The Bulls set a season-high of 17 hits.
BIRMINGHAM, AL., MARCH 22, 2025 – University of South Florida baseball (12-9; 1-1 AAC) set a season-high of 17 hits in the 12-4 win over the UAB Blazers (15-8; 1-1 AAC) to even the series on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls handed the Blazers their first loss at Regions Field.
Ryan Pruitt wasted no time getting the Bulls on the board with a lead-off home run off UAB’s Colin Daniel. Matt Rose and Sebastian Greico got on base with a single and double. Rafael Betancourt added to the Bull’s lead with an RBI single.
Marcus Brodil’s two-RBI single gave South Florida the 5-0 lead. Carlos Jacome hit a sacrifice fly to close out the Bulls scoring in the first inning.
UAB cut South Florida’s lead to four with a two-run home run in the third inning. The Blazers added one run in the fourth inning.
After five scoreless innings, Greico added to the Bulls lead, sending a ball over the right field for his seventh home run of the season.
The Bulls did not let up on the Blazers, plating five more runs in the ninth inning. With the bases loaded with no outs, Brodil hit an RBI groundout to the second basemen for the Bull’s eighth run. Trippel’s hit-by-pitch loaded the bases again for South Florida, this time with one out. Jacome’s second hit of the day batted in his second run of the game.
A Blazer’s balk and a sacrifice fly scored two more runs for the Bulls, giving them the 11-4 lead. Matt Rose hit an RBI single for South Florida’s final run of the game. RHP Landen Yorek pitched the final two innings. In the ninth, he allowed one walk but held the Blazers scoreless, earning his second win of the season.
RHP Brandon Keyster earned his second start of the season. He pitched 2.1 innings and struck out two batters. RHP Bryce Archie came in from the bullpen and threw 4.2 innings, allowing four hits and striking out three. Archie earned his second win of the season.
Key Stats:
- Pruitt has hit two lead-off home runs in a week. His last was on March 15 in a 2-1 win against Maryland.
- The Bulls set a season-high of six runs scored in a single inning.
- South Florida set a season-high of 17 hits today.
- The Bulls are 1-0 in the full SoFlo uniforms and 2-0 in the SoFlo tops.
- South Florida handed UAB their first loss at Regions Field.
- Three Bulls had a multi-RBI game.
Notables:
- The six runs in the first inning are the most the Bulls have scored in a single inning all season. They have scored five runs in an inning five times.
- The Bulls posted 11 hits against UAB starter Colin Daniel. It is the most Daniel has allowed this season.
- South Florida matched a season-high of 15 hits in a game. The last time was against Villanova on March 8.
- Marcus Brodil set a season-high of three RBI in the game.
- Five Bulls had a multi-hit performance, with Lance Trippel leading the way with three hits. He went 3-for-4 with one run.
- Every Bulls scored a run in the game with Sebastian Greico and Jackson Mayo leading with two.
Up Next:
South Florida and UAB will play a rubber match tomorrow in the series. The first pitch is scheduled for a 2 p.m. (ET) start. The game can be streamed on ESPN+.
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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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