Bulls Shut Out Alcorn St. to Sweep Series

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Bulls Shut Out Alcorn St. to Sweep Series

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alcorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
USF 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 x 12 16 1

 

By KY-SHON HEPBURN

Special to GoUSFBulls.com

TAMPA – USF swept Alcorn State and extended its winning streak to eight games on Sunday.

Buddy Putnam hit a three-run bomb to help the Bulls rout Alcorn State, 12-0, in the series finale at USF Baseball Stadium.

“They got it done,” said head coach Lelo Prado.  “We needed the sweep and we got it.”

Alex Vetter pitched 2.2 innings in his first career start.  The right-hander gave up four hits, two walks and one strikeout.

Nolan Thomas came in to relieve Vetter.  Thomas (4-1) pitched 3.1 solid innings allowing no hits, no runs, no walks and one strikeout.

“Thomas threw the ball really well,” said Prado.

Kyle Teaf led-off the first inning with a walk to stretch his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games.

“He's a good player and he just competes,” said Prado.

USF got on the board in the second inning.  Zac Gilcrease led-off with a single through the right side, Austin Lueck drew a walk and Nik Alfonso hit a RBI-single to score Gilcrease.  Teaf followed with a sac-bunt that brought home Lueck and Levi Borders singled to right center to plate Norton and put the Bulls up 3-0.

James Ramsay led the way with a single in the third, Jimmy Falla followed with a double to move both runners into scoring position and Chris Norton hit a base clearing double to extend the lead to 4-0.

The Bulls increased their lead to 7-0 in the fourth frame scoring two runs on two hits.  Falla hit a sac-fly to score Teaf and Levi Borders was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Alex Mendez.

USF (22-14) kept things rolling in the seventh.

Luke Maglich hit a two-out, two-run RBI single that scored Pardo and Mendez to build a 12-0 lead.

Mendez, Chris Norton and Gilcrease all had a multi-hit game to help the Bulls outhit the Braves 16-5.

USF will travel to face Stetson in a one-game series 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Deland, FL.  The team will remain on the road for a three-game weekend series with conference rival University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.  Game one is set for a 3 p.m. start Friday, April 19.

“We did what we needed to do and we have to get ready for Tuesday,” Prado said.
 
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO
W- N. Thomas (3-1) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1
L - C.Walker (0-5) 4.0 10 7 7 4 1
S - None            
USF AB H R RBI BB SO
C. Norton 2 1 2 2 1 0
B. Putnam 2 1 1 3 0 0
Alcorn St AB H R RBI BB SO
A. Lewis 2 1 0 0 1 0
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Players Mentioned

Jimmy Falla

#39 Jimmy Falla

1B/OF
6' 2"
Freshman
James Ramsay

#15 James Ramsay

OF
6' 0"
Freshman
Zac Gilcrease

#16 Zac Gilcrease

3B
6' 2"
Freshman
Chris Norton

#31 Chris Norton

C
6' 0"
Junior
Buddy Putnam

#13 Buddy Putnam

UT
6' 3"
Freshman
Kyle Teaf

#3 Kyle Teaf

INF
5' 9"
Freshman
Nik Alfonso

#8 Nik Alfonso

SS/2B
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Levi Borders

#12 Levi Borders

C/3B
6' 3"
Freshman
Austin Lueck

#7 Austin Lueck

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Luke Maglich

#18 Luke Maglich

INF
6' 3"
Freshman
Alex Mendez

#9 Alex Mendez

OF
5' 7"
Senior
Chris Norton

#13 Chris Norton

C
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jimmy Falla

#39 Jimmy Falla

6' 2"
Freshman
1B/OF
James Ramsay

#15 James Ramsay

6' 0"
Freshman
OF
Zac Gilcrease

#16 Zac Gilcrease

6' 2"
Freshman
3B
Chris Norton

#31 Chris Norton

6' 0"
Junior
C
Buddy Putnam

#13 Buddy Putnam

6' 3"
Freshman
UT
Kyle Teaf

#3 Kyle Teaf

5' 9"
Freshman
INF
Nik Alfonso

#8 Nik Alfonso

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
SS/2B
Levi Borders

#12 Levi Borders

6' 3"
Freshman
C/3B
Austin Lueck

#7 Austin Lueck

6' 0"
Sophomore
OF
Luke Maglich

#18 Luke Maglich

6' 3"
Freshman
INF
Alex Mendez

#9 Alex Mendez

5' 7"
Senior
OF
Chris Norton

#13 Chris Norton

6' 0"
Senior
C