pickard 1, Ciera Damon 1, Kaitlin Manuel 1, WINS 1. Savannah King Cory Berliner Laura Belardinelli Nikki Gasti Kayla Harris SAVES 1. Laura LeViere Savannah King Kaitlyn Schuster Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson WALKS 1. Reba Tutt Francesca DiMaria Samantha Card Yvette Bravo Holly Stevens McKayla Taylor ASSISTS 1. Sheena Hellon Jessica Dignon Niki Cognigni Kristen Cheesebrew McKayla Taylor As of Feb. 28, 2017 c /PITT 5

6 eighth out of 11 total teams in the ACC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by the league office Monday, Feb. 6. No. 3/3 Florida State, who will look for their third consecutive ACC title, is predicted to finish first for the third straight season. The Seminoles received 10 first-place votes and 100 points, while Louisville came in at second with 86. No. 22/22 Notre Dame received 84 points to round out the top three, while North Carolina (67) and Virginia Tech (58) finish off the top five GAME NOTES HONORS AND AWARDS ACC Pitcher of the Week Brittany Knight 2/14/17 Maggie Sevilla 2/28/17 ACC Softball Predicted Order of Finish Rk. Team Votes (First Place Votes) 1. Florida State 100 (10) 2. Louisville Notre Dame North Carolina Virginia Tech Boston College Syracuse Pittsburgh NC State Georgia Tech Virginia 14 PITT DEPTH CHART Pitcher Harris, Knight, Dawson Catcher Ortega, Zeremenko, Fredericks First Base Manuel, Haynes Second Base Solak, DeMatteo Third Base Gray, Solak Short Stop Taylor, Gray Left Field Edwards, Kruger, Stimson Center Field Hershman, Edwards Right Field McGaffic, Myers, Haynes c /PITT 6

7 THE LAST TIME A PITT PLAYER... Scored 3 Runs Olivia Gray vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Scored 4 Runs Maggie Sevilla at Mercer [2/13/16] Had 3 Hits Alexis Solak vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/24/17] Had 4 Hits Alexis Solak vs. Troy [2/25/17] Had 5 Hits Maggie Sevilla at Ohio State [3/31/15] Had 3 RBIs Olivia Gray vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/24/17] Had 4 RBIs Jenna Modic Florida State [4/30/16] Had 5 RBIs Maggie Sevilla at Stetson [2/27/16] Had 6 RBIs Shelby Pickett vs. St. Bonaventure [3/30/16] Had 7 RBIs N/A Had 8 RBIs McKayla Taylor at Syracuse [4/11/15] Had 2 Doubles McKayla Taylor vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Olivia Gray vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Had 3 Doubles N/A Had 2 Home Runs McKayla Taylor at Syracuse [4/12/15] Had 3 Home Runs Shelby Pickett vs. St. Bonaventure [3/30/16] Leadoff Game with Homer Shelby Pickett vs. Central Michigan [2/12/16] Leadoff Inning with Homer Giorgiana Zeremenko vs. St. Francis (Pa.) [4-13/16] Pinch-Hit Homer Erin Hershman vs. Rutgers [2/15/15] Back-to-Back Home Runs J. Modic & G. Zeremenko Florida State [4/30/16] Grand Slam McKayla Taylor vs. Mercer [2/13/16] Walk-off homer Jenna Modic vs. Louisville [5/2/15] Had 7 total bases Maggie Sevilla vs. St. Francis (Pa.) [4/29/15] Had 8 total bases McKayla Taylor vs Rutgers [2/15/15] Had 9 total bases McKayla Taylor at Syracuse [4/12/15] Had 10 or more total bases Shelby Pickett vs. St. Bonaventure, 12TB, [3/30/16] Had 3 walks Olivia Gray vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] Had 4 walks McKayla Taylor at NC State [4/3/16] HBP Twice McKayla Taylor vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] HBP Three Times Maggie Sevilla at Texas State, 4HBP, [2/7/15] Had 2 Sacrifice Bunts Taylor Henry at Rutgers [5/4/13] Had 3 Sacrifice Bunts N/A Had 2 Sac Flies McKayla Taylor vs. Southern Illinois [2/26/16] Had 3 Stolen Bases Reba Tutt at East Tennessee State [3/12/11] Had 4 Stolen Bases N/A 7-Inning CG Shutout Brittany Knight at UCF [2/10/17] Extra-Inning CG Shutout Jenna Modic vs Winthrop [2/121/15] 5-Inning Perfect Game Sarah Dawson vs. Providence [2/27/16] 7-Inning Perfect Game Kayla Harris vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/26/17] No-Hitter Sarah Dawson vs. Providence [2/27/16] 7-Inning No-Hitter Kayla Zinger vs. Connecticut [4/5/08] 10 K's Kayla Harris vs. California [5/16/15] 11 K's Kayla Harris vs. Georgia Tech [4/16/16] 12 K's Karlyn Jones vs. Penn State [3/29/11] 13 K's Alexa Larkin vs. St. John's [3/23/13] 17 K s Laura LeViere vs. Morgan State [3/11/00] Pitched 9+ innings Laura Belardinelli vs. Houston [2/27/04] Pitched 10+ innings Kayla Harris vs. Georgia Tech [4/16/16] Pitched 11+ innings Savannah King vs. Fordham [3/17/12] Had 15 Putouts Kaitlyn Manuel vs. Florida A&M (2/11/17) Had 16 putouts Kaitlin Manuel vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/26/17] Had 17 putouts Jacki Haar vs. Morgan State [3/17/00] Had 18 putouts Casey Pickard vs. Connecticut [4/16/05] Had 7 assists Olivia Gray vs. Southeastern Louisiana [2/26/17] Had 8 assists Olivia Gray vs. Troy [2/25/17] Had 9+ assists Olivia Gray at UCF, 10, [2/12/17] Had 2 Errors McKayla Taylor at San Diego [3/5/16] Had 3 errors McKayla Taylor vs. Georgia Tech [4/16/16] PITT'S RECORD WHEN... Overall Conference Non-Conference Against Ranked Teams Home Games Road Games Neutral Site Games Day Games Night Games Extra Innings Shutouts Scored 0-2 Runs Scored 3-5 Runs Scored 6-9 Runs Scored 10+ Runs Opp. Scored 0-2 Runs Opp. Scored 3-5 Runs Opp. Scored 6-9 Runs Opp. Scored 10+ Runs Scored in the First Inning Opp. Scored in the First Inning Pitt Scored First Opp. Scored First Led After Four Innings Trailed After Four Innings Tied After Four Innings Led After Five Innings Trailed After Five Innings Tied After Five Innings Led After Six Innings Trailed After Six Innings Tied After Six Innings Hit Zero Home Runs Hit One Home Run Hit 2+ Home Runs Opp. Hit Zero Home Runs Opp. Hit One Home Run Opp. Hit 2+ Home Runs Committed Zero Errors Committed One Error Committed 2 or more errors Opp. Committed Zero Errors Opp. Committed One Error Opp. Committed 2 or more errors Out-Hit Opponent Out-Hit By Opponent Hits are Tied On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday Current Streak...W-1 Longest Winning Streak... 9 Longest Losing Streak... 1 c /PITT 7

8 2017 PLAYER BIOS 2 KAITLIN MANUEL INF/OF Senior San Diego, Calif. Del Norte CAREER BESTS Hits x; last vs. #20 Kentucky [2/10/17] RBI at Syracuse [4/11/15] Runs at Ohio State [3/31/15] Walks at Ohio State [3/31/15] CAREER BESTS Doubles x; last vs. Northwestern [2/19/17] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs x; last vs. #20 Kentucky [2/10/17] Stolen Bases x; last Georgia Tech [4/17/16] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *1b Feb 10 at UCF *1b Feb 11 vs Kentucky *1b Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *1b Feb 12 at UCF *1b Feb 17 vs Nebraska *1b Feb 18 vs Nebraska *1b Feb 18 vs Northwestern *1b Feb 19 vs Northwestern *1b Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *1b Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *1b Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *1b Feb 25 at Troy *1b Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *1b Totals 14gs On base pct..340 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 8

9 2017 PLAYER BIOS 27 KAYLA HARRIS P Junior Chesapeake, Va. Greenbriar Academy 2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 10 vs Kentucky * Feb 11 vs Kentucky * Feb 12 at UCF * Feb 17 vs Nebraska * Feb 18 vs Northwestern * Feb 19 vs Northwestern Feb 24 vs Lipscomb * Feb 25 vs Lipscomb Feb 25 at Troy * Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. * Totals CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / / TOTAL / c /PITT 9

10 2017 PLAYER BIOS 9 ERIN HERSHMAN OF Junior Mars, Pa. Mars CAREER BESTS Hits x; last Georgia Tech [4/17/16] RBI vs. Georgetown [2/20/16] Runs x; last Georgia Tech [4/17/16] Walks x; last at Syracuse [4/11/16] CAREER BESTS Doubles x; last North Carolina [3/20/16] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs x; last Florida State [4/30/16] Stolen Bases x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/241/17] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *of Feb 10 at UCF *of Feb 11 vs Kentucky *of Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *of Feb 12 at UCF *of Feb 17 vs Nebraska *of Feb 18 vs Nebraska *of Feb 18 vs Northwestern *of Feb 19 vs Northwestern *of Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *of Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *of Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *of Feb 25 at Troy *of Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *of Totals 14gs On base pct..220 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 10

11 2017 PLAYER BIOS 17 TAYLOR STIMSON INF/U Junior Hudson, Ohio Walsh Jesuit / St. John s CAREER BESTS Hits... N/A... N/A RBI... N/A... N/A Runs... N/A... N/A Walks... N/A... N/A CAREER BESTS Doubles... N/A... N/A Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs...N/A... N/A Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A c /PITT 11

12 2017 PLAYER BIOS 15 MCKAYLA TAYLOR INF Junior Huntington Beach, Calif. John F. Kennedy CAREER BESTS Hits x; last vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] RBI at Syracuse [4/11/15] Runs x; last Virginia [3/26/16] Walks at NC State [4/3/16] CAREER BESTS Doubles x; last vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Triples vs. Sam Houston State [2/6/15] Home Runs Virginia [3/26/16] Stolen Bases x; last vs. Florida A&M [2/11/17] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *ss Feb 10 at UCF *ss Feb 11 vs Kentucky *ss Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *ss Feb 12 at UCF *ss Feb 17 vs Nebraska *ss Feb 18 vs Nebraska *ss Feb 18 vs Northwestern *ss Feb 19 vs Northwestern *ss Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *ss Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *ss Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *ss Feb 25 at Troy *ss Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *ss Totals 14gs On base pct..407 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 12

13 2017 PLAYER BIOS 21 GIORGIANA ZEREMENKO C/INF Junior Canonsburg, Pa. Canon McMillan CAREER BESTS Hits x; last at San Diego [3/5/16] RBI vs. Georgetown [2/19/16] Runs at San Diego [3/5/16] Walks x; last at Boston College [5/8/16] CAREER BESTS Doubles x; last vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Triples vs. Grand Canyon [3/5/16] Home Runs Saint Francis (Pa.) [4/13/16] Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *dh/c Feb 10 at UCF *dh/c Feb 11 vs Kentucky *c Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *dh Feb 12 at UCF *dh Feb 17 vs Nebraska *c Feb 18 vs Nebraska *c Feb 18 vs Northwestern *dh Feb 19 vs Northwestern *dh Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *dh Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *dh Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *c Feb 25 at Troy *c Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *dh Totals 14gs On base pct..298 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 13

14 2017 PLAYER BIOS 4 SARAH DAWSON P Sophomore Bridgewater, Mass. Bridgewater-Raynham 2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 11 vs Florida A&M Feb 18 vs Nebraska Feb 24 vs Southeastern La Feb 25 at Troy Totals CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / c /PITT 14

15 2017 PLAYER BIOS 12 MARISSA DEMATTEO INF Sophomore New Castle, Pa. Neshannock CAREER BESTS Hits x; last Florida State [5/1/16] RBI vs Georgetown [2/19/16] Runs x; last at Troy [2/25/17] Walks x; last at UCF [2/12/17] CAREER BESTS Doubles vs. Georgetown[2/19/16] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs... N/A... N/A Stolen Bases vs Providence [2/27/16] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *2b Feb 12 at UCF *2b/pr Feb 25 vs Lipscomb pr Feb 25 at Troy pr Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. pr Totals 2gs On base pct..400 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 15

16 2017 PLAYER BIOS 3 GABRIELLE FREDERICKS INF/C Sophomore New Philadelphia, Ohio Tuscarawas Central Catholic / Akron CAREER BESTS Hits x; last at Troy [2/25/17] RBI at Troy [2/25/17] Runs... N/A... N/A Walks at UCF [2/10/17] CAREER BESTS Doubles... N/A... N/A Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs... N/A... N/A Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A 2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky c/dh Feb 10 at UCF ph/dh Feb 11 vs Florida A&M ph/dh Feb 12 at UCF ph Feb 18 vs Northwestern ph Feb 19 vs Northwestern ph Feb 24 vs Lipscomb ph Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. ph Feb 25 at Troy ph Totals 0gs On base pct..231 Slugging pct..167 CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 16

17 2017 PLAYER BIOS 6 OLIVIA GRAY INF/OF Sophomore Washington, Pa. Trinity CAREER BESTS Hits vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] RBI x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Runs vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Walks vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] CAREER BESTS Doubles x; last vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/117] Stolen Bases x; last vs. Lipscomb [2/25/17] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *3b Feb 10 at UCF *3b Feb 11 vs Kentucky *3b Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *3b Feb 12 at UCF *3b Feb 17 vs Nebraska *3b Feb 18 vs Nebraska *3b Feb 18 vs Northwestern *3b Feb 19 vs Northwestern *3b Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *3b Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *3b Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *3b Feb 25 at Troy *3b Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *3b Totals 14gs On base pct..481 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 17

18 2017 PLAYER BIOS 1 TAYLOR MYERS OF Sophomore San Diego, Calif. Point Loma CAREER BESTS Hits at Troy [2/25/17] RBI at Troy [2/25/17] Runs x; last at Troy [2/25/17] Walks at Troy [2/25/17] CAREER BESTS Doubles... N/A... N/A Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs at Troy [2/25/17] Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky dh Feb 10 at UCF pr Feb 11 vs Kentucky pr Feb 12 at UCF pr Feb 17 vs Nebraska pr Feb 18 vs Nebraska pr Feb 19 vs Northwestern pr Feb 24 vs Lipscomb pr Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. pr/of Feb 25 vs Lipscomb pr Feb 25 at Troy pr/of Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. of Totals 0gs On base pct..500 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 18

19 2017 PLAYER BIOS 22 ALEXIS SOLAK INF Sophomore Woodridge, Ill. Naperville North CAREER BESTS Hits at Troy [2/25/17] RBI x; last at Mercer [2/13/16] Runs x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Walks x; vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] CAREER BESTS Doubles x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/26/17] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Stolen Bases x; last vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky 2b Feb 10 at UCF *2b Feb 11 vs Kentucky *2b Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *2b Feb 12 at UCF ph/2b Feb 17 vs Nebraska *2b Feb 18 vs Nebraska *2b Feb 18 vs Northwestern *2b Feb 19 vs Northwestern *2b Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *2b Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *2b Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *2b Feb 25 at Troy *2b Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *2b Totals 12gs On base pct..548 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 19

20 2017 PLAYER BIOS 8 HANNAH EDWARDS OF Freshman Catasauqua, Pa. Catasauqua SEASON HIGHS Hits x; last at Troy [2/26/17] RBI vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Runs x; at Troy [2/26/17] Walks vs. Kentucky [2/11/17] SEASON HIGHS Doubles... N/A... N/A Triples vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Home Runs... N/A... N/A Stolen Bases x; last at Troy [2/26/17] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *of Feb 10 at UCF *of Feb 11 vs Kentucky *of Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *of Feb 12 at UCF *of Feb 17 vs Nebraska *of Feb 18 vs Nebraska *of Feb 18 vs Northwestern *of Feb 19 vs Northwestern *of Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *of Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *of Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *of Feb 25 at Troy *of Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *of Totals 14gs On base pct..360 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 20

21 2017 PLAYER BIOS 31 ALEXEE HAYNES INF/U Freshman Charleston, W.Va. Sissonville SEASON HIGHS Hits vs. Lipscomb[2/25/17] RBI x; last vs. Northwestern [2/19/17] Runs vs. Nebraska [2/18/17] Walks x; last at Troy [2/25/17] SEASON HIGHS Doubles... N/A... N/A Triples vs. Florida A&M [2/11/17] Home Runs... N/A... N/A Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 11 vs Kentucky *dh Feb 11 vs Florida A&M ph/dh Feb 12 at UCF ph/of Feb 17 vs Nebraska *dh Feb 18 vs Nebraska *dh Feb 18 vs Northwestern ph Feb 19 vs Northwestern ph Feb 24 vs Lipscomb ph Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. ph Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *dh Feb 25 at Troy *dh Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. ph Totals 5gs On base pct..458 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 21

