The Pitt softball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays their home games at Vartabedian Field in the Petersen Sports Complex.

The inaugural season of Pitt softball was in 1998 with the program guided by its first head coach, Michelle Phalen.

[2] The program competed as an independent during its first season in NCAA Division I and then played in the Big East Conference from 1999 to 2013.

The stadium includes team dugouts, hitting and pitching practice areas, lighting, and a press box.

[16] The first softball game played at Vartabedian Field was a 2-1 Pitt victory over Penn State on March 29, 2011.