Dutka, JD (A.Houston.18.Puzzo)
8
Bulls USF 21-11, 5-4 AAC
9
Winner Houston HOU 19-12, 6-3 AAC
Bulls USF
21-11, 5-4 AAC
8
Final
9
Houston HOU
19-12, 6-3 AAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bulls USF 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 8 14 1
Houston HOU 2 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 X 9 10 1

W: RANDEL (3-3) L: Ragsdale, Carson (1-1) S: HENRY (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

USF Tallies 14 Hits, But Drops Sunday’s Finale at Houston

HOUSTON, TX, APRIL 8, 2018 – The University of South Florida baseball dropped Sunday's back-and-forth battle with Houston 9-8, losing its first series since opening weekend.

The Bulls (21-11, 5-4 The American) and Cougars (19-12, 6-3 The American) were tied 2-2 heading into the bottom of the third. But two walks brought up Joe Davis, who hit a towering homer to left, making it 5-2.

USF got two back in the fourth on RBI singles from David Villar (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) before Houston added one in the bottom half, making it 6-4 in the fifth.

The Bulls loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fifth, leading to a Coco Montes (Miami) sac fly, making it 6-5. In the next at-bat, Duke Stunkel Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) singled to tie things up. Immediately after, Villar gave USF a 7-6 lead with an RBI single, scoring Tyler Dietrich (Naples, Fla.).

USF had a walk and three-straight infield singles in the seventh to extend the lead to 8-6. Houston, however, retook the lead in the bottom of the seventh with three runs on three hits, making it 9-8.

Key Stats

14 – USF had 14 hits, the 18th time they've tallied double-digit hits this year. All 14 hits were singles.
6 – Six Bulls had multiple hits

Notables
  • Villar and Genord each went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
  • Dietrich and Stunkel Jr. each had two hits and two runs scored.
  • Kyle Phillips (Orlando) and Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.) each had two hits with a run scored.
Up Next
The Bulls are back in Florida but remain on the road Tuesday for a matchup at Stetson.

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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