TAMPA, FLA., May 18, 2019 – The USF baseball team saw its season come to a close with a heartbreaking 7-3 loss to Wichita State Saturday.
The Bulls (26-27, 8-16 The American) worked a bases-loaded walk in the first to take a 1-0 lead. USF scored twice in the fifth on a two-run double from
Jordan Santos (Tampa), bringing in
Kyle Phillips (Orlando) and
Tyler Dietrich (Naples, Fla.) to make it 3-0.
In the next half inning, the Shockers (26-29, 9-15 The American) tied the score. After leaving two runners on in both the sixth and seventh, Wichita St. had a chance in the ninth, loading the bases with one out. The Shockers were able to plate four runs in the frame, and USF was unable to climb out of the hole.
Nota-Bulls
- Senior righty Alec Wisely (Jacksonville, Fla.) pitched 6.0 innings, striking out a pair.
- Senior Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) finished his USF career with 44 home runs, good for third in program history. He also finished eighth in career RBI and extra base hits.
- Senior Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.) finishes his career with 11 career triples which are seventh in program history.
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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