TAMPA, MARCH 9, 2019 – Senior righty
Alec Wisely went seven strong innings and the USF baseball team used timely hits to take a 4-2 win against Liberty Saturday night.
The Bulls (7-5) again scored in the first inning off of the Flames (10-4). Junior
Jordan Santos (Tampa) got on base to open the game, then stole second. With two outs, senior
Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) sent a deep fly ball into right-center for an RBI double.
The Bulls tacked on another in the third. Santos walked, then two batters later senior
Kyle Phillips (Orlando) delivered with a single for his 12
th RBI of the year. The Flames finally got on the board in the top of the fourth after loading the bases with one out, making it 2-1.
In the bottom half, with a runner at first, redshirt sophomore
Jake Sullivan (Tampa) crushed his first career homer to left, making it 4-1.
Wisely was sharp from there, retiring nine of the next 10 before being relieved in the eighth. Junior righty
Nelson Alvarez (Miami) struck out a pair over the final two frames for his second save of the season.
Key Stats
7 – Wisely matched a career long with seven innings pitched.
12 – Phillips's team high RBI.
1 – Sullivan's first career home run, as he started at third base for the first time.
14 – Santos has a team high 14 walks. He was 10
th nationally entering the weekend in walks per game.
Nota-Bulls
- The Bulls are 8-2-1 I rubber matches dating back to last season.
Up Next
The Bulls and Flames play the rubber match Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Righty
Baron Stuart (Okeechobee, Fla.) is on the mound for USF.
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 11th 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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