22 2017 PLAYER BIOS 30 BRITTANY KNIGHT P/INF Freshman Windham, Ohio Windham 2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 10 at UCF * Feb 11 vs Kentucky Feb 11 vs Florida A&M * Feb 12 at UCF Feb 18 vs Nebraska * Feb 19 vs Northwestern * Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. * Feb 25 vs Lipscomb * Feb 25 at Troy Totals CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / c /PITT 22

23 2017 PLAYER BIOS 7 KAITLYN KRUGER INF/OF Freshman Calabasas, Calif. Oaks Christian SEASON HIGHS Hits... N/A... N/A RBI... N/A... N/A Runs x; last vs. Northwestern [2/19/17] Walks... N/A... N/A SEASON HIGHS Doubles... N/A... N/A Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs... N/A... N/A Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A 2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 at UCF pr Feb 17 vs Nebraska pr Feb 19 vs Northwestern pr Feb 24 vs Lipscomb pr Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 23

24 2017 PLAYER BIOS 1 CONNOR MCGAFFIC OF/U Freshman Georgetown, Pa. South Side Beaver SEASON HIGHS Hits x; last vs. Northwestern [2/19/17] RBI vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Runs x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Walks x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] SEASON HIGHS Doubles x; last vs. Lipscomb [2/25/17] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs vs. Nebraska [2/17/17] Stolen Bases vs. Northwestern [2/18/17] Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *of Feb 10 at UCF *of Feb 11 vs Kentucky *of Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *of Feb 12 at UCF *of Feb 17 vs Nebraska *of Feb 18 vs Nebraska *of Feb 18 vs Northwestern *of Feb 19 vs Northwestern *of Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *of Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *of Feb 25 vs Lipscomb *of Feb 25 at Troy *of Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *of/dh Totals 14gs On base pct..432 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 24

25 2017 PLAYER BIOS 24 VALERIE ORTEGA C/U Freshman Northglenn, Colo. Mountain Range SEASON HIGHS Hits x: last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] RBI Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Runs x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Walks x; last vs. Southeatern La. [2/26/17] SEASON HIGHS Doubles x; last vs. Southeastern La. [2/24/17] Triples... N/A... N/A Home Runs... N/A... N/A Stolen Bases... N/A... N/A Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky *c Feb 10 at UCF *c/pr Feb 11 vs Kentucky pr/c Feb 11 vs Florida A&M *c Feb 12 at UCF *c Feb 18 vs Nebraska pr/c Feb 18 vs Northwestern *c Feb 19 vs Northwestern *c Feb 24 vs Lipscomb *c Feb 24 vs Southeastern La. *c Feb 25 at Troy ph/of Feb 26 vs Southeastern La. *c Totals 9gs On base pct..391 Slugging pct INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME CAREER STATISTICS AT PITT Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TOTAL c /PITT 25

26 2017 COACHING STAFF HOLLY APRILE Head Coach 9th Season UMASS 92 Led Pitt to first NCAA Appearance in 2015 Seven All-Region selections [eight honors] Seven All-ACC selections [eight honors] Four ACC All-Tournament Selections [four honors] 2016 Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Coached Pitt to a overall record, marking the second consecutive season where the Panthers have won 30-plus games. Led Pitt to its second ACC Tournament appearance in back-to-back years. Aided in the development of freshman pitcher Sarah Dawson, who tossed Pitt s first perfect game in program history in a 13-0, five-inning win over Providence (2/27). Recorded her 200th career win after defeating North Carolina 7-3 at Vartabedian Field. Guided sophomore Giorgiana Zeremenko up the statistical leaderboard, as she became one of the top hitters in the conference and nation. Zeremenko led the ACC in slugging percentage (.888) and ranked third in home runs (17). She finished seventh in the nation in slugging percentage, 11th in home runs per game (0.34) and 16th in total home runs. Zeremenko also broke the all-time single-season home run record, recording 17 long balls in Pitt concluded the regular season leading the ACC in home runs (75), slugging percentage (.552), doubles (82) and total bases (735). Three Panthers were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region selections. Redshirt Senior Maggie Sevilla and sophomore Giorgiana Zeremenko were second-team honorees, while sophomore McKayla Taylor was a third-team selection. Sophomore Erin Hershman earned All-ACC First Team honors, while senior Jenna Modic and redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla were selected to the second team. Freshman Olivia Gray, sophomore Erin Hershman and redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla earned All-ACC Academic honors Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Led Pitt to its first NCAA Tournament bid in program history. Advanced to the NCAA Regional Final with wins over California and Oakland. Coached Pitt to the ACC Softball Championship game. The Panthers upset higher seeds Notre Dame and North Carolina on their way to the conference championship game before finishing runner-up to Florida State. It was Pitt s first conference tournament championship game appearance in program history. Finished with a record, the winningest season in school history. Named 2015 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Led Jenna Modic to a First Team All-ACC selection. Coached Shelby Pickett and Mckayla Taylor to Second Team All-ACC selections. Coached four Panthers to the NFCA All-Region Team. Four Panthers were named to the ACC All-Academic Team. 12 NFCA Scholar Athlete Selections [16 honors] Six ACC All-Academic selections [eight honors].537 overall win percentage at Pitt overall record at Pitt 2014 Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Recorded her first ACC victories over Virginia in a series sweep against the Cavaliers. Carly Thea and Tori Nirschl were named to the All-ACC conference team. Carly Thea was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All Mid-Atlantic Region second-team, which marked the first All-Region selection in Pitt Softball history. Eight Panthers were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I Scholar-Athlete List (NFCA). Team finished with a record of and 6-18 in their first ever season in the ACC Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Tori Nirschl was named the Big East Rookie of the Year for the first time in program history. Saw 2013 graduate Holly Stevens become the most prolific player in program history. Stevens graduated as the all-time leader in home runs (34) and runs batted in (127) Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Helped guide Savannah King to one of the best individual pitching season in history in 2012, including setting Pitt single-season marks in wins (19) and innings pitched (227.1). The team ranked among the top of the Big East in several categories, including second in assists, third in triples and fifth in ERA. Team finished with a record of c /PITT 26

27 2011 Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Led Pitt to its best season in program history as numerous school records fell, both individually and as a team. The team finished 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. The Panthers won 10 of their final 13 games. Four Panthers earned their first-ever All-Big East honors, a program record. Kelly Hmiel was selected the program s first-ever National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Player of the Week on March Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Directed Pitt to a finish. Received the highest seed ever at the Big East Tournament (No. 6). Junior Alyssa O Connell pitched her first-ever no-hitter in 9-0 win against St. Francis Head Coach University of Pittsburgh Became the second head coach in Pitt softball history in July, Led the Panthers to a winning season in her first year as head coach (25-24) Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Helped Pitt earn its first winning season in 2006 (32-27). Played an instrumental role in the team earning its first winning record in the Big East conference in 2008 (12-10) Assistant Coach South Carolina Helped guide the Gamecocks to seven NCAA Regional appearances and a College World Series berth in Playing Career - UMASS A pitcher/outfielder, Aprile was a four-time all-conference first team selection ( ) and twice was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Tabbed the 1992 A-10 Pitcher of the Year, 1989 A-10 Rookie of the Year and named the A-10 Tournament s outstanding pitcher twice (1989, 1992). Played a pivotal role in leading UMass to its first 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 Pacific Classic (1998). NFCA All-Region [Seven Selections Eight Honors] Maggie Sevilla [2nd Team] - Giorgiana Zeremenko [2nd Team] - McKayla Taylor [3rd Team] Savannah King [1st Team] - Shelby Pickett [2nd Team] - Jenna Modic [3rd Team] - Carly Thea [3rd Team] Carly Thea [2nd Team] All-ACC Selections [Seven Selections Eight Honors] Erin Hershman [1st Team] - Jenna Modic [2nd Team] - Maggie Sevilla [2nd Team] Jenna Modic [1st Team] - Shelby Pickett [2nd Team] - McKayla Taylor [2nd Team] Carly Thea [2nd Team] - Tori Nirschl [3rd Team] ACC All-Tournament Selections [Four Selections Four Honors] Savannah King - Shelby Pickett - Maggie Sevilla - Carly Thea Big East Rookie of the Year [One Selections One Honor] Tori Nirschl 2017 COACHING STAFF PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER APRILE NFCA Scholar-Athlete Selections [12 Selections 16 Honors] Maggie Sevilla Kailia Balatgek - Jordan Fannin - Savannah King - Alexa Larkin - Carmelena Moffa - Carly Thea - Maggie Sevilla Morgan Choe - Taylor Henry - Alexa Larkin - Carmelena Moffa - Maggie Sevilla - Carly Thea - Carissa Throckmorton - Lauren Vinson All-ACC Academic Selections [Six Selections Eight Honors] Olivia Gray - Erin Hershman - Maggie Sevilla Savannah King - Carly Thea - Jenna Modic - Maggie Sevilla Carly Thea Education Graduated from UMass in 1992 with a degree in Sport Management. Earned her master s degree in political science, while working as a graduate assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University in c /PITT 27

