GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida Bulls (10-16) at University of Central Florida Knights (16-9)
SCHEDULE: Friday, March 31 – 6 p.m. | Saturday, April 1 – 6 p.m. | Sunday, April 2 – 1 p.m.
BALLPARK: John Euliano Park | Orlando, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: USF leads, 81-78
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: Bulls Unlimited (TuneIn app)
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
GAME NOTES: USF | UCF
2023 MEDIA GUIDE: View
ORLANDO (March 31, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls wrap up a four-game road swing with their first AAC action of the season, a three-game weekend series at UCF.
South Florida has won two of its last three games overall while averaging 11 runs on offense, while UCF has dropped three straight and four of its last five overall.
The Knights the three-game series in Orlando in 2023 and the Bulls won two of three in Tampa later in the season.
Daniel Cantu is hitting .643 (9-for-14) with five doubles, a home run and 12 RBI over his last three games. Cantu has recorded a career-high five RBI twice in the last three games. He leads USF with 25 RBI this season.
Former UCF Knight John Montes leads the Bulls in batting average (.333) and home runs (6), and ranks second in RBI (19). Montes has hit safely in 16 of his last 21 games with 11 multi-hit efforts. He has three doubles, four homers and 12 RBI over his last 10 games.
Drew Brutcher enters the weekend riding a nine-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 22 consecutive ballgames. Brutcher is batting .371 over his last 10 games.
Freshman Eric Snow owns an 11-game hitting streak and is batting .375 with a homer and seven RBI over his last 10 games. Fellow rookie Rafael Betancourt has been a mainstay in the lineup since making his debut on March 14th and is batting .351 over his first 10 collegiate games.
Pitching Matchup
Friday – LHP Ethan Brown (0-2, 4.82 ERA) vs. RHP Ruddy Gomez (4-0, 2.89)
Saturday – RHP Hunter Mink (4-2, 5.59) vs. LHP Jacob Marlowe (3-2, 4.23)
Sunday – RHP Jack Cebert (1-1, 5.04) vs. RHP Dom Stagliano (4-1, 5.17)
Up Next
The Bulls return to Tampa for a four-game homestand beginning against UNF on Tuesday, April 4.
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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