Bobby Boser hit his third home run of the season in a 15-3 loss on Friday night.
TAMPA (March 3, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls (3-7) opened a three-game weekend series with a 15-3 loss in seven innings to Northeastern University (6-1) on Friday night at USF Baseball Stadium.
Bobby Boser (Wesley Chapel) got the scoring started with his third home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning. The lead was short-lived, however, as Northeastern knotted the score at 1-1 in the top of the second.
The Huskies added four runs in the fourth to stretch their lead to 5-1. The Bulls slashed their deficit to 5-3 with an RBI-double by John Montes (Tao Alto, Puerto Rico) in the bottom of the fourth and an RBI-single by Drew Brutcher (Lakeland) in the fifth.
Northeastern blew the game open with six runs in the sixth with a pair of home runs which included five unearned runs crossing the plate. The Huskies tacked on four more runs in the seventh inning to account for the final score.
Notable
- Boser extended his streak of reaching base safely to 10 straight games.
- Brutcher (6 games) and Montes (5) each extended their hitting streaks.
Up Next
The Bulls and Huskies continued their series on Saturday, March 4. First pitch has been moved to 12 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather.
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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