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Bulls Dominate Sunday; Complete Sweep of Harvard

USF extended its winning streak to 18 games

 

TAMPA, MARCH. 19, 2017 – The University of South Florida baseball came alive offensively with a six-run third to take an 8-0 lead into the fourth, as the pitching allowed just five combined hits to help extend the winning streak to 18 with Sunday’s 14-2 win over Harvard.

After scoring runs in the first and second innings, the Bulls (19-1) loaded the bases with one gone in the third inning. A single brought in another run to make it 3-0, as the bags were still juiced. Junior David Villar (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) stepped into the box and lofted a 2-0 count over the right field fence and off the scoreboard for a grand slam to blow the game open, making it 7-0.

The Crimson plated runs in the fourth and sixth innings, but USF responded with four more in the bottom of the sixth to make it 12-2. The hosts would score two in the eighth to secure its largest margin of victory this year, 14-2.

Key Stats

• Villar went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a personal-best five RBI.
• Sophomore Coco Montes (Miami) went 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
• Junior Duke Stunkel Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), sophomore Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) and classmate Tyler Dietrich (Naples, Fla.) all had two hits apiece with a combined four runs scored and three RBI.
• Freshman Collin Sullivan (Randolph, Mass.) walked four, but gave up just one hit in his first career start, going 2.0 innings.
• Classmate Noah Yager (Davie, Fla.) logged three inning, gave up just one run and struck out three, as he earned his third victory of the season.

Notables

• The Bulls’ 18-game winning streak is the second longest in program history and the second-longest active streak in the nation, behind Missouri and Louisville.
• The Bulls tallied at least 13 hits for the seventh time in the last nine games and plated double-digit men for the fifth time this season.
• Villar’s grand slam was the first for USF since April 14, 2015 when senior Luke Borders (Winter Park, Fla.) did so against Stetson.
• The aforementioned Borders went 1-for-2 with a run, a RBI and two walks. He has reached base safely in all 20 games this season.
• The USF bullpen pitched perfect seventh, eighth and ninth innings with five combined strikeouts.

 

Up Next

The Bulls conclude their 17-game homestand with the first of five games this week when they host North Florida Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m.         

[Brad]

[CousinRicky]

We were at today's game for about the first 5 innings. What a gorgeous day for baseball.  Villar's slam to the opposite field was a line drive - didn't seem to need help from the wind blowing out that way.  Left early to catch up on the NCAA games I was recording.

[DELdaBull]

If we can only get one more sport into this winning thing we may have an athletics program

[206BULL]

24 minutes ago, DELdaBull said:

If we can only get one more sport into this winning thing we may have an athletics program

At this point I'd take a middle of the pack .500 team in that sport. 

[Rizman]

Spank fest of the harvardites  

[NewEnglandBull]

Only two teams we have beat have a winning record. Looking forward to the next seven days as this will tell us a lot. 

[JTrue]

I was just scrolling through the RPI list. I didn't realize FAMU was having a good year, so far. I was sort of overlooking them net weekend.

[bullsbucsfan426]

Harvard's baseball players are returning to Boston with their butts turned crimson from all the hits we had off them this weekend. 

It's been a very long home stand. We haven't been away from home in weeks. Even FGCU isn't that far away, which you appreciate on the second day of a back to back. I hope they're ready to be tested again, great opportunity to move up in the RPI this week if we can take at least 4 of 5.