Bulls Face The Citadel for the First Time

[Brad]

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MATCHUP: USF vs. The Citadel
WEEKEND SCHEDULE: Thursday, 7 p.m.| Friday, 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, 1 p.m. 
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Bulls Face The Citadel for the First Time
USF takes a break from league play with three against the Bulldogs

TAMPA, April 17, 2019 – The USF baseball team steps away from The American slate, hosting The Citadel for three games beginning Thursday night.  

The Bulls (15-20) are hosting four non-conference games this week before finishing the final four weeks of The American schedule. USF fell to UNF Tuesday at home. Senior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) and freshman Julio Cortez (Miami) each had two hits in the game. Redshirt junior righty Dylan Burns (Vero Beach, Fla.) struck out a career high five in 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen. 

Nota-Bulls

·   Senior first baseman Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) is third on USF’s all-time list with 42 for his career. He’s hitting a team best .339 with 11 home runs and 34 RBI.

·   Junior Jordan Santos (Tampa) is batting .343 in his last 10 games.

·   USF will go with the same weekend rotation as the last two weeks. Sophomore righty Baron Stuart (Okeechobee, Fla.) will start Thursday, junior righty Collin Sullivan (Randolph, Mass.) will start Friday and senior Alec Wisely (Jacksonville, Fla.) will get the call on Saturday.

The Matchup

This will be the first meeting between the Bulls and Bulldogs. USF took 2-of-3 from another member of the Southern Conference, Samford to open the year. Those Bulldogs currently lead the SOCON at 26-11 and 8-1 in league play. USF is 16-7 against current members of the SOCON.

Know the Foe
The Bulldogs (10-25) are led offensively by freshman infielder Tyler Corbitt, hitting .338 with 11 doubles and 25 runs. Sophomore Ben Peden leads the team with seven home runs and 29 RBI.

The Citadel will start senior righty Jordan Merritt (3-4, 3.12 ERA) on Thursday, who leads the team with 51 strikeouts. Sophomore lefty Shane Connolly (3-3, 2.75 ERA) will start Friday, having tossed two complete games this season. Senior right hander Dylan Spence (2-6, 5.12 ERA). will start Saturday.  

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]

Anybody know if we have any baseball coaches that have been drafted?

[Brad]

Team Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
The Citadel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	5	0
South Florida	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0		5	11	1

Bulls batting in Bottom 8

[Brad]

Final:

 

Team Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
The Citadel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
South Florida	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	4	0	9	13	1

[chapelbull]

Oh yeah, roll baby!

[Brad]

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Stuart’s Gem, Chatfield’s Big Night Leads Bulls to Win Over The Citadel

Baron Stuart tossed a career long 8.0 innings and Chris Chatfield had a career best six RBI

 

TAMPA, FLA., April 18, 2019 – The USF baseball team scored the final nine runs to take the series opener against The Citadel, 9-1, Thursday night.  

 

The Bulls (16-20) and the Bulldogs (10-26) were tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, when Jake Sullivan (Tampa) gave his team the lead for good with a solo shot to left. It was the first of four runs in the inning on four hits. USF loaded the bags in the eighth for Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.), who hit a towering grand slam to right, making it 9-1.

 

The runs were more than enough, as righty Baron Stuart (Okeechobee, Fla.) had his best night as a starter. 

 

Key Stats

8.0 – Stuart threw a career ling 8.0 innings, surrendering just one run on five hits, issuing no walks. It was also a season long for any USF pitcher.
3 & 6 – Chatfield matched a career high with his 3-fo-5 night and the six RBI were a career best.
0 – Stuart and freshman Brandon Schrepf (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) combined to allow no walks.
12 – The Bulls tallied 13 hits, the 12^th time with double-digit hits this year.

Nota-Bulls

• Chatfield also had two doubles for the second time this year.
• The grand slam was USF’s third this year and it was the second time in the last eight days that a Bull had a grand slam and six RBI in a game. Jordan Santos (Tampa) did it against FGCU on April 10. 
• Senior Kyle Phillips (Orlando) went 3-for-5 with two runs. He has five hits in two games so far this week.
• Santos went 2-for-4 with a double.
• Freshman Julio Cortez (Miami) matched a career high with two hits for the second straight game. 

Up Next

The Bulls and The Citadel will continue the series with a doubleheader beginning Saturday at 11 a.m. due to expected inclement weather Friday in the Tampa area. Game Two of the twin bill is 40 minutes after the first.     

[Brad]

Game 2 Saturday underway..

Citadel batting in Top 2

Team Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
The Citadel	0	0								0	2	0
South Florida	0									0	1	0

 

 

 

[Brad]

Going to Top 4

Team Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
The Citadel	0	0	2							2	3	0
South Florida	0	0	1							1	4	1

[Brad]

Bulls have found a pitching staff they can get along with...

Top 5

Team Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
The Citadel	0	0	2	0						2	3	0
South Florida	0	0	1	6						7	10	1

[Brad]

One reason to attend a USF Bulls Baseball game, you never know who you might meet.