USF Baseball Game Notes USF Athletic Communications 4202 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL 33620 Manny Nieves P: 813-974-4029 C: 609-722-1794 E: Nieves2@USF.EDU Web: Twitter: Hashtags: Facebook: Facebook.com/BaseballUSF Instagram: USFBaseball 2014 Schedule Games 37-39 Houston, Texas (Cougar Field) 2/15 Liberty# W 2-1 2/15 Richmond# W 11-4 2/16 @ UNF# W 12-1 2/18 @ Florida Gulf Coast W 5-1 2/21 Penn State W 19-1 2/22 Penn State W 11-7 2/23 Penn State W 6-5 2/28 Columbia L 1-0 3/1 Columbia (DH) L 4-6, W 13-5 3/2 Columbia W 7-2 3/4 No. 2 Florida State L 5-1 3/5 No. 2 Florida State L 4-1 3/7 Northwestern W 7-0 3/8 Northwestern W 4-2 3/9 Northwestern L 6-4 3/12 No. 19 FIU L 8-2 3/14 Rhode Island W 5-1 3/15 Rhode Island W 4-3 3/16 Rhode Island L 16-13 3/18 @ Jacksonville PPD 3/21 UConn* W 2-1 3/22 UConn* W 6-2 3/23 UConn* L 4-2 3/25 No. 30 FIU L 9-0 3/28 @ Cincinnati* W 2-1 3/29 @ Cincinnati* L 3-2 3/30 @ Cincinnati* W 7-6 4/1 @ Stetson L 6-3 4/2 @ Stetson L 2-1 4/4 UCF* L 2-0 4/5 UCF* W 4-2 4/6 UCF* L 6-3 4/11 @ Temple* W 13-6 4/12 @ Temple* L 6-5 4/13 @ Temple* W 6-3 4/15 Stetson W 10-3 4/17 @ No. 12 Houston* 7:30 p.m. 4/18 @ No. 12 Houston* 7:30 p.m. 4/19 @ No. 12 Houston* 1:00 p.m. 4/22 FGCU 6:30 p.m. 4/25 Memphis* 7:00 p.m. 4/26 Memphis* 6:00 p.m. 4/27 Memphis* 1:00 p.m. 4/29 UNF 6:00 p.m. 5/2 No. 10 Louisville* 7:00 p.m. 5/3 No. 10 Louisville* 6:00 p.m. 5/4 No. 10 Louisville* 1:00 p.m. 5/7 @ FIU 6:00 p.m. 5/9 @ Rutgers* 3:00 p.m. 5/10 @ Rutgers* 1:00 p.m. 5/11 @ Rutgers* 1:00 p.m. 5/13 @ No. 9 Florida 7:00 p.m. 5/15 @ No. 25 Georgia Tech 7:00 p.m. 5/16 @ No. 25 Georgia Tech 7:00 p.m. 5/17 @ No. 25 Georgia Tech 1:00 p.m. * American Athletic Conference Game # Best Bet Classic hosted by UNF Date: April 17-19 Houston Cougars (27-9, 4-5 American) Head Coach: Todd Whitting (Houston, 1995) Record at Houston: 108-98-1 (4th Yr) Career: 108-98-1 (4th Yr) USF Bulls (21-15, 7-5 American) Head Coach: Lelo Prado (Tampa, 1985) Record at USF: 245-198 (8th Yr) Career: 843-622-2 (26th Yr) Division I: 565-499-1 (19th Yr) Game Information Time Thu - 7:30 p.m. Fri - 7:30 p.m. Sat - 1:00 p.m. Local Radio: WHFS 1010 AM TV: UHCougars.com Live Stats: UHCougars.com Twitter: Series: Houston leads 17-10 First Meeting: L, 6-5 - 3/21/97 Last Meeting: L, 3-2 - 4/24/05 Quick Hitters Probable Defensive Lineup Division I: 108-98-1 (4th Yr) USF will play its 5th, 6th & 7th game against a ranked opponent when it plays No. 12 Houston in an American Athletic Conference series The two sides have met before in conference foes as former members of Conference USA during the 1997-2005 seasons Ten of USF s final 20 games this season are against teams ranked in a Top 25 poll. USF has already played four games this season against ranked teams. Kyle Teaf and Jimmy Herget were named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on April 14. Teaf went 6-for-10 with five walks, five runs scored and two RBIs. Herget tossed six innings allowing just an unearned run, striking out seven and allowing only five hits Jimmy Herget currently leads the conference with a 1.03 ERA which is also the 14th best nationally Kyle Teaf leads The American with 31 walks and a.485 on-base percentage Levi Borders has thrown out an American best 14 would-be base stealers this season Buddy Putnam ranks eighth nationally with six sacrifice flies this season Luke Borders is 9-for-21 during his seven game hitting streak Jimmy Herget is one of six pitchers in the league who have thrown at least 15 innings to not have allowed a home run this season USF is the only school in the conference not to have committed a balk this season Pos # Player Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Notes C 12 Levi Borders.257 113 19 29 6 0 0 13 1-1 Hitting.316 during conference games 1B 42 Lawrence Pardo.326 43 12 14 1 0 1 4 0-0 6-for-12 last 3 games w/3 R & 3 RBIs 2B 9 Andres Leal.333 30 5 10 2 0 0 2 0-0 8-for-18 in five starts this season 3B 16 Zac Gilcrease.230 87 11 20 1 3 0 10 0-0 Had a RBI in each game vs Temple SS 3 Kyle Teaf.344 128 30 44 6 1 0 13 3-5 Only player to start every game this yr LF 5 Buddy Putnam.252 107 14 27 4 1 2 20 0-1 6 Sac flies tie for 2nd in USF single-season CF 18 Luke Maglich.281 121 15 34 3 2 2 23 3-3 Has 5 RBIs in past two games RF 29 Daniel Portales.306 124 16 38 3 0 0 17 0-1 Had base hit in 1st two college at-bats DH 4 Luke Borders.307 75 17 23 4 0 1 12 0-0 Currently on a 7-game hitting streak Probable Defensive Lineup is made up by Athletic Communications
FOOOUUURRR: Austin Lueck picked up the first four-hit performance for USF in the series finale vs Penn State going 4-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI. It was also his first career four-hit game, his previous best was three hits vs. Florida State last season. SCORING MACHINE: The 36 runs scored vs. Penn State earlier this season were the most a USF team has scored in a three-game series vs. an opponent during the Lelo Prado era. LOCAL PRODUCTS: USF is getting a ton of production from its local area student-athletes as 11 of the teams 12 main starters (including weekend starters) thus far are within an hour and fifteen minute drive time. HONORED BY THE AMERICAN: Jimmy Herget and Luke Maglich were both named to The American Weekly Honor Roll after the first weekend s set of games while Janick Serrallonga was recognized this week for his efforts against FGCU and Penn State. OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW: USF began a new era in the 2013-14 academic year becoming a member of the newly formed American Athletic Conference. AMERICAN CONFERENCE PRESEASON HONORS: Jimmy Herget (So., P) and Nik Alfonso (RSo., 2B) were both named to the American preseason All-Conference team on Dec. 23, 2013. Herget was also named the Preseason Pitcher of the Year along with Carson Cross of UConn. STOPPER OF THE YEAR: Lawrence Pardo was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch list. Pardo had an excellent year in 2013 as he posted a 5-1 record w/a 2.27 ERA. He tossed 43.2 innings over 33 appearances registering 42 strikeouts while walking 24. He was also named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team. FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN: Jimmy Herget was named a 2013 Freshman All-American by three publications, Louisville Slugger, Perfect Game and Baseball America. HOME SWEET HOME: USF will play 31 home games this season at Red McEwen Field, home of the Bulls including 20 of their first 26 games of the season. MLB: USF had five players sign with Major League Baseball teams in 2013 including two who were drafted. James Ramsay was selected in the 7th round by the Houston Astros while Nick Gonzalez was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 24th round. SUNSHINE STATE: USF stays in the Sunshine State the entire season for non-conference games until the final weekend of the year when they make a trek to Atlanta, Ga. to take on Georgia Tech. In total, the Bulls will play 16 games against teams from Florida LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Levi and Luke Borders are the sons of 1992 World Series MVP Pat Borders who had a 17 year career with the Angels, Astros, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Indians, Royals, Twins and White Sox. Pat also won a gold medal for Team USA