Bulls will face the Eagles for the first time since 1988
Game Details: Friday-Sunday, Feb. 21-23, Times: 4:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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TAMPA, FEB. 20, 2025 – University of South Florida baseball (2-2; 0-0 AAC) will hit the road for the first time in the 2025 season this weekend with a three-game series at Georgia Southern (3-1; 0-0 Sun Belt). First pitch of the opener on Friday is set for 4:00 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPN+.
The Bulls head to Georgia Southern following a 6-2 loss to No. 9 Florida State on Tuesday before a sellout crowd at USF Baseball Stadium. USF will duplicate its 2025 season-opening series pitching rotation, sending Corey Braun (Friday), James Hill (Saturday) and Jorge DeCardenas (Sunday) to the mound.
USF opened their 60th season, and first under Mitch Hannahs, with a series win over Iowa. The Bulls won the opener 5-4 over the Hawkeyes last Friday. Iowa took the second game 8-2. In the series finale, USF took a first inning lead for the third straight game and clinched the series with a 9-5 win.
Setting The Stage:
The series in Statesboro, Ga. will be the Bulls only road series in the next month and the only road non-conference series of the season. The Bulls will also play a road date at FGCU on March 5. USF has upcoming home series vs. UCF (Feb. 28-March 2), Villanova (March 7-9) and Maryland (March 14-16) and mid-week home dates vs. FIU (Feb. 25) and FGCU (March 18) before opening conference play on March 21 with a three-game series at UAB.
Series History:
The Bulls and Eagles have only met twice, with the Bulls the winner in both contests. The first meeting came on May 11, 1980, in the Sunbelt Conference Tournament, an 8-2 USF win. The Bulls won the most recent meeting 12-8 on March 14, 1988, on the Eagles home field in Statesboro, Ga.
Note-A-Bull:
Against Florida State, USF starter Bryce Archie pitched three scoreless innings, giving up three hits while striking out four with one walk. Archie recorded strike outs with runners on base to end the second and third innings.
Ryan Pruitt continued his hot start to the season against the Seminoles. Pruitt drove in the Bulls only run, his team-high sixth RBI of the season. Pruitt was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll after he went 5-for-9 (.556) with two home runs, including a grand slam with five RBI in the opening series.
Hannahs at the Helm:
Mitch Hannahs was named South Florida’s eighth head coach in program history on June 8, 2024, after compiling 355 wins over 11 seasons at Indiana State. The 2023 ABCA NCAA DI Midwest Region Coach of the Year guided the Sycamores to six conference titles and five NCAA Regionals, guiding ISU to a spot in the 2023 NCAA Super Regional. He takes over a USF team that went 26-29 last year and features 24 new players.
60th Year of USF Baseball:
The South Florida Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and will enter its 60th campaign in 2025. The Bulls have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and earned their first-ever Super Regional berth in 2021. USF has won 11 conference titles – five tournament titles (3 Sun Belt, 1 Metro and 1 American) and six regular season championships (3 Sun Belt, 2 Metro and 1 C-USA). Bulls baseball players have been recognized with All-America honors 12 times and 19 Bulls have earned Freshman All-America accolades.
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About USF Baseball
The South Florida Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and will enter its 60th campaign in 2025. Mitch Hannahs was named South Florida’s eighth head coach in program history on June 8, 2024, after compiling 355 wins over 11 seasons at Indiana State. The 2023 ABCA NCAA DI Midwest Region Coach of the Year guided the Sycamores to six conference titles and five NCAA Regionals. The Bulls have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and earned their first-ever Super Regional berth in 2021. 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 and 19 Bulls have earned Freshman All-America accolades. USF has had 131 MLB Draft Picks. Former 2018 first-round draft pick, Shane McClanahan, is a two-time MLB All-Star.
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