GoUSFBulls.com Offense Erupts as Bulls Stomp out Gators Tuesday

[NCBull]

4 minutes ago, Bull Daly said:

Got a little fine print in tb times. They dropped a bomb on me!!!

Ooo, we made the fine print, nice!

[Mama_Bull]

USF baseball Is gaining more recognition every day:

D1 Digest: Tuesday, May 9

ROUNDUP D1 Baseball Staff - May 10, 

Team of the day: South Florida

The Bulls entered the week in the running for a regional host site, and Mark Kingston’s club received a much-needed shot in the arm with a 15-10 road win over Florida. USF starting pitcher D.J. Roberts put together a solid start, allowing three runs — two earned — on six hits in seven innings, while the offense led the charge with first baseman Joe Genord smacking a pair of homers, while Luke Borders hit a home run and Coco Montes collected a pair of hits.

So, what does this win do for the Bulls? USF is now up to 19 in the RPI with a 38-10 overall record, 7-1 mark vs. RPI Top 50 and 19-8 mark vs. RPI Top 100. Take care of business this weekend and you could see the Bulls move in as a host sooner rather than later.

https://d1baseball.com/roundup/d1-digest-tuesday-may-9/

 

And, this article on the NCAA baseball site was written just BEFORE USF beat UF:

 

College baseball: Five unheralded teams that could make noise in June

Ryan Cooper | NCAA.com

 

 

Last Updated - May 9, 2017 13:49 EDT

 

South Florida

USF has built a nice resume out of the American Athletic Conference, taking on the best its schedule has to offer and coming out looking great. A non-conference win at Florida State. Sweeps of Central Florida and East Carolina. A series win against Houston. They might not be playing a grueling ACC or SEC schedule, but the Bulls have really impressed, and their top-25 RPI ranking supports that.

 

South Florida Athletics

Freshman Shane McClanahan is part of a trio of very talented Bulls pitchers.

Kevin Merrell is a monster at the top of the lineup, hitting over .400 and supplying a great mix of pop (.636 slugging percentage) and speed (17 steals). They have three starting pitchers who head coach Mark Kingston can trust to give him a quality start more often than not in Phoenix Sanders (2.99 ERA), Peter Strzelecki (2.62) and Shane McClanahan (3.22). Kingston also has a major weapon in the bullpen in Ryan Valdes, who often comes in when starters show some signs of shakiness and piles up innings. Because of that, Valdes sports an amazing 9-0 record.

 

USF isn't a team with many holes to exploit, ranking in the upper quadrant of just about every meaningful statistic. Perhaps a lack of consistent power (131st in home runs per game) or speed (153rd in steals per game), but it makes up for it with solid at-bats up and down the lineup and a lockdown pitching staff that ranks sixth with a 2.75 ERA.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2017-05-08/college-baseball-five-unheralded-teams-could-make-noise-june

[Mama_Bull]

 

Baseball America takes notice:

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1. Baseball America‏Verified account @BaseballAmerica  19m19 minutes 

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: BULLS WALK OVER GATORS IN GAINESVILLE
May 10, 2017 By Vince Lara-Cinisomo

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/college-roundup-bulls-walk-gators-gainesville/#dbMHdc6sVruHoWmE.97

 

 

[BrassBulls12]

Huge game by DJ, cant overstate how much him going 7 helped us moving forward and doing in style. 

[OcalaBull2]

Was at the game, and the USF crowd that was there was great.  Got a few dirty looks and was also told that I can be shown the parking lot by some lizard fans who didn't like me cheering by them.  GO BULLS!

[DELdaBull]

That was sweet

[raptorcj]

2 hours ago, ajc1228 said:

Huge game by DJ, cant overstate how much him going 7 helped us moving forward and doing in style. 

Dang, DJ's dominating baseball too?

[jchem1995]

2 hours ago, OcalaBull2 said:

Was at the game, and the USF crowd that was there was great.  Got a few dirty looks and was also told that I can be shown the parking lot by some lizard fans who didn't like me cheering by them.  GO BULLS!

Thank you for reppin'.. Had a similar experience at the 2010 football game. Them wanting to show you the parking lot tells me they are cowards and can't handle a beat down. Its there arrogance that needs to be shown the parking lot.

[OcalaBull2]

42 minutes ago, jchem1995 said:

Thank you for reppin'.. Had a similar experience at the 2010 football game. Them wanting to show you the parking lot tells me they are cowards and can't handle a beat down. Its there arrogance that needs to be shown the parking lot.

I looked at the lady and said "that score is pretty nice."  It started to get a little chippy but they didn't have a leg to stand on after we kept putting runs on the board.  She went home by the 4th inning

[charsibb]

1 hour ago, OcalaBull2 said:

I looked at the lady and said "that score is pretty nice."  It started to get a little chippy but they didn't have a leg to stand on after we kept putting runs on the board.  She went home by the 4th inning

So what you;re saying is that she showed herself the parking lot.

Sweet