Article on the return of Levi Borders.

[BrassBulls12]

Article of Levi Borders returning to team this season as the oldest player on the roster (25). 

As was mentioned in an earlier thread, his role will remain uncertain. 

the article is by JK, so to save some clicks, here's the full reading. 

Projecting the trajectory of the USF baseball season remains a tricky proposition in early January, but we can offer one prediction as an air-tight lock.

Senior Levi Borders will receive the heartiest ovation when he makes his first home plate appearance.

A unanimous first-team All-American Athletic Conference catcher in 2015, Borders — sidelined nearly two full years by various physical ailments — is back on the active roster. First-year coach Billy Mohl confirmed Borders is on pace to return to action.

Borders, who started all 61 games at catcher (throwing out 26 runners) and hit .291 in '15, made 16 starts the following year before being sidelined with a bacterial infection. He took a medical redshirt last season, and re-joins the team as its oldest player (25).

His role for 2018, or how effective he'll be in it, remains uncertain.

Borders had limited action in fall workouts, and the Bulls return junior Tyler Dietrich, who made 39 starts at catcher last season. The Bulls do have a designated-hitter job vacated by Borders' younger brother, Luke, who hit .338 with a team-best 53 RBIs last year.

We expect to have a more extensive talk with Mohl about Borders' 2018 outlook as early as Friday. Stay tuned.

 

Edited January 11, 2018 by BrassBulls12

[BullFan98]

Good luck to him.

 

[Brad]

2 hours ago, BrassBulls12 said:

the article is by JK, so to save some clicks, here's the full reading. 

 

Please link to his story.  We should not cut and paste articles. You can provide a paragraph or so to introduce the content.  But leave a link please.  

[Mama_Bull]

29 minutes ago, Brad said:

Please link to his story.  We should not cut and paste articles. You can provide a paragraph or so to introduce the content.  But leave a link please.  

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/2018/01/11/sidelined-for-2-years-levi-borders-back-with-usf-baseball/

[raptorcj]

Really happy for stories like this. Pulling through a really tough medical situation is easier if you have a goal, and he now gets his goal realized. Good luck young man.