2018 Usf Baseball Quick Facts
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2018 usf baseball quick facts USF BASEBALL Communications contact: Pat Puzzo (201) 956-4109 [email protected] 2018 SCHEDULE SCHOOL/TEAM INFORMATION Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 16 UNC 7 p.m. USF BASEBALL STAFF Feb. 17 UNC 6:30 p.m. Location: ............................................................... Tampa, Fla. Head Coach: ..................................................Billy Mohl Feb. 18 UNC Noon Founded: ...........................................................................1956 Alma Mater: ............................................. Tulane, 2007 Feb. 20 at Florida State 4 p.m. Enrollment: ...................................................................50,577 Record at USF: ......................................First Season Nickname: .........................................................................Bulls Feb. 23 FORDHAM 7 p.m. Career Record: .....................................First Season Feb. 24 FORDHAM 6:30 p.m. Colors: ...........................................................Green and Gold Assistant Coach: .................................. Chris Cates (4) Feb. 25 FORDHAM 1 p.m. League: .............................American Athletic Conference Feb. 28 at Bethune-Cookman 6 p.m. President: ................................................. Dr. Judy Genshaft Assistant Coach: ......................Chuck Jeroloman (1) March 2 COLUMBIA 7 p.m. Director of Athletics: ....................................... Mark Harlan Volunteer Assistant Coach ............ Greg Parris (17) March 3 COLUMBIA (DH) 2 p.m. Director of Ops .........................Holden Reinman (2) March 4 COLUMBIA 1 p.m. Athletic Trainer: ............................... Josh Herran (10) March 7 at Jacksonville 6 p.m. 2017 TO 2018 March 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7 p.m. 2017 Record:...................................................................42-19 SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS March 10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 6:30 p.m. 2017 AAC Record/Finish: ............................14-10/T-Third Associate Director of Athletics/ March 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.................................18/15 Communications: ..................................Brian Siegrist March 13 FGCU 6:30 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: .................................7/1 Asst. Director of Communications/ March 14 JACKSONVILLE 6:30 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: .................................................9/7 Baseball Contact: ......................................... Pat Puzzo March 16 Army 7 p.m. Newcomers: ...........................................................................13 Cell Phone: ........................................201-956-4109 March 17 Army 6:30 p.m. E-mail: .............................................. [email protected] March 18 Army 1 p.m. HISTORY Website: .............................................GoUSFBulls.com March 20 at North Florida 6:05 p.m. First Year of Baseball: .....................................................1966 March 23 UCONN * 7 p.m. All-Time Div. I Record: ........1,545-1,233-5 (52 seasons) STADIUM INFORMATION March 24 UCONN * 6:30 p.m. All-Time AAC Record: .................... 45-51 (Four seasons) Home Field: ..............USF Baseball Stadium (3,211) March 25 UCONN * 1 p.m. AAC Tournament Titles: ...............................................None Year Built: ..................................................................2011 March 27 STETSON 6:30 p.m. NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................12 (Last in 2017) Surface: ....................................................................Grass March 29 TULANE * 7 p.m. College World Series Appearances: ................................0 Dimensions: ......................... LF-325, CF-400, RF-330 March 30 TULANE * 6:30 p.m. March 31 TULANE * 1 p.m. RETURNING PLAYERS April 6 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. April 7 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. Pos. Name Class B/T GP-GS BA HR RBI R H 2B 3B SLG% OBP% SB-ATT April 8 at Houston * 2 p.m. OF Chris Chatfield Jr. L/L 53-49 .226 8 30 24 37 6 2 .433 .332 0-1 April 10 at Stetson 6:30 p.m. OF Cam Crabbe Sr. R/R 15-0 .077 1 1 1 1 0 0 .308 .077 0-0 April 13 at ECU * 6:30 p.m. C Tyler Dietrich Jr. R/R 43-39 .270 1 18 13 37 7 0 .343 .346 0-2 April 14 at ECU * 4 p.m. 1B/C Joe Genord Jr. R/R 58-58 .259 9 38 33 59 12 1 .439 .352 0-0 April 15 at ECU * Noon INF Coco Montes Jr. R/R 61-61 .293 4 30 37 72 13 0 .394 .358 0-0 April 17 NORTH FLORIDA 6:30 p.m. 1B/RHP Carson Ragsdale So. R/R 5-0 .250 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .400 0-0 April 20 UCF * 7 p.m. OF/1B Duke Stunkel Jr. Sr. S/R 55-50 .344 2 24 37 67 16 1 .467 .430 4-5 April 21 UCF * 6:30 p.m. INF David Villar Jr. R/R 60-60 .294 7 47 36 63 13 0 .453 .421 0-0 April 22 UCF * 1 p.m. OF Garrett Zech Jr. R/L 60-54 .260 1 38 33 47 9 3 .359 .368 17-20 April 24 