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2014 SOFTBALL Contact: Ted Feeley - Asst. Media Relations Director tfeeley@athletics.pitt.edu O: 412-648-9014 C: 412-853-4375 @PittSoftball 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, 4-7 9 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma L, 1-2 USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) 14 vs. Illinois L, 0-2 vs. No. 1 Tennessee L, 5-0 15 vs. Wright State W, 2-1 at USF L, 1-5 16 vs. Binghamton W, 11-10 FAU Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) 21 vs. Kent State W, 1-0 vs. No. 5 Michigan L, 0-9 22 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, 2-5 9 at NC State* L, 1-5 15 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 10-3. 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: www.pittsburghpanthers.com Live Stats Twitter: @PittSoftball Sills Throckmorton Henry PROJECTED FIELDING Thea King/Larkin Duran Ohio State BUCKEYES 15-14 Overall 3-0 Big Ten Sevilla Fannin Manuel

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 Twitter: @PittSoftball QUICK FACTS School...University of Pittsburgh Location... Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment...28,823 Founded...1787 Nickname...Panthers Colors...Vegas Gold and Navy Conference... Atlantic Coast Conference Af iliation...ncaa Division I Home Field...Vartabedian Field School Site... www.pitt.edu Athletics... pittsburghpanthers.com SOFTBALL INFORMATION 2013 Record... 19-29 Big East...8-14 Starters Returning...8 Lost...1 Letterwinners Returning... 14 Lost...2 Newcomers...4 COACHES Head Coach...Holly Aprile... Sixth Season Alma Mater... UMass, 92 Record...139-134 Conference...48-62 (Big East)... 0-5 (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...2011 Capacity... 800 Acres... 12 Dimensions...200 feet...symmetrical around out ield First Game...3/29/2011...vs. Penn St., W, 2-1

USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Week 6 (March 18) 1. Florida (23)...28-2 2. UCLA (9)...26-1 3. Oregon (3)...23-3 4. Tennessee...24-3 5. Washington...20-5 6. Michigan...19-6 7. Arizona...23-6 8. Kentucky...21-4 9. Alabama...24-4 10. Florida State...25-4 11. Arizona State...27-5 12. Baylor...22-4 13. South Alabama...22-3 14. Georgia...25-2 15. Texas A&M...21-7 16. Minnesota...21-3 17. Nebraska...18-8 18. Missouri...16-7 19. Tulsa...24-3 20. Louisiana Lafayette... 17-6-1 21. Auburn... 24-4-1 22. Oklahoma...18-8 23. Northwestern...15-5 24. Stanford...23-8 25. Notre Dame...19-7 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)...26-1 2. Florida (8)...28-2 3. Tennessee (1)...24-3 4. Oregon...23-3 5. Michigan...19-6 6. Washington...20-5 7. Alabama...24-4 8. Arizona State...27-5 9. Arizona...23-6 10. Kentucky...21-4 11. Florida State...25-4 12. Baylor...22-4 13. South Alabama...22-3 14. Georgia...25-2 15. Nebraska...18-8 16. Oklahoma...18-8 17. Tulsa...24-3 18. Texas A&M...21-7 19. Minnesota...21-3 20. Missouri...16-7 21. Auburn... 24-4-1 22. Louisiana-Lafayette... 17-6-1 23. Stanford...23-8 24. Notre Dame...19-7 25. USF...25-8 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 30-4.882 9-2.818 2. North Carolina 16-12.571 9-2.818 3. NC State 19-10.655 10-4.714 4. Syracuse 12-15.444 5-4.556 5. Notre Dame 19-7.731 3-3.500 6. Georgia Tech 19-10.655 8-8.500 7. Virginia Tech 16-14.533 5-6.455 8. Boston College 14-10.583 2-4.333 9. Maryland 2-24.077 1-5.167 10. Virginia 4-22.154 1-10.091 11. Pitt 8-13.381 0-5.000 RECORD BOOK WATCH Batting Average 1. Kelly Hmiel....330... 2011-12 2. Francesca DiMaria....329... 2003-06 3. Jessica Dignon....327... 2005-08 4. Jacki Haar....312... 1999-00 5. Tori Nirschl....307... 2013- Complete Games 1. Cory Berliner... 62... 2008-11 2. Nikki Gasti... 61... 2000-03 3. Gina Bessolo... 53... 1999-02 4. Savannah King... 50... 2012-5. Laura Belardinelli... 49... 2004-07 Shutouts 1. Nikki Gasti... 17... 2000-03 2. Cory Berliner... 13... 2008-11 3. Gina Bessolo... 13... 1999-02 4. Alyssa O Connell... 10... 2008-11 Savannah King... 10... 2012- Saves 1. Laura LeViere... 11... 1998-00 2. Kaitlyn Schuster... 6... 2006-09 Savannah King... 6... 2012-4. Laura Belardinelli... 5... 2004-07 Cory Berliner... 4... 2008-11 Alyssa O Connell... 4... 2008-11 Wins 1. Cory Berliner... 49... 2008-11 2. Laura Belardinelli... 44... 2008-11 3. Nikki Gasti... 42... 2000-03 4 Alyssa O Connell...37...2008-11 4. Savannah King... 33... 2012- ACC RANKS Hitting Batting Average Carly Thea...10th....368 Triples Carissa Throckmorton...4th...2 Hit By Pitch Maggie Sevilla...T-3rd...4 Pitching Innings Pitched Savannah King...8th...87.0 Batters Struck Out Savannah King...10th... 58 Saves Savannah King... T-2nd...2 Alexa Larkin...T-5th...1 Apparences Savannah King...T-3rd... 18 Games Started Savannah King...T-6th... 14 Fielding Assists Maggie Sevilla...4th... 47

