Bulls Host Hatters Tuesday Night
MATCHUP: USF vs. Stetson
SCHEDULE: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla., USF Baseball Stadium
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TAMPA, April 29, 2019 – The USF baseball team host Stetson on Tuesday night in the final home game until May 14.
The Bulls (21-21, 4-11 The American) had a much needed series win against Houston over the weekend to get back in the mix for a spot at the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championships in Clearwater. USF had tremendous pitching over the weekend, holding the Cougars to a .232 batting average.
Senior righty
Alec Wisely (Jacksonville, Fla.) threw 6.2 scoreless innings on Sunday with five strikeouts. He was named The American Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Freshman
Alex Bello (Miami) hit a walk-off two-run homer Sunday to give USF a 4-3 win.
Nota-Bulls
- Senior first baseman Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) is third on USF's all-time list with 43 career home runs, needing four to be tied for second. He's hitting a team best .351 with 46 RBI.
- Classmate Kyle Phillips (Orlando) is batting .366 over the last 10 games.
- USF has been bashing during midweek games this year, hitting .316 as a team in 10 contests.
- Genord is clubbing .559 in those games and Phillips is hitting .475.
- Redshirt sophomore Jake Sullivan (Tampa) is batting .364 over the last 10 games and .308 on the year. Junior Jordan Santos (Tampa) is batting .342 over the last 10.
- Bello and his fellow Miami native, freshman Julio Cortez are hitting .310 and .344 on the year, respectively.
The Matchup
Stetson holds a slim 88-84 edge in the all-time series against the Bulls, having played each year going back to 1966. USF leads the series in Tampa, 46-42. The Hatters have won four-straight meetings in the series. Though they didn't meet, USF was in DeLand for last year's NCAA Regional. It was the first time that Stetson hosted a regional in program history.
Genord went 4-for-5 in the first contest against the Hatters on March 27 with a homer, two runs and four RBI. Sullivan and Phillips each had two hits.
Know the Foe
The Hatters (19-25, 7-8 ASUN) are led by Eric Foggo (.295) at the dish. Jorge Arenas is hitting .284 with 32 RBI and 11 doubles. Arenas and Baylen Sparks each had two this with a combined five RBI and three runs in the game on March 27.
Bulls Bits
- DID YOU KNOW?: USF has the only Division I coaching staff in the state of Florida in which every member was selected in the MLB Draft – head coach Billy Mohl (2006, Philadelphia); assistants Chuck Jeroloman (2004, Boston), Chris Cates (2007, Minnesota), Brian Jeroloman(2006, Toronto). The Bulls' coaching staff has a combined 25 years of playing experience in pro baseball.
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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