Bulls at UNC: Series Info and Discussion

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• FEB 22 (FRI) 3:00 PM

   

  AT #6 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

  CHAPEL HILL, NC

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  FEB 23 (SAT) 1:00 PM

   

  AT #6 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

  CHAPEL HILL, NC

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  FEB 24 (SUN) 1:00 PM

   

  AT #6 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

  CHAPEL HILL, NC

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  Early start times for all three games to beat the cold. 

   

  About UNC 

   

  https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/Article/UNC-Opens-Baseball-Season-in-Dominant-Form-129217372/

   

  Batting leaders 

   

  4 Brandon Martorano . 5 3 8, 6 runs, 3 RBIs

  8 Ike Freeman . 5 0 0, 4 runs, 5 RBIs

  15 Michael Busch . 3 3 3, 6 runs,  3 RBIs

   

  Rest of UNC stats:

  https://goheels.com/documents/2019/2/15/2019SeasonStats.pdf

[Brad]

USF ATHLETICS GoUSFBulls.com
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WEEKEND MATCHUP: USF at No. 6 UNC
SERIES SCHEDULE: Friday, 3 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
FOLLOW: Live stats |Twitter updates @USFBaseball
RADIO LINKS: Friday-Sunday
WATCH: ACC Network Extra

 

USF Makes First Trip to Chapel Hill Since 1972 
The Bulls and Tar Heels opened the 2018 season in Tampa with a three game series;
Tar Heels enter the weekend ranked No. 6

TAMPA, FEB. 21, 2019 – The USF baseball team continues its tough early stretch with a rare road series, traveling to Chapel Hill to battle the No. 6 Tar Heels.

The Bulls responded in a big way Tuesday night at home against No. 5 Florida, as it defeated UF 6-1, marking the third win over a top-five team in the last four tries. USF held the Gators to just two hits and one run behind a strong start from sophomore Baron Stuart (Okeechobee, Fla.). 

Stuart tossed 4.0 scoreless and hitless innings with six strikeouts. Junior lefty Logan Lyle (Bartow, Fla.) entered in the sixth inning, and with runners at the corners and nobody out, he struck out the side. Junior righty Nelson Alvarez (Miami) closed the door in the ninth. 
The offense had its best game of the year with 12 hits. The bats plated two runs in the first inning, then senior Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) got the crowd going with a towering homer to make it 3-0. Senior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) added to the lead with a two-RBI double in the sixth inning as part of his three hit night. Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.) put the finishing touches on the lead with a solo shot in the seventh. 

The Matchup
USF and UNC have met 15 times and Friday will mark the first meeting in Chapel Hill since the inaugural games in the series in 1972. The Tar Heels hold a 9-5-1 series edge. The Bulls won their first game of the series in 1975, then swept a two-game set in Tampa in 1980. 

The sides opened the 2018 season in Tampa with a three-game series. USF took the opener, then the Heels took the next two, including a 9-8 10-inning battle in the rubber match.

Righty Collin Sullivan (Randolph, Mass.) will get the start Friday night, looking to mimic what he did in the season opener against SOCON favorites Samford. The junior struck out a career high 10 over six innings of work. Senior righty Alec (Jacksonville, Fla.) makes his second start of the year in the second game. Sunday is TBD.

Carolina will throw three potential early-round selections in June’s MLB Draft. Preseason All-American Gianluca Dalatri gets the start Friday as the first of three junior righty’s in the Tar Heels’ rotation. Tyler Baum gets the ball in game two and Austin Bergner gets the start on Sunday. 

Know the Foe
In addition to the talented weekend rotation, the Tar Heels possess a deep lineup featuring another preseason All-American, junior first basemen Michael Busch. He’s hitting .333 with a homer, six runs and three RBI. 
Junior catcher Brandon Martorano leads UNC with a .538 average during the 4-0 start with two doubles, a homer, six runs and three RBI. Junior shortstop Ike Freeman is second on the team with a .500 average and has a team best five RBI. 

Nota-Bulls
•     Junior transfer Austin Bodrato (Northvale, N.J.) leads the Bulls with a .500 average.
•     Freshman Nick Gonzalez (Tampa) is hitting .444 with a team high six runs and Phillips is batting .412 with two doubles and four RBI. 

Bulls Bits
•    DID YOU KNOW?: USF has the only Division I coaching staff in the state of Florida in which every member was selected in the MLB Draft – head coach Billy Mohl (2006, Philadelphia); assistants Chuck Jeroloman (2004, Boston), Chris Cates (2007, Minnesota), Brian Jeroloman(2006, Toronto). The Bulls' coaching staff has a combined 25 years of playing experience in pro baseball.
•    NON-CONFERENCE ROAD SERIES: USF experiences a road non-conference series for the first time since 2015 and just the third time over the last 10 years. It also marks just the second time in the last 10 years that the Bulls are leaving the state of Florida for a nonconference game, last doing so in 2015 when they went to Illinois for a weekend series.

 

GAME NOTES

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[Brad]

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WEEKEND MATCHUP: USF at No. 6 UNC
ADJUSTED SERIES SCHEDULE:Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday (DH); times TBA
LOCATION: Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
FOLLOW: Live stats |Twitter updates @USFBaseball
RADIO LINKS: Sat-Sun
WATCH: ACC Network Extra
GAME NOTES

USF at UNC Series Adjusted 
The Bulls and Tar Heels will now begin the weekend series Saturday afternoon due to weather

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., FEB. 22, 2019 – USF’s weekend series at No. 6 North Carolina has been altered due to expected weather in the area.

The originally scheduled opener has been moved to Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. The last two games will be played Sunday, with first pitch of the doubleheader being announced at a later time.  

The Matchup
USF and UNC have met 15 times and this weekend will mark the first meeting in Chapel Hill since the inaugural games in the series in 1972. The Tar Heels hold a 9-5-1 series edge. The Bulls won their first game of the series in 1975, then swept a two-game set in Tampa in 1980. 

The sides opened the 2018 season in Tampa with a three-game series. USF took the opener, then the Heels took the next two, including a 9-8 10-inning battle in the rubber match.
 

Bulls Bits

• NON-CONFERENCE ROAD SERIES: USF experiences a road non-conference series for the first time since 2015 and just the third time over the last 10 years. It also marks just the second time in the last 10 years that the Bulls are leaving the state of Florida for a nonconference game, last doing so in 2015 when they went to Illinois for a weekend series.

[jchem1995]

Well any news?

Edited February 23, 2019 by jchem1995

[Dave_Glaser]

Start time today is now 5 p.m. This will teach them not to leave the beauty that is a sunny Florida afternoon in February.

Edited February 23, 2019 by Dave_Glaser

[Dave_Glaser]

Now first pitch is 5:30. Game will be shown on the ESPN app

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[Dave_Glaser]

Now 5:45 - shaping up to be a significant next three hours or so with basketball and baseball both going against top 10 teams. Could be a BIG day for USF athletics . . . But not likely.  

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Bulls up 2-1 top 8