GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida Bulls (16-21, 5-4 AAC) at University of North Florida Ospreys (19-16, 7-8 ASUN)
SCHEDULE: Tuesday, April 18 – 6:05 p.m.
BALLPARK: Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium | Jacksonville, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: UNF leads, 14-10
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
GAME NOTES: South Florida | North Florida
2023 MEDIA GUIDE: View
TAMPA (April 17, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls conclude a four-game road swing with non-conference action at North Florida on Tuesday, April 18. Following the midweek tilt, the Bulls will open a season-long seven-game homestand.
South Florida is looking to snap a six-game skid to North Florida. Five of those losses have come by three runs or fewer. Three of the decisions have been one-run ballgames, including three of the last four, and a 5-4 10-inning loss to UNF in Tampa on April 4th.
Bobby Boser and Jack Cebert were named to this week's American Athletic Conference Honor Roll. Boser belted five home runs and hit .438 with eight RBI and eight runs scored over four games last week. Cebert logged a career-best 7.1 IP and turned in his fourth quality start of the season on Sunday at Houston in USF 13-2 victory.
USF has scored at least 10 runs in four of its last six games, and is averaging 10.1 runs per game on offense in that span. Along with Boser, Drew Brutcher has been red-hot at the plate. Brutcher batted .556 (5-for-9) with five walks and three homers during the Houston series. He is batting .417 (15-for-36) with four doubles, four homers and 11 RBI over his last 10 games.
Brutcher homered in each game of the Houston series to become the first Bull with a home run in three consecutive games since he did so during his freshman campaign against Stetson in 2021. Brutcher enters the week tied for 10th all-time in program history for career home runs (27).
Daniel Cantu has been another bat leading the offense this season and has already set new career highs in doubles (12) and homers (9), while matching career highs in hits (49) and RBI (36).
True freshman Eric Snow enters the week with a team-best .341 batting average.
Probable Pitching Matchup
Tuesday – LHP Nolan Hudi (1-2, 5.59 ERA) vs. RHP Will Ohme (1-1, 7.11)
Up Next
The Bulls resume conference play and open a seven-game homestand against UCF in their final War On I-4 series. The three-game set begins on Friday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. at USF Baseball Stadium in Tampa.
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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