KAILA BALATGEK 7 Season: 36.167 6 5 1 4 0 Career: 168.167 28 21 3 14 9 CARMELENA MOFFA 31 Season: - - - - - - - Career: 27.148 4 5 1 3 1 MORGAN CHOE 5 Season: 9.222 2 2 0 0 1 Career: 9.222 2 4 0 0 1 TORI NIRSCHL 9 Season: 62.242 15 8 1 5 9 Career: 218.307 67 43 12 32 29 KATHRYN DURAN 23 Season: 30.133 4 3 0 1 2 Career: 111.135 15 11 2 8 13 MAGGIE SEVILLA 11 Season: 58.241 14 9 3 12 3 Career: 238.265 63 43 11 42 30 JORDAN FANNIN 17 Season: 64.266 17 8 0 4 4 Career: 181.227 41 16 0 11 4 ASHLEE SILLS 3 Season: 41.220 9 3 9 2 5 Career: 113.221 25 14 0 5 17 TAYLOR HENRY 4 Season: 23.130 3 0 0 0 1 JENNA LIEBER 1 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: - - - - - - - Career: 147.170 25 5 0 16 9 Career: Same SAVANNAH KING 12 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: 4.02 5-10 18 87.0 56 99 61 50 Career: 2.81 33-42 95 483.2 348 491 269 194 KATHERINE KRAMER 21 Season: 13.077 1 0 0 0 2 CARLY THEA 29 Season: 57.368 21 7 3 11 6 Career: 242.252 61 32 6 25 24 CARISSA THROCKMORTON 14 Season: 66.273 18 9 2 8 3 Career: Same Career: 348.264 92 48 11 46 32 ALEXA LARKIN 88 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season: 5.56 3-3 13 45.1 34 51 40 36 Career: 3.97 19-25 66 292.2 249 339 210 166 LAUREN VINSON 13 ERA W-L APP IP SO H R ER Season:.000 0-0 1 3.1 1 7 2 0 Career: 4.94 1-1 9 22.2 4 43 27 16 KAITLIN MANUEL 2 SHELBY PICKETT 10 Season: 34.176 6 3 0 2 2 Season: (Out for season with injury) Career: Same Career: - - - - - - - * Career numbers apply just for time at Pitt

RECORD VS. 2014 OPPONENTS Binghamton...1-0 Boston College...3-11 Butler...1-0 Cal State Bakers ield...2-0 Cal State Fullerton...0-2 Eastern Kentucky...0-0 Florida Atlantic...2-7 Florida State...0-2 Georgia Tech...3-1 Illinois...0-4 Kentucky...0-2 Kent State...5-13 Loyola Marymount...1-0 Maryland...3-5 Michigan...0-6 North Carolina...0-4 North Carolina State...1-4 Notre Dame...2-29 Ohio State... 3-10 Oklahoma...0-1 Penn State...6-12 Robert Morris...22-15-1 Saint Francis...0-0 Syracuse...8-13 Tennessee...0-2 Virginia...0-4 Virginia Tech...3-9 Wright State...2-5 USF...4-18 Total... 72-163 2014 TEAM HIGHS HITTING At Bats... 33, at Kentucky (3/1) Runs... 11 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... 8.2, at Kentucky (3/1) Runs... 10 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... 1 - Throckmorton x2 HR... 1 - 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...2 - Larkin at USF (2/15) 2014 SCORES BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total PITT 9 5 18 2 7 13 3-1 58 Opponent 27 13 8 15 11 16 10 1 2 103 2014 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 1-2014 MULTI HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Total Thea 4 2 - - 6 Throckmorton 4 1 - - 5 Sevilla 4 - - - 4 Fannin 3 1 - - 4 Nirschl 3 - - - 3 Sills 2 - - - 2 Balatgek 1 - - - 1 Henry 1 - - - 1 Manuel - 1 - - 1 Team 22 5 0 0 27 2014 MULTI RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Total Sevilla 3 1 - - 4 Thea 2-1 - 3 Nirschl 2 - - - 2 Throckmorton 2 - - - 2 Balatgek 1 - - - 1 Sills 1 - - - 1 Team 11 1 1 0 13

