BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will induct three new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Alumni Awards Dinner in the Mukaiyama University Room, Frame-Westerberg Commons. The dinner is part of Alumni and Family Weekend.

This year’s inductees are Bret Butler, founding head coach of the Pitt-Bradford baseball program; Maggie Johnson Tortatice ’13, a standout on the volleyball team; and Alicia Kimmel ’15, a record-setting member of the women’s basketball team.

Butler, a native of Wellington, Ohio, led the Panthers baseball program from its founding in 1998 until 2016, amassing 356 career victories and three AMCC titles. He was named AMCC Coach of the Year twice and guided three players — Eric Haynoski, Michael Pascarella and Derek Smith — to AMCC Player of the Year honors, along with four AMCC Newcomer of the Year winners. More than 40 of his players earned AMCC All-Conference honors.

Two of Butler’s players went on to professional baseball: Zach Foster, drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008, spent four years in the organization, and Aaron Cressley, drafted by the San Diego Padres in 2014, pitched two seasons in that organization. Butler also recruited and coached Ryan Boyer for one season before Boyer signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022.

Butler moved into an administrative role in 2016, becoming the university’s director of athletics, but is being inducted for his accomplishments as a coach. He will be inducted by Jim Colestro, assistant baseball coach and Butler’s father-in-law.

Tortatice, a native of Hilton, N.Y., played volleyball for Pitt-Bradford from 2009 to 2012 and graduated with a degree in business administration in 2013. The middle hitter totaled 846 kills in 391 sets played, along with 264 total blocks, 71 digs, 18 assists and six service aces. She ranked in the top 10 in the AMCC in hitting percentage for three seasons, including a sophomore campaign that ranked fourth in the conference.

A two-time team captain, Tortatice played a pivotal role in the program’s first AMCC championship in 2010 and was a four-time AMCC All-Conference performer, earning first-team honors as a senior. She was also voted to the AMCC All-Sportsmanship team and named the 2013 Pitt-Bradford Female Athlete of the Year.

Since graduating, Tortatice has built a career in business operations, earning an Outstanding Leadership Award in 2022, and has coached volleyball at the scholastic level as head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at her alma mater, Hilton High School. She will be inducted by Tina Phillips, head softball coach, former head volleyball coach and assistant athletic director.

Kimmel, a native of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, played women’s basketball for the Panthers from 2011 to 2015 and graduated with a degree in sport medicine in 2015. Over 103 games, she scored 1,385 points and added 643 rebounds, 162 assists and 118 steals, shooting 46.03% from the field and 74% from the free-throw line for her career. She finished fourth in program history in both points scored and free-throw percentage, and in 2012-13 set the program record by making 86.5% of her free throws. A three-time All-AMCC performer, Kimmel was named AMCC Player of the Year in 2014-15, leading the Panthers to 17 wins — the second-most in program history — and was named the 2014-15 Pitt-Bradford Female Athlete of the Year.

Kimmel went on to earn a nursing degree in 2019 and served as a graduate assistant coach at Bethany College. She has worked in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Allegheny General Hospital and in the Interventional Radiology department at The Ohio State University Hospital. She will be inducted by Patrick Daniel, former women’s basketball head coach.

The Hall of Fame inductions will be held alongside the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association’s annual awards presentations. This year’s PBAA award recipients are Dr. BioDun J. Ogundayo, associate professor of French and comparative literature, who will receive the Teaching Excellence Award, and Russ ’75-’77 and Rebecca ’76-’78 Myer, who will receive the Denny Lowery Distinguished Volunteer Award.

Tickets for the dinner are $25 for adults, $12 for children ages 6-12, and free for children age 5 and under. Reservations are required, and business casual attire is requested. To make a reservation, visit upbalumni.org/afw26 or call the alumni office at 814-362-5091.