Pitt Opens Fall Exhibition Schedule with Slippery Rock

Sept. 10, 2016

2016 Fall Schedule

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh softball team will begin its fall exhibition games this weekend with a doubleheader against Slippery Rock. The games will be played back-to-back starting at 11 a.m. on September 11. All home games are set to be played at Vartabedian Field in the Petersen Sports Complex.

The Panthers return for the 2016-17 season after recording a 31-21 record this past season. With one of the most impressive offensive stat lines in the nation, the team finished with a team slugging percentage of .546, an average of 1.44 home runs per game and a team batting average of .317.

Pitt will look to fill a few holes in their roster left by a handful of graduating seniors including infielder Maggie Sevilla and catcher/infielder Shelby Pickett.

Sevilla left an impact on the program as she impressively ranks second all-time in hits (212), runs (145), home runs (33) and RBIs (126).

Pickett, who's hitting was instrumental to the Panthers offensive success the last two seasons, earned NFCA Mid-Atlantic Second Team All-Region status, was selected for the ACC All-Tournament Team and was a Second Team All-ACC honoree in 2015.

This season, Pitt will look for contributions from their returning class of five sophomores, five juniors and a lone senior in Kaitlin Manuel.

Head coach Holly Aprile and the Panthers welcome six new student-athletes to their roster for the season including freshmen Hannah Edwards, Alexee Haynes, Brittany Knight, Kaitlyn Kruger, Connor McGaffic and Valerie Ortega, in addition to junior transfer Taylor Stimson.

Fans can follow along with the games on Twitter by following @Pitt_SB.

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