2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team explained

Year:2023
Team:Pittsburgh Panthers
Sport:baseball
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Division:Coastal
Short Conf:ACC
Record:24–31
Conf Record:10–18
Head Coach:Mike Bell
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Joe Mercadante
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Devin Mesoraco
Ac2 Year:2nd
Hit Coach:Ty Megahee
Htc Year:5th
Stadium:Charles L. Cost Field

The 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team was a baseball team that represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division and played their home games at Charles L. Cost Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bell.

The Panthers finished the season 24–31 overall and 10–18 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. They were the twelfth overall seed in the ACC Tournament and were placed into a pool with first seed Wake Forest and eighth seed Notre Dame. They defeated Notre Dame, but lost to Wake Forest and did not advance out of pool play. They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season 29–27 overall (13–16 conference) and sixth place in the Costal Division standings. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Panthers were selected to play in the 2022 ACC Tournament. The Panthers would eventually lose in Pool Play 1–2 to NC State Wolfpack.

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || February 17 || || vs || Ed Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida || 11–10 || Bryan (1–0) || Carson (0–1) || Deveraux (1) || – || 1–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2 || February 18 || || vs Maine || Ed Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida || 7–11 || Holt (1–0) || Firoved (0–1) || Baeyens (1) || – || 1–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3 || February 19 || || vs Maine || Ed Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida || 5–8 || Gambardella (1–0) || Fernandez (0–1) || Scott (1) || – || 1–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || February 24 || || vs || Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida || 12–10 || Bryan (2–0) || Narottam (0–1) || – || – || 2–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5 || February 25 || || vs Harvard || Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida || 4–8 || Stovern (1–0) || Fernandez (0–2) || – || – || 2–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || February 25 || || vs Harvard || Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida || 11–3 (7) || Sokol (1–0) || Matson (0–1) || Simmons (1) || – || 3–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || February 26 || || vs Harvard || Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida || 17–7 (8) || Bryan (3–0) || Jacobsen (0–1) || – || – || 4–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || February 28 || || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 11–8 || Konuszewski (1–0) || Farynick (0–1) || Bryan (1) || 254 || 5–3 || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9 || March 3 || || vs || Melching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, Florida || 4–7 || Adams (2–0) || Mosley (0–1) || Slepak (3) || – || 5–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || March 4 || || vs Mount St. Mary's || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida || 10–2 || Sokol (2–0) || Pryor (0–1) || – || 563 || 6–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11 || March 4 || || at || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida || 5–6 || Durgin (1–1) || Bryan (3–1) || – || 821 || 6–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12 || March 5 || || at Stetson || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida || 9–2 || Candelario (1–0) || Jacobs (0–1) || – || 672 || 7–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13 || March 7 || || at || USF Baseball StadiumTampa, Florida || 1–2 || Hudi (1–1) || Phelps (0–1) || Skeen (1) || 982 || 7–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14 || March 10 || || at || Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, Florida || 2–3 || Arnold (1–0) || Bryan (3–2) || None || 4,376 || 7–7 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15 || March 11 || || at Florida State || Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || 3–5 || Crowell (3–0) || Mosley (0–2) || Armstrong (2) || 6,300 || 7–8 || 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || March 12 || || at Florida State || Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || 8–6 || Fernandez (1–2) || Denison (1–2) || Bautista (1) || 4,167 || 8–8 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17 || March 17 || || #18 North Carolina || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 7–17 || Bovair (2–1) || Sokol (2–1) || None || 289 || 8–9 || 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"| 18 || March 18 || || #18 North Carolina || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ||colspan=7| Game cancelled|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"| 19 || March 19 || || #18 North Carolina || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ||colspan=7| Game cancelled|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20 || March 22 || || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 8–3 || Evans (1–0) || Bickerstaff (0–2) || None || 262 || 9–9 || 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21 || March 24 || || Virginia Tech || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 5–4 || Simmons (1–0) || Hackenberg (1–3) || Bryan (2) || 303 || 10–9 || 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22 || March 25 || || Virginia Tech || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 12–20 || Green (1–1) || Mosley (0–3) || None || 474 || 10–10 || 2–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || March 26 || || Virginia Tech || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 5–4 || Bryan (4–2) || Dean (1–1) || None || 529 || 11–10 || 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24 || March 28 || || at || Medlar FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania || 8–16 || Molsky (1–2) || Simmons (1–1) || None || 1,076 || 11–11 || 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || March 31 || || at || Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina || 13–1 || Sokol (3–1) || Santucci (2–2) || None || 1,073 || 12–11 || 4–4|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26 || April 1 || || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 7–11 || Oschell III (3–0) || Bautista (0–1) || None || 671 || 12–12 || 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27 || April 2 || || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 0–8 || Weaver (3–1) || Evans (1–1) || None || 466 || 12–13 || 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28 || April 4 || || at Youngstown State || Eastwood FieldNiles, Ohio || 13–7 || Candelario (2–0) || Stayduhar (0–1) || None || 300 || 13–13 || 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29 || April 6 || || Notre Dame || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 8–10 || Mercer (2–0) || Sokol (3–2) || Cooper (2) || 362 || 13–14 || 4–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30 || April 7 || || Notre Dame || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 2–11 || Tyrell (6–1) || Mosley (0–4) || None || 517 || 13–15 || 4–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31 || April 8 || || Notre Dame || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 9–5 || Bryan (5–2) || Cooper (2–1) || None || 895 || 14–15 || 5–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32 || April 10 || || Youngstown State || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 4–9 || Gumto (1–1) || Bautista (0–2) || None || 272 || 14–16 || 5–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33 || April 11 || || at Kent State || Schoonover StadiumKent, Ohio || 2–5 || Roebuck (3–1) || Candelario (2–1) || Scott (6) || 252 || 14–17 || 5–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34 || April 14 || || at No. 7 Virginia || Davenport Field at Disharoon ParkCharlottesville, Virginia || 7–5 || Sokol (4–2) || Edgington (6–1) || None || 3,817 || 15–17 || 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35 || April 15 || || at No. 7 Virginia || Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, Virginia || 6–4 || Evans (2–1) || Berry 0–3 || None || 5,309 || 16–17 || 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36 || April 16 || || at No. 7 Virginia || Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, Virginia || 5–8 || O'Connor (4–1) || Bautista (0–3) || Wollfolk (5) || 4,684 || 16–18 || 7–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37 || April 19 || || vs West Virginia || PNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 4–9 || Van Kempen (2–0) || Fernandez (1–3) || None || 2,052 || 16–19 || 7–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38 || April 21 || || No. 2 Wake Forest || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 3–0 || Sokol (5–2) || Sullivan (5–2) || Bryan (5) || 589 || 17–19 || 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39 || April 22 || || No. 2 Wake Forest || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 4–23 || Lowder (8–0) || Evans (2–2) || – || 575 || 17–20 || 8–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40 || April 23 || || No. 2 Wake Forest || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 1–17 || Hartle (7–2) || Mosley (0–5) || – || 487 || 17–21 || 8–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41 || April 28 || || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 14–6 || Sokol (5–2) || Turkington (0–2) || – || 329 || 18–21 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42 || April 29 || || California || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 5–3 || Evans (3–1) || Pasqualott (2–1) || Bryan (6) || 425 || 19–21 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43 || April 30 || || California || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 10–5 || Mosley (1–4) || Sullivan (2–4) || – || 262 || 20–21 || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44 || May 3 || || at No. 12 West Virginia || Monongalia County BallparkMorgantown, West Virginia || 0–10 || Estridge (3–0) || Candelario (2–2) || – || 4,070 || 20–22 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45 || May 5 || || at || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia || 1–11 || Schmolke (5–3) || Sokol (5–3) || – || 951 || 20–23 || 8–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46 || May 6 || || at Georgia Tech || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia || 5–0 || Evans (4–2) || Finateri (2–2) || – || 1,045 || 21–23 || 9–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47 || May 7 || || at Georgia Tech || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia || 3–15 || King (5–0) || Mosley (1–6) || – || 1,233 || 21–24 || 9–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48 || May 10 || || No. 12 West Virginia || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 8–9 || Short (4–0) || Candelario (2–3) || Reed (6) || 642 || 21–25 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49 || May 12 || || No. 11 Miami (FL) || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 8–9 || Ziehl (7–4) || Sokol (6–4) || Walters (8) || 563 || 21–26 || 9–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50 || May 13 || || No. 11 Miami (FL) || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 7–4 || Evans (5–1) || Rosario (3–6) || Bryan (7) || 437 || 22–26 || 10–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51 || May 14 || || No. 11 Miami (FL) || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 4–5 || Torres (4–0) || Fernandez (1–4) || Walters (9) || 536 || 22–27 || 10–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52 || May 16 || || vs Penn State || PNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 11–3 || Holden (1–1) || Partridge (1–1) || – || – || 23–27 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53 || May 18 || || at || Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina || 2–7 || Whitaker (4–3) || Sokol (6–5) || – || 2,620 || 23–28 || 10–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54 || May 19 || || at NC State || Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina || 8–17 || Britton (3–2) || Simmons (1–2) || Fritton (3) || 2,853 || 23–29 || 10–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55 || May 20 || || at NC State || Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina || 2–8 || Highfill (6–2) || Mosley (1–7) || – || 2,880 || 23–30 || 10–18|-|-! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (1–1)|- valign="top"|

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