TAMPA, Feb. 17, 2018 – Juniors David Villar (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.) each crushed massive homers in USF's 12-5 loss to No. 6 North Carolina Saturday night.

A lively crowd of 1,289 flocked into USF Baseball Stadium to watch the second game of the three-game series. The Tar Heels jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first behind four hits and three-run homer off redshirt senior Peter Strzelecki (Lake Worth, Fla.).

USF also plated a first-inning run when junior Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) drove home classmate Alec Wisely (Jacksonville) from third. But UNC added three more run over the next two innings and led by as much as much as 10 after the sixth, 12-2, scattering 14 total hits on the night.

The Bulls scored the final three runs behind Villar's two-run shot in the eighth and Chatfield's solo blast in the ninth.
 
Key Stats
4 – Head Coach Billy Mohl used four arms out of the bullpen that combined to throw five innings allowing four hits and one run.
1 – Wisely has failed to reach base safely in just one plate appearance to start the season. He is hitting .750 with three RBI and a run.  

Up Next
The Bulls and Tar Heels wrap up the three-game series Sunday at noon at USF Baseball Stadium. Purchase tickets at USFBullsTix.com.

About USF Baseball
The University of South Florida baseball team is one of the fastest rising programs in the country. The Bulls reached the NCAA Regionals in 2015 for the first time in 13 years and followed that success with a 42-19 record and second NCAA regional trip in three years in 2017. The Bulls earned just their second and third wins over top-five ranked teams with victories against then-No. 3 Florida State and at then-No. 5 Florida during the 2017 season. During the 2017 season, USF reached the 40-win mark for the first time since 1996 and entered the top-25 in the major collegiate baseball polls for the first time since 2013. The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 12 NCAA appearances.