28 2017 COACHING STAFF GINA FUCHS Assistant Coach 13th Season Penn State 03 Gina Fuchs begins her 13th season as a member of the Pitt softball coaching staff and ninth under head coach Holly Aprile. Fuchs oversees the development of the outfield and also instructs players on base running and slap-hitting fundamentals, while assisting with recruiting and scouting Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Helped coach pitt to a overall record, marking the second consecutive season where the Panthers have won 30-plus games. Guided Pitt to its second ACC Tournament appearance in back-to-back years Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Pitt earned its first NCAA Tournament invitation in program history, advancing to the regional final. In the Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Championship, the Panthers upset higher seeds Notre Dame and North Carolina to reach the title game. It was Pitt s first conference tournament championship game appearance ever. Pitt finished with a record, the winningest season in school history. Named as the 2015 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Coached Carly Thea to a.409 on base percentage and 39 RBIs. Helped Jordan Fannin to 21 RBIs after only 10 in Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Led Carly Thea to a team-high slug percentage (.636), good for 10th-best in the ACC Helped Carissa Throckmorton tally 30 hits with a.377 slugging percentage Jordan Fannin committed no errors in 41 chances from right field Kaila Balatgek stole four bases in four attempts 2013 Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Helped the panthers improve their highest individual stolen base percentage from 70 (2012; Kelly Hmiel 11-16) to 86 (Carly Thea, 6-7) Helped outfielder Taylor Henry to a.981 fielding percentage 2012 Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Saw Kelly Hmiel steal 11 out of 16 bases 2011 Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Pitt finished third in the Big East with 79 steals under the guidance of Fuchs. Panthers set a school record with 236 runs scored, eclipsing the 2006 record. Panthers have set team records in stolen bases three of the last six years under Fuchs. Reba Tutt finished 47th in the nation in runs per game. Ashley Amistade leads the Big East with 27 steals while hitting Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Played a pivotal role in Ashley Amistade increase from a.250 batting average in 2009 to a.320 average in Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Reba Tutt shatters the freshman record for steals in a season with 26. Playing Career - Penn State University Four Year letterwinner at Penn State ( ) Two-time team captain at Penn State (2002, 2003) Earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors twice (2000,2002) Career record holder in stolen bases (123), hits (238), runs scored (149), and games played (213) Set single-season records in at-bats (197), singles (63) and stolen bases (42) Three-time academic All-Big Ten recipient (2000, 2002 & 2003) Education Graduated from Penn State in 2003 with a bachelor s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise science. c /PITT 28

29 2017 COACHING STAFF LAUREN COGNIGNI Assistant Coach 3rd Season St. Joseph s 08 Lauren Cognigni enters her third season as an assistant coach at Pitt, primarily working with the Panthers pitching staff while assisting with recruiting and scouting efforts. Under the guidance of Cognigni, Pitt s presence on the mound has drastically improved and is making history as she has led her pitchers in the program s first ACC and NCAA tournament appearances and aided in Pitt first perfect game in program history Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Helped coach Pitt to a overall record, marking the second consecutive season where the Panthers have won 30-plus games. Guided Pitt to its second ACC Tournament appearance in back-to-back years. Aided in the development of freshman pitcher Sarah Dawson, who tossed Pitt s first perfect game in program history in a 13-0, five-inning win over Providence (2/27). Coached pitching staff from a 4.05 ERA to a 3.86 ERA. Helped Kayla Harris improve from a 3.79 ERA in 2015 to a 3.40 ERA in Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh Pitt earned its first NCAA Tournament invitation in program history and advanced to the regional final. In the Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Championship, the Panthers defeated higher seeds Notre Dame and North Carolina on their run to the ACC title game. It was Pitt s first conference tournament championship game appearance in program history. Pitt finished with a record, the winningest season in school history. Named as the 2015 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Helped Savannah King (pitcher) improve from a 4.49 ERA in 2014 to a 3.23 ERA in Coached pitching staff from a 4.66 ERA to a 4.05 ERA. Led pitcher Savannah King to a First Team NFCA All-Region selection Assistant Coach University of Delaware Helped team to a more than 20 win season in 2014 Pitcher Kelly Lupton named Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the week in 2014 Pitcher Carolyn Szymanski named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the week & Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team in 2014 Helped team from a 4.23 ERA (2012) to a 2.79 ERA and finished third in the Colonial Athletic Association for team ERA in 2013 Helped Jiao (pitcher) from a 3.31 ERA (2012) to a 2.15 ERA in 2013 Helped team finish fourth in 2013 in the Colonial Athletic Association with a record in 2013, opposed to record in Assistant Coach St. Joseph s University Acted as the first base coach Helped lead team to finish second in the Atlantic 10 conference Assistant Coach New Jersey Breakers Qualified and competed at Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City Playing Career - St. Joseph s Broke the single season strikeout record in 2006 with 186 strikeouts third all time. Broke the career strikeout record in 2008 with 534 strikeouts second all time. Pitched one of two perfect games in school history in Helped lead the team to the Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament in 2005 and Education Graduated from Saint Joseph s University in 2008 with a degree in English Assistant Coach Marist College Helped lead team -from a 5.71 ERA and a record (2010) to a 3.79 ERA and a record in 2011 Helped Osterhaus (pitcher) from a 4.49 ERA (2010) to a 3.14 ERA and a 3-12 record (2010) to a record in 2011 Helped team finish second in 2011 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in their regular season, as opposed to finishing eighth in 2010 c /PITT 29

30 2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL PRONUNCIATION 1 Connor McGaffic FR OF/U R/R Georgetown, Pa. / South Side Beaver HS 2 Kaitlin Manuel SR INF/OF L/L San Diego, Calif. / Del Norte HS Kaitlin Man-you-WELL 3 Gabrielle Fredericks SO-T INF/C L/L New Philadelphia, Ohio / Tuscarawas Central Catholic HS / Akron Gabrielle Fred-Ricks 4 Sarah Dawson SO P R/R Bridgewater, Ma. / Bridgewater-Raynham HS 6 Taylor Myers SO OF R/R San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma HS 7 Kaitlyn Kruger FR INF/OF R/R Calabasas, Calif. / Oaks Christian HS Kaitlyn Crew-Ger 8 Hannah Edwards FR OF L/L Catasauqua, Pa. / Catasauqua HS 9 Erin Hershman JR OF L/R Mars, Pa. / Mars HS Erin Hersh-MIN 10 Olivia Gray SO INF/OF R/R Washington, Pa. / Trinity HS 12 Marissa DeMatteo SO INF L/R New Castle, Pa. / Neshannock HS Marissa Di-Mat-tee-O 15 McKayla Taylor JR INF R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. / John F. Kennedy HS 17 Taylor Stimson JR-T INF/U R/R Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HS / St. John s 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko JR C/INF R/R Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan HS George-anna Zer-AH-men-ko 22 Alexis Solak SO INF R/R Woodridge, Ill. / Naperville North HS Alexis SOUL-ak 24 Valerie Ortega FR C/U R/R Northglenn, Colo. / Mountain Range HS 27 Kayla Harris JR P R/R Chesapeake, Va. / Greenbriar Academy 30 Brittany Knight FR P/INF L/R Windham, Ohio / Windham HS 31 Alexee Haynes FR INF/U R/R Charleston, W.Va. / Sissonville HS ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL PRONUNCIATION 4 Sarah Dawson SO P R/R Bridgewater, Ma. / Bridgewater-Raynham HS 12 Marissa DeMatteo SO INF L/R New Castle, Pa. / Neshannock HS Marissa Di-Mat-tee-O 8 Hannah Edwards FR OF L/L Catasauqua, Pa. / Catasauqua HS 3 Gabrielle Fredericks SO-T INF/C L/L New Philadelphia, Ohio / Tuscarawas Central Catholic HS / Akron Gabrielle Fred-Ricks 10 Olivia Gray SO INF/OF R/R Washington, Pa. / Trinity HS 27 Kayla Harris JR P R/R Chesapeake, Va. / Greenbriar Academy 31 Alexee Haynes FR INF/U R/R Charleston, W.Va. / Sissonville HS 9 Erin Hershman JR OF L/R Mars, Pa. / Mars HS Erin Hersh-MIN 30 Brittany Knight FR P/INF L/R Windham, Ohio / Windham HS 7 Kaitlyn Kruger FR INF/OF R/R Calabasas, Calif. / Oaks Christian HS Kaitlyn Crew-Ger 2 Kaitlin Manuel SR INF/OF L/L San Diego, Calif. / Del Norte HS Kaitlin Man-you-WELL 1 Connor McGaffic FR OF/U R/R Georgetown, Pa. / South Side Beaver HS 6 Taylor Myers SO OF R/R San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma HS 24 Valerie Ortega FR C/U R/R Northglenn, Colo. / Mountain Range HS 22 Alexis Solak SO INF R/R Woodridge, Ill. / Naperville North HS Alexis SOUL-ak 17 Taylor Stimson JR-T INF/U R/R Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HS / St. John s 15 McKayla Taylor JR INF R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. / John F. Kennedy HS 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko JR C/INF R/R Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan HS George-anna Zer-AH-men-ko PITT COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Holly Aprile [UMass 92 9th Season as Head Coach 14th Season at Pitt] Assistant Coach: Gina Fuchs [Penn State 03 13th Season] Assistant Coach: Lauren Cognigni [Saint Joseph s 08 3rd Season] Holly April Gina FEWks Lauren KUH-Knee-Knee c /PITT 30

