Eric Snow’s first collegiate home run went for a grand slam in Saturday’s setback.
TAMPA (March 4, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls (3-8) faced a six-run deficit on two occasions Saturday afternoon and battled back to make it a two-run game in the four inning, only to see the Northeastern Huskies (7-1) win their second straight at USF Baseball Stadium, 13-8.
Freshman Eric Snow (Forsyth, Ga.) recorded his first collegiate home run in the loss for South Florida, a grand slam in the fourth inning to cut the Northeastern lead to 8-6 at the time. Snow finished the day 3-for-4 with a walk and a career-high six RBI.
Northeastern led 6-0 after the top of the second inning before the Bulls got on the board in the bottom half of the frame. Jackson Mayo (St. Johns) and Snow tallied back-to-back two-out doubles to drive in runs and cut the USF deficit to 6-2.
The Huskies went up by six runs once again in the top of the fourth, 8-2, ahead of Snow’s slam in the bottom of the fourth.
Northeastern scored in all but three innings on Saturday and reached double digits on the scoreboard for the second straight game in Tampa.
John Montes (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) finished the game 2-for-2 with a walk, HBP, RBI and a pair of runs scored. Mayo went 3-for-5 for his third multi-hit game of the season.
Notable
- Snow’s six RBI are the most for a Bull since Julio Cortez on May 3, 2019 at Memphis.
- Montes has hit safely in six straight games, including five multi-hit affairs.
- Drew Brutcher (Lakeland) extended his hitting streak to seven games.
- Bobby Boser (Wesley Chapel) went 1-for-4 with a walk and has reached base safely in all 11 games this season.
- Caleb Pundsack (Groveland) was the lone USF pitcher on the day to have a scoreless appearance, giving the Bulls 2.0 IP with a pair of strikeouts.
Up Next
The Bulls and Huskies wrap up their three-game weekend series on Sunday, March 5 at 1 p.m.
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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