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USF BU LLS BASE B ALL [email protected] Baseball Media Contact: Amy Woodruff (w) 813-974-4087, (c) 813-410-1194 HOME AW A Y T ON CA T ch 47 TV FEBRUARY Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. WEEKEND GAMES FOR USF (8-5) 17 18 19 20 21 ISU ISU Won Won vs. Seton Hall | Friday, March 14 | 7 p.m. | Red McEwen Field 4-2 6-5 (12) vs. Seton Hall | Saturday, March 15 | 7 p.m. | Red McEwen Field ISU 25 26 27 OSUT NYY NU vs. Seton Hall | Sunday, March 16 | 1 p.m. | Red McEwen Field Lost Lost Lost Won 6-4 7-2 11-4 9-8 MARCH Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. OSU 3 FGC BCC 6 SSU SSU Lost Lost Lost Won Won 14-3 5-4 8-4 12-6 9-0 SSU 10 FAU UNF 13 14 T 15 Currently on a five-game winning streak, the University of South Florida baseball team opens its Won Won Won SHU SHU 2008 BIG EAST Conference schedule this weekend when the Seton Hall Pirates come to Red McEwen 9-8 (10) 7-6 7-1 7 pm 7 pm Field. The Bulls and Pirates start off the weekend Friday night at 7 p.m. as USF’s Daniel Thomas and 16 17 18 19 20 21 @ 22 @ SHU OU OU UC UC dh SHU’s Corey Young take the hill. On Saturday at 7 p.m., Matt Quevedo and Sean Black will get the 1 pm 7 pm 7 pm 6:30 1 pm starting nods, and Randy Fontanez will match up against Greg Miller in the finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. 23 24 25 @ 26 @ 27 28 T 29 T FGC UNF GU GU 6 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm Check Out The Games 30 @ 31 The Friday night game between the Bulls and Pirates can be seen live on Catch 47, the official cable GU 1 pm partner of USF athletics. Joe Girvan will handle the play-by-play while Todd Kalas will add the color commentary. All three of the Bulls’ weekend games can be heard live on USF Press Pass Baseball APRIL Radio and 1010 Sports with Jim Louk and Garrett Walvoord handling the call. Fans can also view the Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. game on the USF Press Pass and on GameWatcher. 1 @ 2 3 4 @ 5 @ UCF BCC WVU WVU 6:30 7 pm 7 pm 3 pm The Series 6 @ 7 8 @ 9 10 11 T 12 The Bulls are 5-1 against Seton Hall overall, with the first meeting coming in 2006, USF’s inaugural WVU UCF UofL UofL year in the BIG EAST Conference. The Bulls swept the Pirates in Tampa, 2-1, 3-1, 11-9, in 2006 and 1 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm picked up two of three in South Orange last season, 4-2, 8-2, 1-4. 13 14 15 @ 16 @ 17 18 @ 19 @ UofL SU BCC RU RU 1 pm 7 pm 6 pm 3:30 1 pm On Deck 20 @ 21 22 @ 23 24 25 T 26 After the three-game BIG EAST weekend with Seton Hall, USF will face nationally ranked Oklahoma RU FAU SU VU VU Noon 6:30 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm for a pair of midweek games on March 18 and 19. Both non-conference matchups will start at 7 p.m. 27 28 29 30 VU UCF BCC 1 pm 7 pm 7 pm TGIF Every Friday night the Bulls play a home game, students will receive a drink and hot dog for $3. The MAY first 50 students at Friday night games will be admitted free. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 Season Ticket Holder Sundays Every Sunday the Bulls play a home game, season ticket holders can receive a drink, hot dog and 4 5 6 7 8 9 @ 10 @ snack item for $5 by turning in their ticket stub to the concession stand. UCF STJ STJ 7 pm 6 pm 2 pm 11 @ 12 13 @ 14 15 T 16 T 17 STJ UF ND ND ND Noon 6:30 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm PRO B A B LE PITCHING STARTERS 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 USF BU LLS SHU PIRATES BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG EAST EAST EAST EAST EAST RHP Daniel Thomas, Jr. Friday LHP Corey Young, So. Saturday RHP Sean Black, Fr. May 20-24 BIG EAST Tournament, Clearwater, Fla. RHP Matt Quevedo, So. May 30 - June 2 NCAA Regionals, sites tba RHP Randy Fontanez, Fr. Sunday RHP Greg Miller, So. June 6-9 NCAA Super Regionals, sites tba June 14-24 College World Series, Omaha, Neb. USF BU LLS BASE B ALL man Ryan Lockwood has a team-high 16 hits. Junior Chris Rey has recorded 12 RBI from 10 hits, including 2008 HONORS AND