USF Baseball host Houston in pivotal weekend series
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida (23-17, 4-8 AAC) vs. Houston (26-15, 7-5 AAC)
SCHEDULE: Friday, April 29 – 12 p.m. | Saturday, April 30 – 10 a.m. | Sunday, May 1 – 10 a.m.
BALLPARK: USF Baseball Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: Houston leads, 30-20
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: iHeart Radio Bulls Unlimited
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TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
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2022 MEDIA GUIDE: View
TAMPA (April 28, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls return home for the first of two straight conference series in Tampa beginning with the Houston Cougars. All three game times for the weekend series have been altered due to forecast weather.
The Bulls and Cougars split their four-game series in 2021 and haven't played in Tampa since 2019 when USF won two of three. Houston hasn't won a series in Tampa since 2015. Houston is currently one game off the pace in the American standings with USF looking to make a climb this weekend.
South Florida is coming off an impressive series win at Cincinnati where the Bulls rallied in the ninth inning of the opener and had an offensive explosion in the finale. USF has four of its last five games overall entering the weekend.
The freshman quartet of Bobby Boser, Marcus Brodil, Jackson Mayo and Sonny Rao combined to go 13-for-23 with 12 RBI and 12 runs scored in the 19-5 series finale win at Cincinnati. Rao was then named to the American Honor Roll for the first time in his career on Monday.
Carmine Lane continues to lead the USF offense with a .366 batting average and is hitting .455 (20-for-44) with 11 RBI over his last 10 games. Lane leads the AAC this season in hits (63), RBI (47) and total bases (102). His 47 RBI are already a new career high all while batting out of the leadoff spot in the batting order.
The Bulls collectively rank 19th in the NCAA in walks (216), 41st in OBP (.396) and 64th in home runs (48). The pitching staff ranks 63rd in the country in walks/9-inn. (3.81) and 87th in strikeout/walk ratio (2.23).
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday – RHP Brad Lord (2-5, 5.13 ERA) vs. RHP Jaycob Deese (3-2, 3.88 ERA)
Saturday – TBD vs. LHP Kyle LaCalameto (2-1, 3.19 ERA)
Sunday – TBD vs. TBD
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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