in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is one of just four players to win a gold medal and a World Series. INTERVIEWS All interviews are to be conducted through the USF Athletic Communications Office and baseball contact Manny Nieves. The best method of contact is via email at nieves2@usf.edu. DIAMOND NOTES POSTGAME INTERVIEWS USF head coach Lelo Prado and requested players are available for postgame interviews which must be conducted through the USF Athletic Communications Staff. All interviews will take place by the home dugout after Coach Prado concludes his radio interview. PRESS BOX The USF Baseball Stadium press box is for working members of the media only. Admission to the press box is by credential only. All credential requests will be approved by the USF Athletic Communications Office and baseball contact Manny Nieves (nieves2@usf. edu). All request must be made at least 24 hours prior to the requested game. USF Records... USF Records Overall... 21-15 Home... 13-11 Away... 6-4 Neutral... 2-0 Conference... 7-5 vs. Ranked Teams... 0-4 vs. ACC... 0-2 vs. A-Sun... 3-2 vs. A-10... 3-1 vs. Big South... 1-0 vs. Big 10... 5-1 vs. C-USA... 0-2 vs. Ivy... 2-2 vs. SEC... 0-0 In Florida... 17-13 In New Jersey... 1-1 In Pennsylvania... 1-0 In Ohio... 2-1 On Monday... 0-0 On Tuesday... 2-3 On Wednesday... 0-3 On Thursday... 0-0 On Friday... 7-2 On Saturday... 7-2 On Sunday... 5-5 In February... 7-1 In March...10-9 In April... 4-5 In May... 0-0 In June... 0-0 Day Games...9-10 Night Games...12-5 USF scores 0-2 runs... 3-9 USF scores 3-5 runs... 5-5 USF scores 6-9 runs... 6-0 USF scores 10+ runs... 7-1 Opp. scores 0-2 runs...12-3 Opp. scores 3-5 runs... 6-4 Opp. scores 6-9 runs... 3-7 Opp. scores 10+ runs... 0-1 USF hits 0 HR... 16-14 USF hits 1 HR... 4-1 USF hits 2+ HR... 1-0 Opp. hits 0 HR... 19-12 Opp. hits 1 HR... 2-2 Opp. hits 2+ HR... 0-1 USF scores first...15-4 Opp. scores first...6-11 USF scores in 1st inning... 9-2 Opp. scores in 1st inning... 5-7 USF leading after 6...18-2 USF leading after 7...20-1 USF leading after 8...20-0 Opp. leading after 6...2-10 Opp. leading after 7...1-12 Opp. leading after 8...1-12 Tied after 6... 1-3 Tied after 7... 0-1 Tied after 8... 0-2 Tied after 9... 0-0 Extra Innings... 0-0 1-Run games... 6-4 2-Run games... 2-4 Herget starts... 5-4 Mulholland starts... 5-3 Lawson starts... 5-1 Serrallonga starts... 2-1 Adel starts... 1-0 Farley starts... 1-2 Murray starts... 0-1 Pardo starts... 0-1 Peterson starts... 1-1 Hernandez starts... 0-1 Commit no error... 2-1 Commit one error...10-9 Commit 2+ errors... 9-5
2014 ROSTER INFORMATION Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 2 Clay Simmons INF/OF R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Centerhill, Fla. (South Sumter HS) 3 Kyle Teaf INF L/R 5-9 170 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Trinity Catholic) 4 Luke Borders INF/OF L/R 6-3 198 Fr. Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven HS) 5 Buddy Putnam UT L/R 6-3 185 Jr. Bartow, Fla. (Bartow HS) 6 Jonathan Bennett INF L/R 5-9 165 Fr. Escambia, Fla. (Pensacola HS) 7 Austin Lueck OF R/R 6-0 215 Jr. Daytona, Fla. (Lake Brantley HS) 8 Nik Alfonso INF R/R 5-9 180 RSo. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic) 9 Andres Leal UT L/R 5-8 185 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic) 10 Jordan Strittmatter RHP R/R 6-3 200 Jr. Daytona, Fla. (Lake Brantley HS) 12 Levi Borders C R/R 6-3 185 So. Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven HS) 13 Brandon Lawson RHP L/R 6-2 200 Fr. Spring Hill, Fla. (Hernando HS) 14 Vincent Leto OF L/R 5-10 170 So. