Covering four teams and four states, eight Bulls will continue playing over the next two months
TAMPA, May 30, 2019 – Eight members of the USF baseball team will be competing in various collegiate summer ball leagues until August.
Covering three leagues and four teams from four different states, the Bulls competing will get a chance to hone their skills prior to returning to campus for the fall.
Summer Ball Bulls
Alex Bello – Danbury Westerners – New England Collegiate Baseball League
Jake Sullivan – Savannah Bananas – Coastal Plain League
Julio Cortez – Amsterdam Mohawks – Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
Dylan Buck – Amsterdam Mohawks – Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
Nick Gonzalez – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Danny Gutcher – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Brandon Schrepf – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Riley Hogan – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Summer Ball Nota-Bulls
- Sullivan played for the Bananas in the summer of 2018 and hit .336 with 25 RBI and 22 runs.
- The Pilots and Bananas begin their seasons Thursday, playing games into August.
- The Mohawks also begin the year Thursday and have regular-season games running through July.
- The Westerners open the summer slate on June 5 and compete into August.
Follow the baseball team on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information.
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.
– #GoBulls –
Patrick Puzzo
Assistant Director of Communications
University of South Florida Athletics
GoUSFBulls.com
Twitter: @USFBaseball | @USFVolleyball | @USFSailingTeam