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 6:30 p.m. RETURNING PITCHERS April 27 MEMPHIS * 7 p.m. Pos. Name Class W-L ERA G-GS IP BB K SV B/AVG April 28 MEMPHIS * 6:30 p.m. RHP Dylan Burns RSo. 0-0 -- 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- April 29 MEMPHIS * 1 p.m. RHP Ross Korosec So. 0-0 -- 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- May 8 at Florida 6 p.m. LHP Shane McClanahan RSo. 4-2 3.20 15-15 76.0 36 104 0 .181 May 11 at WICHITA ST. * 7:30 p.m. LHP Andrew Perez Jr. 6-3 2.72 27-0 39.2 18 52 6 .185 May 12 at WICHITA ST. * 3 p.m. RHP Carson Ragsdale So. 0-0 6.30 9-0 10.0 10 16 0 .262 May 13 at WICHITA ST. * 2 p.m. RHP D.J. Roberts So. 3-0 3.35 11-9 45.2 12 32 0 .287 May 15 at FGCU 6:30 p.m. RHP Collin Sullivan So. 0-1 6.23 9-1 13.0 12 14 0 .245 May 17 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. RHP Peter Strzelecki RSr. 3-4 2.42 14-14 67.0 27 62 0 .222 May 18 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. LHP Noah Yager So. 3-1 3.75 13-1 24.0 9 19 0 .271 May 19 at Cincinnati * 2 p.m. NEWCOMERS Pos. Name Class B/T Hometown (Last School) May 22-27 American Baseball Championships TBD RHP Richie Cruz Jr. R/R Miami, Fla. (College of Central Florida) INF JD Dutka Jr. R/R Suwanee, Ga. (Florida Southwestern State College) June 1-4 NCAA Regionals TBD LHP Connor Eason RSo. L/L Chesapeake, Va. (Seminole State CC) June 8-10 NCAA Super Regionals TBD INF Jordan Feist Jr. R/R Brandon, Fla. (Pasco-Hernando) RHP/C Ryan Goodson Fr. R/R Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach HS) June 16-27 NCAA College World Series TBD INF/RHP Graham Hoffman Fr. R/R Tampa, Fla. (Calvary Christian HS) RHP Max Holmes Fr. R/R Jacksonville, Fla. (Providence HS) All times Eastern and subject to change LHP Kevin King Jr. L/L Orlando, Fla. (St. Petersburg College) OF Ryan Mejia So. R/R Tampa, Fla. (Florida State) * American Athletic Conference game OF Kyle Phillips Jr. R/R Orlando, Fla. (Santa Fe CC) HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS RHP Baron Stuart Fr. R/R Okeechobee, Fla. (Okeechobee HS) C Jake Sullivan RFr. R/R Tampa, Fla. (Durant HS) RHP/INF Alec Wisely Jr. R/R Jacksonville, Fla. (Gulf Coast State CC) GoUSFBulls.com @USFBaseball /USFBaseball @USFBaseball • #CultureWins BY THE NUMBERS PRESEASON NOTES by NEW LEADER, SAME CULTURE Catcher Tyler Dietrich appeared in 43 games Billy Mohl joined the USF baseball coaching and started 39 last season, hitting .270 with the staff in June of 2014 and was named the seven doubles. Closer Andrew Perez had a numbers program’s seventh head coach on June 30, breakout 2017, posting a 6-3 record with six 2017. Mohl served as the team’s assistant coach saves, 52 strikeouts and a 2.72 ERA. from 2015-17 and was the architect behind a THE BULLS WILL BE LED BY THEIR RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN FROM A SEASON AGO, REDSHIRT- pitching staff that reached new heights in each SHANE OR SHINE SOPHOMORE LEFTY SHANE MCCLANAHAN. THE season. After tallying 500+ strikeouts in 2015 Also in that top-10 recruiting class from 2014 1 HARD THROWING NO. 1 STARTER IS A PROJECTED and 2016 - the first time that had happened is redshirt sophomore lefty Shane McClanahan. TOP-10 PICK IN THIS JUNE’S MLB DRAFT. in consecutive seasons in program history - After missing 2016 due to injury, the expected ace of this year’s pitching staff will have high IN ADDITION TO MCCLANAHAN, THE BULLS HAVE the Bulls set a program record 620 strikeouts THREE PRESASON ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS in 2017. The team’s 10.1 strikeouts per nine expectations following a stellar rookie year. ON THIS YEAR’S TEAM. SENIORS PETER STRZELECKI innings led the nation and set a program McClanahan led the conference and finished 3 AND DUKE STUNKEL JR. JOIN MCCLANAHAN, AS BOTH EARNED ALL-CONFERENCE NODS IN 2017. record. eighth nationally with 12.32 strikeouts per nine innings and also topped league arms Mohl’s coaching acumen dates back to 2007, NUMBER OF WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS with a .181 opponent batting average. The LAST SEASON. USF WILL PLAY EIGHT GAMES when he began as an assistant at his alma lefty flamethrower struck out at least eight AGAINST FOUR OPPONENTS THAT ARE RANKED mater, Tulane. He then coached at Illinois State men in nine of his 15 starts and was named 4 IN THE PRESEASON TOP-25. ALL FOUR OF for five seasons prior to his arrival in Tampa. THOSE TEAMS HOSTED REGIONALS IN 2017. a freshman All-American by Perfect Game, Mohl holds a 380-252-2 record as an assistant, Baseball America and the National Collegiate has coached on just one team that has won USF’S TOP-10 RECRUITING CLASS FROM Baseball Writers Association. McClanahan 2015 IS NOW IN IT’S JUNIOR SEASON. THE fewer than 32 games and has been to four was a unanimous preseason all-conference CLASS THAT INCLUDING MCCLANAHAN ALSO NCAA Regionals. selection and is a preseason All-American. 10 FEATURES SIX POSITION STARTERS AND CLOSER ANDREW PEREZ. THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM DYNAMITE DUKE USF’s consensus top-10 recruiting class from THE BULLS LED THE NATION WITH 10.1 Senior outfielder Duke Sunkel Jr.