March 16, 2010

Pitt vs. Youngstown State game notes

PITTSBURGH—Pitt’s baseball game scheduled for Tuesday, March 16, against Youngstown State has been moved to Wednesday, March 17. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m., as the Panthers host the Penguins in their first home game of the season at Trees Field.

Last season, Pitt won a pair of games against Youngstown State. First, the Panthers went to Niles, Ohio and earned a 7-6 victory after holding off a late rally from the Penguins. Then, Pitt battled back from a 4-0 deficit to record a 7-4 win at home eight days later.

Pitt is coming off a three-game sweep of Fordham at the Palm Beach Classic. The Panthers out-scored the Rams 33-4 for three commanding wins of 10-3, 13-0 and 10-1. Danny Lopez (Queens, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) paced the team with six runs batted in, and six runs scored on the weekend. On the year, Lopez has scored a team-leading 26 runs.

The Panthers are 10-4, while Youngstown State enters the game at 6-5.