TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 23, 2018 – All-American left-hander Shane McClanahan (Cape Coral, Fla.) struck out nine in another six inning effort, but the USF baseball team fell to Fordham, 2-0, Friday night in the first of a three-game series.

The Rams (3-1-1) struck first in the second inning on a one-out double, passed ball and sac fly to score a runner from third. After adding one more in the fifth inning to go up 2-0, McClanahan came back out for the sixth and gave the Bulls (1-4) his third 1-2-3 inning.

Junior transfer Richie Cruz (Miami) entered in the seventh for McClanahan and kept things within striking distance for USF. Junior Alec Wisely (Jacksonville) walked with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Bulls could not plate a run.

Key Stats

6 – McClanahan has gone 6.0 innings in both starts this season.
0 – Due to a passed ball and an error, both of McClanahan's runs went unearned tonight. He has yet to allow an earned run this year.

Notables

• Cruz tossed 3.0 scoreless innings allowing just two hits with four strikeouts.
• McClanahan and Cruz combined to allow just four hits.

Up Next
The Bulls and Rams continue the three-game series Saturday at 6:30 p.m.  

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.