AWARDS two doubles and a pair of home runs. Team Picked third in preseason BIG EAST poll Junior RHP Daniel Thomas returns to the mound af- Chosen third in Rivals.com preseason BIG EAST poll TEAM BIG EAST OVERALL ter a scheduled miss last Friday. Thomas holds a 2.70 NCBWA Preseason Poll - received votes West Virginia 0-0 .000 9-4 .692 ERA in two starts, striking out 15 and allowing only three CBN Preseason Poll - received votes St. John’s 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 runs in 10.0 IP. In both appearances, the USF coach- Recruiting class ranked 43rd by CBN USF 0-0 .000 8-5 .615 ing staff held Thomas to 75-pitch outings. Saturday’s Randy Fontanez Louisville 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 starter, sophomore Matt Quevedo, has yet to record BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week - March 10 Seton Hall 0-0 .000 6-7 .462 a decision in three starts, posting a 5.40 ERA in 16.2 Addison Maruszak Georgetown 0-0 .000 5-6 .455 IP. The right hander has 14 Ks, allowing 10 earned runs BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - Feb. 25 Notre Dame 0-0 .000 5-6 .455 from 17 hits. Freshman Randy Fontanez, lsat week’s BIG Shawn Sanford Cincinnati 0-0 .000 4-6 .400 EAST Conference Pitcher of the Week, will make his Roger Clemens Award Preseason Watch List Pittsburgh 0-0 .000 4-6 .400 fourth start on Sunday. This righty leads the team with Brooks Wallace Award Preseason Watch List Connecticut 0-0 .000 4-7 .364 16 strikeouts and has the lowest ERA of any starters on NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List Rutgers 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 the team, a 0.57 average in 15.2 innings. Villanova 0-0 .000 3-8 .273 Rivals.com 2008 Preseason All-Conference Team Brandon Smith Seton Hall Pirates BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - March 10 BIG EAST PRESEASON COA ch ES POLL SHU comes to Tampa with a 6-7 over- Daniel Thomas 1. St. John’s all record and a 2-2 mark in the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - Feb. 25 2. Louisville last four games. The Pirates 3. USF split games with Radford March 5.62 ERA, allowing five runs from eight hits and striking 4. Rutgers 7-8 and lost to St. Joseph’s out six. 5. Notre Dame March 11 before beating Army, 6. Connecticut 13-2, on March 12. Perfect in Extra Innings 7. Pittsburgh Only three Pirates USF is a perfect 2-0 in extra-inning games, recording 8. Villanova are batting better than a 6-5 victory over Indiana State in 12 on Feb. 23 and a 9. Cincinnati .300, led by Frank 9-8 win against Savannah State on March 9. 10. West Virginia Esposito (.429), 11. Seton Hall A.J. Rusbarsky Gotta Have Five 12. Georgetown (.333) and Mark The Bulls are 7-0 when scoring more than four runs Pappas (.318). Prado’s Progress in a game. USF has recorded 17 runs in its five losses, Pappas leads the Head coach Lelo Prado tallying four runs three times and only picking up a team in RBI, belt- is in his second cam- combined five (3 & 2) in the other two. ing two of SHU’s paign with the Bulls and three home runs his 20th collegiate season No Home Run for You this season. He overall. Prado is 42-31 at USF USF is 8-2 when not allowing a home run and 0-3 when also has a team- and 640-456-2 in 19 years giving up one bomb in a game. The Bulls have not al- high four doubles. as a head coach. Prado has lowed two home runs in a game this season. Rusbarsky has a also spent time at Louisville team-high 15 hits (320-301-1, 11 years) and won in 45 at bats. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - March 10 two Division II National Cham- Friday-night pionships with the University of Brandon Smith, 1B starter Corey Young, Tampa (278-124-1, 7 years). a lefty, is 2-1 in three starts for the Pirates, USF Bulls recording a 5.19 ERA giv- The Bulls improved to 8-5 over ing up 19 hits, but striking the past week with a three- out 21. Sean Black, the team’s game sweep of Savannah State strikeout leader (23), will be University and a pair of midweek the right-hander on the mound victories over FAU and UNF.