Saturday, April 9
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Pitt Falls Short Saturday to No. 18/17 Clemson
4/9/2022 4:37:00 PM | Softball
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt softball team fell just short Saturday afternoon, falling 6-5 to No. 18/17 Clemson in a rainy, windy contest at Vartabedian Field.
NEWS & NOTES
Pitt (13-18, 1-11 ACC) put a crooked number on the scoreboard early as Drapola hit a sharp line drive over the center field wall for a solo home run. The homer was her first of the year. Starting pitcher Dani Drogemuller shut out Clemson (29-10, 8-6 ACC) through four innings, striking out five in that span.
The Tigers tied the game in the top of the fifth as Cammy Pereira hit a solo home run to right, making it 1-1. Drapola answered in the bottom of the inning, hitting a two-run shot right and putting Pitt ahead 3-1.
With runners on second and third and two outs, freshman Kylie Griggs poked a ball to shallow left for a single, scoring Pavlick and extending the Pitt lead, 4-2. The Tigers got within one run via a solo homer (4-3) and took the lead in the top of the seventh, as Alia Logoleo hit a three-run home run to left to flip the game to a Clemson lead, 6-4.
Pitt got one run back in the bottom of the seventh courtesy of a Pavlick double. The Panthers threatened with a runner on second, two outs, but a groundout ended the threat as Pitt fell 6-5.
The Panthers out-hit the Tigers, 12-7, while both teams had one error on the day.
Pitt concludes the series tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. with live coverage on the ACCNX.
NEWS & NOTES
- Junior Bailey Drapola went 2-for-3 with two homers, three RBI and a walk, the first multi-homer game of her career.
- Senior Katlyn Pavlick went 2-for-4 with a double and a run, while senior Yvonne Whaley tallied two hits including a double. She has nine hits in her last six games.
- Prior to first pitch, Pitt celebrated its 25th anniversary with an on-field recognition. Pitt also honored the 2015 team with starting pitcher from that team Kayla Harris throwing out the first pitch.
Pitt (13-18, 1-11 ACC) put a crooked number on the scoreboard early as Drapola hit a sharp line drive over the center field wall for a solo home run. The homer was her first of the year. Starting pitcher Dani Drogemuller shut out Clemson (29-10, 8-6 ACC) through four innings, striking out five in that span.
The Tigers tied the game in the top of the fifth as Cammy Pereira hit a solo home run to right, making it 1-1. Drapola answered in the bottom of the inning, hitting a two-run shot right and putting Pitt ahead 3-1.
With runners on second and third and two outs, freshman Kylie Griggs poked a ball to shallow left for a single, scoring Pavlick and extending the Pitt lead, 4-2. The Tigers got within one run via a solo homer (4-3) and took the lead in the top of the seventh, as Alia Logoleo hit a three-run home run to left to flip the game to a Clemson lead, 6-4.
Pitt got one run back in the bottom of the seventh courtesy of a Pavlick double. The Panthers threatened with a runner on second, two outs, but a groundout ended the threat as Pitt fell 6-5.
The Panthers out-hit the Tigers, 12-7, while both teams had one error on the day.
Pitt concludes the series tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. with live coverage on the ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Regan Spencer (5-0)
L: Drogemuller, Dani (8-8)
Batting:
HR: Cammy Pereira 1 ; McKenzie Clark 1 ; Alia Logoleo 1
RBI: Cammy Pereira 1 ; McKenzie Clark 1 ; Alia Logoleo 3 ; Bailey Taylor 1
SF: Bailey Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cammy Pereira 1 ; McKenzie Clark 1 ; Valerie Cagle 1 ; Marissa Guimbarda 1 ; Carlee Shannon 1 ; Alia Logoleo 1
HBP: Sam Russ 1
Batting:
2B: Whaley, Yvonne 1 ; Pavlick, Katlyn 1
HR: Drapola, Bailey 2
RBI: Drapola, Bailey 3 ; Pavlick, Katlyn 1 ; Griggs, Kylie 1
SH: Ramirez, Amanda "Tuta" 1 ; Griggs, Kylie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whaley, Yvonne 1 ; Drapola, Bailey 2 ; Compson, Cami 1 ; Pavlick, Katlyn 1
SB: Brunson, Haylie 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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