NEW ORLEANS, LA., April 14, 2019 – The USF baseball team trimmed a 5-0 deficit to just one run, but couldn't complete the comeback and dropped the finale at Tulane, 6-4, Sunday.
The Bulls (15-19, 2-10 The American) were behind early, as the Green Wave (25-11, 7-2 The American) plated two in the first. Tulane scored another in the second to make it 3-0.
Senior righty
Alec Wisely (Jacksonville, Fla.) settled down, retiring seven-straight into the fifth. But after the first two runners got on in the bottom of the fifth, the Green Wave eventually scored two more, making it 5-0.
USF got to the Tulane pitching in the sixth, with four-straight hits.
Alex Bello (Miami) led off with a single,
Kyle Phillips (Orlando) doubled, then
Jake Sullivan (Tampa) brought them both home with a single to right. Three batters later,
Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.) hit a RBI single through the right, making it 5-3. USF made it 5-4, but left the bases loaded in the frame.
Tulane added another run in the bottom half to make it 6-4, and the Bulls weren't able to produce much over the final three innings.
Key Stats
9 – Bello extended his hit streak to nine games.
7 – Chatfield extended his hit streak to seven games.
Nota-Bulls
- Senior Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) hit in all three games of the series.
- The top five in the USF lineup all had hits.
- Phillips, Sullivan and Jordan Santos (Tampa) each scored a run in the sixth.
Up Next
The Bulls are back home Tuesday night against North Florida at 6:30 p.m.
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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