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 15 Hayden Kelley OF L/R 6-2 200 So. Tampa, Fla. (Miami Dade CC) 16 Zac Gilcrease INF S/R 6-2 175 Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Cambridge Christian ) 17 Janick Serrallonga LHP L/L 5-9 160 Sr. Hialeah, Fla. (Champagnat Catholic) 18 Luke Maglich OF L/R 6-3 190 So. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 19 Cody Hernandez RHP R/R 6-0 180 So. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic) 20 Jimmy Herget RHP R/R 6-3 165 So. Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS) 21 Blake Sydeski C R/R 6-3 215 Jr. Daytona Beach, Fla. (New Smyrna HS) 24 Michael Clarkson RHP R/R 6-1 205 Jr. Dunedin, Fla. (Dunedin HS) 25 Nolan Thomas LHP L/L 6-0 180 Sr. Big Pine Key, Fla. (Tallahassee CC) 27 Diego Rapalino RHP R/R 6-4 180 RSo. Barranquilla, Columbia (British International College) 29 Daniel Portales UT R/R 6-3 205 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 33 Vincent Miniet INF R/R 6-0 200 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 34 Justin Patrick RHP R/R 6-5 205 So. Cumberland, R.I. (Cumberland HS) 35 Michael Arencibia OF L/R 6-0 180 Jr. Key West, Fla. (Tallahassee CC) 37 Tommy Peterson RHP R/R 6-1 205 RFr. New Port Richey, Fla. (River Ridge HS) 38 Joe Altieri C L/R 6-0 200 So. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 40 Josh Walker LHP L/L 6-6 200 Fr. Otisville, N.Y. (Minisink Valley HS) 42 Lawrence Pardo LHP L/L 6-0 190 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Santa Fe College) 44 Brandon Murray RHP R/R 6-6 230 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (West Orange HS) 47 Casey Mulholland RHP R/R 6-4 190 Jr. Bradenton, Fla. (State College of Florida) 51 Joe Adel RHP R/R 6-7 215 RSo. Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz HS) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. 51 Joe Adel RHP 8 Nik Alfonso INF 38 Joe Altieri C 35 Michael Arencibia OF 6 Jonathan Bennett INF 12 Levi Borders C 4 Luke Borders INF/OF 24 Michael Clarkson RHP 16 Zac Gilcrease INF 20 Jimmy Herget RHP 19 Cody Hernandez RHP 15 Hayden Kelley OF 13 Brandon Lawson RHP 9 Andres Leal UT 14 Vincent Leto OF 7 Austin Lueck OF 18 Luke Maglich OF 33 Vincent Miniet INF 47 Casey Mulholland RHP 44 Brandon Murray RHP 42 Lawrence Pardo LHP 34 Justin Patrick RHP 37 Tommy Peterson RHP 29 Daniel Portales UT- 5 Buddy Putnam UT 27 Diego Rapalino RHP 17 Janick Serrallonga LHP 2 Clay Simmons INF/OF 10 Jordan Strittmatter RHP 21 Blake Sydeski C 3 Kyle Teaf INF 25 Nolan Thomas LHP 40 Josh Walker LHP 1 Head Coach: Lelo Prado 23 Assistant Coach: Chris Heintz 26 Assistant Coach: Lance Carter 30 Volunteer Coach: Frank Maldonado Director of Operations: Greg Parris Pronunciation Guide 7 Austin Lueck...Luke 9 Andres Leal...Andre - es Lay - Al 14 Vincent Leto...Lay - Toe 17 Janick Serrallonga...Yaaan - Nick Sare - A - Longa 27 Diego Rapalino...Rap - a - LEE - No 29 Daneil Portales...Port - Tal - Less 33 Vincent Miniet...Min - Yet 38 Joe Altieri...Al - Tear - E 51 Joe Adel...A - Dell
2014 Stat Comparison USF... Category...Houston 21-15...Record... 27-9.270...Team Avg......266 1186...At Bats...1164 197...Runs... 175 320...Hits... 310 47...Doubles... 45 9... Triples...6 7... Homeruns... 10 168...RBI... 155 18-24...Stolen Bases-Att... 54-69.342... Slugging %... 341.370... On Base %...368 153... Walks... 168 235...Strikeouts... 210 2.96...Team ERA...1.82.247... Opponents BA...212 215...Strikeouts... 237 128... Walks... 61 7... Saves...9 63...Extra Base Hits Allowed... 53 6... Homers Allowed... 10 141... Runs Allowed... 88 105...Earned Runs Allowed... 65 53... Errors... 