Panthers to Face Maryland and Michigan State in 2020 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
7/9/2019 10:57:00 AM | Softball
Pitt Will Travel to Clemson, S.C., for Big Ten/ACC Challenge
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The University of Pittsburgh softball team will compete against Maryland and Michigan State in the 2020 Big Ten/ACC Challenge from Feb. 14-16, as announced by league officials Tuesday morning.
The Panthers will travel to Clemson, S.C., for the tournament, with the host-school Tigers entering their first year as a softball program.
Pitt's two opponents will come in the forms of Maryland and Michigan State. The Terrapins closed out the 2019 season with a 20-31 (4-19 B1G) record, while the Spartans finished the year with a 16-34 (4-18 B1G) mark.
Since the Challenge's inception in 2016, both conferences have drawn an even 70-70 record against each other in the tournament.
Pitt itself has also traded wins against its Big Ten foes, amassing a 6-6 record since joining the tournament in 2017.
All host sites and participating teams for the 2020 Big Ten/ACC Challenge can be found below, with matchups, times and television coverage to be released at a later date.
At Clearwater, Fla. (ESPN St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational – to be played Feb. 13-16, 2020)
(Results between Big Ten and ACC schools will count towards Challenge standings)
Big Ten – Minnesota, Northwestern
ACC – Florida State, Virginia Tech
At Chapel Hill, N.C. (Host – North Carolina, all host sites to be played Feb. 14-16)
Big Ten – Michigan, Wisconsin
ACC – Louisville, North Carolina
At Raleigh, N.C. (Host – NC State)
Big Ten – Illinois, Ohio State
ACC – NC State, Notre Dame
At Durham, N.C. (Host – Duke)
Big Ten – Indiana, Rutgers
ACC – Duke, Syracuse
At Atlanta, Ga. (Host – Georgia Tech)
Big Ten – Iowa, Nebraska
ACC – Boston College, Georgia Tech
At Clemson, S.C. (Host – Clemson)
Big Ten – Maryland, Michigan State
ACC – Clemson, Pitt
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