Pitt head coach Joe Jordano and his 16th-ranked baseball team head to No. 10 Louisville this weekend for the most important series for the Panthers in nearly two decades. With a series win, Pitt would claim the outright Big East title -- its first since 1994. Jordano spoke with Pitt Live Wire prior to the team's trip to Louisville on Wednesday morning:
Coverage from the annual spring Atlantic Coast Conference meetings, held this week in Amelia Island, Fla., continues with stories and blogs from both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review. Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson, head football coach Paul Chryst, head men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon and head women's basketball coach Suzie McConnell-Serio are all present this week and will be visiting with media. Below are Wednesday's stories. Be sure to check back throughout the week at Pitt Live Wire for a collection of the coverage.
Tribune-Review: Pitt
coach Chryst holds players to high standards on, off field
Tribune-Review: Pitt
awards Desmond Brown's loyalty with a scholarship
Post-Gazette: Moving
league tournament from N.C. roots is unlikely
Post-Gazette: Day
two at Amelia Island
ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy is reporting from ACC meetings in Amelia Island, Fla., this week and had a chance to speak to Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson about the Pitt football series vs. Penn State.
Post-Gazette: Stability
is the name of the game as ACC AD's gather
Post-Gazette: Notes
from the first day of ACC meetings
Tribune-Review: ACC
explores own TV network
Tribune-Review: FSU
fans eager to visit Pitt for Labor Day
Pitt head baseball coach Joe Jordano enters tonight's game with Kent State with 750 career victories. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist John Harris featured the Pitt skipper in Tuesday's newspaper: Pitt coach Jordano talks more than a good game
Ford City, Pa., native Dylan Wolsonovich and the 17th-ranked Pitt baseball team were featured Monday morning in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The Panthers swept yet another Big East series over the weekend, defeating Villanova 4-3, 12-4 and 10-2. The three wins gave Pitt 40 victories on the year, which marks a school record for victories in a season. The third win of the weekend also gave head coach Joe Jordano his 750th career win.
Take a minute of your time today to send Coach Jordano and the Panthers a note of congratulations on the Pitt Facebook page or to @PITTBaseball on Twitter.
The Panthers host Villanova this weekend with a doubleheader on Saturday and the final home Big East game coming on Sunday at Charles L. Cost Field. Today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the squad and their goal of advancing to Omaha are still alive and featured: Pitt baseball team still has Omaha on its mind
The 17th-ranked Pitt baseball team hosts Villanova this weekend in their final home Big East series at the Charles L. Cost Field. The Panthers currently sit tied for the league lead with USF and are eyeing their first Big East title since 1994. John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review takes a look at the team and their current success: Pitt Baseball eyes strong finish, postseason run
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The Panthers will be back in action on Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m. when they kick off their final home series in the Big East against Villanova at Cost Field. |
ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference jointly announced on Wednesday afternoon that Pitt will host Penn State as part of the 15th annual 2013 Big Ten/ACC Basketball Challenge presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods. The last time Pitt and Penn State met in basketball was on December 10, 2005, a 91-54 Panthers victory at the Petersen Events Center. Check out some of the great photos as well as postgame coverage from the last game. |
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