44.962... Fielding %...968 2013 BIG EAST CONFERENCE CONFERENCE LOUISVILLE RECORD 20-4 WIN %.833 RECORD 51-14 WIN %.785 STREAK LOST 2 SETON HALL 18-6.750 37-19.661 LOST 1 PITTSBURGH 18-6.750 42-17.712 LOST 1 USF 17-7.708 36-22.621 LOST 2 RUTGERS 14-10.583 28-30.483 LOST 1 ST. JOHN S 10-14.417 23-35.397 LOST 2 NOTRE DAME 10-14.417 34-24.586 LOST 1 CONNECTICUT 9-15.375 35-28.556 LOST 2 CINCINNATI 6-18.250 24-32.428 WON 1 GEORGETOWN 5-19.208 25-28.472 LOST 10 VILLANOVA 5-19.208 14-40.259 WON 3 FIRST TEAM: James Ramsay - OF 2013 SEASON REWIND ALL-BIG EAST CONFERENCEA SECOND TEAM: Jimmy Herget - SP THIRD TEAM: Jimmy Falla - 1B; Lawrence Pardo - RP; Kyle Teaf - SS BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jimmy Herget 2 2013 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SIGNEES Jimmy Falla New York Yankees Signed as Free Agent Nick Gonzalez San Francisco Giants Drafted 24th Round Joey Lovecchio Toronto Blue Jays Signed as Free Agent James Ramsay Houston Astros Drafted 7th Round Chad Taylor New York Yankees Signed as Free Agent This Week in USF Baseball MONDAY 14 TUESDAY 15 WEDNESDAY 16 THURSDAY 17 FRIDAY 18 SATURDAY 19 SUNDAY 20 Stetson W, 10-3 @ Houston 7:30 p.m. @ Houston 7:30 p.m. @ Houston 1:00 p.m. NCAA DIVISION I BOARD OF DIRECTORS: USF President Judy Genshaft named first female chairperson of the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. HOW THE BULLS WERE BORN: With early name suggestions of Desert Rats, Florida Chickens, and even a student election runoff with the name Buccaneer, the Golden Brahman was selected as the official mascot of USF in November 1962. Students reasoned that, since Florida was a cattleraising state like Texas, USF needed a mascot comparable to the Texas Longhorns mascot. In the late 1980s, the mascot evolved into the Bulls. DEGREES FOR ALL: USF offers over 230 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialty and doctoral levels. CITY OF TAMPA: Tampa boasts an average temperature of 70-90 degrees and is home to Busch Gardens, six professional sports teams, numerous cultural amenities, gorgeous beaches nearby, and a vibrant music scene. DIVERSE POPULATION: Tampa is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as one of the top five most diverse and integrated urban areas in the country. NEXT BIG THING: USF is one of America s Top 50 Research Universities. USF AT A GLANCE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO DO: Over 600 registered student organizations at the University of South Florida
Red McEwen Field at USF Baseball Stadium Officially opened on Feb. 22, 2011, a 4-3 10 inning loss against Elon. The stadium has a capacity is 3,211 with a 1,500 spectator grandstand. It features one of the largest scoreboards in college baseball with measurements of 325 down the LF line, 400 to CF and 330 down the RF line. The facility shares a concourse and pavilion area with the softball stadium including the Donaldson Deck. There is a covered batting cage area beyond the right field wall. University of South Florida Athletics District The University of South Florida Athletics District is the new and improved home for the Bulls Intercollegiate Athletics. After gaining approval in December 2009, construction began in June 2010. The $33.5 million project, which was completed in 2012, includes new baseball, softball and soccer stadiums, football and basketball practice facilities, upgrades to the tennis facility and the construction of recreation fields. Additionally, the Sun Dome, home of USF s men s and women s basketball programs, received a $35.6 million renovation that was completed in May of 2012. Current upgrades are being done to men s and women s golf facility along with the football and volleyball locker rooms.
