Pitt Heads to Syracuse for Three Games

PITTSBURGH – The Panthers travel north and take on Atlantic Coast Conference school Syracuse for three games beginning with a double-header Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. All games will be live on the ACCNX.

LEADING OFF

The Panthers head north for three games in two days in Syracuse, N.Y., against the Orange. The series now includes a double-header Saturday with the finale Sunday afternoon.
Pitt is 2-3 in true road games and 1-2 in road conference games.
The Panthers are coming off a 7-2 home victory over Robert Morris Wednesday evening.

AROUND THE DIAMOND

Sophomore Cami Compson leads the team in batting, registering a .316 batting average with 24 hits, 3 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs, 18 RBI and 8 walks. She holds a .579 SLG% and a .391 OB%.
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 10th 7+ strikeout performance of the season against Robert Morris. She has 102 strikeouts on the year, ranking sixth in the ACC.
Junior Kayla Lane is batting .583 (7-for-12) in her last five games. She holds a .316 batting average with a double, homer and 3 RBI in conference play.

SCOUTING REPORT

Syracuse begins the weekend 17-12 overall and 1-8 in ACC play. The three-game series at Skytop Softball Stadium is the first of the season for the Orange.
The Orange have won the previous four meetings against the Panthers, all of which came last season. Prior to 2021, the series is split 5-5 in the last 10 meetings.
Syracuse is fifth in the ACC in batting average (.301). Neil Casares-Maher (#11) is 17th in the conference in batting average, hitting .376 with 35 hits, 7 doubles, 6 homers, 23 RBI and 27 runs.
Summer Clark (#16) is 7-1 in the circle, holding a 3.15 ERA in 46.2 innings pitched. She has 46 strikeouts and has held opponents' batting averages to .172.
The Orange are 39th in the country and sixth in the ACC in fielding percentage (.972).
Angel Jasso (#28) is fifth in the league with 11 stolen bases. She has three in conference action, averaging 0.33 per game against ACC teams.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

Pitt enters the weekend with the 6th toughest schedule in the country and toughest schedule in the ACC.
Of all teams - past and future - Pitt's cumulative opposition losses totals 453, the lowest among any team in the nation.
So far this year, Pitt has faced receiving votes Texas A&M once, No. 3/3 Florida State three times, receiving votes Notre Dame three times and No. 5/5 Virginia Tech twice.
It is scheduled to play nationally-ranked Clemson and Duke three times each later this season.

UP NEXT

Pitt returns home for seven-straight games, including a single game midweek contest vs. Saint Francis April 6 and three games each vs. Clemson (April 8-10) and Boston College (April 14-16).