Bulls travel to Miami to face FIU on Tuesday
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida (10-6) vs. FIU (7-10)
SCHEDULE: Tuesday, March 15 – 6 p.m.
BALLPARK: FIU Baseball Stadium | Miami, Fla.
TV: CUSA.tv
LIVE STATS: View
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
2022 MEDIA GUIDE: View
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TAMPA (March 14, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls open a stretch of four games this week with a rematch against FIU on Tuesday in Miami. Following the midweek contest, the Bulls return to Tampa for a three-game weekend series against Mercer (15-1) at USF Baseball Stadium beginning Friday, March 18.
South Florida posted its first shutout of the seven against FIU two weeks ago in a 7-0 victory in Tampa. Carmine Lane paced the offense with a two-hit day and Bobby Boser recorded his first collegiate home run.
The Panthers have lost nine straight games, including a 9-4 loss on Sunday that took 20 innings to conclude. FIU went through eight pitchers in that ballgame.
The Bulls are coming off their third straight weekend series win after battling back from a three-run deficit to claim an 8-7 victory on Sunday over Bradley. Lane belted a walk-off homer in the ninth inning for USF.
Lane leads the Bulls with a .379 batting average to go along with five home runs and a team-best 21 RBI. Drew Brutcher is hitting .359 with 19 RBI and leads USF with six homers. Lane, Brutcher and Daniel Cantu have each reached base safely in 16 straight games to begin the season. Cantu leads the way with a .485 OBP.
True freshman Jackson Mayo was named this week's AAC Player of the Week after hitting .500 (9-for-18) with a double, two home runs and four RBI over five games last week. His first two collegiate homers, both coming on Friday against Bradley, led USF to 6-3 win. Fellow rookie Marcus Brodil also blasted his first collegiate long ball in that game.
Hunter Mink was named to this week's American Honor Roll after recording a win and two saves in three appearances last week. The right-hander has struck out 18 batters over 10.0 IP of scoreless work this season and has five saves.
Pitching Matchup
Tuesday – RHP Jack Cebert (1-2, 5.00 ERA) vs. RHP Christian Santana (First appearance in 2022/4-7, 5.38 ERA career)
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About USF Baseball
The USF Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and is entering its 57th season in 2022. Head coach Billy Mohl is entering his fifth season at the helm. The Bulls have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, including four since 2015, and earned their first-ever Super Regional berth in 2021. USF was ranked in the Top 25 by five different publications in the final 2021 polls, checking in as high as No. 16. The Bulls have won five conference tournament titles (3 Sun Belt, 1 Metro and 1 American) and six regular season championships (3 Sun Belt, 2 Metro and 1 C-USA). USF baseball players have been recognized with All-America honors 12 times, most recently with third baseman David Villar in 2018, and 18 have earned Freshman All-America accolades, most recently Drew Brutcher and Carmine Lane in 2021. Four players were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, including the program's fourth first-round selection in pitcher Shane McClanahan, who made his Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series and was the Rays' postseason game one starter in 2021.
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