University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Panthers Set for Midweek Action Against Nittany Lions, Bobcats
4/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 13, 2009
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PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh baseball team will play five games in the ensuing seven days, starting with a non-conference contest at in-state rival Penn State on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:35 p.m. The Panthers will host Ohio University Wednesday, April 15 at 3 p.m. before getting back into Big East Conference action with a three-game set against Seton Hall this coming weekend, April 17-19.
PENN STATE SERIES HISTORY
The Panthers and Nittany Lions will be meeting for the 83rd time in series history and just the third time at PSU since 1985. Penn State has won the last four and holds the overall series lead at 59-22-1.
ITS BEEN AWHILE
The Panthers have not traveled to University Park in over 20 years, dating all the way back to 1985, where they dropped a pair of games to the Nittany Lions 4-2 and 6-4 (10). The last time the Panthers won a true road game at Penn State was in 1983, by a score of 9-4.
NITTANY LIONS vs. BIG EAST
The Nittany Lions have played their fair share of Big East games this season, currently holding a 3-3 mark against the conference. PSU lost to St. John’s 15-6 at the inaugural Big East/Big Ten Challenge while defeating Seton Hall, 6-1. Penn State and Rutgers split a four-game series played March 13-15 in Boca Raton, Fla.
COMMON OPPONENTS
Akron, Saint Joseph’s and Ohio State are all common opponents thus far this season between the two clubs. Penn State has been able to go 3-2 through five games while Pitt has tallied a 4-1 record with their only loss coming against an Ohio State team that the Lions previously dropped two of three to at home, March 27-29.
SNOW DAY
Pitt’s scheduled game against the Nittany Lions at Penn State was postponed due to weather conditions. The game marked the fifth this season the Panthers have had to either cancel or postpone due to weather. The non-conference contest with PSU has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 14th at 6:35 p.m. in University Park, Pa.
OHIO SERIES HISTORY
The Panthers will meet the Bobcats for the 24th time in series history and second time this season on Wednesday, April 15th. Ohio holds an 18-5 edge over Pitt and has won the last three games in the series, including a 9-8 win back on March 4th.
ITS A WALK OFF
The Panthers and Bobcats battled through until the end, with Ohio winning for the third straight time in the series, 9-8, March 4th. Pitt rallied in the seventh and eighth innings, scoring three and four runs respectively to knot the game at eight apiece. The game seemed destined for extra innings after the first two batters of the Ohio ninth made outs, but Gauntlett Eldemire sent a two-out, 1-0 pitch over the centerfield wall to give the Bobcats the 9-8 win.
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
The Panthers and Cardinals needed extra innings to settle two of the three games in its series this past weekend. Those two games, which happened to be a double header, marked the first time in Pitt history that the Panthers had both games of a double header come down to extra innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers dropped both games by one run, 1-0 and 3-2.
EXTRA INNINGS
The Panthers lead the Big East Conference in extra innings games this season with six. Only seven of the 12 teams in the Big East have played at least one extra innings game in 2009. Pitt is 14-17 under head coach Joe Jordano spanning back to the 1999 season and is 2-4 so far this year.
BIG EAST Extra Inning Games
Pittsburgh 6
Louisville 4
St. John’s 3
Seton Hall 3
Notre Dame 2
Villanova 2
Cincinnati 1
West Virginia 0
USF 0
Connecticut 0
Rutgers 0
Georgetown 0
