GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida Bulls (9-16) at Bethune-Cookman University (14-10)
SCHEDULE: Tuesday, March 28 – 6 p.m.
BALLPARK: Jackie Robinson Ballpark | Daytona Beach, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: USF leads, 63-17
TV: YouTube
RADIO: Bulls Unlimited (TuneIn app)
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
GAME NOTES: USF
2023 MEDIA GUIDE: View
DAYTONA BEACH (March 28, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls begin a four-game road swing at Bethune-Cookman University on Tuesday evening. The teams will face off again later this season in Tampa on April 11th.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats have won five straight games overall entering the week and are 14-5 at home this season. South Florida has won five straight matchups in the series with Tuesday marking the 81st meeting between the teams. USF has won 11 of the last 14 matchups overall. During their five-game winning streak in the series, the Bulls have outscored the Wildcats, 53-12. USF has also won two in Daytona Beach. Bethune-Cookman's last win in the series came during the 2017 Gainesville Regional.
John Montes enters the week as USF's offensive leader in batting average (.315) and homers (6) while ranking second in RBI (19). Montes has hit safely in 15 of his last 20 games (10 multi-hit efforts). He has two doubles, five homers and 13 RBI over his last 10 games.
Daniel Cantu ranks second on the team in homers (5) and is USF's RBI leader (20). Cantu batted .438 (7-for-16) with three homers, a homer and seven RBI over the weekend against VCU, including a career-high five RBI on Saturday.
Eric Snow is riding a 10-game hitting streak and batting .357 (15-for-42) over that stretch with a homer and seven RBI. Drew Brutcher has reached base safely in 21 consecutive ballgames and is riding an eight-game hitting streak.
Pitching Matchup
TBA (USF) vs. LHP Alec Mendez (BCU)
Up Next
The Bulls open conference play at UCF on March 31-April 2 in Orlando.
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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