Softball was founded as a varsity sport at Pitt in 1998 and entered the Big East in 1999 and ACC for the 2013 – 14 season . In 2011 , Pitt won a program record 34 games in a single record en route to a team record third straight winning season and was the ACC Tournament runner-up in 2015 . The team moved into a new softball facility , Vartabedian Field at the Petersen Sports Complex , in 2011 . Pitt softball was coached by Holly Aprile
ACC Tournament
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament
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