USF Baseball to host annual Cut for the Cure Game on May 2
TAMPA (April 28, 2021) – The University of South Florida baseball team will hold its annual Cut for the Cure fundraiser game on Sunday, May 2 when it hosts Cincinnati at 11 a.m.
The Bulls have partnered with Vs. Cancer, a signature fundraising campaign of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, since head coach Billy Mohl's arrival in Tampa in 2014. Fundraising efforts, which bring awareness to pediatric cancer and raise money to support the cause, continue throughout the season, but the team will celebrate their contributions on Sunday. Following the game, players and staff will shave their heads on the field.
Coach Mohl, who is now the co-chair of the Vs. Cancer, has helped the team raise over $10,000 every season during their involvement. The Bulls have already raised more than $15,000 entering this Sunday's game.
Those interested in donating to the cause and joining the Bulls' fight Vs. Cancer, click here.
Vs. Cancer was built by athletes for athletes, giving them the platform to raise money for childhood cancer. Founder Chase Jones experienced the childhood cancer world first-hand; in 2006, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, he was diagnosed with a Stage IV brain tumor. As a baseball player at the University of North Carolina, his team rallied around him during treatment and began raising funds to support their local hospital. As a byproduct of community help and national research, Chase attests his status of ten years cancer-free to a combination of the two.
About USF Baseball
The USF Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and is entering its 56th season in 2021. The Bulls have won 1,628 games entering the 2021 season and made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three since 2015. The Bulls have won four conference tournament titles (3 Sun Belt and 1 Metro) and had 126 all-conference selections. USF baseball players have been recognized with All-America honors 12 times, most recently with third baseman David Villar in 2018. Four players were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, including the program's fourth first round selection in pitcher Shane McClanahan, who appeared in the 2020 World Series with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Bulls saw continued success in head coach Billy Mohl's first season in 2018, reaching 36 wins, advancing to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time since 2012, and making the program's latest NCAA Tournament appearance while also achieving a ranking in multiple polls for the final two months of the season.
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