# 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.
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.

## 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) :
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 |