2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team

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.

2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	24–31 (10–18 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Bell (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Mercadante (2nd season) Devin Mesoraco (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Ty Megahee (5th season)
Home stadium	Charles L. Cost Field
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	7		.759			54	–	12		.818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	19		.698
Boston College ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			37	–	20		.649
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			30	–	24		.556
NC State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	16		.448			36	–	21		.632
Louisville  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			31	–	24		.564
Florida State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	31		.426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			50	–	13		.794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			42	–	21		.667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13		.552			39	–	23		.629
North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	14	–	14		.500			36	–	24		.600
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			30	–	23		.566
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			30	–	27		.526
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	10	–	18		.357			24	–	31		.436
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

Roster

2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 1 INF Tommy Tavarez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Citius Prep Brooklyn, New York 2 INF Justin Acal R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Frederick C.C. Frederick, Maryland 3 INF Sky Duff L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Eustace Preparatory School Shamong, New Jersey 4 INF Matt Travisano R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Noble and Greenough School Carlisle, Massachusetts 6 OF Dom Popa L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Seton-La Salle Catholic H.S. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 8 RHP Brady Devereux R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Malvern Preparatory School Glen Mills, Pennsylvania 9 INF Nolan Kutney R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Montoursville Area H.S. Montoursville, Pennsylvania 11 LHP Quin Konuszewski L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Heritage H.S. Saginaw, Michigan 12 OF Caleb Sturtevant R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Cocalico Seniro H.S. Denver, Pennsylvania 13 INF Drew Ripepi R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Peters Township H.S. McMurray, Pennsylvania 14 OF Carlos Martinez L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr P27 Academy Coamo, Puerto Rico 15 LHP Ethan Firoved L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Tallahassee C.C. Virginia Beach, Virginia 16 INF Anthony LaSala R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Hopewell H.S. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 17 RHP Kyle Mosley R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Hill College Mansfield, Texas 18 C Johnny Long R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Barron G. Collier H.S. Naples, Florida 19 C Luke Lambert R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So West Allegheny Senior H.S. McDonald, Pennsylvania 20 INF Cameron Barto S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Lancaster Catholic H.S. Lancaster, Pennsylvania 21 OF Kyle Hess L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lancaster Catholic H.S. Mount Joy, Pennsylvania 23 INF Noah Martinez L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr The Hotchkiss School New Milford, Connecticut 24 RHP Dylan Simmons R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Trinity Christian Academy Jacksonville, Florida 27 LHP Zack Oswald L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Harford C.C. Hoboken, New Jersey 28 LHP Sam Falace L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Colonie Central H.S. Colonie, New York 29 RHP Jonathan Bautista R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30 RHP Matthew Fernandez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Miami Dade College Miami, Florida 31 RHP Kyle Demi R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So North Allegheny Senior H.S. Wexford, Pennsylvania 32 RHP Erubiel Candelario R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr KIPP New York, New York 33 INF Jack Anderson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Mars Area H.S. Mars, Pennsylvania 34 LHP Will Droll L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So St. Ignatius Thunder Bay, Ontario 35 C Jayden Melendez R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Westminster Christian School Miami, Florida 36 RHP Nash Bryan R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Butler Area H.S. Butler, Pennsylvania 38 RHP Holden Phelps R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Prairie Ridge H.S. Crystal Lake, Illinois 39 OF C. J. Funk R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bellefonte Area H.S. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 40 LHP Ryan Reed L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Haverford School Ridley Park, Pennsylvania 43 RHP Jack Sokol R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Pensacola State College New Albany, Ohio 44 U A. J. Nessler L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jesuit H.S. Tampa, Florida 45 INF Brett Heckert R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr North Allegheny H.S. Wexford, Pennsylvania 47 RHP Gavin Lill R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr West Chester East H.S. West Chester, Pennsylvania 48 RHP Ryan Slattery R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr TNXL Academy Windermere, Florida 55 RHP Logan Evans R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Saline H.S. Saline, Michigan	Head coach Mike Bell Assistant coach(es) Joe Mercadante Hitting coach(es) Ty Megahee Base coach(es) Devin Mesoraco Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball game log
Regular season
February (5–3) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record 1 February 17 vs Maine Ed Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida 11–10 Bryan (1–0) Carson (0–1) Deveraux (1) – 1–0 – 2 February 18 vs Maine Ed Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida 7–11 Holt (1–0) Firoved (0–1) Baeyens (1) – 1–1 – 3 February 19 vs Maine Ed Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida 5–8 Gambardella (1–0) Fernandez (0–1) Scott (1) – 1–2 – 4 February 24 vs Harvard Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida 12–10 Bryan (2–0) Narottam (0–1) – – 2–2 – 5 February 25 vs Harvard Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida 4–8 Stovern (1–0) Fernandez (0–2) – – 2–3 – 6 February 25 vs Harvard Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida 11–3 (7) Sokol (1–0) Matson (0–1) Simmons (1) – 3–3 – 7 February 26 vs Harvard Centennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida 17–7 (8) Bryan (3–0) Jacobsen (0–1) – – 4–3 – 8 February 28 Bucknell Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11–8 Konuszewski (1–0) Farynick (0–1) Bryan (1) 254 5–3 –
March (7–8) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record 9 March 3 vs Mount St. Mary's Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 4–7 Adams (2–0) Mosley (0–1) Slepak (3) – 5–4 – 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 – 11 March 4 at Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 5–6 Durgin (1–1) Bryan (3–1) – 821 6–5 – 12 March 5 at Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 9–2 Candelario (1–0) Jacobs (0–1) – 672 7–5 – 13 March 7 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, Florida 1–2 Hudi (1–1) Phelps (0–1) Skeen (1) 982 7–6 – 14 March 10 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 2–3 Arnold (1–0) Bryan (3–2) None 4,376 7–7 0–1 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 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 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 18 March 18 #18 North Carolina Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game cancelled 19 March 19 #18 North Carolina Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game cancelled 20 March 22 Kent State Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 8–3 Evans (1–0) Bickerstaff (0–2) None 262 9–9 1–3 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 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 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 24 March 28 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 8–16 Molsky (1–2) Simmons (1–1) None 1,076 11–11 3–4 25 March 31 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 13–1 Sokol (3–1) Santucci (2–2) None 1,073 12–11 4–4
April (8–10) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record 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 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 28 April 4 at Youngstown State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 13–7 Candelario (2–0) Stayduhar (0–1) None 300 13–13 4–6 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 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 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 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 33 April 11 at Kent State Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio 2–5 Roebuck (3–1) Candelario (2–1) Scott (6) 252 14–17 5–8 34 April 14 at No. 7 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, Virginia 7–5 Sokol (4–2) Edgington (6–1) None 3,817 15–17 6–8 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 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 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 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 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 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 41 April 28 California Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 14–6 Sokol (5–2) Turkington (0–2) – 329 18–21 – 42 April 29 California Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5–3 Evans (3–1) Pasqualott (2–1) Bryan (6) 425 19–21 – 43 April 30 California Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 10–5 Mosley (1–4) Sullivan (2–4) – 262 20–21 –
May (3–9) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record 44 May 3 at No. 12 West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, West Virginia 0–10 Estridge (3–0) Candelario (2–2) – 4,070 20–22 – 45 May 5 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 1–11 Schmolke (5–3) Sokol (5–3) – 951 20–23 8–12 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 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 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 – 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 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 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 52 May 16 vs Penn State PNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11–3 Holden (1–1) Partridge (1–1) – – 23–27 – 53 May 18 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 2–7 Whitaker (4–3) Sokol (6–5) – 2,620 23–28 10–16 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 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
Postseason (1–1)
ACC Tournament (1–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACCT record May 24 vs. Notre Dame Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC 9–5 Simmons (2–2) Tyrell (8–3) Bryan (8) ACCN 2,086 24–30 1–0 May 25 vs. No. 1 Wake Forest Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC L 2–10 Lowder (13–0) Evans (5–3) – ACCN 3,322 24–31 1–1

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.