Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
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2024 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team | |
Founded | 1869 |
University | University of Pittsburgh |
Head coach | Mike Bell (6th season) |
Conference | ACC Coastal Division |
Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Home stadium | Charles L. Cost Field in the Petersen Sports Complex (Capacity: 900) |
Nickname | Panthers |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1959, 1965, 1995 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1995 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1994 |
The Pittsburgh Panthers baseball is the
History
Baseball has been called "the first game of consequence played at the University."
In 1955, legendary Pitt baseball coach
Mark Jackson took over for Bobby Lewis in 1991 and quickly turned the Panthers into a contender in the Big East Conference, in which Pitt had begun competing in 1985. Jackson led the Panthers to a regular season Big East title in 1994, earning Big East Coach of the Year honors, and went on to win the 1995 Big East Conference baseball tournament, thus earning a bid to the NCAA Championship and finishing the season ranked 28th in the final Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll.[10][11] His teams posted five winning seasons out of seven years at the helm, including three 30 or more-win seasons.[6] Notable players for Jackson include Jason Conti, who went on to play for five seasons in the Major Leagues, and Josh Tyler who won the 1994 Big East Player of the Year award.
One of the most successful eras of Pitt baseball began with the hiring of
In 2011, the program moved into a new facility, Charles L. Cost Field, in the
In the 2013 season, Pitt's last in the Big East Conference, the team set a record for the most wins in a single season (42)[25] and became nationally ranked in the Top 25 of all five major college baseball polls for the first time in program history, including climbing as high as #16 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.[26] Pitt moved into the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2013.[27]
Jordano resigned as the head coach of Pittsburgh on June 22, 2018.[28] Mike Bell, former associate head coach at Florida State, was hired as Pitt's head coach in July 2018.[29]
All-Americans
Pitt has had ten different players selected as All-Americans, including four first team selections. In addition, two Panthers have been selected as Freshman All-Americans,[30][31][32] and five players have been selected as an Academic All-Americans.[33][34]
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All-East
Pitt has had 34 All-East selections over its history,[13][30][35][36][37] and one coach, Joe Jordano, was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2010.[17]
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Big East honors
Pitt has receive 69 All-Big East selections[44] along with conference player, pitcher, rookie, and coach of the year awards.[10][13] In addition, 36 Pitt players have garnered All-Big East Academic Awards and the team earned the Most Improved Team GPA award in 2008.[12]
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Major League Baseball
Pitt has had 60
Panthers in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1970
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George Medich
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30 | Yankees |
1972
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Ken Macha | 6 | Pirates |
1981
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Allen Lachowicz
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1 | Rangers |
1985
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Chris Jelic | 2 | Royals |
1986
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Matt Stennett | 11 | Astros |
1986
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Chuck Scales | 25 | Royals |
1987
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David Westwood | 11 | Giants |
1988
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Frank Merigliano | 16 | White Sox |
1989
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Darnell Dickerson | 28 | Royals |
1993
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David Sumner | 41 | Blue Jays |
1994
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Josh Tyler | 24 | Brewers |
1994
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Eric Dinyar | 48 | Tigers |
1996
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Jason Conti | 32 | Diamondbacks |
1999
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Lou Melucci | 26 | Expos |
2000
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Joe Lydic | 7 | Astros |
2000
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Jory Coughenour | 20 | Astros |
2002
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Brant Colamarino | 7 | Athletics |
2002
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Eric Ackerman | 16 | Royals |
2004
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Nick Evangelista | 26 | Phillies |
2004
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P.J. Hiser | 29 | Indians
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2004
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T.J. Gornati | 44 | Giants |
2005
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Ben Copeland | 4 | Giants |
2006
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Jim Negrych | 6 | Pirates |
2006
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Bill Muldowney | 8 | Cubs |
2006
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Jimmy Mayer | 30 | Devil Rays |
2007
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Kyle Landis | 18 | Indians
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2007
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Paul Nardozzi | 31 | Tigers |
2009
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Chris Sedon | 10 | Tigers |
2009
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Nate Reed | 20 | White Sox |
2010
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Joe Leonard | 3 | Braves |
2010
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Cory Brownsten | 15 | Braves |
2010
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Danny Lopez | 17 | Mariners |
2011
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Kevan Smith | 7 | White Sox |
2011
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Raymond Black
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7 | Giants |
2011
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David Chester | 33 | Red Sox |
2011
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John Schultz | 34 | Marlins
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2011
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Travis Whitmore | 35 | Padres |
2011
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Corey Baker | 49 | Cardinals |
2013
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Ethan Mildren | 12 | Twins |
2013
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Elvin Soto | 16 | Diamondbacks |
2013
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Matt Wotherspoon | 20 | Tigers |
2014
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Luke Curtis | 18 | Brewers |
2014
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Joseph Harvey | 19 | Yankees |
2014
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Matt Wotherspoon | 34 | Yankees |
2015
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Marc Berube | 28 | Athletics |
2015
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Hobie Harris | 31 | Yankees |
2015
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Rich Condeelis | 36 | Twins |
2016 | T. J. Zeuch | 1 | Blue Jays |
2016 | Charles Leblanc | 4 | Rangers |
2016 | Alex Kowalczyk | 12 | Rangers |
2016 | Aaron Schnurbusch | 28 | White Sox |
2016 | Nick Yarnall | 35 | Dodgers |
2017 | Josh Falk | 17 | Athletics |
2017 | Isaac Mattson | 19 | Angels |
2017 | Josh Mitchell | 22 | Royals |
2018 | RJ Freure | 6 | Astros |
2018 | Matt Pidich | 8 | Reds |
2018 | Derek West | 28 | Braves |
2018 | Liam Sabino | 35 | Cardinals |
2018 | Yasin Chentouf | 36 | Tigers |
2019 | Derek West | 14 | Astros |
Other Pitt players that had Major League careers include Steve Swetonic, Robert Malloy, Russ Kemmerer, and Jason Rakers.
See also
References
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