University of South Florida
20-9, 0
Tulane University
12-17, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Bulls | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Bulls Come Back Late to Win Series vs. Tulane
March 31, 2018 | Baseball
The Bulls (20-9, 4-2 The American) led 5-1 after the third inning, again scoring runs early and often. The Green Wave (12-17, 3-3 The American) scored three in the fourth to get within a run.
USF hit three singles in the sixth courtesy of Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.), Coco Montes (Miami) and Duke Stunkel Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), and plated two runs to jump ahead, 7-4. But Tulane stormed back in the top of the seventh with four runs on four hits to take a 8-7 lead.
Junior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) led off the bottom of the eighth with a single, then Montes brought him home three batters later with a single up the middle to tie the game.
Stunkel Jr. followed with the third single of the inning to give the Bulls a lead, then Montes scored on a wild pitch to make it 10-8.
Key Stats
10 – The Bulls tallied double-digit runs for the 10th time this season.
2.2 – Closer Andrew Perez (Orlando) came in in the seventh and tossed the final 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. He got his fourth win on the year.
6 – USF has now won six-straight weekend series. Â
1-9 – All nine starters in the USF lineup scored a run in the game. Phillips led the team with two runs. Â
Notables
- Stunkel Jr. had a game-high three hits, going 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI.
- Montes went 2-for-5 with a run and a RBI.
Coach Mohl on the series win with a look ahead to Houston next weekend. And happy 1st birthday to the special guest, Brock Mohl. ?? pic.twitter.com/0twHKQpqCV
— USF Baseball (@USFBaseball) March 31, 2018
Up Next
The Bulls have a rare week without any midweek games, and leave Florida for the first time this season when they travel to Houston. The three-game series with the Cougars begins Friday at 7:30 EST. Â
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.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Perez, Andrew (4-2)
L: McAFFER, Will (1-1)
Batting:
2B: JOHNSON, Ty 1 ; MATHEWS, Grant 2
RBI: WITHERSPOON, Grant 2 ; JOHNSON, Ty 1 ; MATHEWS, Grant 2 ; GOZZO, Sal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JENSEN, Trevor 1 ; BEDGOOD, David 2 ; JOHNSON, Ty 2 ; MATHEWS, Grant 1 ; GOZZO, Sal 2
HBP: OWEN, Acy 1
Batting:
RBI: Montes, Coco 2 ; Stunkel Jr., Duke 2 ; Chatfield, Chris 1 ; Dietrich, Tyler 1
SH: Zech, Garrett 2
SF: Dietrich, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Montes, Coco 1 ; Stunkel Jr., Duke 1 ; Villar, David 1 ; Genord, Joe 1 ; Dutka, JD 1 ; Chatfield, Chris 1 ; Phillips, Kyle 2 ; Zech, Garrett 1 ; Dietrich, Tyler 1
SB: Villar, David 1
HBP: Villar, David 1 ; Genord, Joe 1 ; Phillips, Kyle 1
