Jerry DiPaola stories, Page 41
Henry Davis joins Pirates, will bat 7th, start in right field vs. Cubs
Henry Davis, drafted No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021, walked into PNC Park on Monday and directly into the starting lineup. With only 45 Triple-A plate appearances behind him and only two years after he was All-ACC and an All-American at Louisville, he will start in right...
Pitt names former Harvard coach Jenny Allard to be its next softball coach
Athletic director Heather Lyke sought someone with documented success over a long period of time when she named Jenny Allard on Monday to be Pitt’s next softball coach. She replaces former coach Jodi Hermanek. Allard, a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Famer, spent the past 27 seasons as Harvard’s...
Pitt secures verbal commitment from Brockton (Mass.) wide receiver Cameron Monteiro
Wide receiver Cameron Monteiro of Brockton (Mass.) High School pledged to Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi that he plans to enroll next year, a commitment he followed up Wednesday with an announcement in his hometown. BREAKING: Brockton High star receiver Cam Monteiro has announced that will continue his football career at...
Pitt gets 2 more verbal commitments; 2024 class ranked No. 9 in the nation
Recruiting rankings tend to fluctuate throughout the year, but they do give a good indication on the current progress schools are making in building their class. That said, Pitt’s 17-man class of 2024 moved into Rivals.com’s top 10 at No. 9 on Sunday when two more 3-star prospects who had...
Pitt lands DB Nigel Maynard, its 4th cornerback in the class of 2024
Coach Pat Narduzzi’s Twitter account announced four verbal commitments Saturday on the final day of Pitt’s second weekend of official visits for members of the class of 2024. A reveal … Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) June 10, 2023 Only one of the four revealed himself: defensive back (most likely a...
Big Ten prepares to welcome USC, UCLA next year, reveals football schedules for 2024, 2025
Big Ten officials Thursday unveiled the format for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons, the first with newcomers USC and UCLA. There will be 16 teams for the first time and the end to the divisional format. Each team will continue to play nine conference opponents, leaving room for three...
Mars graduate JJ Wetherholt of West Virginia named 1 of 5 finalists for Dick Howser Trophy
Mars graduate JJ Wetherholt needed only two seasons at West Virginia to establish himself as one of the top college baseball players in the nation. Proof of his worthiness for that honor is his nomination Thursday as one of five finalists for the 36th Dick Howser Trophy, the Heisman Trophy...
Colin Holderman may get mad, but he doesn’t look to get even with Mets
Colin Holderman chats amicably with all who pass his locker cubicle looking to engage in conversation. But that’s only one side of the Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher, not the personality trait general manager Ben Cherington was trading for last year when he sent Daniel Vogelbach to the New York Mets...
Pitt secures verbal commitment from Mason Lindsay, 3rd offensive lineman in its class of 2024
Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi added a third offensive lineman to his class of 2024 when Mason Lindsay of Dematha Catholic (Md.) High School made his decision public. 1000% COMMITTED???? #AGTG #H2P @CoachDScott1 @CoachDuzzPittFB @Pitt_FB @RivalsFriedman @DMCoachbrown6 @CoachMcGregor pic.twitter.com/NfkvccRxAg— Mason lindsay (@MasonLindsay19) June 7, 2023 Narduzzi likes to keep a...
Pirates’ past, present get together in meeting between Andrew McCutchen, Roberto Clemente’s family
Roberto Clemente III, also known as R.C. III, is a lucky boy. Not only does he have a grandfather who has been revered and celebrated inside and outside the baseball world for more than a half-century, but he gets to have two birthday celebrations this month. "22 is good. 21...
Connor Joe says Pirates’ style of play is ‘hard-nosed’ but not ‘small ball’
When Connor Joe was asked if the Pittsburgh Pirates’ style of play resembles small ball, he mostly disagreed with the phrase as it pertains to his team. “I don’t know about small ball, but it’s a hard-nosed, fast-paced (style), playing the game hard,” he said. “Some small ball involved, for...
Ji Hwan Bae steps up in crucial moments to keep Pirates’ winning streak alive
The Pittsburgh Pirates carried a six-game winning streak into Tuesday night’s game against the Oakland A’s, but it hasn’t been easy. In four of them, victory margins have been one run; a fifth was decided in the Pirates’ favor by two. Such games involve scenarios in which one or two...
Pitt announces 12-member, 2023 Hall of Fame class
Pitt Athletic Director Heather Lyke on Monday announced the university’s 2023 Athletics Hall of Fame class, a 12-member group from seven sports that includes championship coaches and athletes, NFL first-round draft choices and the second-most prolific scorer in Panthers basketball history. Pitt’s sixth Hall of Fame class will be inducted...
Garry Nelson, one of Duquesne basketball’s legendary Nelson Twins, dies at age 73
Garry A. Nelson, a legendary athlete and unmistakable presence with his twin brother, Barry, on Duquesne basketball teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s and later a law school graduate at his alma mater, died Sunday in Florida after a fall. He was 73. “The entire Duquesne University community...
Pitt lands verbal commitment from Youngstown’s Davion Pritchard, 2nd cornerback in class of 2024
Pitt continued its attempt to build a cornerback roster for the future when Davion Pritchard, a three-star prospect from Austintown Fitch in Youngstown, Ohio, tweeted his verbal commitment Sunday night. Pritchard (6-foot-1, 165 pounds) is the second senior cornerback to reveal his pledge to enroll after Pitt’s official visit weekend....
Pitt picks up commitment from defensive back prospect Allen Bryant for its class of 2024
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi likes to stockpile defensive backs on his roster and in his recruiting classes, and he picked up a second one Saturday when Allen Bryant of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pledged to enroll next year. H2P!!! pic.twitter.com/Stz4xCO2xD— ???????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Br6Allen) June 3, 2023 Bryant, a three-star cornerback, verbally...
Mission trip to Bahamas ‘eye-opening’ experience for 17 Pitt student-athletes
The daily heat from the sun baking the Abaco Islands was fierce, relentless. Especially on the roof of the local library, where some of the 17 Pitt student-athletes — men and women from five sports — were nailing down new shingles. There was stubborn devastation all around them on the...
Pirates prospect Travis Swaggerty’s wife seeks treatment for blood disorder after raccoon bite
Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Travis Swaggerty is asking for prayers for his wife, Peyton, who he said is suffering from an “extremely rare” blood disorder, triggered by a bite from a rabid raccoon in 2022. ???????? pic.twitter.com/Qe2bI81W43— Travis Swaggerty (@TSwaggerty_21) May 31, 2023 In a Twitter post, Swaggerty, the Pirates’...
Backyard Brawl back in prime time; Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia football start times, networks announced
The calendar says summer is still three weeks away, but the college football fall schedule is coming into focus. Start times and networks for some Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia games were announced Wednesday by the schools and their respective conferences. ABC will put Pitt’s Sept. 16 game at...
After testing his NBA option, Blake Hinson says he’s returning to Pitt
Blake Hinson, whose productive shooting and rebounding and aggressively courageous style of play were among the most significant factors in Pitt’s turnaround during the 2022-23 season, has decided to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to school for his senior season. B2 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Flvr3VvEHm— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_MBB)...
Carlos Santana’s return to Seattle with Pirates stirs good memories
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ winning record will be in jeopardy during the team’s six-game road trip that began Friday in Seattle before turning south to San Francisco for the Memorial Day holiday. The Pirates have won more games than they’ve lost since defeating the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park on...
Pitt eliminated from ACC Tournament in 10-2 loss to No. 1 Wake Forest
The Pitt baseball team won’t repeat its 2022 trip to the ACC Tournament semifinals after its season ended Thursday with a 10-2 loss to No. 1 Wake Forest in the second game of pool play in Durham, N.C. Brock Wilken, Bennett Lee and Danny Corona hit home runs among Wake...
Pitt blasts 5 home runs to defeat Notre Dame in ACC Tournament
Setting the stage the day before confronting the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, Pitt hit five home runs Wednesday to defeat No. 8 seed Notre Dame, 9-5, in its first game of pool play in the ACC Baseball Championships in Durham, N.C. The victory improved Pitt’s all-time ACC Tournament...
Pitt-Notre Dame matchup set for afternoon kickoff, will be televised nationally
Pitt’s first game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., since 2018 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and will be nationally televised by NBC, the schools announced Wednesday. Locally, the game will be televised by WPXI-TV. It also will be shown on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service. The...
Penn State will end regular season against Michigan State at Detroit’s Ford Field on Black Friday
Penn State’s final game of the regular season will be played Nov. 24 — Black Friday — against Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit, the schools announced Wednesday. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will be telecast on NBC as part of the Big Ten’s new...