TOP 25 NATIONAL POLLS USA Today Coaches Poll 1. Virginia (28) 2. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) 3. Oregon State (1) 4. Cal Poly (1) 5. Florida State 6. South Carolina 7. LSU 8. Texas 9. Louisville 10. Mississippi 11. Oregon 12. Vanderbilt 13. Washington 14. Rice 15. Houston 16. Oklahoma State 17. Miami (Fla.) 18. Florida 19. Alabama 20. Clemson 21. UC Santa Barbara 22. Kentucky 23. Cal State Fullerton 24. Texas Tech 25. Pepperdine *Updated as of April 14 NCBWA 1. Virginia 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 3. Cal Poly 4. Oregon State 5. Florida State 6. South Carolina 7. Texas 8. LSU 9. Louisville 10. Oregon 11. Vanderbilt 12. Mississippi 13. Oklahoma State 14. Houston 15. Washington 16. Rice 17. Alabama 18. Florida 19. Cal State Fullerton 20. Miami (Fla.) 21. Clemson 22. Mississippi State 23. UC Santa Barbara 24. Kentucky 25. Texas Tech 26. Indiana 27. UCLA 28. Pepperdine 29. Tennessee 30. Liberty *Updated as of April 14 Collegiate Baseball 1. Louisiana-Lafayette 2. Virginia 3. Cal Poly 4. Texas 5. Oregon State 6. Washington 7. Florida State 8. Alabama 9. Louisville 10. Oregon 11. Miami (Fla.) 12. Florida 13. Mississippi 14. LSU 15. South Carolina 16. Vanderbilt 17. UC Santa Barbara 18. Indiana 19. Pepperdine 20. Oklahoma State 21. UC Irvine 22. Mississippi State 23. Seton Hall 24. Rice 25. UNLV 26. San Diego 27. Arizona State 28. Houston 29. Cal St. Fullerton 30. Georgia Tech *Updated as of April 14 Baseball America 1. Virginia 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 3. Cal Poly 4. Florida State 5. Oregon State 6. Texas 7. Washington 8. Alabama 9. Florida 10. Louisville 11. South Carolina 12. LSU 13. Mississippi 14. Houston 15. Miami (Fla.) 16. Rice 17. UC Santa Barbara 18. Vanderbilt 19. Kentucky 20. UNLV 21. Indiana 22. Clemson 23. Oregon 24. Mississippi State 25. Georgia Tech *Updated as of April 14 USF STARTERS POSITION SUMMARY Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh TEAF, Kyle 36... 2. 34..... PORTALES, Daniel 33.. 3..... 25. 5 BORDERS, Levi 33. 32........ 1 MAGLICH, Luke 32...... 28 3.. 1 ALFONSO, Nik 32... 31 1...... PUTNAM, Buddy 29.. 22... 5... 2 GILCREASE, Zac 23.... 21 2..... BORDERS, Luke 22.......... 22 ARENCIBIA, Michael 22....... 22... LUECK, Austin 16....... 4 11. 1 MINIET, Vincent 14.... 13..... 1 PARDO, Lawrence 12 1. 11....... 1 MULHOLLAND, Casey 9 9.......... HERGET, Jimmy 9 9.......... KELLEY, Hayden 9...... 1 7.. 1 LAWSON, Brandon 6 6.......... LEAL, Andres 5... 3 1..... 1 ALTIERI, Joe 4. 4......... SERRALLONGA, Janic 3 3.......... FARLEY, Michael 3 3.......... LETO, Vincent 2...... 2.... PETERSON, Tommy 2 2.......... HERNANDEZ, Cody 1 1.......... ADEL, Joe 1 1.......... MURRAY, Brandon 1 1..........
