Pitt to Open Fall Season at Vartabedian Field Sunday
9/27/2019 12:41:00 PM | Softball
Panthers to Host The Rock and Hilltoppers Sunday for First Fall Ball Matchup
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh softball team is set to open its fall season against Slippery Rock Sunday, Sept. 29 at noon, before facing off against West Liberty at 2 p.m. Following these matches, The Rock and Hilltoppers will meet at 4 p.m. at Vartabedian Field in the Petersen Sports Complex.
Fans can follow along during both matches with live updates on Twitter @Pitt_SB.
The Panthers head into their fall season with new additions to the coaching staff in assistant coach Jenna Hall and volunteer assistant coach Katie Sebbane.
Returning for the Panthers are seniors Walker Barbee, Alexee Haynes, Kaitlyn Kruger, and Connor McGaffic, redshirt junior Brittany Knight, juniors Morgan Batesole, Brie Horrell, Hunter Levesque, and Chandler Walter, and sophomores Hannah Bach, Abby Edwards, Katlyn Pavlick, and Sarah Seamans.
One of Pitt's most notable returners is Levesque, who earned All-ACC Second Team honors. In her second year as a Panther at center field, Levesque complied a team-best .322 batting average and a .611 slugging percentage. The Troy, N.Y. native also picked up National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFC) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team honors in May 2019.
The Panthers also welcome seven newcomers to the team in transfers redshirt sophomore Jada Crittendon and junior Lolo Sanchez, as well as freshmen Hope Alley, Kayla Lane, Taegen Lewellen, Becca Miller, and Makenzie Stiles.
Crittendon comes to the Panthers following two years at Virginia Tech, while Sanchez spent the past two seasons at Mercer.
Stiles was named the 2018-2019 Gatorade New York Softball Player of the Year for her outstanding high school performance. Stiles led the Deposit Central High Lumberjacks to a perfect 17-0 record to go along with 269 strikeouts in 111 innings.
UP NEXT
Pitt will host Saint Francis (PA) in a doubleheader on Saturday, Oct. 5 beginning at 2 p.m. at Vartabedian Field.
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Fans can follow along during both matches with live updates on Twitter @Pitt_SB.
The Panthers head into their fall season with new additions to the coaching staff in assistant coach Jenna Hall and volunteer assistant coach Katie Sebbane.
Returning for the Panthers are seniors Walker Barbee, Alexee Haynes, Kaitlyn Kruger, and Connor McGaffic, redshirt junior Brittany Knight, juniors Morgan Batesole, Brie Horrell, Hunter Levesque, and Chandler Walter, and sophomores Hannah Bach, Abby Edwards, Katlyn Pavlick, and Sarah Seamans.
One of Pitt's most notable returners is Levesque, who earned All-ACC Second Team honors. In her second year as a Panther at center field, Levesque complied a team-best .322 batting average and a .611 slugging percentage. The Troy, N.Y. native also picked up National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFC) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team honors in May 2019.
The Panthers also welcome seven newcomers to the team in transfers redshirt sophomore Jada Crittendon and junior Lolo Sanchez, as well as freshmen Hope Alley, Kayla Lane, Taegen Lewellen, Becca Miller, and Makenzie Stiles.
Crittendon comes to the Panthers following two years at Virginia Tech, while Sanchez spent the past two seasons at Mercer.
Stiles was named the 2018-2019 Gatorade New York Softball Player of the Year for her outstanding high school performance. Stiles led the Deposit Central High Lumberjacks to a perfect 17-0 record to go along with 269 strikeouts in 111 innings.
UP NEXT
Pitt will host Saint Francis (PA) in a doubleheader on Saturday, Oct. 5 beginning at 2 p.m. at Vartabedian Field.
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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