Pitt baseball has been improving under Coach Joe Jordano. So much so, that you can actually listen to some of the games this year on the radio and via a livestream.

WPTS has Pitt baseball broadcasts this year. The first one is this Saturday at 3pm against IPFW

If you are in the ‘Burgh Pitt’s student radio station is 92.1 FM. Otherwise you can listen on the WPTS Website.

Anyways, here’s the press release and broadcast schedule.

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Welcome to the new theme. Pitt isn’t scoring enough.

The offense that once struck fear into the opposition has slowed to a crawl. The Panthers averaged 78.5 points per game through the first seven Big East Conference games. In the past seven games against conference competition, they have averaged 63 per game.

In the first seven games, the Panthers scored 72 points or more in every game and had 80 or more three times. In the past seven the highest total is 71 (twice) and they have been held below 60 three times, including twice in the past three games.

“We just haven’t been hitting shots,” sophomore guard Travon Woodall said. “It’s been a stretch where we’re playing a lot of games. We’ll get back to what we’re used to. But right now, we’re not hitting shots. Coach has been emphasizing taking enough shots and getting our shots up. We have to get back to that.”

There are some reasons for the big drop in scoring, most notably the absence of leading scorer Ashton Gibbs for three of those games. The Panthers also happened to play the Big East’s worst defending teams early on in the conference schedule.

Five of the first seven opponents are currently ranked 11th or higher in the league in scoring defense. Of the past seven opponents, five are among the top seven in the conference in scoring defense.

Yeah, go figure, Pitt’s offensive numbers dip when they play better defenses. Add in three missed games for Ashton Gibbs, which allowed a lot more collapsing by defenses without the real threat of 3-point baskets.

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