PITTSBURGH – The Panthers scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete the comeback and top the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils on Sunday afternoon.
Pitt’s win over the number seven team in the country was their highest ranked win since they beat No. 7 Virginia last year on the road on April 15, 2023.
The Panthers hit four home runs this afternoon, tying the second-most that they hit in single game this season. Pitt’s entire infield hit home runs as Luke Cantwell, Tyler Bischke, Jake Kendro and Ryan Zuckerman all went deep today. Pitt’s entire lineup recorded a hit this afternoon as they combined for 14 hits, their most in a game since their win over Boston College on March 16th.
Luke Cantwell went 2-3 with a home run, two walks and two runs scored. Dom Popa had three hits this afternoon which tied a single-game career high. Popa drove in one run and extended his hitting streak to eight games. Tyler Bischke went 2-5 with a home run, a single and a season-high four runs batted in. In his just his second career start, Jonah St. Antoine collected the first multi-hit game of his career and drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Ryan Reed gave the Panthers a quality start, allowing three earned runs and just two walks over 4.1 innings. Ben Kovel threw a scoreless, hitless, eighth inning and earned his second win of the season while Phil Fox bounced back from yesterday and earned his third save of the year.
The Panthers grabbed an early lead in the bottom of the first on a Dom Popa RBI single to right. The…
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