Jack Jasiak matched a career high with 12 strikeouts Friday night against Brown University.
TAMPA (March 4, 2022) – Redshirt sophomore Jack Jasiak (Spring Hill) matched a career high with 12 strikeouts Friday night in a 3-0 victory for the University of South Florida (6-3) over Brown University (1-3) at USF Baseball Stadium.
Hunter Mink (Palm Harbor) did not allow a hit in relief over the final two innings to secure his second save of the season and struck out four Brown Bears.
Jasiak (1-0) set the tone with immaculate inning – nine pitches for three strikeouts – in the top of the first and was in command from there. The only blip was a leadoff triple for the Bears in the fourth frame, followed by a walk two batters later, but Jasiak escaped the jam.
The right-handed allowed just three baserunners (two hits and one walk) over 7.0 IP in his third quality start in as many outings this season.
A sacrifice fly by Joaquin Monque (Weston) staked Jasiak to a 1-0 lead in the second inning, which was more than enough, but the South Florida offense tacked on two more insurance runs in the fifth.
Carmine Lane (Lake Placid) launched his team-leading third home run to left in the fifth frame and Nelson Rivera (Toa Alton, Puerto Rico) added a two-out RBI-single.
Notable
- The USF pitching staff has recorded two shutouts in its last three games and only surrendered one run in that span.
- The Bulls own a 1.17 ERA (7 ER/53.2 IP) with 59 strikeouts over the last six games.
- The pitching staff has allowed three runs or fewer in six straight games for the first time since March 19-26, 2017.
- Jasiak recorded double-digit strikeouts for the fourth time in his career.
- Jasiak now has 17 quality starts over 23 career outings.
- Lane extended his hitting streak to nine straight to begin the season and leads USF with 13 RBI.
- Daniel Cantu (Jacksonville) went 2-for-4 with a run scored on Friday night.
- The matchup between South Florida and Brown was just the second all-time, and first since 1984.
Up Next
The Bulls continue their three-game weekend series with Brown on Saturday. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. in Tampa.
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About USF Baseball
The USF Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and is entering its 57th season in 2022. Head coach Billy Mohl is entering his fifth season at the helm. 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 players were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, including the program’s fourth first-round selection in pitcher Shane McClanahan, who made his Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series and was the Rays’ postseason game one starter in 2021.
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