Pitt Falls to Radford on Walk-off Single

Sunday, February 21

Jacksonville, Fla.

9:00 AM

Pitt

6-4

Radford

3-1

Pitt

Radford

Pitt Falls to Radford on Walk-off Single

2/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

Feb. 21, 2016

Box Score | Season Stats

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of Pittsburgh softball team lost a thriller to Radford, 4-3, in its final game of the Dolphin Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
After falling behind 3-1 in the sixth, the Panthers (6-4) fought back to knot the game at 3-3 following back-to-back home runs by senior Jenna Modic and junior Kaitlin Manuel in the top of the seventh. However, Pitt was unable to hold off the Highlanders (3-1) who managed to walk off on a single to left field.
 
“We had a great comeback today with the back-to-back home runs from Jenna [Modic] and Kait [Kaitlin Manuel],” head coach Holly Aprile said. “Kayla [Harris] did a good job in some tough spots on the mound.”
All three of the Panthers’ runs came from solo homers. In addition to Modic and Manuel’s late in the game, redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla sent one over the fence prior to in the top of the first inning.
 
“Although we didn’t end up with the result we wanted, I thought we got better as a team today,” Aprile said. “We had some inconsistent play in all aspects of the game this weekend, and it showed in our 2-3 record.”
 
Despite the 2-3 record, Pitt had seven players hit .300 or better and posted a team average of .300. The Panthers added eight home runs and outscored their opponents 40-21.
 
Sevilla and Modic each batted .429 (6-for-14) on the weekend and drove in a combined total of 12 runs. Sophomore Giorgiana Zeremenko blasted two home runs and led Pitt with eight RBIs at the Dolphin Invitational.

PITT 3, RADFORD 4
• Pitt lost to Radford 4-3 in the final game of the Dolphin Invitational.
• The Panthers had four hits, including three solo home runs.
• In the first inning, Sevilla’s solo shot to left center gave Pitt a 1-0 lead.
• Radford answered when Marissa Gagliano slid in ahead of the tag at home on a fielder’s choice.
• Neither team would score again until the sixth inning when Pitt sophomore Kayla Harris fielded a bases loaded, two out chopper and threw to first, but there was no one there to cover. The ball made its way into right field as two runs would come in for the Highlanders.
• Pitt responded as Modic and Manuel smacked back-to-back solo homers to tie the game at three all.
• After retiring the first two batters, Harris surrendered a double to Radford’s Summer Robinson. An error in the field by the Panthers put runners on the corners for the Highlanders with two outs. However, Pitt was unable to seal the final out as Casey Burns would single to left field to bring home the winning run in Robinson.

UP NEXT
Pitt will return to the Sunshine State on Feb. 26 to participate in the Stetson Tournament, where the Panthers will compete against, Colgate, Southern Illinois, Providence, and Stetson.

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