Santos and Cruz vs. ECU (A.19.ECU.TP)
FGCU_TP
2
The Citadel CIT 10-27
7
Winner USF USF 17-20
The Citadel CIT
10-27
2
Final
7
USF USF
17-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
USF USF 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 X 7 12 3

W: Sullivan, Collin (3-3) L: Shane Connolly (3-4)

9
The Citadel CIT 10-28
12
Winner USF USF 18-20
The Citadel CIT
10-28
9
Final
12
USF USF
18-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 9 4
USF USF 2 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 X 12 10 1

W: CRUZ, Richie (2-1) L: Jordan Flanders (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulls Complete Sweep of The Citadel

TAMPA, FLA., April 20, 2019 – The USF baseball team totaled 19 runs on 22 hits to sweep Saturday's doubleheader and complete the weekend sweep over The Citadel, winning with finals of 7-2 and 12-9.
 
The Bulls (18-20) trailed the Bulldogs (10-28) in the first game, 2-0 heading into the bottom of the third. USF got one back, then erupted for six runs on six hits in the fourth, capped by a three-run homer from senior Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.)
 
In the second game, USF faced a pair of six-run deficits. The Citadel plated six in the first. USF got a pair back in the bottom half, but the Bulldogs answered with two more in the third. Trailing, 8-3, the Bulls again scored six in the fourth to take a 9-8 edge. The Citadel tied things in the fifth before a Jake Sullivan (Tampa) sac fly scoring Alex Bello (Miami) turned into the winning run. Senior righty Richie Cruz (Miami) was lights out in relief, and USF added two more in the seventh.
 
Key Stats
3 – USF has swept three series this year.
4 – Senior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) scored a career best four runs in the second game.
6 – Genord matched a career high with six RBI in the second game. He went 3-for-5 with two doubles.  
13 – Genord's homer in the first game was his 13th of the year and 43rd of his career. He sits in third place on USF's all-time list.
14 – The Bulls tallied 12 hits in Game 1 and 10 in Game 2, the 14th time with double-digit hits this year.

Nota-Bulls
  • Six Bulls had multi-hit days between the two games.
  • Sullivan went 3-for-5 in the two games with four runs and three RBI.
  • Genord had nine RBI in the two games.
  • Cruz tossed 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits.
  • Bello had two hits and a run in both games.
Up Next

The Bulls travel to Fort Myers for a meeting with FGCU Wednesday 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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