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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record24–31 (10–18 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Hitting coachTy Megahee (5th season)
Home stadiumCharles L. Cost Field
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest x‍‍‍y 22–7 .75954–12 .818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .66744–19 .698
Boston College ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53337–20 .649
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50030–24 .556
NC State ‍‍‍y 13–16 .44836–21 .632
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33331–24 .564
Florida State  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30023–31 .426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia x‍‍‍y 19–11 .63350–13 .794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60042–21 .667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y 16–13 .55239–23 .629
North Carolina ‍‍‍y 14–14 .50036–24 .600
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .41430–23 .566
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40030–27 .526
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35724–31 .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
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule
2023 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball game log
Regular season
February (5–3)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
1February 17vs MaineEd Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida11–10Bryan (1–0)Carson (0–1)Deveraux (1)–1–0–
2February 18vs MaineEd Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida7–11Holt (1–0)Firoved (0–1)Baeyens (1)–1–1–
3February 19vs MaineEd Smith Complex • Sarasota, Florida5–8Gambardella (1–0)Fernandez (0–1)Scott (1)–1–2–
4February 24vs HarvardCentennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida12–10Bryan (2–0)Narottam (0–1)––2–2–
5February 25vs HarvardCentennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida4–8Stovern (1–0)Fernandez (0–2)––2–3–
6February 25vs HarvardCentennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida11–3 (7)Sokol (1–0)Matson (0–1)Simmons (1)–3–3–
7February 26vs HarvardCentennial Park • Port Charlotte, Florida17–7 (8)Bryan (3–0)Jacobsen (0–1)––4–3–
8February 28BucknellCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania11–8Konuszewski (1–0)Farynick (0–1)Bryan (1)2545–3–
March (7–8)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
9March 3vs Mount St. Mary'sMelching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida4–7Adams (2–0)Mosley (0–1)Slepak (3)–5–4–
10March 4vs Mount St. Mary'sMelching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida10–2Sokol (2–0)Pryor (0–1)–5636–4–
11March 4at StetsonMelching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida5–6Durgin (1–1)Bryan (3–1)–8216–5–
12March 5at StetsonMelching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida9–2Candelario (1–0)Jacobs (0–1)–6727–5–
13March 7at South FloridaUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, Florida1–2Hudi (1–1)Phelps (0–1)Skeen (1)9827–6–
14March 10at Florida StateMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida2–3Arnold (1–0)Bryan (3–2)None4,3767–70–1
15March 11at Florida StateMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida3–5Crowell (3–0)Mosley (0–2)Armstrong (2)6,3007–80–2
16March 12at Florida StateMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida8–6Fernandez (1–2)Denison (1–2)Bautista (1)4,1678–81–2
17March 17#18 North CarolinaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania7–17Bovair (2–1)Sokol (2–1)None2898–91–3
18March 18#18 North CarolinaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame cancelled
19March 19#18 North CarolinaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame cancelled
20March 22Kent StateCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8–3Evans (1–0)Bickerstaff (0–2)None2629–91–3
21March 24Virginia TechCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania5–4Simmons (1–0)Hackenberg (1–3)Bryan (2)30310–92–3
22March 25Virginia TechCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania12–20Green (1–1)Mosley (0–3)None47410–102–4
23March 26Virginia TechCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania5–4Bryan (4–2)Dean (1–1)None52911–103–4
24March 28at Penn StateMedlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania8–16Molsky (1–2)Simmons (1–1)None1,07611–113–4
25March 31at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina13–1Sokol (3–1)Santucci (2–2)None1,07312–114–4
April (8–10)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
26April 1at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina7–11Oschell III (3–0)Bautista (0–1)None67112–124–5
27April 2at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina0–8Weaver (3–1)Evans (1–1)None46612–134–6
28April 4at Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio13–7Candelario (2–0)Stayduhar (0–1)None30013–134–6
29April 6Notre DameCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8–10Mercer (2–0)Sokol (3–2)Cooper (2)36213–144–7
30April 7Notre DameCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2–11Tyrell (6–1)Mosley (0–4)None51713–154–8
31April 8Notre DameCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania9–5Bryan (5–2)Cooper (2–1)None89514–155–8
32April 10Youngstown StateCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania4–9Gumto (1–1)Bautista (0–2)None27214–165–8
33April 11at Kent StateSchoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio2–5Roebuck (3–1)Candelario (2–1)Scott (6)25214–175–8
34April 14at No. 7 VirginiaDavenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, Virginia7–5Sokol (4–2)Edgington (6–1)None3,81715–176–8
35April 15at No. 7 VirginiaDavenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, Virginia6–4Evans (2–1)Berry 0–3None5,30916–177–8
36April 16at No. 7 VirginiaDavenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, Virginia5–8O'Connor (4–1)Bautista (0–3)Wollfolk (5)4,68416–187–9
37April 19vs West VirginiaPNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania4–9Van Kempen (2–0)Fernandez (1–3)None2,05216–197–9
38April 21No. 2 Wake ForestCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania3–0Sokol (5–2)Sullivan (5–2)Bryan (5)58917–198–9
39April 22No. 2 Wake ForestCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania4–23Lowder (8–0)Evans (2–2)–57517–208–10
40April 23No. 2 Wake ForestCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania1–17Hartle (7–2)Mosley (0–5)–48717–218–11
41April 28CaliforniaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania14–6Sokol (5–2)Turkington (0–2)–32918–21–
42April 29CaliforniaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania5–3Evans (3–1)Pasqualott (2–1)Bryan (6)42519–21–
43April 30CaliforniaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania10–5Mosley (1–4)Sullivan (2–4)–26220–21–
May (3–9)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC record
44May 3at No. 12 West VirginiaMonongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, West Virginia0–10Estridge (3–0)Candelario (2–2)–4,07020–22–
45May 5at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia1–11Schmolke (5–3)Sokol (5–3)–95120–238–12
46May 6at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia5–0Evans (4–2)Finateri (2–2)–1,04521–239–12
47May 7at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia3–15King (5–0)Mosley (1–6)–1,23321–249–13
48May 10No. 12 West VirginiaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8–9Short (4–0)Candelario (2–3)Reed (6)64221–25–
49May 12No. 11 Miami (FL)Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8–9Ziehl (7–4)Sokol (6–4)Walters (8)56321–269–14
50May 13No. 11 Miami (FL)Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania7–4Evans (5–1)Rosario (3–6)Bryan (7)43722–2610–14
51May 14No. 11 Miami (FL)Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania4–5Torres (4–0)Fernandez (1–4)Walters (9)53622–2710–15
52May 16vs Penn StatePNC Park • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania11–3Holden (1–1)Partridge (1–1)––23–27–
53May 18at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina2–7Whitaker (4–3)Sokol (6–5)–2,62023–2810–16
54May 19at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina8–17Britton (3–2)Simmons (1–2)Fritton (3)2,85323–2910–17
55May 20at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina2–8Highfill (6–2)Mosley (1–7)–2,88023–3010–18
Postseason (1–1)

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