MEMPHIS, Tenn, APRIL 6, 2025- The University of South Florida baseball team (19-10; 7-1 AAC) fell to the Memphis Tigers (12-19; 1-8 AAC) on Sunday afternoon. The Bulls fell with a final of 13-8.
 
The Bulls opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly from Jackson Mayo after a walk from Bradke Lohry and a double from Sebastian Greico. Memphis answered with three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
 
South Florida plated four runs in the second inning to regain the lead. Carlos Jacome hit his third home run of the season to start the inning. After Matthew Buffington and Greico earned walks, they crossed the plate on a home run by Mayo. The Bulls scored two more runs on an RBI single from Marcus Brodil.
 
Memphis completed the comeback win, scoring seven runs in the last two innings.
 
The Bulls sent seven pitchers to the mound. James Hill and Lex Sanchez led with two strikeouts a piece.  
 
Key Stats:

• Rafael Betancourt set a season-high of five hits. He finished 5-for-5 with one run and one RBI.   
• Five Bulls had a multi-hit performance.
• Brodil, Mayo, and Rose have produced a multi-hit performance in back-to-back games.

 
Notables:

• Jackson Mayo hit his 27^th home run of his career. He is two away from breaking into the top 10 in program history and tying Scott Hemond and Bob Ribinski.
• Marcus Brodil has reached base in nine straight games. He leads the team in conference play.

 
Up Next:
South Florida will return home for a midweek matchup with the Stetson Hatters on Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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About USF Baseball
The South Florida Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and will enter its 60th campaign in 2025. Mitch Hannahs was named South Florida's eighth head coach in program history on June 8, 2024, after compiling 355 wins over 11 seasons at Indiana State. The 2023 ABCA NCAA DI Midwest Region Coach of the Year guided the Sycamores to six conference titles and five NCAA Regionals. The Bulls have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and earned their first-ever Super Regional berth in 2021. 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, and 19 Bulls have earned Freshman All-America accolades. USF has had 131 MLB Draft Picks. Former 2018 first-round draft pick Shane McClanahan is a two-time MLB All-Star.
 
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