Bello has monster game for Danbury
TAMPA, July 1, 2019 – With the months heating up and summer collegiate leagues heading into July, a USF baseball sparkplug has a monstrous week.
Summer Ball Bulls
Alex Bello – Danbury Westerners – New England Collegiate Baseball League
Bello had his best week for the Westerners, going 10-for-20 in five games with a double, three home runs, 10 RBI and eight runs. He began the week with a two-hit, two-RBI performance, then followed with his best game of the summer. Bello erupted for a 5-for-5 effort on June 27 with a double, two home runs, four RBI and for runs. He then went 2-for-3 with anther homer, two runs and two RBI on Saturday. He had a run and a RBI on Sunday, as he’s now hitting .269.
Jake Sullivan – Savannah Bananas – Coastal Plain League
Sullivan played in four games last week in his second season with the Bananas. He went 2-for-4 with three RBI on June 26. He had a hit and a run scored on June 27, then added two more RBI and a run the rest of the week. Sullivan has 15 RBI and nine runs this summer.
Julio Cortez – Amsterdam Mohawks – Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
Cortez played in one game last week and has appeared in 15 games so far this summer.
Nick Gonzalez – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Gonzalez played in four games last week, finishing strong with a three-game hitting streak. He combined for four hits, three runs, a homer and two RBI in the final three games. Gonzalez recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the summer on Friday, going 2-for-4 with a run. He had his third home run of the season on Saturday with two RBI.
Riley Hogan – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Hogan played in four games last week and had another strong performance. He went 3-for-5 with a double on June 27, had a hit and a run on June 28, and then went 2-for-4 with a run and four RBI on Friday. Hogan is batting .355 over the last 14 games with five extra-base hits, 14 RBI and eight runs.
Danny Gutcher – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Gutcher has played in seven games and has a double and a walk in 15 at-bats.
Brandon Schrepf – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Schrepf has split time on the mound and at the plate. He has pitched in 10 games and taken at-bats in 10 games.
About USF Baseball
The University of South Florida baseball team is one of the fastest rising programs in the country. The Bulls reached the NCAA Regionals in 2015 for the first time in 13 years and followed that success with a 42-19 record and second NCAA regional trip in three years in 2017. The Bulls continued the success under first-year head coach Billy Mohl in 2018, reaching 36 wins and advancing to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time since 2012, while being ranked in multiple polls for the final two months. USF earned its third NCAA Regional berth in the last four seasons and had six all-conference selections in 2018. The team had four players drafted in the 2018 MLB Draft, including the program’s fourth first rounder, Shane McClanahan. Junior third baseman David Villar was taken in the 11th round after tallying 24 doubles and hitting better than .370, being named first team all-conference and an All-American. The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 13 NCAA appearances.
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