Bobby Boser tallied his second career two-homer game with a career-high seven RBI.
JACKSONVILLE (March 5, 2024) – Bobby Boser (Wesley Chapel) launched a pair of home runs and collected a career-best seven RBI on Tuesday afternoon as the University of South Florida Bulls (6-5) run-ruled the UNF Ospreys (7-4) in eight innings. Boser’s second homer of the day capped a 12-run eighth inning for South Florida. His first home run of the game measured an estimated 470 feet.
The 12-run outburst began with the game tied at 5-5 in the top of the eighth. USF overcame a 3-0 deficit after three innings to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth. UNF answered back in the bottom of the fifth inning to regain a 5-4 lead. The Bulls tied things up with a single run in the seventh frame before the flood gates opened.
South Florida sent 17 batters to the plate in the eighth inning, collected seven hits and seven walks, against five different UNF pitchers.
John Montes (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) logged a career-high four hits and drove in three runs.
On the mound, Lawson Gailey (Lavonia, Ga.) made his season debut on a limited pitch count and the Bulls got strong relief outings from Adan Longoria (Plant City) and Nick Pineda (Davie). Pineda was credited with the win, tossing two shutout innings in his USF debut.
Notable
- Boser’s seven RBI match that of Rafael Betancourt (Deltona) on Feb. 23, 2024 vs. Marist. Prior to that a Bull hadn’t recorded seven or more RBI in a game since 2015.
- Boser now has 23 career home runs and is five away from 10th place on USF’s all-time program leaderboard.
- South Florida’s offense has lit up the scoreboard for 10 or more runs in a game five times already this season.
- Drew Brutcher (Lakeland) recorded three walks and scored three times on Tuesday. The senior has a team-high 17 walks and has been walked three times in a game five times in his career.
- Brutcher has reached base safely in all 11 games this season.
- Junior transfer Kohl Robertson (Land O’Lakes) made his first USF start and drew a pair of walks with one RBI.
- Freshman Dawson Mock (Mayo) tallied his first collegiate hit in a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth inning.
- Freshman Corey Kling (Delray Beach) recorded the final two outs of the game in his first collegiate outing.
Up Next
The Bulls conclude their two-game road trip at Jacksonville University on Wednesday, March 6 at 2 p.m.
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About USF Baseball
The USF Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and is entering its 59th season in 2024 under head coach Billy Mohl (seventh 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 19 have earned Freshman All-America accolades, most recently Eric Snow in 2023. 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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