31 2017 TV/RADIO ROSTER Connor McGaffic FR OF/U R/R Georgetown, Pa. #8 Hannah Edwards FR OF L/L Catasauqua, Pa. #9 Erin Hershman JF OF L/R Mars, Pa. #10 Olivia Gray SO INF R/R Washington, Pa. #12 #17 Taylor Stimson JR-T INF/U R/R Hudson, Ohio #21 Giorgiana Zeremenko JR-T C/INF R/R Canonsburg, Pa. #22 Alexis Solak SO INF R/R Woodridge, Ill. #30 Brittany Knight FR P/INF L/R Windham, Ohio #31 Alexee Haynes FR INF/U R/R Charleston, W.Va. HC Holly Aprile Head Coach 14th Season 9th as HC #2 Kaitlin Manuel SR INF/OF L/L San Diego, Calif. Gabrielle Fredericks SO-T INF/C L/L New Philadelphia, Ohio #1 #3 c /PITT #4 31 Sarah Dawson SO P R/R Bridgewater, Mass. #7 Kaitlyn Kruger FR INF/OF R/R Calabasas, Calif. Marissa DeMatteo SO INF L/R New Castle, Pa. #15 McKayla Taylor FR INF R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. #24 Valerie Ortega FR C/U R/R Northglenn, Colo. #27 Kayla Harris JR P R/R Chesapeake, Va. AC Gina Fuchs Assistant Coach 13th Season AC Lauren Cognigni Assistant Coach 3rd Season #6 Taylor Myers SO OF R/R San Diego, Calif

32 2017 SEASON STATISTICS 2017 Pitt Softball Overall Statistics for Pitt (as of Feb 26, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 12-2 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 10-1 ACC: 0-0 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% 22 Alexis Solak Alexee Haynes Olivia Gray Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor Kaitlin Manuel Giorgiana Zeremenko Valerie Ortega Connor McGaffic Erin Hershman Taylor Myers Gabrielle Fredericks Marissa DeMatteo Sarah Dawson Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Kaitlyn Kruger Totals Opponents LOB - Team (103), Opp (89). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (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 27 Kayla Harris / Brittany Knight / Sarah Dawson / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), G. Zeremenko 2, V. Ortega 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - V. Ortega (7-9), K. Harris (5-7), B. Knight (6-6), G. Zeremenko (5-5), S. Dawson (1-1). c /PITT 32

33 2016 ACC STATISTICS 2016 Pitt Softball Overall Statistics for Pitt (as of Feb 16, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 10-8 Away: 8-9 Neutral: 13-4 ACC: 8-14 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% 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko Erin Hershman Maggie Sevilla McKayla Taylor Shelby Pickett Jenna Modic Olivia Gray Ashlee Sills Alexis Solak Kaitlin Manuel Morgan Choe Kathryn Duran Marissa DeMatteo Taylor Myers Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Totals Opponents LOB - Team (339), Opp (317). DPs turned - Team (23), Opp (14). IBB - Team (2), G. Zeremenko 2, Opp (2). Picked off - O. Gray 1. (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 27 Kayla Harris / Jenna Modic / Sarah Dawson / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (6), S. Pickett 3, G. Zeremenko 2, K. Duran 1, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (4), K. Duran 2, S. Pickett 2. SBA/ATT - K. Duran (21-27), K. Harris (15-21), J. Modic (12-16), S. Pickett (12-16), S. Dawson (7-8), G. Zeremenko (1-1). c /PITT 33

34 2017 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 10 vs Kentucky Feb 10 at UCF Feb 11 vs Kentucky Feb 11 vs Florida A&M Feb 12 at UCF Feb 17 vs Nebraska Feb 18 vs Nebraska Feb 18 vs Northwestern Feb 19 vs Northwestern Feb 24 vs Lipscomb Feb 24 vs Southeastern La Feb 25 vs Lipscomb Feb 25 at Troy Feb 26 vs Southeastern La Totals Pitt Softball Team Game-by-Game for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 10 vs Kentucky Feb 10 at UCF Feb 11 vs Kentucky Feb 11 vs Florida A&M Feb 12 at UCF Feb 17 vs Nebraska Feb 18 vs Nebraska Feb 18 vs Northwestern Feb 19 vs Northwestern Feb 24 vs Lipscomb Feb 24 vs Southeastern La Feb 25 vs Lipscomb Feb 25 at Troy Feb 26 vs Southeastern La Totals c /PITT 34

35 2017 RESULTS 2017 Pitt Softball Game Results for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 10, 2017 vs #20 Kentucky W K. Harris (W 1-0) 110 2:08 Feb 10, 2017 at UCF W B. Knight (W 1-0) 548 1:45 Feb 11, 2017 vs #20 Kentucky W K. Harris (W 2-0) 497 1:53 Feb 11, 2017 vs Florida A&M W B. Knight (W 2-0) 0 1:48 Feb 12, 2017 at UCF W 6-3 (8) B. Knight (W 3-0) 268 2:10 Feb 17, 2017 vs Nebraska W K. Harris (W 3-0) 649 1:45 Feb 18, 2017 vs Nebraska W B. Knight (W 4-0) 593 1:53 Feb 18, 2017 vs Northwestern W 2-1 (8) K. Harris (W 4-0) 593 2:19 Feb 19, 2017 vs Northwestern W K. Harris (W 5-0) 0 2:10 Feb 24, 2017 vs Lipscomb L K. Harris (L 5-1) 113 1:53 Feb 24, 2017 vs Southeastern La. W B. Knight (W 5-0) 124 2:03 Feb 25, 2017 vs Lipscomb W B. Knight (W 6-0) 194 1:40 Feb 25, 2017 at Troy L 5-7 (8) S. Dawson (L 0-1) 509 2:17 Feb 26, 2017 vs Southeastern La. W K. Harris (W 6-1) 142 1:34 () extra inning game c /PITT 35

36 2017 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2017 Pitt Softball Miscellaneous Stats for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 22 Alexis Solak Olivia Gray Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor Connor McGaffic Giorgiana Zeremen Kaitlin Manuel Erin Hershman Alexee Haynes TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 22 Alexis Solak Kaitlin Manuel Giorgiana Zeremen Olivia Gray Connor McGaffic Valerie Ortega Gabrielle Fredericks McKayla Taylor TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 21 Giorgiana Zeremen Alexis Solak Kaitlin Manuel 6-8 Hannah Edwards Erin Hershman 4-15 McKayla Taylor Olivia Gray 3-31 Alexee Haynes 3-24 Valerie Ortega 2-1 Connor McGaffic 2-3 Gabrielle Fredericks 1 1 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 10 Olivia Gray Giorgiana Zeremen Alexis Solak McKayla Taylor Kaitlin Manuel 6-31 Alexee Haynes 5-8 Hannah Edwards Erin Hershman Connor McGaffic 3-24 Valerie Ortega Marissa DeMatteo 2 2 STARTERS SUMMARY Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1 Connor McGaffi Erin Hershman Hannah Edward Olivia Gray Kaitlin Manuel Giorgiana Zere McKayla Taylor Alexis Solak Valerie Ortega Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Alexee Haynes Marissa DeMatt c /PITT 36

