Niles, Ohio -- Youngstown State will look for some redemption against Pittsburgh on Wednesday when the teams square off at Eastwood Field at 3 p.m. The Penguins led the Panthers 11-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning when the teams played in Pittsburgh on March 17. Pitt, however, scored 10 runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to steal a 15-11 victory from the Guins.

YSU is coming off a series win against Le Moyne over the weekend while Pittsburgh swept Villanova. The Panthers are ranked 24th nationally by Collegiate Baseball. That is their highest ranking in school history.

On the Mound

Freshman right-hander Kevin McCulloh is scheduled to make his first career start against Pittsburgh on Wednesday. He has made 16 relief appearances, and his longest outing was 3.2 innings at new Orleans in the third game of the season. Pitt scored four runs against him last month in a third of an inning. McCulloh walked two, hit a batter and allowed a hit.

Quick Pitches

YSU already has more wins than last season. YSU was 9-24 through 33 games in 2009.Wednesday's game is YSU's first of five games over the next five days.The Penguins' last win over a ranked opponent was a doubleheader sweep of No. 29 Oral Roberts on April 18, 1999.YSU hit eight home runs in the first four games in April. The Guins have since hit one round-tripper in the last eight contests.YSU is 8-1 when scoring at least 10 runs. The lone loss came at Pitt on March 17 (15-11).Sunday's 4-1 win over Le Moyne was YSU's first victory this year when scoring fewer than five runs.The Guins had at least 12 hits in seven straight games from March 27 to April 7. They've had 12 once in the past eight contests.

Scouting Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh enters the week ranked No. 24 for the second consecutive week by Collegiate Baseball. The Panthers are 26-9 overall and 9-3 in the Big East. Pitt plays Kent State, which beat the Panthers 19-6 earlier in the year, on Tuesday. Pitt swept Villanova over the weekend and defeated cross-town rival Duquesne 21-9 last Wednesday. Four players who have played in at least 19 games are hitting above .400, and six more are batting above .320. Pittsburgh is hitting .369 as a team, which ranks second in the country. Sean Toole leads the way with a .472 average, and Joe Leonard is batting .424 with 16 doubles. Cory Crownsten, who is hitting .412, is the reigning Big East Player of the Week.