USF Baseball Summer Ball Update
TAMPA, Fla., JULY 9, 2018 – Summer ball leagues are rolling on into July, and a fifth USF baseball player has joined a roster.
Junior second baseman
JD Dutka (Suwanee, Ga.) is playing in the Sunbelt League for the
Norcross Astros, though he has not yet appeared in any games.
Sophomore righty
Carson Ragsdale (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) appeared in two games out of the bullpen last week for the
Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League. He pitched 2.2 innings, allowing one run with a combined four strikeouts. Ragsdale is fourth on the team with a 1.14 ERA in 15.2 innings. He has 27 strikeouts to eight walks.
Junior
Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) played in six games for the
Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League last week. Genord finished with a run scored, a homer and five RBI. He went 2-for-4 with a run scored, his third home run of the summer and three RBI on Sunday against the Albany Dutchmen.
Redshirt freshman catcher
Jake Sullivan (Tampa) played in just one game last week for the
Savannah Bananas of the Coastal Plain League. Redshirt sophomore lefty
Connor Eason (Chesapeake, Va.) did not appear in any games last week for the
Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League. Junior
Kyle Phillips (Orlando) will also be competing this summer in the
Florida League.
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 continued the success under first-year head coach Billy Mohl in 2018, reaching 36 wins and 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 had six all-conference selections in 2018. The team had four players drafted in the 2018 MLB Draft, including the program's fourth first rounder Shane McClanahan. Junior third baseman David Villar was taken in the 11th round after tallying 24 doubles and hitting better than .370, being named a first team all-conference and to a pair of All-America lists. The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 13 NCAA appearances.
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