University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Friday, April 17
Louisville, KY
6 PM
Pitt
at
Louisville
Pitt Continues Conference Play at Louisville
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Pitt Panthers (21-21, 7-11 ACC)
at Louisville Cardinals (35-9, 10-5 ACC)
Date: April 17-19, 2026
Location: Ulmer Stadium – Louisville, Ky.
Watch: ACCNX/ACCN
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
QUICK HITS
- Pitt and Louisville will meet for a three-game series at Ulmer Stadium from April 17–19. Sunday's game will air on ACC Network, while Friday and Saturday's games will air on ACC Network Extra.
- Pitt ranks second in the ACC, behind Louisville, in stolen bases, going 85-99 on attempts this season. The Panthers' 85 steals through 42 games are their most also stealing 85 bases in since 2006. Pitt's program record of 117 stolen bases was set in 2007.
- Freshman Calle Henne leads Pitt with 10 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances. Over her last 10 games, she is batting .357 (10-for-28) with one home run and five RBI.
- KK Esparza leads the Panthers with a .340 batting average and eight home runs, including a .341 mark in ACC play.
- Louisville and Pitt battled in last season's series, with each team showing flashes of dominance. Louisville opened with an 8–3 victory, but Pitt responded emphatically in the first game of a doubleheader, erupting for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure
- a 12–2 run-rule win. The series finale stretched into extra innings, where Louisville ultimately prevailed 8–5, taking the series edge in a hard-fought matchup.
- Louisville holds a 29-7 record in the all-time series. The Panthers' last win in Louisville came on April 13, 2008.
- Pitt has recorded two walk-off wins since March 31, rallying for six runs in the seventh to defeat Penn State (March 31) and using a Shelby Frazier walk-off home run in the eighth to clinch the series against Syracuse (April 4).
Players Mentioned
2025 Hall of Fame Class | Jessica Dignon
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