GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida Bulls (10-6) vs. UNC Greensboro (9-7)
SCHEDULE: Friday, March 15 – 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, March 16 – 2 p.m. | Sunday, March 17 – 1 p.m.
BALLPARK: Red McEwen Field at USF Baseball Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
ALL-TIME SERIES: First Meetings
TV: ESPN+
LISTEN: Bulls Unlimited
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFBaseball
GAME NOTES: Here
TICKETS: Purchase
TAMPA (March 14, 2024) – The University of South Florida Bulls will wrap up a seven-game homestand with a three-game weekend series against the UNC Greensboro Spartans on March 15-17.
South Florida has won six of its last eight games overall and is 7-3 at home this season. USF has won two of its last three weekend series.
The Bulls are coming off a 16-6 (7 inning) win over Maine on Wednesday night. It marked the eighth time this season in 16 total games that USF has scored 10 or more runs. UNCG is coming off an impressive road win at No. 13 NC State on Tuesday, 18-3. The Spartans also have a 4-3 win over then-No. 1 Wake Forest on their resume back in February.
USF has been scoring in bunches as of late, particularly late in games, as the Bulls are outscoring opponents 45-19 in the seventh inning or later this season.
Prior to Wednesday's game, head coach Billy Mohl announced that Bobby Boser suffered a hand injury late in the game last Sunday and will miss a significant amount of time. There is hope Boser will return later this season. Boser was named the AAC Player of the Week on Monday and the NCBWA National Hitter of the Week on Tuesday before the news broke.
The Bulls enter the weekend with 32 stolen bases and are nearing last season's total of 39 steals.
Drew Brutcher comes into the weekend leading the NCAA in walks (25). The slugger ranks sixth all-time in program history in home runs (36) and is nine free passes away from cracking the all-time career walk list.
John Montes has been one of the hottest hitters for USF and enters the weekend leading the team in batting average (.421) and doubles (7). Montes is batting .500 (9-for-18) with three doubles over the last five games.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Friday – RHP Hunter Mink (1-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Hunter Shuey (2-0, 5.59 ERA)
Saturday – RHP Jack Cebert (1-1, 5.12 ERA) vs. RHP Jay Miller (0-1, 5.23 ERA)
Sunday – TBD vs. RHP Rob Ready (1-0, 3.26 ERA)
Double Play Passes, which include one ticket to every home baseball and softball game, can be purchased now for $99. Group and single game tickets are also on sale and can be purchased here or by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls.
About USF Baseball
The USF Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and is entering its 59th season in 2024 under head coach Billy Mohl (seventh 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 19 have earned Freshman All-America accolades, most recently Eric Snow in 2023. 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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