USF Hosts Pittsburgh and Florida A&M for Midweek Action
MATCHUP: USF vs. Pitt
SCHEDULE: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, USF Baseball Stadium
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MATCHUP: USF vs. Florida A&M
SCHEDULE: Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, USF Baseball Stadium
FOLLOW: Live Stats, Twitter updates @USFBaseball
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TAMPA (March 9, 2020) – The USF baseball team returns to Tampa for midweek action, taking on Pittsburgh Tuesday evening and Florida A&M Wednesday night.
Carson Ragsdale (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) kept the Bulls toe-to-toe with No. 1 Florida Sunday afternoon tossing another strong outing this season. The redshirt senior tied his career-high in strikeouts with 10 against the Gators. Ragsdale allowed two hits and one run through four innings.
USF's pitching staff currently sits seventh in the nation for strikeouts per nine innings with an average of 12.2. The USF pitching staff has combined for 182 strikeouts through 134.1 innings.
Baron Stuart (Okeechobee, Fla.) will get the call to open up midweek play on the mound for the Bulls against Pittsburgh. USF has yet to announce who will get the call on Wednesday night against Florida A&M.
The Matchups
USF prepares to host Pittsburgh for the 24th time in program history. The Panthers head to Tampa with a 6-18 overall record against USF. The Bulls are currently 10-2 against the Panthers in Tampa.
Florida A&M heads into Wednesday's game after taking the first meeting between the two programs, 5-1 earlier this season. The Bulls are 47-5 against the Rattlers and are 36-3 when playing in Tampa.
Know the Foes
- The Panthers hold a record of 10-5 so far this season. Pittsburgh heads to Tampa after dropping their three-game series at Miami this past weekend.
- Pittsburgh will go with left-hander Chris Cappas on the mound to start Tuesday night.
- The Rattlers hold a record of 4-9 so far this season. Florida A&M will play Illinois State on Tuesday night for a midweek battle prior to their trip down to Tampa.
- Redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Josh Barr will get the call for the midweek battle against the Bulls.
Notable
- The Bulls are currently 65-11 combined against both Pittsburgh and Florida A&M.
- Dillon Besnier (Apollo Beach) hit his first career home run this past weekend against No.1 Florida.
- Carmine Lane (Lake Placid, Fla.) heads into the midweek matchups leading the Bulls with 8 RBI.
Up Next
The Bulls will play host to Fairfield for a weekend series, Friday March 13.
About USF Baseball
The University of South Florida baseball program is one of the fastest rising programs in the country. The Bulls earned their third NCAA Regional berth in the last four seasons and had six all-conference selections in 2018. Four players were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, including the program's fourth first rounder, pitcher
Shane McClanahan. Third baseman
David Villar was taken in the 11th round after being named first team all-conference and an All-American. 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 in head coach
Billy Mohl first season 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 of the season. The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 13 NCAA appearances.
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