TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 16, 2018 – Redshirt sophomore lefty Shane McClanahan and sophomore righty Carson Ragsdale combined to throw the University of South Florida baseball team's first combined no-hitter, as the team had a Friday night to remember with its 12-0 series opening win against Army West Point.

The Bulls (13-6) were well positioned to get their sixth-straight victory when they scored six runs on four hits in the first inning. USF then added runs in the next two innings to lead 8-0 after three.

But the night belonged to McClanahan (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Ragsdale (Wesley Chapel, Fla.), who both had career nights to lead USF to a evening that would be etched in program history. The All-American lefty struck out eight-straight at one point, allowing just three walks over 6.0 innings pitched.

Ragsdale entered in the seventh and immediately struck out a pair, retiring the Black Knights (7-10) in order. He then struck out the side on just 13 pitches in the eighth. Army threatened with a pair of walks in the ninth and a couple long at-bats, but Ragsdale closed the door and completed one of the most memorable nights in USF baseball history.

Quotables
Head coach Billy Mohl on the performance from both his pitchers:
"Both Shane and Rags were extremely sharp tonight. They commanded the strike zone well with their fastball and were able to put hitters away with quality pitches when ahead in the count. All the credit goes to them both and I'm so proud of them."

Shane McClanahan on the night and how he's feeling after another stellar outing:
"It was awesome to be apart of, but it felt like another game as usual. I had to go out and execute. I feel great every game because I go out there and know my team has my back."

Key Stats

0 – This was the first combined no-hitter in program history and the first no-hitter of any kind since 2010. It was just the fourth overall for USF.
7 – Ragsdale struck out a career-high seven batters.
15 – McClanahan struck out a career-high 15 men, and it was just two shy of a program record.
22 – The 22 combined strikeouts were the most in a single game in program history. The 22 K's were the second-most in a game in American Athletic Conference history.
13 – USF recorded 10+ hits (13) for the 11^th time this year.
12 – The Bulls scored 10+ runs for the seventh time this season.  
30.2 – McClanahan extended his now nation-leading scoreless innings streak to 30.2 this year.

Notables

• Six Bulls had multiple hits, led by junior Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.), who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI.
• Duke Stunkel Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), David Villar (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.), Coco Montes (Miami) and Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) each had two hits.
• Genord hit his third homer in as many days.
• Villar hit his conference-best 10^th double of the season and scored three runs.

Up Next
USF and Army will 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.