TAMPA, FLA., April 30, 2019 – The USF baseball team evaded a bases loaded jam in the ninth to hang on for a 6-4 win over Stetson Tuesday.
 
The Bulls (22-21) and Hatters (18-26) were tied, 2-2, in the bottom of the fourth. Senior Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.) broke the stalemate with a solo shot to right. USF added two more in the sixth, then Stetson matched in the seventh to make it 5-4.
 
USF got some insurance in the bottom of the seventh on another Chatfield RBI, making it 6-4. The Hatters loaded the bases with one away in the top of the ninth. Brandon Schrepf (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) recorded a strikeout, then a wild pitch went to the backstop. Senior catcher Tyler Dietrich (Naples, Fla.) quickly retrieved the ball and tagged the lead runner at home for the final out.
 
Key Stats

6 – Chatfield's sixth homer of the season, second on the team.
3 – Redshirt sophomore Jake Sullivan (Tampa) hit his third home run of the year.
    
Nota-Bulls

• Chatfield and Sullivan each went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run.
• The top six in the USF lineup each scored a run.
• Redshirt-junior righty Dylan Burns (Vero Beach, Fla.) went a career long 6.2 innings, getting the win. He struck out five.
• Schrepf struck out two in the ninth for his first career save.
• The Bulls have won six of their last seven games.

Up Next

The Bulls head to Memphis for a three-game series to open the final month of the regular season. First pitch is Friday 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 11^th 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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