Pitt, Robert Morris Schedule Change; Panthers Host Colonials Wednesday at 6 PM

PITTSBURGH – Originally scheduled to play Robert Morris tomorrow in Moon Township at 3 p.m., the Pitt Softball team will now host the Colonials tomorrow evening at 6 p.m.

LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES

LEADING OFF

Pitt hosts Robert Morris for a midweek contest starting at 6 PM at Vartabedian Field. The game was originally scheduled at Robert Morris at 3 PM.
The Panthers last played the Colonials April 1, 2014, splitting a double-header at Vartabedian Field.
The Panthers won five-straight from 2010-2012, while Robert Morris won four-straight from 2012-2014.
Tomorrow's game will not be broadcast. Admission is free to all ages.

AROUND THE DIAMOND

Sophomore Cami Compson leads the team in batting, registering a .333 batting average with 24 hits, 3 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs, 18 RBI and 8 walks. She holds a .611 SLG% and 1.021 OPS.
Senior Katlyn Pavlick is batting a team-best .412 with 7 hits, 2 doubles, a homer and 5 RBI against ACC competition. She is 5-for-9 with a double and 3 RBI in her last three league games.
Redshirt freshman Dani Drogemuller recorded her ninth 7+ strikeout performance of the season against Virginia Tech. She has 92 strikeouts on the year, ranking sixth in the ACC.
Pitt is 8-4 on the season when hitting at least one home run.
The Panthers are 10-7 on the season in non-conference action. They are 7-3 in their last 10 non-conference games.

SCOUTING REPORT

Robert Morris is currently 16-9 overall and owns a perfect 5-0 record in Horizon league play. The Colonials are 10-7 in road contests.
The Colonials rank in the top-five in multiple categories in the Horizon league, including on-base percentage (.351/1st), scoring (5.16/1st) batting average (.259/2nd) and slugging percentage (.369/3rd). They are also third in ERA (3.85) and fourth in fielding percentage (.954).
Alaina Koutsogiani (#43) ranks sixth in the nation with 23 stolen bases and fourth in stolen bases per game (.92). She is batting a team-high .325 with 26 hits, 4 doubles, 2 homers, 12 RBI and 11 walks.
Taylor Rhinehart (#21) has totaled a team-best 16 RBI this season. She has 6 doubles, 4 home runs and has a SLG% of .560.

DANI IN THE CIRCLE

At the halfway point of the season, Dani Drogemuller has led the Panthers in the circle with a record of 6-6 with a 2.94 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 85.2 innings pitched.
She has thrown eight complete games, including an eight-inning performance vs. Kansas and an eight-inning showing at USC Upstate. Drogemuller became the 10th pitcher in Pitt history to throw more than 8.0 innings in one game and the 6th pitcher to do it more than once in her career.
The Frankfort, Ill., native was superb in the Wings ETC Classic in Spartanburg, S.C., going 2-0 with two complete-games and a shutout. She allowed only 7 hits, 2 walks and 0 earned runs while striking out 19 batters in 15.0 innings pitched.
Against USC Upstate, Drogemuller struck out a career-high 12 batters, a number ranked T-5th in the Pitt single-game record books.
She went toe-to-toe with All-American Kathryn Sandercock of No. 3/3 Florida State twice Mar. 4-6, going 1-1 with two complete games and 10 total strikeouts. Her complete-game effort in Sunday's 7-5 win aided Pitt to its highest-ranked victory in program history.
Drogemuller ranks sixth in the ACC in strikeouts (92).
Drogemuller is seeking to become the third pitcher since the Panthers joined the ACC (2013-14) to amass 100+ strikeouts in a single season. She would join Savannah King (104 - 2014) and Kayla Harris (117 - 2016).

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