The Bulls have won six straight and nine of their last 10 games.
TAMPA (March 29, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls (18-7) recorded their eighth multi-homer game of the season and got strong work from nine different pitchers on Tuesday night in a 13-2 victory over Bethune-Cookman (10-14). South Florida will enter American Athletic Conference play this weekend riding a six-game winning streak and possession the best record in the league.
The Bulls have won nine of their last 10 games and are 11-2 over their last 13. Tuesday’s triumph marked the fifth time this season USF has hit at least three home runs in a game.
Bethune-Cookman scored first in the ballgame with a run in the top of the first, only to see South Florida answer with four runs in the bottom of the frame.
Jackson Mayo (St. Johns) connected on the first big fly of the night in the third inning, a solo shot for his fifth of the year, and Daniel Cantu (Jacksonville) followed two batters later with a two-run homer. Cantu finished the game with a career-high four RBI.
Bobby Boser (Wesley Chapel) tallied the Bulls’ third homer of the night, and second of his career, in the sixth inning to cap a four-run frame. Boser nearly homered three pitches earlier in the at-bat but his towering blast down the left field line hooked foul before he straightened one out for a three-run shot to left-center field.
On the mound, Tyler Dietz (Trinity) picked up his first win and was one of seven USF pitchers to recorded a scoreless frame as a different Bull toed the rubber each inning. Joey Volini (Tampa) made his collegiate debut and struck out a pair of batters.
Notable
- Drew Brutcher (Lakeland) went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and has reached base safely in all 25 games this season.
- Nelson Rivera (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and has reached base safely in 12 straight.
- Nick Gonzalez (Tampa) went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and is batting .421 over his last 10 games.
- Roberto Peña (Caracas, Venezuela), the reigning AAC Player of the Week, reached base twice and drove in a pair of runs.
- Austin Grause (Tampa) & Tommy Groom (Orlando) have combined to allow just one earned run over 13.0 IP in relief this season.
- Ethan Brown (Winter Gardens) struck out the side in his inning of work in the sixth.
Up Next
The Bulls open AAC play this weekend with a three-game series at UCF in Orlando. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on Friday, April 1.
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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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