Series Info and Discussion: Bulls at ECU

[Brad]

Early first pitch today (Sunday), may be affected by rainfall

 

[BrassBulls12]

Pete put us in a spot to win this series, We need to go get it. 

[Brad]

[BrassBulls12]

 

 

[Brad]

USF ATHLETICS GoUSFBulls.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Web Link: https://bit.ly/2qAgH8p

Bulls Push Pirates Off the Plank with Series Clincher Sunday 

With the 5-4 win, USF is the first team to take a weekend series from No. 7 ECU this year
 

GREENVILLE, N.C., APRIL 15, 2018 – The University of South Florida baseball team tallied 11 hits and the bullpen surrendered only one run across 5.2 innings to spearhead Sunday’s 5-4 win over No. 7 East Carolina, clinching the weekend series.  

The Bulls (23-13, 6-5 The American) again jumped out to a first inning lead on a Chris Chatfield(Riverview, Fla.) double down the right field line, scoring Coco Montes (Miami) and David Villar(Pembroke Pines, Fla.). 

The Pirates (26-8, 5-3 The American) landed their first blow in the bottom of the third on a three-run homer by Jake Washer, making it 3-2. But USF answered, retaking the lead in the top of the fourth. 

After a pair of singles put runners at the corners,Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.) reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing JD Dutka (Suwanee, Ga.) to score from third. A balk moved Zech to second and the speedster was brought home in the next at-bat, asTyler Dietrich (Naples, Fla.) singled to shallow center, putting the Bulls up 4-3.

Following a 38 minute rain delay, USF added to the lead in the seventh on a solo home run that just made it over the right field wall off the bat of Villar. ECU got to within one, adding a run in the bottom of the eighth to make it 5-4. But Andrew Perez(Orlando) stymied the Pirates in the ninth, closing the door on the game and the series.

Quotables

Head coach Billy Mohl on the big series win after Friday’s loss:

“I’m really proud of our guys this weekend and how they responded after Friday’s loss. They did a great job of not letting the outside noise take away from the ultimate goal of winning a series. They were determined and brought real energy all weekend. It was a total team effort.” 

Key Stats 

11 – USF had 11 hits, the 20^th time it recorded double-digit hits this year.  

14 – The four USF arms combined for 14 strikeouts.

7 – This is USF’s seventh series win of the year.

5 – Perez picked up his fifth save of the year.

3 – The Bulls now have three wins over ranked teams, beating then-No. 6 UNC in the first game of the season in addition to the last two victories over No. 7 ECU. 

Notables

-   Chatfield went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

-   Montes went 2-for-5 with a run and his 10^thdouble of the season.

-   Villar finished 2-for-3 with two runs, two walks and his seventh homer.

-   Junior righty Alec Wisely (Jacksonville) came into the game in the fourth and pitched 2.2 innings, allowing only two hits with six strikeouts and no walks. 

Up Next

The Bulls return the Tampa for a Tuesday nightmatchup against UNF before the War on I-4 starts at home Friday at 7 p.m. 

[BrassBulls12]