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Pitt Heads to Morgantown for Backyard Brawl
4/20/2026 4:07:00 PM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Panthers (24-14, 7-11 ACC) travel to Morgantown, WV for a Backyard Brawl matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers (27-9, 12-6 BIG 12) on Tuesday night.
Pitt took one game from Virginia Tech this past weekend in comeback fashion. They have now won five games this season when trailing or tied in the ninth inning.
Top of the Order
• In the most recent Backyard Brawl, Pitt scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to walk-off West Virginia last season.
• SS Caden Dulin has recorded a hit in each of the last 18 games. He is batting .372 with 45 runs scored, 34 RBI, 10 doubles, nine home runs and a team-leading 54 hits. Dulin was a triple shy of the cycle in Sunday's finale, going 4-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBI.
• The Oakland Lumber Company is open for business and Pitt's offense is one of the best in the country. They lead the nation in base on balls (275), rank second in OBP (.452), sixth in SLG (.565), eighth in home runs (77) and home runs per game (2.03), ninth in scoring (9.3), 11th in batting average (.318) and 12th in runs scored (353).
• The Panther offense has slugged 77 home runs so far this season. They have driven in 143 runs via the long ball, hitting seven grand slams and fifteen three-run home runs this year. Pitt is three home runs shy of breaking the single-season program record.
• Lorenzo Carrier ranks second in the country in walks (44), fourth in OBP (.555) and walks/game (1.16), eighth in RBI/game (1.45), ninth in SLG (.803) and tenth in RBI (54). He earned multiple midseason First Team All-America honors and was named to the Golden Spikes Award and Baseball America Player of the Year Midseason Watch Lists.
• Pitt leads the entire country in walks this season with 275. OF Lorenzo Carrier's 44 free passes lead the ACC and rank second in the nation. The Panthers tied a season-high with 13 walks in last Wednesday's win against Akron.
Pitt vs. West Virginia History
SERIES BEGAN: 1939
SERIES OVERALL: WVU leads 94-76
AT PITT: Pitt leads 22-20
AT WEST VIRGINIA: WVU leads 29-16
FIRST MEETING: 1939; Pitt won, 3-0
LAST MEETING: 5/6/25; Pitt won, 10-9
LAST PITT WIN: 5/6/25; 10-9
LAST WEST VIRGINIA WIN: 4/2/25; 11-1 (8 inn)
