USF vs. Bethune-Cookman

[Brad]

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MATCHUP: USF vs. Bathune-Cookman
SCHEDULE: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 
LOCATION: Tampa, USF Baseball Stadium
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GAME NOTES

Bulls Host Bethune-Cookman Wednesday Night
USF defeated the Wildcats, 7-4, in extra innings on March 13

TAMPA, April 9, 2019 – The USF baseball team hosts Bethune-Cookman Wednesday in the second of three-straight home midweek contests.  

The Bulls (14-16, 2-7 The American) salvaged the War on I-4 weekend series in Tampa, taking the finale Sunday afternoon, 6-3. Senior Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) hit his ninth home run of the season, moving into fourth place on USF’s all-time list with 40 career homers.

USF’s bullpen was outstanding during the series, allowing just one run on nine hits in 15 innings. Of the four arms used, three pitched at least four frames.  

The Matchup

The Bulls and Wildcats will meet for the 70th time on Wednesday. The Bulls own a 61-17 edge in the series. USF is 12-7 against Bethune-Cookman in the last 19 contests since 2011. The Bulls defeated the Wildacts, 7-4, on March 13 in Daytona Beach. 

Genord matched a career high with four hits in that game, going 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Classmate Kyle Phillips (Orlando) went 2-for-5 with a run. Junior righty Nelson Alvarez (Miami) pitched 2.1 innings and recorded all seven outs by way of the strikeout. 

Know the Foe
The Wildcats (13-20, 6-6 MEAC) are led by three guys batting above .300. Nate Sterijevski leads the team with a .333 average. Senior Brandon Wilkes is second with a .322 average and 23 RBI. Joseph Fernando is third with a .317 average, six doubles and 21 runs.

Righty Isaak Gutierrez will get the start for the Wildcats Wednesday. He’s 2-2 with a 3.21 ERA and 24 strikeouts, making his fifth start and eighth appearance. He tossed 5.2 inning getting the start on March 13, allowing three runs on four hits. 

Nota-Bulls

·   Junior lefty Noah Yager (Davie, Fla.) has tossed 21.2 innings over his last five appearances, surrendering 13 hits and just three runs with 18 strikeouts.

·   USF has been bashing during midweek games this year, hitting .319 as a team in six contests.

·   Genord is clubbing .652 with three doubles, five homers, 10 runs and 12 RBI, slugging an absurd 1.435 in those games. Phillips is hitting .481 and three other Bulls are batting above .310.

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.

 

[chapelbull]

Good ol' Bathune-Cookman

[NewEnglandBull]

28 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

Good ol' Bathune-Cookman

Waiting for “hey they are a good program” comment when they beat us...

[JTrue]

Just now, NewEnglandBull said:

Waiting for “hey they are a good program” comment when they beat us...

They are and they will.

[NewEnglandBull]

1 minute ago, JTrue said:

They are and they will.

We should NEVER EVER EVER loose to BCC in any sport, activity, or event...our **** storm is a category 4..

[JTrue]

1 minute ago, NewEnglandBull said:

We should NEVER EVER EVER loose to BCC in any sport, activity, or event...our **** storm is a category 4..

Why shouldn’t we?

[footnfan1]

Bethune

[JTrue]

20 minutes ago, footnfan1 said:

Bethune

Maybe that’s why @NewEnglandBull doesn’t know the program we’re playing tomorrow night is infinitely better than ours. He had the name wrong. Because the team we’re playing has 18 conference titles and regional bids since 1996. We have 7 regionals and no conference titles. And one of those regionals BC knocked us off. As much as I'd like to say our massive head-to-head edge changes things, those guys play in the postseason and Connecticut! steals our lunch money year in and year out.

Edited April 10, 2019 by JTrue

[NewEnglandBull]

15 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Maybe that’s why @NewEnglandBull doesn’t know the program we’re playing tomorrow night is infinitely better than ours. He had the name wrong. Because the team we’re playing has 18 conference titles and regional bids since 1996. We have 7 regionals and no conference titles. And one of those regionals BC knocked us off.

Which is a friggin joke. The only teams we should lose to are the Big 3. BC BCC, whoever it does not matter. 

[NewEnglandBull]

31 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Why shouldn’t we?

I don’t know if I should laugh or cry over this question...