University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Tuesday, April 7
Huntington, WV
4 PM
Pitt
at
Marshall
Panthers Take Momentum on the Road to Marshall
4/6/2026 2:24:00 PM | Softball
Pitt Panthers (20-17, 6-9 ACC)
at Marshall Thundering Herd (28-10, 10-2 SBC)
Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Dot Hicks Field – Huntington, W. Va.
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
QUICK HITS
- Pitt travels to Marshall to face the Thundering Herd in a midweek match up Tuesday, April 7. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
- Pitt holds a 4-2 all-time advantage in the series against Marshall, but the series is tied 2-2 in Huntington, W.Va.
- Pitt is coming off a 3-1 week, including two walk-off wins and two extra-inning games. The Panthers rallied for six runs in the seventh inning to secure a walk-off victory over Penn State (March 31), and Shelby Frazier hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth to secure the series over Syracuse (April 4).
- Pitt has outscored its opponents 10-5 in the seventh inning over the last 10 games and holds a 25-14 overall run advantage in the final inning this season.
- KK Esparza leads the Panthers offensively with a .386 batting average, including a .405 mark in conference play. Over her last 10 games, Esparza is hitting .393 with three home runs and 11 RBI.
- Pitt ranks second in the ACC and 12th in the NCAA in stolen bases, going 83-95 on attempts this season. The Panthers' 83 steals through 37 games are their most since 2006 (86). Pitt's program record of 117 stolen bases was set in 2007.
Players Mentioned
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