Riley Hogan, Nick Gonzalez and Jake Sullivan all help lead their teams to the postseason
TAMPA, AUG. 6, 2019 – Summer collegiate baseball seasons for the remaining USF baseball players end with a pair of playoff appearances.
Summer Ball Bulls
Alex Bello – Danbury Westerners – New England Collegiate Baseball League
Bello’s summer came to an end last week. He finished with 20 runs, 20 RBI and six homers in 35 games for the Westerners. One of the highlights of his summer was on July 25, when he smashed two home runs and had six RBI.
Jake Sullivan – Savannah Bananas – Coastal Plain League
Sullivan and the Bananas made the playoffs of the Coastal Plain League, but were eliminated on Sunday. He hit safely in six of the final seven games he played in. Sullivan had a hit, a run and two RBI on July 29. He hit a double in each of the next two games of the week, then had two runs on Aug. 1. Sullivan ended the summer scoring another run on Saturday. He finished the season with 24 RBI and 21 runs in 38 games.
Riley Hogan – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Hogan extended his latest hit streak to seven games, going 7-for-20 (.350) last week. He went 2-for-5 with a run, a double and two RBI on July 29. He had two more RBI the next day and another double on Aug. 1. Hogan hit a home run and had two hits with two RBI on Aug. 2, then had a triple, a run and a RBI on Saturday. He helped lead the Pilots into the playoffs with a 27-25 record. Hogan led the league with a .389 average on the year, adding four home runs, 47 RBI, 35 runs and 14 doubles.
Nick Gonzalez – Peninsula Pilots – Coastal Plain League
Gonzalez returned to regular action last week, playing in four games. He went 2-for-4 on July 29 with a double, three runs and four RBI. He had a hit and scored a run in each of the next two games, adding a RBI on Aug. 1. Gonzalez finished with 23 runs and 21 RBI in 41 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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