Pitt Heads to UNC Asheville for Midweek Matchup

Tuesday, March 4

Asheville, NC

4 PM

Pitt

UNC Asheville

Pitt Heads to UNC Asheville for Midweek Matchup

3/3/2025 6:15:00 PM | Baseball

Game Notes

PITTSBURGH – After taking the series from UNC Greensboro last weekend, the Panthers travel to Asheville, NC to play a midweek game at UNC Asheville on Tuesday.

Game Notes

• The Panthers begin the second leg of their eleven-day road trip with a midweek game at UNC Asheville. It will be just the second time the two schools have met on the diamond in their histories.

• Pitt is 7-3 to start their 2025 campaign and have won each of their first three series.

• Left hander Ryan Reed struck out a career-high 12 batters in just five innings of work in Pitt's series-clinching win at UNC Greensboro on Saturday afternoon

• Senior first baseman Luke Cantwell was named the fifth-best first baseman in college

baseball heading into the 2025 season by D1Baseball. Cantwell is hitting .361 with 13 hits, 9 RBI, 5 doubles and a triple. He is second in the ACC in walks with 14.

• LHP Ethan Firoved has been the Panthers' go-to high-leverage reliever this season, earning two saves in three appearances. He has a 0.87 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 10.1 innings

• Sophomore third baseman Ryan Zuckerman hit a walk-off home run on Opening Day to lift Pitt over Eastern Michigan. The Panthers erased a six-run deficit as Zuckerman hit the second walk-off home run of his young career.

• The Panthers' offense ranks 3rd in the ACC in hit by pitches and 5th in the base on balls.

• Pitt's defense has turned 12 double plays through 10 games this season, they rank first in the ACC.

• Transfer outfielder Lorenzo Carrier has recorded a hit in eight of Pitt's 10 games so far this season. He is hitting .342 with 13 hits, 9 RBIs, 3 home runs and a .605 slugging percentage.

• Pitt returns 14 lettermen from last season, including 3/4's of their starting infield in 1B Luke Cantwell, SS Jake Kendro and 3B Ryan Zuckerman.

• The Panthers added 22 newcomers to campus for the 2025 season. Among them are 16 transfers and 6 freshmen. Per 64Analytics, the Panthers landed a top- 20 transfer portal recruiting class.

• Last season, Pitt saw an uptick in offensive output in it's first year under the direction of Brandon Romans and Chris Collazo. The Panthers scored their most runs (382) and had their second-highest team batting average (.282) since 2013.