37 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date Rank Opp. P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DP 2/10 #20 Kentucky Harris Ortega Manuel DeMatteo Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/10 RV UCF Knight Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/11 #20 Kentucky Harris Zeremenko Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Haynes 2/11 Florida A&M Knight Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/12 RV UCF Harris Ortega Manuel DeMatteo Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/17 RV Nebraska Harris Zeremenko Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Haynes 2/18 RV Nebraska Knight Zeremenko Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Haynes 2/18 Northwestern Harris Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/19 Northwestern Knight Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/24 Lipscomb Harris Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/24 Southeastern La. Knight Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Zeremenko 2/25 Lipscomb Knight Zeremenko Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Haynes 2/25 Troy Harris Zeremenko Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman McGaffic Haynes 2/26 Southeastern La. Harris Ortega Manuel Solak Gray Taylor Edwards Hershman Myers Zeremenko c /PITT 37

38 2017 LEADERS 2017 Pitt Softball Batting Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Hitting minimums - 6 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF Batting avg Alexis Solak Alexee Haynes Olivia Gray Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor.304 Runs scored Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor 9 8 Hannah Edwards Erin Hershman 8 22 Alexis Solak 8 Doubles Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor Kaitlin Manuel 3 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko 3 22 Alexis Solak 3 Total bases Olivia Gray Alexis Solak Giorgiana Zeremenko McKayla Taylor 19 2 Kaitlin Manuel 19 Sac bunts 1. 8 Hannah Edwards tied at... 1 Slugging pct Alexis Solak Olivia Gray Giorgiana Zeremenko Alexee Haynes Connor McGaffic.429 Hits Alexis Solak Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor Olivia Gray Kaitlin Manuel 13 Triples Alexee Haynes 1 8 Hannah Edwards 1 Walks Olivia Gray Connor McGaffic McKayla Taylor 5 22 Alexis Solak tied at... 4 Sac flies Alexis Solak Giorgiana Zeremenko 1 9 Erin Hershman 1 On base pct Alexis Solak Olivia Gray Alexee Haynes Connor McGaffic McKayla Taylor.407 Runs batted in Alexis Solak Giorgiana Zeremenko Kaitlin Manuel Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor 6 Home runs Giorgiana Zeremenko tied at... 1 Hit by pitch McKayla Taylor Alexee Haynes 1 1 Connor McGaffic 1 8 Hannah Edwards 1 12 Marissa DeMatteo 1 Stolen bases 1. 9 Erin Hershman Olivia Gray 4 8 Hannah Edwards tied at... 1 Caught stealing 1. 8 Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor 1 Strikeouts 1. 9 Erin Hershman Connor McGaffic Kaitlin Manuel Olivia Gray 7 8 Hannah Edwards 7 At bats 1. 8 Hannah Edwards Kaitlin Manuel 46 9 Erin Hershman McKayla Taylor Giorgiana Zeremenko 44 Games as sub 1. 6 Taylor Myers Gabrielle Fredericks Alexee Haynes Kaitlyn Kruger 4 4 Sarah Dawson 4 Steal attempts 1. 8 Hannah Edwards Erin Hershman Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor tied at... 1 Grounded into DP McKayla Taylor 1 Games played 1. 8 tied at Stolen base pct 1. 9 Erin Hershman Olivia Gray Alexis Solak Connor McGaffic Hannah Edwards.571 Total plate appearances McKayla Taylor Hannah Edwards Olivia Gray Erin Hershman Kaitlin Manuel 50 Game starts 1. 7 tied at c /PITT 38

39 2017 LEADERS 2017 Pitt Softball Batting Per-Game Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Hitting minimums - 6 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF Hits per game Alexis Solak Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor Olivia Gray Kaitlin Manuel 0.93 Triples per game Alexee Haynes Hannah Edwards Kaitlin Manuel McKayla Taylor Erin Hershman 0.00 Stolen bases per game 1. 9 Erin Hershman Hannah Edwards Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor Alexis Solak 0.07 At bats per game 1. 8 Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor Kaitlin Manuel Erin Hershman Giorgiana Zeremenko 3.14 Runs scored per game Olivia Gray Hannah Edwards McKayla Taylor Erin Hershman Alexis Solak 0.57 Homers per game Giorgiana Zeremenko Kaitlin Manuel Olivia Gray Alexis Solak Connor McGaffic 0.07 Walks per game Olivia Gray Connor McGaffic McKayla Taylor Alexis Solak Valerie Ortega 0.33 Plate appearances/gam McKayla Taylor Hannah Edwards Olivia Gray Erin Hershman Kaitlin Manuel 3.57 Doubles per game Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor Kaitlin Manuel Giorgiana Zeremenko Alexis Solak 0.21 RBIs per game Alexis Solak Giorgiana Zeremenko Kaitlin Manuel Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor 0.43 Strikeouts per game Alexee Haynes Valerie Ortega McKayla Taylor Alexis Solak Giorgiana Zeremenko 0.43 c /PITT 39

40 2017 LEADERS 2017 Pitt Softball Pitching Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Hitting minimums - 6 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF Earned run avg Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 2.62 Opposing bat avg 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight.253 Won-loss pct Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson.000 Wins Brittany Knight 6 27 Kayla Harris 6 Losses 1. 4 Sarah Dawson 1 27 Kayla Harris 1 Saves 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris 1 30 Brittany Knight 1 Innings pitched Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 5.1 Batters struck out Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 5 Appearances Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 4 Games started Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 6 Games finished 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Brittany Knight 2 27 Kayla Harris 2 Games in relief 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 2 Wild pitches Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 1 Balks Hit batters Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 1 Intentional BB allowed Runners picked off Batters SO out looking Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson Brittany Knight 2 Sac bunts allowed Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 1 Sac flies allowed Kayla Harris 1 Hits allowed 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 41 Runs allowed 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 16 Earned runs allowed 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 12 Walks allowed 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 20 Doubles allowed 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 6 Triples allowed Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 1 4 Sarah Dawson 1 Home runs allowed Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris 5 c /PITT 40

41 2017 LEADERS 2017 Pitt Softball Pitching Per-Game leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Hitting minimums - 6 Games 10% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF Innings per game Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 1.33 Strikeouts/game 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 2.87 Walks allowed/game Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson 3.94 Doubles allowed/game Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 1.31 Triples allowed/game Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson 1.31 Homers allowed/game Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson 1.31 Fly outs/game Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson 5.25 Ground outs/game Brittany Knight Kayla Harris Sarah Dawson 9.19 Batters faced/game Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Hits allowed/game 1. 4 Sarah Dawson Kayla Harris Brittany Knight 7.36 Runs allowed/game Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 3.94 Earned runs/game Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Sarah Dawson 2.62 c /PITT 41

42 2017 LEADERS 2017 Pitt Softball Fielding Leaders for Pitt (as of Feb 28, 2017) (All games) Hitting minimums - 6 Games 10% of Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF Fielding pct Alexis Solak Brittany Knight Erin Hershman Giorgiana Zeremenko Kayla Harris Assists Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor Brittany Knight Alexis Solak Kayla Harris 8 Stolen bases against Valerie Ortega Brittany Knight Kayla Harris 5 21 Giorgiana Zeremenko Sarah Dawson 1 Passed balls Giorgiana Zeremenko Valerie Ortega 1 Chances 1. 2 Kaitlin Manuel Olivia Gray McKayla Taylor Alexis Solak Valerie Ortega 39 Errors McKayla Taylor 2 8 Hannah Edwards tied at... 1 Caught stealing by Valerie Ortega 2 27 Kayla Harris 2 Catchers interference Putouts 1. 2 Kaitlin Manuel Valerie Ortega Alexis Solak McKayla Taylor Erin Hershman 18 Fielding double plays 1. 2 Kaitlin Manuel 4 22 Alexis Solak McKayla Taylor 1 Steal attempts against Valerie Ortega Kayla Harris Brittany Knight Giorgiana Zeremenko Sarah Dawson 1 c /PITT 42

