Panthers Prepped for Midweek at Akron

Pitt Panthers (11-25, 3-12 ACC)
at Akron Zips (16-19, 7-5 MAC)
Lee R. Jackson Field | Akron, Ohio
April 9, 2024 | 4 p.m.
ESPN+

QUICK HITS: Pitt travels to Akron for a midweek matchup on Tuesday, April 9, at Lee R. Jackson Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. on ESPN+. The Panthers are 8-13 in non-conference games this season and 0-2 in midweek contests. Pitt has won the last six meetings against the Zips, dating back to the 2008 season.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Junior catcher KK Esparza is tied for first in the ACC and ranks 15th in the NCAA with 12 caught stealings.
Esparza boasts a .344 conference batting average and has five caught stealings by in conference play. In 14 conference games, Esparza has a perfect fielding percentage (1.000) without a passed ball or an error.
Kat Rodriguez leads the Panthers in batting average (.333), runs scored (19), and hits (35). Kylie Griggs leads the Panthers in OPS (1.045), hit by pitches (8), and slugging percentage (.641) and is second in home runs (9) and RBI (20). Cami Compson leads the Panthers in home runs (10) and RBI (21).
Cami Compson and Kylie Griggs have each reached base in the last eight consecutive games. Compson is batting .320 (8-for-25) with five home runs and nine RBI in that stretch. Griggs is batting .278 (5-for-18) with six runs scored, four home runs, seven RBI, a 1.000 slugging percentage, and .500 on-base percentage in that span.
In 21 non-conference games, Kat Rodriguez is batting .338 with 11 runs scored, three doubles, a triple, three home runs, and nine RBI. Macy Hamilton has recorded a .321 batting average in 18 non-conference games this season.

APPROACHING THE 700 WIN MARK: Director of Athletics Heather Lyke announced NFCA Hall of Famer Jenny Allard as the fourth head coach in Pitt softball history in June 2023. Coach Allard is one win shy of reaching the 700-career victory milestone and currently ranks 42 among active Division I softball coaches in career wins.