Pitt Baseball (Yes, Baseball): Panthers Win First Game Of Big East Tournament

by CardiacHill on May 26, 2025 10:00 AM EDT in Pitt Athletics

Baseball?

Yeah, seriously. I'm a huge baseball fan - unfortunately, living in Pittsburgh makes me a Pirates fan...but that's another story. College baseball? Not so much.

But Pitt is the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament and again vying for a spot in the NCAAs, so you've got to pay attention at least a little.

The Panthers won their first game in the Big East tournament on Wednesday, easily defeating Louisville 7-2. Pitt's ace, Matt Iannazzo, pitched a great game, but former football quarterback, Kevan Smith, powered the offense with two home runs.

In case you missed it, Smith has been tearing it up in baseball for the past two seasons and is even considered a legitimate catching prospect. As I wrote a few months back, pretty easy to see he made a great move.

Pitt will square off against No. 2 seed St. John's on Thursday. The Red Storm beat Cincinnati on Wednesday.

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Thanks for the post

Glad to hear you at least casually follow Pitt Baseball, Anson. I wish they got more press coverage, since they’ve actually been pretty good the past few seasons. The new Petersen Sports Complex is beautiful — if you haven’t been there — and will definitely go a long way towards helping the program in the future.

Hail to Pitt, Hail to Pitt Every Loyal Son

by mikeo90 on May 26, 2025 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

Not been there yet

Thought about trying to get to the opener, but then realized it was like 40 degrees out. But I’m sure I’ll get up there one of these days.

The baseball program is really headed in the right direction.

by CardiacHill on May 26, 2025 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions

You can see downtown from behind home plate — its seems that Pittsburgh has to incorporate it’s skyline with every field it builds.

It’s pretty darn nice. Pitt sports all seem to be heading in the correct direction, with football, basketball, and now wrestling and baseball doing well for a few years now.

Thank you Ned Colletti.

by ryebr3ad on May 27, 2025 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions