Jerry DiPaola stories, Page 63
Zach Thompson joins parade of Pirates pitchers stringing together strong starts
Zach Thompson watched in awe Thursday at Miami’s loanDepot Park when Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz rifled a throw across the infield at 97.8 mph. Faster than any of the 100 pitches Thompson threw in the Pirates’ 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Marlins. Faster than any throw — by any...
Pirates lose another extra-inning lead to Marlins, drop 2nd game in a row
The Pittsburgh Pirates had little success with their bats Thursday in a 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Marlins pitchers allowed only six hits and recorded 16 strikeouts, nearly half of their 33 outs. Worse, pinch hitter Daniel Vogelbach and designated hitter Yoshi Tsutsugo struck out...
Pitt’s John Hugley IV, Butler grad Ethan Morton will join East Coast All-Stars in Spain
Before Pitt center John Hugley IV makes his final preparations for the 2022-2023 season, he will join Butler High School graduate and Purdue junior guard Ethan Morton on a trip to Spain. Hugley and Morton are among 14 collegiate players who were named to the East Coast All-Stars that will...
Penn State lands another top Pa. recruit, Scranton Prep RB London Montgomery
Penn State coach James Franklin received a verbal commitment Monday from running back London Montgomery, who rushed for 2,356 yards and 36 touchdowns in only 10 games last season for Scranton Prep. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Penn State Nittany Lions (@psudylan) Montgomery’s pledge gives the...
Pitt secures verbal commitment from Miami wide receiver Lamar Seymore
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi continued reaching into the fertile Florida recruiting territory Monday when he landed a verbal commitment from Miami Northwestern High School senior wide receiver Lamar Seymore. Committed to the University of Miami for more than two years, Seymore visited Pitt last month and decided to choose the...
Pirates’ base-running blunder, JT Brubaker’s control problems lead Brewers to 4-3 victory
Baseballs coming off Pittsburgh Pirates bats and finding grass in the outfield were exceedingly rare Friday night at American Family Field. Odd as it may seem, the sixth and final hit actually resulted in the last out of the game and Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-3 victory. Down 4-2, the Pirates confronted...
Pirates reinstate Kevin Newman from injured list
Kevin Newman is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates active roster for the first time since April 26. What’s more, he was in the starting lineup at second base for Friday’s game against the Brewers. Newman played in only 14 games this season, driving in eight runs with a .250 batting...
Robert Morris’ men’s basketball roster includes 11 new faces, 4 starters
Keeping up with a growing trend in college basketball, Robert Morris will have 11 newcomers on its 16-man roster at the start of the 2022-23 season. Nonetheless, coach Andy Toole will lean heavily on four returning starters. One of them, graduate student Kahliel Spear, started all 32 games last season....
After historic Pitt career, Kenny Pickett named ACC Male Athlete of the Year
Kenny Pickett signed his Pittsburgh Steelers rookie contract more than two weeks ago, but one more honor from his remarkable Pitt career rolled in Friday. Pickett was named the 2022 ACC Male Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced. He is Pitt’s first ACC Athlete of the Year since...
Basketball Backyard Brawl highlights Pitt’s non-conference schedule
The basketball version of the Backyard Brawl headlines Pitt’s 11-game nonconference schedule for the 2022-2023 season, released Thursday by the university and coach Jeff Capel. Pitt will play West Virginia on Nov. 11 at Petersen Events Center, the 189th all-time meeting between the Panthers and Mountaineers. West Virginia won 100...
Yankees’ Aaron Judge takes notice of that other 6-foot-7 guy playing for the Pirates
So much of what Derek Shelton witnessed Wednesday night was jarring for the Pittsburgh Pirates manager: From the six Yankees home runs (two grand slams) to their 16 runs and 22 hits (eight in one inning) to his own team reaching base only five times (three singles, one double and...
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole gets ‘pretty special feeling’ upon his return to Pittsburgh, PNC Park
Gerrit Cole worked 7821⁄3 innings for the Pirates in five seasons, more than the combined total he has accumulated pitching for the Houston Astros and New York Yankees since leaving Pittsburgh. That’s a lot of pitches, significant stress on his right arm and legs — his mind, too — and...
After more than 2,700 games behind the mike, Tim DeBacco has memories to fill 2 stadiums
Tim DeBacco remembers how it all started. In 1988, there was an opening at Three Rivers Stadium for a public address announcer at Pittsburgh Pirates games. The team had made the unpopular decision to replace beloved PA legend Art McKennan, who had done the job since 1948 at Forbes Field...
Pitt lands commitment from Cincinnati offensive tackle Phillip Daniels
Pitt added a fourth offensive lineman to its 15-man class of 2023 verbal commitments Saturday when Phillip Daniels of Cincinnati pledged to enroll. Daniels made the announcement on an Instagram video when he picked up and donned a Pitt baseball cap that was sitting among two others representing Minnesota and...
Veteran announcers miked up to give PNC Park, Pirates baseball a new voice
When Pittsburgh Pirates officials approached Guy Junker about assuming part-time public address duties at PNC Park, he had no idea of the actual demands of the job. “I thought you got on there and said, ‘No. 10, Bryan Reynolds, is batting.’ ” Then, one day, he sat behind Tim DeBacco,...
Florida safety King Mack joins Penn State’s 6th-ranked 2023 recruiting class
Penn State landed one of the top safeties in the nation Thursday when King Mack of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., made a verbal commitment to coach James Franklin. BREAKING: Penn State picks up commitment No. 16 in its Class of 2023 from On3 Consensus ⭐⭐⭐⭐...
Pitt senior tackle Carter Warren, teammates hang out with little ones at Millvale’s Boys and Girls Club
When you stand 6-foot-5 and weigh 320 pounds with thick arms and a muscle-bound chest, it might be difficult to look welcoming. But Carter Warren and four of his similarly sized buddies on Pitt’s offensive line pulled it off Tuesday. They greeted, mingled with and even played a game of...
Pirates bats can’t overcome Nationals as losing streak stretches to 5
On the surface, the play that decided the Washington Nationals’ 3-1 victory Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared to be Yadiel Hernandez’s two-run double that sailed over the head of inexperienced right fielder Diego Castillo. But the Nationals (29-48) only scored three runs in the game, and the Pirates...
Pitt lands Florida 3-star DB Jesse Anderson for class of 2023
Defensive back Jesse Anderson announced his plans to enroll at Pitt next year in a unique manner. He wrote an article for USA Today Network. Anderson (6-foot-1, 175 pounds) plays wide receiver and defensive back at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but he will begin his Pitt...
After 4 innings, Pirates return Miguel Yajure to Triple-A Indianapolis
Miguel Yajure’s second stint this season on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ roster lasted four shutout innings. After allowing only four hits Monday night in the 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals, Yajure was returned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday when left-handed pitcher Aaron Fletcher was promoted to the majors. Fletcher, 26,...
Pitt secures services of wrestling coach Keith Gavin through 2027
Pitt achieved the stablity in its wrestling program that it seeks across all sports when coach Keith Gavin signed a contract Tuesday that carries through the 2027 season. In five seasons at Pitt (his alma mater), Gavin coached 27 NCAA championship qualifiers, 10 ACC champions and seven All-Americans while recording...
ACC eliminates football divisions starting in 2023, allowing each school to play all 13 opponents in 4-year cycle
Pitt and every other school in the ACC has one last chance this season to grab a division championship in football. The ACC announced Tuesday a significantly modified scheduling model that will run at least from 2023 to 2026. The main point is that the Coastal and Atlantic divisions will...
Juice from 2 rookies not enough in Pirates’ 3-2 loss to Nationals
Rookies Oneil Cruz and Miguel Yajure, players who could be a big part of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future, tried to take care of the present Monday night at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. But they needed help the rest of the team couldn’t provide. After Yajure and Cruz put the...
Analysis: Pirates make small strides, with a long way to go
In a season of experimentation, the Pittsburgh Pirates have used 53 players to get through 72 games. If that sounds like a lot of guys, it is. The Pirates (29-44 before their game Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals) are one of only five teams since 1933 to employ 53...
Pirates recall Miguel Yajure from Triple-A, hand him mound assignment vs. Nationals
A flurry of roster moves Monday gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a different look for the start of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Right-handed pitcher Miguel Yajure was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and will make his fourth career start — and his first...
