NEW ORLEANS, La. (April 8, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls suffered their third shutout of the season on Saturday afternoon at Tulane in a 6-0 loss in the second game of a three-game series.
South Florida has dropped six in a row and falls to 18-13 (0-5 AAC) while Tulane has won six straight and improves to 22-9-1 (5-0 AAC).
Carmine Lane (Lake Placid) opened the ballgame with a single looking to jumpstart the offense after Friday night's 8-5 loss, but was erased on a pickoff. Drew Brutcher (Lakeland) followed with a double and was stranded to end the inning.
The Bulls stranded 12 baserunners in Friday's setback and left five more on base Saturday. USF went 0-for-10 on the day with runners on base compared to a 7-for-19 mark for the Green Wave.
For the second straight game, defensive miscues also plagued the Bulls and led to three unearned runs, including a pair in the bottom of the first inning when Tulane took an early lead and never looked back.
Brad Lord (Crawfordville) suffered the tough-luck loss on the mound. The right-hander allowed six runs (three earned) on nine hits over 5.0 IP with three strikeouts.
The Tampa native trio of Austin Grause, Joey Volini and Jack Cebert tossed the final three frames and did not allow any runs or hits.
Notable
- Lane finished with two of the Bulls' five hits in the game. He leads USF with 13 multi-hit games this season.
- Grause turned in his sixth scoreless appearance out of the bullpen.
Up Next
The Bulls and Green Wave conclude their weekend series in New Orleans on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
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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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