SERIES INFORMATION
University of South Florida Bulls (2-3) at FAU Owls (4-0)
SCHEDULE: Friday, February 24 – 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, February 25 – 4 p.m. | Sunday, February 26 – 12 p.m.
BALLPARK: FAU Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: South Florida leads, 14-3
TV: FAUSports.tv
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
GAME NOTES: View
2023 MEDIA GUIDE: View
BOCA RATON (February 23, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls continue a stretch of four games away from Tampa with a three-game weekend series at FAU. It marks the first of only two non-conference road series the Bulls will play this season.
FAU will join USF in the American Athletic Conference beginning in the 2023-24 athletic season.
South Florida is coming off a thrilling 10-9 comeback victory at No. 7 Florida in Gainesville on Wednesday night. The Bulls trailed 8-3 entering the top of the ninth and exploded for seven runs to take the lead and hold on for the road win.
Drew Brutcher sparked the seven-run frame with a leadoff homer to open the top of the ninth inning. Jackson Mayo, who came off the bench as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the eighth, tied the game with a three-run home run. With two outs, Daniel Cantu gave South Florida a 9-8 lead with an RBI-triple and later scored on a wild pitch to cap the scoring frenzy.
Nelson Rivera had a career-high four hits in the win while Bobby Boser and Travis Sankovich each extended their hitting streaks to five straight.
Wednesday was USF's second win over a Top 15-ranked opponent this season after taking the season opener at home over No. 13 Maryland. The Bulls opened the 2023 slate with five games against ranked foes, and will now turn their attention to a 4-0 FAU team that has dominated both at the plate and on the mound early this year.
USF is 5-0 on the road against FAU and will travel to Boca Raton for the first time since a 19-11 victory on April 22, 2018. The Bulls took two out of three from the Owls in Tampa early in the 2021 campaign.
Pitching Matchup
Friday – RHP Hunter Mink vs. LHP Hunter Cooley
Saturday – LHP Nolan Hudi vs. RHP Jacob Josey
Sunday – RHP Austin Grause vs. RHP Nicholas Del Prado
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 58th season in 2023 under head coach Billy Mohl (sixth season). 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 Bulls were selected in the 2022 MLB Draft. Former 2018 first-round selection, Shane McClanahan, became the program's first-ever MLB All-Star in 2022 and was the starting pitcher for the American League.
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