43 2017 TEAM HIGHS 2017 Pitt Softball Season Game Highs for Pitt (as of Feb 20, 2017) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 31 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) 31 - vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Runs scored: 9 - vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Hits: 13 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) RBIs: 9 - vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Doubles: 5 - at UCF (Feb 10, 2017) 5 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Triples: 1 - vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Home runs: 1 - vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 1 - vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Total bases: 18 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Walks: 8 - vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Strikeouts: 12 - vs Kentucky (Feb 10, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Sac hits: 3 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Sac flies: 1 - (4 times ) Stolen bases: 5 - vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Hit by pitch: 2 - vs Kentucky (Feb 10, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 2 - vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Caught stealing: 2 - vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Runners LOB: 15 - vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Hit into DP: 1 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Fielding Putouts: 24 - at UCF (Feb 12, 2017) 24 - vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Assists: 15 - vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Errors: 2 - vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 2 - vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) DPs turned: 2 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Pitching Innings pitched: at UCF (Feb 12, 2017) vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Runs allowed: 4 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Earned runs: 4 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Walks allowed: 3 - (4 times ) Strikeouts: 5 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Hits allowed: 10 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Doubles allowed: 1 - (6 times ) Triples allowed: 1 - vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Homers allowed: 2 - vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Wild pitches: 1 - at UCF (Feb 10, 2017) 1 - at UCF (Feb 12, 2017) 1 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Hit batters: 2 - vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) c /PITT 43

44 2017 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS 2017 Pitt Softball Season Game Highs for Pitt (as of Feb 20, 2017) (All games) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 5 - Erin Hershman vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) 5 - Giorgiana Zeremenko vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fl Runs scored: 3 - Olivia Gray vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Hits: 3 - (4 times ) RBIs: 3 - (5 times ) Doubles: 2 - (4 times ) Triples: 1 - Alexee Haynes vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Home runs: 1 - Kaitlin Manuel vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 1 - Connor McGaffic vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Total bases: 5 - Connor McGaffic vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) 5 - Olivia Gray vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) 5 - McKayla Taylor vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Walks: 3 - Olivia Gray vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Strikeouts: 3 - Erin Hershman at UCF (Feb 12, 2017) Sac hits: 1 - (5 times ) Sac flies: 1 - (4 times ) Stolen bases: 2 - Erin Hershman vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Hit by pitch: 2 - McKayla Taylor vs Nebraska (Feb 17, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Caught stealing: 1 - Hannah Edwards at UCF (Feb 10, 2017) 1 - McKayla Taylor vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 1 - Hannah Edwards vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Runners LOB: 5 - Connor McGaffic vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Fielding Putouts: 15 - Kaitlin Manuel vs Florida A&M (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Assists: 10 - Olivia Gray at UCF (Feb 12, 2017) Errors: 1 - (7 times ) Pitching Innings pitched: Kayla Harris vs Northwestern (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Runs allowed: 3 - Kayla Harris vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 3 - Brittany Knight vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Earned runs: 3 - Kayla Harris vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 3 - Brittany Knight vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Walks allowed: 3 - (4 times ) Strikeouts: 4 - Brittany Knight at UCF (Feb 10, 2017) Hits allowed: 7 - Kayla Harris vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) 7 - Brittany Knight vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Doubles allowed: 1 - (6 times ) Triples allowed: 1 - Kayla Harris vs Northwestern (Feb 19, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Homers allowed: 2 - Kayla Harris vs Kentucky (Feb 11, 2017 at Orlando, Fla.) Wild pitches: 1 - Brittany Knight at UCF (Feb 10, 2017) 1 - Kayla Harris at UCF (Feb 12, 2017) 1 - Brittany Knight vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) Hit batters: 2 - Brittany Knight vs Nebraska (Feb 18, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.) c /PITT 44

45 CAREER BATTING LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE 1. Shelby Pickett Kelly Hmiel Francesca DiMaria Jessica Dignon Jenna Modic AT-BATS 1. Maggie Sevilla Sheena Hellon Francesca DiMaria Casey Pickard Ashley Amistade RUNS 1. Reba Tutt Maggie Sevilla Francesca DiMaria Ashley Amistade Jessica Dignon HITS 1. Francesca DiMaria Maggie Sevilla Jessica Dignon Ashley Amistade Holly Stevens Samantha Card DOUBLES 1. Jessica Dignon Samantha Card Casey Pickard Francesca DiMaria Sheena Hellon TRIPLES 1. Francesca DiMaria Reba Tutt Carissa Throckmorton Kristen Cheesebrew Jessica Dignon Casey Pickard HOME RUNS 1. Holly Stevens Maggie Sevilla McKayla Taylor Jacki Haar Reba Tutt Giorgiana Zeremenko RUNS BATTED IN 1. Holly Stevens Maggie Sevilla Samantha Card Jessica Dignon McKayla Taylor STOLEN BASES 1. Ashley Amistade Reba Tutt Sheena Hellon Morgan Howard Beth Gill WALKS 1. Reba Tutt Francesca DiMaria Samantha Card Yvette Bravo Holly Stevens SACRIFICE HITS 1. Joey Scarf Mary Hecker Amy Steich Sheena Hellon Morgan Howard Sheena Hellon CAREER FIELDING LEADERS PUTOUTS 1. Casey Pickard 1, Ciera Damon 1, Kaitlin Manuel 1, Kate Mitchell Samantha Card ASSISTS 1. Sheena Hellon Jessica Dignon Niki Cognigni Kristen Cheesebrew Francesca DiMaria Savannah King CHANCES 1. Casey Pickard 1, Ciera Damon 1, Holly Stevens 1, Sheena Hellon 1, Kate Mitchell 1, CAREER PITCHING LEADERS APPEARANCES 1. Savannah King Laura Belardinelli Nikki Gasti Meghan Bostick Cory Berliner CAREER RECORDS COMPLETE GAMES 1. Savannah King Cory Berliner Nikki Gasti Gina Bessolo Laura Belardinelli SHUTOUTS 1. Nikki Gasti Savannah King Cory Berliner Gina Bessolo Alyssa O Connell INNINGS 1. Savannah King Nikki Gasti Cory Berliner Laura Belardinelli Gina Bessolo WINS 1. Savannah King Cory Berliner Laura Belardinelli Nikki Gasti Kayla Harris SAVES 1. Laura LeViere Savannah King Kaitlyn Schuster Kayla Harris Laura Belardinelli Cory Berliner Alyssa O Connell Jenna Modic ERA (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Cory Berliner Alyssa O Connell Nikki Gasti STRIKEOUTS 1. Nikki Gasti Savannah King Meghan Bostick Cory Berliner Gina Bessolo c /PITT 45

46 SINGLE-SEASON BATTING LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE 1. Kelly Hmiel Carly Thea Samantha Card Jessica Dignon Maggie Sevilla ON-BASE PERCENTAGE 1. Francesca DiMaria Carly Thea Samantha Card Reba Tutt Kelly Hmiel SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1. Kelly Hmiel Jacki Haar Samantha Card Reba Tutt Tori Nirschl AT-BATS 1. Shelby Pickett Maggie Sevilla Jenna Modic Jessica Dignon Sheena Hellon RUNS 1. Shelby Pickett Reba Tutt Maggie Sevilla Jessica Dignon Francesca DiMaria Maggie Sevilla HITS 1. Shelby Pickett Maggie Sevilla Jessica Dignon Jessica Dignon Samantha Card Jenna Modic TRIPLES 1. Reba Tutt Francesca DiMaria Francesca DiMaria Carissa Throckmorton Reba Tutt HOME RUNS 1. Giorgiana Zeremenko Kelly Hmiel Jacki Haar McKayla Taylor Samantha Card RUNS BATTED IN 1. McKayla Taylor Giorgiana Zeremenko Kelly Hmiel Samantha Card Jessica Dignon STOLEN BASES 1. Sheena Hellon Ashley Amistade Reba Tutt Robin Johnston Morgan Howard Sheena Hellon SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS WALKS 1. Reba Tutt McKayla Taylor Kayla Zinger Yvette Bravo Jenna Modic SACRIFICE HITS 1. Joey Scarf Joey Scarf Niki Cognigni Mary Hecker Mary Hecker DOUBLES 1. Jessica Dignon Reba Tutt Yvette Bravo Shelby Pickett Carly Thea Jessica Dignon Joey Scarf Casey Pickard Francesca DiMaria Mckayla Taylor *Giorgiana Zeremenko broke the single-season record for home runs during just her sophomore season, hitting 17 long balls. c /PITT 46

