Friday, April 19
Syracuse, NY
3 pm
Syracuse University
vs
Pittsburgh
'Cuse Hosts Pitt for ACC Series
4/18/2019 4:47:00 PM | Softball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse softball returns home this weekend to welcome Pitt for a three-game series, April 19-21. The opening game of the weekend is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. first pitch Saturday afternoon. The series concludes with a 12 p.m. matinee Sunday afternoon. Admission is free as always, with all three games being broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
Syracuse (18-23, 7-8 ACC) is coming off a tough series loss to Duke last weekend followed by a midweek contest at Colgate. The Orange shutout the Blue Devils in the weekend's opening game, 4-0, before Duke took both games of Saturday's double header. In the shutout victory, Alexa Romero pitched her 13th complete game of the season and allowed just one hit. Additionally, Romero has a conference-best 85 strikeouts against ACC opponents this season.
The Orange have been led in conference play by the pair of Alicia Hansen and Gabby Teran. Hansen has a team-best .336 batting average and ranks sixth in the ACC with 0.41 stolen bases per game. She has recorded an RBI in three of the Orange's last four games. Teran went 5-for-11 with three runs scored in the three-game series against Duke.
Pitt (7-37, 2-13 ACC) enters the weekend looking to snap a five-game losing streak. The Panthers were swept last weekend by Georgia Tech before being shut out by Kent State, 10-0, earlier this week. Hunter Levesque has led Pitt this season with a .319 batting average and a .639 slugging percentage. The sophomore went 4-for-4 in the final game of the Georgia Tech series with two home runs and three RBIs. Levesque is the only player to start all 44 games this season for Pitt.
Syracuse holds a 21-11 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to the program's first meeting in 2001. The Orange swept Pitt in 2017, the last meeting between the pair of teams.
Following the weekend's matchup, the Orange head back on the road to compete against Binghamton on Tuesday, April 23 at 3 p.m.
Syracuse (18-23, 7-8 ACC) is coming off a tough series loss to Duke last weekend followed by a midweek contest at Colgate. The Orange shutout the Blue Devils in the weekend's opening game, 4-0, before Duke took both games of Saturday's double header. In the shutout victory, Alexa Romero pitched her 13th complete game of the season and allowed just one hit. Additionally, Romero has a conference-best 85 strikeouts against ACC opponents this season.
The Orange have been led in conference play by the pair of Alicia Hansen and Gabby Teran. Hansen has a team-best .336 batting average and ranks sixth in the ACC with 0.41 stolen bases per game. She has recorded an RBI in three of the Orange's last four games. Teran went 5-for-11 with three runs scored in the three-game series against Duke.
Pitt (7-37, 2-13 ACC) enters the weekend looking to snap a five-game losing streak. The Panthers were swept last weekend by Georgia Tech before being shut out by Kent State, 10-0, earlier this week. Hunter Levesque has led Pitt this season with a .319 batting average and a .639 slugging percentage. The sophomore went 4-for-4 in the final game of the Georgia Tech series with two home runs and three RBIs. Levesque is the only player to start all 44 games this season for Pitt.
Syracuse holds a 21-11 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to the program's first meeting in 2001. The Orange swept Pitt in 2017, the last meeting between the pair of teams.
Following the weekend's matchup, the Orange head back on the road to compete against Binghamton on Tuesday, April 23 at 3 p.m.
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