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... 23 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...524 AVERAGE Thea...368 Throckmorton...273 Fannin...266 Nirschl...242 Sevilla...241 Choe...222 Sills...220 Manuel...176 Balatgek...167 Duran...133 Henry...130 Kramer...077 King...032 Total...223 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...117 RUNS Throckmorton... 9 Sevilla... 9 Fannin... 8 Nirschl... 8 Thea... 7 Balatgek... 5 Manuel... 3 Duran... 3 Sills... 3 Choe... 2 King... 1 Total... 58 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... 10 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... 51 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... 41 STOLEN BASES Balatgek...4-4 Nirschl...3-5 Fannin...1-1 Sills...1-1 Manuel...1-1 Thea...1-2 Total...11-14 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

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

2014 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Opponent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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

2014 2013 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... 15 vs. UConn (4/16/11) Had 20 Hits... 20 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... 13 vs. St. John s (3/23/13) Shutout Opponent... 1-0 vs. Kent State (2/21/14) Won in Extra s... 3-2 (8) vs. St. John s (3/23/13) Lost in Extra s... 7-8 (8), vs. North Carolina (3/15/14) Defeated Ranked Opponent...2-1 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... 8-13 Conference... 0-5 Non-Conference... 8-8 Home Games... 0-2 Away Games... 2-6 Neutral Site... 6-5 Day Games... 8-10 Night Games... 0-3 One Run Games... 5-3 Two Run Games... 3-1 Three-Four Run Games... 0-4 Five+ Run Games... 0-5 Extra Innings... 0-2 Shutouts... 1-5 Scoring 0-2 Runs... 2-10 Scoring 3-5 Runs... 3-2 Scoring 6-9 Runs... 2-1 Scoring 10+ Runs... 1-0 Scored First... 5-3 Opponents Scored First... 3-10 Leading After Four Innings... 3-2 Trailing After Four Innings... 2-10 Tied After Four Innings... 3-1 Leading After Five Innings... 5-0 Trailing After Five Innings... 1-8 Tied After Five Innings... 2-2 Leading After Six Innings... 7-0 Trailing After Six Innings... 0-8 Tied After Six Innings... 1-2 Hit Zero Home Runs... 3-10 Hit One Home Run... 3-3 Hit Two+ Home Runs... 2-0 Made Zero Errors... 1-3 Made One Error... 4-6 Made Two+ Errors... 3-4 Out-Hit Opponent... 4-2 Out-Hit by Opponent... 2-10 Hits Are Tied... 2-1 On a Wednesday... 0-0 On a Friday... 3-3 On a Saturday... 4-7 On a Sunday... 1-3 vs. Nationally-Ranked Opponents... 0-4 Wearing White... 2-3 Wearing Blue... 3-5 Wearing Gold... 3-5 2014 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.

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 2012. As a freshman, King set Pitt's single-season mark for wins at 19 and innings pitched at 227.1. 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 2009...25-24 2010...27-25 2011...34-17 2012...26-26 2013...19-29 2014...8-13 Overall...139-134 Year-By-Year (Conference) 2009...9-15 2010...10-11 2011...13-8 2012...8-14 2013...8-14 2014...0-5^ Overall...48-67 ^ 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 34-17 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 (.972-20th), triples per game (0.27-25th), slugging percentage (.466-35th), stolen bases per game (1.55-36th), 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, 2008. 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 1995-2003, she helped guide the Gamecocks to seven NCAA Regional appearances and a College World Series berth in 1997. Aprile also worked as a graduate assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University, where she earned her master's degree in political science in 1995. 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 (1989-92) 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 1993-99, competing in the U.S. Olympic Festival (1993-97), Pan Am Qualifying (1994, 1997) and the South Paci ic Classic (1998).

