DELAND, Fla., JUNE 3, 2018 – The USF baseball team led early and battled, but saw its strong season under first-year head coach Billy Mohl come to an end in the DeLand Regional with a 6-1 loss to third-seeded Oklahoma St.
 
The Bulls (36-22-1) finish the year with 36 wins and a 14-9-1 mark in The American. USF earned a spot in its 13^th NCAA Tournament and second-straight as a No. 2 seed. Six Bulls garnered all-conference selections and the team was ranked in the top-25 of at least one national poll for the final eight weeks of the season.
 
USF jumped in front of the Cowboys (31-25-1) in the second inning after a two-out double from junior Kyle Phillips (Orlando). In the next at-bat, classmate Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.) laid down a bunt single, and the throw to first went into the outfield, allowing Phillips to score.
 
Oklahoma St. scored two in the bottom of the second. With a runner on first and two outs, a single through the right side was picked up by Zech, who threw to third attempting to get the lead runner, but the ball went to the fence and the Cowboys tied the game. Two hit batters and a bases loaded walk put the Cowboys on top, 2-1.
 
The Bulls had two base runners on in the fourth, then put two on with nobody out in the ninth. But Oklahoma St.'s starter Jonathan Heasley did not allow much after the second, and ended up going the distance, quieting the dangerous USF lineup.   

Key Stats

147 – The Bulls hit their 147^th double of the season, having already set the program record for a single season.
6 – Six Bulls had hits in the game.

Notables

• Phillips was named to the DeLand Regional All-Tournament team, going 5-for-11 (.455) with two doubles and two runs scored.
• Sophomore righty Collin Sullivan (Randolph, Mass.) went 5.0 innings, allowing only three hits and two runs with four strikeouts.
• Classmate Carson Ragsdale (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) pitched the ninth and struck out the side. In three appearances out of the bullpen in the regional, Ragsdale pitched 3.1 innings allowing just one hit with six strikeouts and no walks.

Up Next
USF's season may be over, but the program should have a busy week with the 2018 MLB Draft beginning Monday at 6 p.m. The Bulls are expected to have one first rounder and potentially eight or nine players selected over the course of the next couple days.

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 have continued the success under first-year head coach Billy Mohl in 2018, reaching the 30-win mark, advancing to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time since 2012, while being ranked in multiple polls since mid-April. USF earned its third NCAA Regional berth in the last four seasons and is be led by six all-conference selections heading into postseason play. The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 13 NCAA appearances.