BSEvFGCU
FGCU_TP
5
Winner North Florida UNF 22-16
3
USF USF 15-20
Winner
North Florida UNF
22-16
5
Final
3
USF USF
15-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 6 2
USF USF 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1

W: JEAN, Ryan (1-0) L: Lyle, Logan (1-2) S: MILLER, Eddie (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Phillips and Cortez Have Multiple Hits in Loss to UNF

TAMPA, FLA., April 16, 2019 – The USF baseball team fell to North Florida, 5-3, Tuesday night.  
 
The Bulls (15-20) had two men on with the winning run at the plate in the ninth, but a double play ended the game. The Ospreys (22-16) plated two in the first to take an early lead. USF had five singles and scored three runs in the third to take an edge. The lead lasted until the sixth, when the Ospreys scored two for the game's final lead change. UNF added another in the eighth and held on in the ninth.
 
Key Stats
2 – Senior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) and freshman Julio Cortez (Miami) each had two hits.  
4.2 – Redshirt junior righty Dylan Burns (Vero Beach, Fla.) was stellar out of the bullpen, tossing 4.2 scoreless inning with five strikeouts.

Nota-Bulls
  • Jordan Santos (Tampa) and Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) had the three RBI in the third.
  • Phillips, Santos and Jake Sullivan (Tampa) each scored runs in that inning.
  • Cortez set a career high with his two hits.  
Up Next

The Bulls open a three game series with The Citadel beginning Thursday at 7 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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