2014 2013 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.368 21-21 57 7 21 4 0 3 11 34.596 6 1 8 1.438 0 2 1-2 19 0 0 1.000 Carissa Throckmorton.273 21-21 66 9 18 4 2 2 8 32.485 3 2 20 0.324 0 1 0-0 23 43 5.930 Jordan Fannin.266 21-21 64 8 17 1 0 0 4 18.281 4 1 16 0.319 0 2 1-1 16 0 0 1.000 Tori Nirschl.242 21-21 62 8 15 4 0 1 5 22.355 9 1 11 0.347 0 0 3-5 8 0 1.889 Maggie Sevilla.241 21-21 58 9 14 5 0 3 12 28.483 3 4 7 1.323 0 0 0-0 46 47 4.959 Ashlee Sills.220 21-17 41 3 9 1 0 0 2 10.244 5 0 10 0.304 0 0 1-1 5 1 2.750 Kaitlin Manuel.176 17-14 34 3 6 1 0 0 2 7.206 2 0 12 0.222 0 0 1-1 117 3 2.984 Kaila Balatgek.167 16-16 36 5 6 1 0 1 4 10.278 0 2 6 1.205 1 0 4-4 9 23 7.821 Kathryn Duran.133 21-21 30 3 4 1 0 0 1 5.167 2 0 9 0.188 0 3 0-0 98 8 1.991 Taylor Henry.130 16-9 23 0 3 0 0 0 1 3.130 1 0 6 0.167 0 0 0-0 31 8 4.907 Katherine Kramer.077 13-2 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.154 2 0 2 0.200 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Savannah King.032 12-12 31 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.032 2 1 8 0.114 1 0 0-0 35 41 2.974 -------------------- Morgan Choe.222 13-0 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.222 1 0 2 0.300 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Carmelena Moffa.000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Lauren Vinson.000 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1.000 Alexa Larkin.000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 5 0 1.000 Totals.223 21 524 58 117 23 2 10 51 174.332 41 12 117 3.294 2 8 11-14 407 181 28.955 Opponents.277 21 566 103 157 16 2 16 95 225.398 63 8 91 1.356 3 14 18-20 422 157 18.970 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 4.02 5-10 18 14 8 1/0 2 87.0 99 61 50 40 56 10 2 7.274 4 5 0 1 9 Alexa Larkin 5.56 3-3 13 7 2 0/0 1 45.1 51 40 36 23 34 6 0 9.273 3 2 0 2 5 -------------------- Lauren Vinson 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.389 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 4.44 8-13 21 21 10 1/0 3 135.2 157 103 86 63 91 16 2 16.277 7 8 0 3 14 Opponents 2.24 13-8 21 21 12 5/0 1 140.2 117 58 45 41 117 23 2 10.223 5 12 0 2 8 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).

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.462 5-5 13 1 6 3 0 0 2 9.692 1 1 2 0.533 0 0 0-0 8 9 1.944 Tori Nirschl.286 5-5 14 2 4 0 0 1 4 7.500 2 1 4 0.412 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Carly Thea.250 5-5 12 1 3 0 0 1 2 6.500 2 0 3 0.357 0 1 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 Ashlee Sills.154 5-5 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.154 0 0 1 0.154 0 0 1-1 3 1 0 1.000 Jordan Fannin.125 5-5 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 2.125 0 0 6 0.125 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 Carissa Throckmorton.077 5-5 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.077 1 1 6 0.200 0 0 0-0 8 12 1.952 -------------------- Morgan Choe.250 5-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.250 1 0 2 0.400 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Kathryn Duran.222 5-5 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 3.333 0 0 4 0.222 0 0 0-0 25 3 1.966 Kaitlin Manuel.000 5-4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 5 0.111 0 0 1-1 20 1 0 1.000 Savannah King.000 2-2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 1 1 0.143 0 0 0-0 11 7 0 1.000 Taylor Henry.000 5-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 4 0.143 0 0 0-0 5 7 3.800 Katherine Kramer.000 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.250 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Carmelena Moffa.000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Lauren Vinson.000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000 Totals.179 5 117 10 21 4 0 2 9 31.265 10 4 38 0.267 0 1 2-2 87 42 6.956 Opponents.351 5 134 36 47 6 0 5 33 68.507 21 3 20 0.447 1 2 6-7 96 35 4.970 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 5.83 0-0 4 1 0 0/0 0 12.0 13 11 10 10 12 1 0 3.260 1 0 0 0 1 Savannah King 9.06 0-5 5 4 1 0/0 0 17.0 34 25 22 11 8 5 0 2.405 2 3 0 1 1 Totals 7.72 0-5 5 5 1 0/0 0 29.0 47 36 32 21 20 6 0 5.351 3 3 0 1 2 Opponents 1.31 5-0 5 5 3 2/0 1 32.0 21 10 6 10 38 4 0 2.179 0 4 0 0 1 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).