Bulls’ four-game road trip begins in Tallahassee on Tuesday
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida (20-16) at Florida A&M (16-21)
SCHEDULE: Tuesday, April 19 – 4 p.m.
BALLPARK: Moore-Kittles Field | Tallahassee, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: USF leads, 51-6
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TAMPA (April 18, 2022) – Following a four-game homestand, the University of South Florida Bulls open a stretch of four straight road games on Tuesday at Florida A&M. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Tallahassee.
South Florida has dominated the all-time series with FAMU, 51-6. The Bulls tallied a four-game sweep over the Rattlers in Tampa last season and have won 20 of the last 23 meetings. USF dropped its last road matchup to the Rattlers, 5-1, in 2020, but is otherwise 11-0 on the road in Tallahassee.
FAMU is 5-8 at home this season and has lost three of its last four. USF is 4-2 over its last six midweek games and is averaging over 11 runs in those contests.
The Bulls are coming off a 9-2 win over Memphis in the finale of a three-game weekend series in Tampa.
Carmine Lane was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the second time this season on Monday. Lane leads the AAC in hits (56) RBI (44) and total bases (94). The redshirt sophomore went 4-for-5 with four RBI in Saturday's win over Memphis.
Jackson Mayo launched the seventh home run of his freshman campaign on Saturday, and ranks third on the team in that category and RBI (22).
Nick Gonzalez is batting .462 over his last five games, but missed Sunday's finale after being hit by a pitch twice on Saturday. Matt Ruiz is hitting .333 over his last five games.
The Bulls will be without the services of Drew Brutcher and Ben Rozenblum this week as both players are dealing with injuries.
South Florida ranks eighth in the country in total walks (203) and 47th in both OBP (.396) and home runs (46). On the mound, USF ranks 61st in the NCAA in walks allowed/9-inn. (3.72).
Up Next
The Bulls resume conference play with a three-game weekend series at Cincinnati. The series begins on Friday, April 22 at 5 p.m.
For tickets, please visit usfbullstix.com or call 1-800-Go-Bulls.
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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