47 SINGLE-SEASON FIELDING LEADERS PUTOUTS 1. Alicia Broudy Kaitlin Manuel Casey Pickard Ciera Damon Ciera Damon ASSISTS 1. Jessica Dignon Casey Pickard McKayla Taylor Jessica Dignon Niki Cognigni CHANCES 1. Alicia Broudy Kaitlin Manuel Casey Pickard Ciera Damon Samantha Card SINGLE-SEASON PITCHING LEADERS APPEARANCES 1. Laura Belardinelli Savannah King Savannah King Nikki Gasti Savannah King COMPLETE GAMES 1. Savannah King Cory Berliner Nikki Gasti Laura Belardinelli Nikki Gasti SHUTOUTS 1. Alyssa O Connell Nikki Gasti Savannah King Cory Berliner Savannah King Kayla Harris INNINGS 1. Savannah King Nikki Gasti Laura Belardinelli Cory Berliner Savannah King WINS 1. Savannah King Savannah King Cory Berliner Kayla Harris Alyssa O Connell Nikki Gasti SAVES 1. Laura LeViere Savannah King Savannah King Jenna Modic Kayla Harris Cory Berliner Kaitylyn Schuster Laura Belardinelli ERA (MIN. 85 IP) 1. Savannah King Cory Berliner Kayla Zinger Gina Bessolo SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS STRIKEOUTS 1. Nikki Gasti Savannah King Nikki Gasti Meghan Bostick Cory Berliner BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST 1. Savannah King Nikki Gasti Laura LeViere Gina Bessolo *Kaitlin Manuel sits in second place in both singleseason put-outs and chances. *Savannah King, who played for Pitt from , holds five single-season records, while ranking in the top five 15 times. c /PITT 47

48 SINGLE-GAME PITCHING RECORDS INNINGS Savannah King...vs. Fordham (March 17, 2012) Cory Berliner...at Robert Morris (March 22, 2011) Nikki Gasti...vs. Syracuse (April 7, 2001) Kayla Harris... vs. Georgia Tech (April 16, 2016) Cory Berliner... vs. Kansas (March 9, 2008) Christa Hunter...vs. USF (March 4, 2005) Nikki Gasti... vs. Seton Hall (April 6, 2003) Nikki Gasti...vs. Virginia Tech (April 19, 2003) Nikki Gasti... vs. Cleveland State (April 10, 2001) Gina Bessolo...vs. St. John s (April 30, 2000) 9... Laura Belardinelli... vs. Houston (Feb. 27, 2004) 9... Nikki Gasti... vs. Connecticut (April 14, 2002) 9... Nikki Gasti...vs. VIllanova (April 1, 2002) 9... Gina Bessolo... vs. Rutgers (March 24, 2002) 9... Nikki Gasti...vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 5, 2001) 8... Kayla Zinger...vs. Akron (March 9, 2007) 8... Christa Hunter... vs. Winthrop (Feb. 26, 2005) 8... Christa Hunter...vs. Connecticut (April 16, 2005) STRIKEOUTS Laura LeViere... vs. Morgan State (March 17, 2000) Alexa Larkin...vs. St. John s (March 23, 2013) Savannah King...vs. Robert Morris (May 2, 2012) Gina Bessolo...vs. Virginia Tech (April 21, 2002) Karlyn Jones... vs. Penn State (March 29, 2011) Alyssa O Connell... vs. South Carolina St. (March 11, 2011) Meghan Bostick...vs. South Carolina (March 4, 2007) Meghan Bostick...vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 12, 2006) Meghan Bostick...vs. Eastern Michigan (March 6, 2004) Kayla Harris... vs. Georgia Tech (April 16, 2016) Alexa Larkin...at Rutgers (May 4, 2013) Nikki Gasti...vs. Robert Morris (May 1, 2003) Nikki Gasti... vs. Seton Hall (April 6, 2003) Nikki Gasti...vs. Cleveland State (March 26, 2003) Nikki Gasti...vs. College of Charleston (March 23, 2003) Nikki Gasti... vs. Connecticut (April 14, 2002) Nikki Gasti...vs. Jacksonville State (March 16, 2002) Alexa Larkin...vs. Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 16, 2013) Savannah King...vs. North Carolina State (Feb. 25, 2012) Cory Berliner... vs. Connecticut (April 5, 2008) Cory Berliner... at Akron (March 16, 2008) Meghan Bostick...vs. Western Carolina (March 7, 2006) Gina Bessolo... vs. Cleveland State (April 18, 2002) Gina Bessolo... vs. Seton Hall (April 6, 2002) Gina Bessolo... vs. Villanova (April 1, 2002) Nikki Gasti...vs. Temple (April 16, 2001) Nikki Gasti...vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 5, 2001) Kayla Harris... vs. California (May 16, 2015) SINGLE-GAME FIELDING RECORDS SINGLE-GAME RECORDS PUTOUTS Casey Pickard...vs. Connecticut (April 16, 2005) Jacki Haar... vs. Morgan State (March 17, 2000) Casey Pickard... vs. USF (March 14, 2005) Casey Pickard... vs. USF (March 12, 2005) Kate Mitchell...vs. Syracuse (April 7, 2001) Kaitlin Manuel...vs. North Carolina (March 19, 2016) Kaitlin Manuel... vs. Saint Mary s College (Feb. 14,2015) Kaitlin Manuel...vs. Penn State (Feb. 22,2014) Taylor Henry...vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 23, 2013) Ciera Damon... vs. Providence (April 5, 2012) Ciera Damon...vs. Illinois (Feb. 17, 2012) Kaitlin Manuel...at Virginia (Feb. 28, 2015) Taylor Henry... at Seton Hall (April 14, 2013) Casey Pickard... vs. Coastal Carolina (March 11, 2005) Casey Pickard...vs. St. Francis (PA) (April 6, 2004) Casey Pickard...vs. Boston College (April 11, 2003) Kate Mitchell... vs. Cleveland State (April 10, 2001) ASSISTS Olivia Gray...at UCF (Feb. 12, 2017) x: last by Olivia Gray... at Troy (Feb. 25, 2017) ERRORS 4... Kelly Hulpa...vs. Florida International (March 5, 2000) c /PITT 48

49 TEAM RECORDS MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS TEAM/MISC. RECORDS SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS Wins Hits Average RBI Doubles Triples Home Runs Runs Stolen Bases Walks Games & 2011 Shutouts LONGEST STREAKS Wins Losses & 1999 Home Wins & 2003 Road Wins Neutral Wins Home Losses Road Losses & 2013 Neutral Losses Shutout Wins Shutout Losses PERFECT GAMES Feb Kayla Harris...vs. Southeastern Louisiana... W, 5-0 Feb. 27, Sarah Dawson...vs. Providence... W, 13-0 (5) NO-HITTERS March 11, Gina Bessolo...vs. Colgate...W, 8-0 April 7, Gina Bessolo...at Syracuse... W, 2-0 March 18, Nikki Gasti...vs. Jacksonville State... W, 2-0 April 3, Gina Bessolo...vs. Youngstown State... W, 10-0 Feb. 23, Nikki Gasti...vs. Charlotte...W, 1-0 April 5, Kayla Zinger...vs. Connecticut...W, 1-0 March 31, Alyssa O Connell...vs. St. Francis...W, 9-0 March 26, Cory Berliner...vs. Seton Hall...W, 9-0 Feb. 27, Sarah Dawson...vs. Providence... W, 13-0 (5) GRAND SLAMS March 5, Heather Connor...vs. Charlotte...L, 6-5 March 7, Lisa McGregor...vs. Western Carolina...W, 13-1 April 15, Sheena Hellon...vs. Syracuse... W, 6-5 April 29, Kelly Stiles...vs. Rutgers...W, 10-1 April 2, Jessica Dignon...vs. Akron...W, 10-2 March 12, Yvette Bravo...vs. North Carolina...W, 15-0 March 26, Amanda Heitmeier...vs. Seton Hall...W, 9-0 April 10, Holly Stevens...vs. Penn State...L, 11-7 April 14, Carly Thea...vs. Seton Hall... W, 8-7 Feb. 8, Carly Thea...vs. CSU Bakersfield...W, 7-5 Feb. 12, Alexis Solak...vs. St. Bonaventure...W, 10-0 Feb. 13, McKayla Taylor...vs. Mercer... W, 19-1 *Sarah Dawson tossed Pitt s first perfect game in program history as a freshman, leading the Panthers past Providence, 13-0 (five innings), on February 27, Dawson retired 15 straight batters with the help of her defense. c /PITT 49