Drapola, Drogemuller Deliver in Doubleheader Against Akron

Tuesday, April 18

Pittsburgh, Pa.

3 PM

Pitt

20-19

Akron

25-15

Akron

Pittsburgh

Drapola, Drogemuller Deliver in Doubleheader Against Akron

4/18/2023 9:18:00 PM | Softball

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt found a late offensive spark to take both games of a doubleheader against Akron at Vartabedian Field, Tuesday evening. The Panthers won by the scores of 6-5 and 8-2 to improve to 21-19 on the season and 18-8 in non-conference matchups.

Senior Bailey Drapola had a day at the plate, going a combined 5-for-7 with four RBI, two home runs and two runs scored. Redshirt-sophomore Dani Drogemuller dealed in the doubleheader, picking up a save in the first game and earning the win in the second.

The Panthers and the Zips combined for 36 hits over the two games, with a combined 10 home runs on the day. Pitt has had an explosive offense as of late, scoring 35 runs over the last five games at Vartabedian Field.

Pitt 6, Akron 5
Graduate student Yvonne Whaley got the Panthers on the board on a solo home run with two outs. The Zips answered with a solo shot of their own, but the back-and-forth game continued as Pitt took back a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning off a Drapola single.

Akron used consistent hitting and a three-run double from Laurel Devoe to put up four runs in the fifth inning and take 5-2 lead. The Panthers went three and out to finish the fifth, but Kat Rodriguez launched a solo home run to left field to wake up the Panthers offense.

Pitt hit three home runs in the sixth inning, including Drapola and Kylie Griggs hitting back-to-back homers to secure the first victory of the day. Griggs entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth, marking her second pinch-hit home run in eight days.

Kendall Brown earned the win after retiring all four batters faced, while Drogemuller recorded the save.

Pitt 8, Akron 2
The Panthers continued where they left off in the first game, racking up seven straight hits to start game two and take a 4-0 lead after the first inning of play. Drapola hit her second two-run homer of the day during the streak to bring her season home run total to seven.

Pitt cooled off over the next three frames but still managed to pick up another run for a 5-1 lead heading into the fifth inning. Sarah Seamans joined the home run party with a three-run homer to center field in the fifth inning to extend the lead 8-1.

Drogemuller earned her seventh win of the season after allowing just one earned run on six hits, with a walk and eight strikeouts over 6.0 innings of work.

UP NEXT
The Panthers embark on their final road trip of the season with a three-game series against No. 6 Clemson, April 21-23. Pitt will return home to face No. 10 Duke at Vartabedian Field, April 28-30.