Pitt Hosts No. 24 Ohio State in Midweek Contest Wednesday

Pitt Panthers (13-23, 3-12 ACC)
vs Ohio State Buckeyes (30-9-1, 6-4 Big Ten)
April 9, 2025
Pittsburgh, Pa. · Vartabedian Field
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The Pitt Softball team (12-23, 3-12 ACC) hosts No. 24 Ohio State (30-9-1) at Vartabedian Field for a midweek match up Wednesday, April 9 at 5 p.m. The Panthers and Buckeyes face off at Vartabedian Field for the first time since 2019.
Pitt holds a 10-11 record against non-conference opponents this season. Ahmari Braden (.358) and Saleyna Daniel (.308) lead the Panthers in batting average against non-ACC foes.
Kylie Griggs is batting .429 (9-for-21) with an .857 slugging percentage, three multi-hit efforts, five runs scored, three doubles, and four RBI over the last six games.
Kaitlyn Brannstrom has started all 36 games at first base this season after transferring from Grand Canyon. She leads the team in walks (22), home runs (4) and RBI (23), and on-base percentage (.418).
Brannstrom spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Purdue and holds a .500 (5-for-10) career batting average against the Buckeyes.
Sophomore Ahmari Braden is having a breakout season for the Panthers, leading the team and ranking tied for fourth in the ACC with 12 stolen bases while being 12-for-14 on stolen base attempts this season.
Braden leads the Panthers in batting average (.333), slugging percentage (.495), hits (31), triples (2), and stolen bases (12) and is second on the team in runs scored (19) and on-base percentage (.392).