Bobby Boser recorded his second two-homer game of the season on Tuesday night.
TAMPA (April 11, 2023) – Three different Bulls combined for four home runs on Tuesday night as the University of South Florida (15-19) extended its winning streak to three straight with a 13-2 triumph over Bethune-Cookman University (17-14) at USF Baseball Stadium.
Bobby Boser (Wesley Chapel) tallied his second two-homer game of the season, while Daniel Cantu (Jacksonville) and Nelson Rivera (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) also left the ballpark. Cantu has matched his career high with eight home runs and Rivera circled the bases for the first time this season.
Cantu’s solo homer opened the scoring barrage in the bottom of the first inning on a ball that landed on top of the scoreboard in right-center field and was belted through winds gusting up to 20 MPH.
Cantu went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, recording his second four-hit game of the year. Drew Brutcher went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and matched his season high with three RBI.
South Florida plated at least one run in every inning but the fourth frame. The Bulls led 9-0 after the fifth inning before the Wildcats scored both their runs in the top of the sixth.
Lawson Gailey (Lavonia, Ga.) picked up his second win of the season on the mound with four shutout innings. Austin Grause (Tampa), Tanner Mink (Palm Harbor), Chandler Dorsey (Lakeland) and Caleb Pundsack (Groveland) each made scoreless relief appearances.
Notable
- Gailey is 2-1 with a 1.77 ERA (4 ER/20.1 IP) since moving into the midweek starter role (five appearances).
- T. Mink owns a 1.15 ERA (2 ER/15.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts over his last nine appearances.
- The Bulls’ pitching staff has posted a 3.53 ERA (31 ER/79.0 IP) over the last nine games.
- Cantu has reached base safely in a season-high 16 consecutive ballgames. He is batting .421 (16-for-38) with seven doubles, three homers and 13 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Boser is batting .370 (10-for-27) with four extra-base hits and seven RBI over his last 10 games.
Up Next
The Bulls will leave the Sunshine State for the first time in over a month when they travel to Houston for a three-game conference series on April 14-16.
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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