TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 31, 2019 – Senior catcher Tyler Dietrich had a season high three hits in the USF baseball team's 5-1 loss to No. 14 ECU Sunday afternoon.    
 
The Bulls (12-14, 1-5 The American) were on the receiving end of a grand slam for the second straight day, as the Pirates (21-6, 6-0 The American) went up 4-0 in the second. ECU hit a solo homer in the fifth to make it 5-0.
 
USF threatened in the sixth, putting two men on with one out. Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) singled, then Austin Bodrato (Northvale, N.J.) walked. Dietrich (Naples, Fla.) doubled down the right field, scoring Genord to get the Bulls on the board. USF eventually loaded the bases with one away, but could not cut into the deficit more.
 
It was the last real chance for the Bulls, as ECU allowed just one hit over the final three innings.
 
Key Stats
3 – Dietrich had a season high three hits, going 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI.
17 – Bodrato has reached base safely in 17 straight games.

Nota-Bulls

• Junior lefty Noah Yager (Davie, Fla.) struck out five over 5.1 innings out of the bullpen. He allowed just one run on hits.
• Genord has hit in five straight games and has reached base in 15 straight games.

Up Next

The Bulls are back home Tuesday against FGCU at 6:30 before the War on I-4 heads to Orlando for three games beginning Friday.

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 for the final two months. 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 11^th round after tallying 24 doubles and hitting better than .370, being named first team all-conference and an All-American. The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 13 NCAA appearances.
 
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