Bobby Boser UConn homer 2024
2
USF USF 23-26, 9-13 AAC
5
Winner UTSA UTSA 28-20, 14-8 AAC
USF USF
23-26, 9-13 AAC
2
Final
5
UTSA UTSA
28-20, 14-8 AAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USF USF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 0
UTSA UTSA 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 5 7 0

W: Quiroga,Ulises (7-1) L: Mink, Hunter (3-6) S: Riojas,Ruger (7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Boser, Brutcher homer in loss at UTSA

Bobby Boser and Drew Brutcher each moved up USF’s all-time home run list.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 10, 2024) – Bobby Boser (Wesley Chapel) and Drew Brutcher (Lakeland) each homered on Friday night at Roadrunner Field, but their solo blasts weren't enough in a 5-2 loss as the University of South Florida Bulls (23-26, 9-13 AAC) fell to the UTSA Roadrunners (28-20, 14-8 AAC).

Boser has homered in three straight games and claimed sole possession of eighth place in program history with his 30th career home run. Brutcher moved into a tie for fifth place all-time with his 39th career homer.

UTSA scored first on Friday night with a run in the bottom of the first inning and the Roadrunners stretched their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth.

Boser's homer run put South Florida on the board in the top of the sixth. His towering shot to the opposite field was directly into the teeth of sustained winds throughout the game that reached gusts of 20mph blowing in from right-center field.

Brutcher's home run in the eighth inning also cut through the wind to slash the UTSA lead to 5-2.

The Bulls put runners on the corners with one out in the top of the ninth, but failed to get any closer to the lead as the Roadrunners claimed the series opener.

USF outhit UTSA, 10-7, and had six extra-base hits to the Roadrunners' one, but the Bulls went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and ran into a pair of outs on the basepaths early in the ballgame.

Notable

  • Boser has homered in three straight games twice this season and leads the team with 11 home runs. He has hit safely in six straight games and is batting .529 (9-for-17) with four homers and a double over his last five games.
  • Brutcher is two home runs away from sole possession of fourth place on the USF career list.
  • John Montes (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) recorded his team-leading 18th multi-hit game of the season. 

Up Next

The Bulls and Roadrunners continue their three-game series on Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m. ET.   

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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