GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida Bulls (8-14) vs. VCU Rams (10-11)
SCHEDULE: Friday, March 24 – 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, March 25 – 2 p.m. | Sunday, March 26 – 1 p.m.
BALLPARK: Red McEwen Field at USF Baseball Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: VCU leads, 8-7
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: Bulls Unlimited (TuneIn app)
LIVE STATS: Here
TICKETS: Purchase
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
GAME NOTES: USF | VCU
2023 MEDIA GUIDE: View
TAMPA (March 23, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls host the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams for the first time since the teams were both members of the Metro League in 1995. The Bulls and Rams also spent time together previously in the Sun Belt. The weekend set will be South Florida's final non-conference series.
USF most recently dropped its midweek tilt at No. 19 FGCU on Tuesday where the Bulls faced their seventh Top 25 opponent of the year. Prior to that, the Bulls earned their first weekend series win of the year against Army on March 17-19.
VCU posted a 42-20 record in 2022 where the Rams came one win away from a Super Regional berth. VCU is one of six teams on USF's schedule this season that reached an NCAA Regional.
Drew Brutcher enters the weekend riding a five-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 18 consecutive games. Travis Sankovich has reached base safely in nine straight ballgames and freshman Eric Snow owns a seven-game hitting streak. Fellow freshman Rafael Betancourt has been on a tear at the plate since making his collegiate debut last week.
Pitching Matchups
Friday – LHP Ethan Brown (0-2, 4.91 ERA) vs. LHP Christian Gordon (2-1, 3.92 ERA)
Saturday – RHP Hunter Mink (3-2, 7.04 ERA) vs. RHP Zachary Peters (1-1, 3.52 ERA)
Sunday – RHP Jack Cebert (1-1, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Mason Delane (2-2, 5.06 ERA)
Up Next
The Bulls next four games will all be on the road beginning with a non-conference tilt at Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday, March 28. USF will then travel to UCF on March 31-April 2 for the start of conference play.
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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