Team vs. ECU (A.19.ECU.MH)
Mary Holt/USF Athletics
0
USF USF 13-16, 1-7 American
5
Winner UCF UCF 20-11, 2-5 American
USF USF
13-16, 1-7 American
0
Final
5
UCF UCF
20-11, 2-5 American
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USF USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
UCF UCF 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 9 0

W: Williams, Chris (3-2) L: Sullivan, Collin (2-2)

6
Winner USF USF 13-16, 2-7 American
3
UCF UCF 20-12, 3-6 American
Winner
USF USF
13-16, 2-7 American
6
Final
3
UCF UCF
20-12, 3-6 American
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USF USF 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 7 1
UCF UCF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 3

W: Bodrato, Austin (2-1) L: Whitehead, Jaylyn (3-2) S: ALVAREZ, Nelson (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulls Split Final Two Games of War on I-4 Series

ORLANDO, FLA., April 7, 2019 – The USF baseball team took the finale of the War on I-4 weekend series, 6-3, and split the final two games that were both finished Sunday.  
 
In Game Two on Saturday, the Bulls (14-16, 2-7 The American) were batting in the top of the seventh and had a runner on first with one out, trailing, 5-0, when the game was stopped due to weather. The action resumed with freshman Alex Bello (Miami) at first and Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) at the plate Sunday morning.
 
After play resumed Sunday, the Bulls loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but stranded three. USF couldn't muster much in the final two innings.
 
The first two runners got on for the Knights (20-12, 3-6 The American) in the bottom of the first, and the lead runner eventually scored to put the Bulls behind early. The lead extended in the second with two RBI base hits, making it 3-0. UCF scored in the third and fifth to claim a 5-0 edge.
 
In Game Three Sunday afternoon, the Knights scored in the first inning for the third straight game, plating two on a two-out double. The Bulls responded in the top of the second, loading the bases with no outs. Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.) and Nick Gonzalez (Tampa) each walked to tie the game at 2-2. Jordan Santos (Tampa) used a sac fly to center to bring in Tyler Dietrich (Naples, Fla.), putting USF ahead.
 
USF played small ball again in the fourth, as Chatfield walked for the second time to lead off the frame. Gonzalez reached on a bunt, then he and Chatfield were moved into scoring position. Santos drove in his second run with his second sac fly, bringing in Chatfield to make it 4-2.
 
After a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth made it 4-3, USF brought in junior lefty Noah Yager (Davie, Fla.), who was able to keep the Knights off the board. Senior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) singled in the top of the seventh, bringing up classmate Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.), who smashed a two-run shot to left, making it 6-3.
 
Yager continued to record outs, as he needed just 36 pitches to retire 12 in four scoreless innings. Nelson Alvarez (Miami) pitched a clean ninth to close the door, earning his fifth save.   
 
Key Stats
39 – Genord's ninth home run of the season and his 39th career long ball, moving him into sole possession of fourth on USF's all-time list.
 
Nota-Bulls
  • Genord went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI.
  • Chatfield had a single, two walks, a run and a RBI.
  • Bello hit in each game of the series and has a five-game hit streak.
  • The USF bullpen was outstanding all weekend, combining to throw 15.0 innings, allowing just one run on nine hits.
  • Redshirt junior righty Dylan Burns (Vero Beach, Fla.) tossed six innings out of the bullpen on Friday, striking out four and allowing just one run. Logan Lyle (Bartow, Fla.) pitched 4.0 scoreless in Game Two, before Yager and Alvarez limited the Knights to just three hits in the finale.
Up Next

The Bulls are back home for a matchup against Bethune-Cookman 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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