THE AMERICAN BASEBALL April 16, 2014 www.theamerican.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jordan Ozer, 401-751-8540 jozer@theamerican.org 2014 STANDINGS American Pct. Overall Pct. Streak UCF 10-2.833 23-15.605 W3 10 /9 Louisville 7-2.778 27-9.750 L1 USF 7-5.583 21-15.583 W2 UConn 4-4.500 17-17.500 W2 14/15 Houston 4-5.444 27-9.750 W1 Temple 5-7.417 10-18.357 L1 Rutgers 3-5.375 14-18.438 L1 Memphis 4-8.333 19-19.500 L3 Cincinnati 3-9.250 15-20.429 W1 LEAGUE NOTES MIDWEEK RECAP- Six midweek games took place on Tuesday, with teams in The American going 4-2. Two teams saw games rained out, with Rutgers game moved to Wednesday. Houston got a 5-2 win over Sam Houston State, Cincinnait blanked cross-city rival Xavier 2-0, USF flattened Stetson 10-3, and UCF toppled Florida A&M 11-4. For the two losses, Louisville lost to rival No. 19/22 Kentucky 4-2, while Memphis fell to Arkansas State 6-4. This weekend boasts four more conference series, highlighted by the top two squads in the conference standings, UCF and Louisville, facing off. The Week Ahead... The Week Behind... Weekly Awards APRIL 16 Lafayette at Rutgers 3:30 p.m. 17 Cincinnati at Rutgers* 3 p.m. Temple at UConn* 3 p.m. Louisville at UCF* 3:30 p.m. Louisville at UCF* 6:30 p.m. USF at Houston* 7:30 p.m. 18 Cincinnati at Rutgers* 1 p.m. Temple at UConn* 1 p.m. Alcorn State at Memphis 7:30 p.m. USF at Houston* 7:30 p.m. 19 Louisville at UCF* 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Rutgers* 1 p.m. Temple at UConn* 1 p.m. USF at Houston* 1 p.m. Alcorn State at Memphis 3 p.m. APRIL Player of the Week 15 UCF 11, Florida A&M 4 Blake Davey, OF, Jr., UConn No. 19/22 Kentucky 4, No. 10/9 Louisville 2 Davey led the Huskies to a 4-1 week that saw them even their overall and conference record. The Cincinnati 2, Xavier 0 outfielder had a hit in every game, including six hits USF 10, Stetson 3 in three conference games. Davey blasted three Houston 5, Sam Houston St 2 home runs and now stands alone in second place Arkansas State 6, Memphis 4 in the conference with seven homers on the year. Davey hit 8-for-18 (.444) on the week, with five RBI, five runs scored and four walks, slugging 1.000 and recording a 1.565 OPS for the five games. Pitcher of the Week Ryan Meyer, RHP, RS So., UCF Meyer shined in two starts this week for UCF. He began the week with two scoreless innings of work, along with three strikeouts, against No. 24/24 Miami. He then made the first weekend start of his career on Sunday against Miami, clinching the series for the Knights. Meyer hurled 6.2 innings with no runs allowed, allowing just two hits while striking out six for the shutout victory. With the 2-1 series victory, UCF holds the conference lead alone at 10-2. 20 Alcorn State at Memphis 2 p.m. HONOR ROLL Justin Glass, OF, Sr., Cincinnati Glass hit his first three home runs of the season for the Bearcats in a 3-2 week, batting.421 (8-for-19) with five RBI, six runs scored, and two doubles for five total extra base hits. Nick Burdi, RP, Jr., Louisville The Louisville closer backstopped the Cardinals to a 4-0 week, recording saves in two conference games against No. 8/11 Houston en route to a Louisville sweep of the Cougars. Gaby Rosa, RHP, Fr., Rutgers Rosa stymied Hartford for his third win of the season, surrendering just two hits and two walks while striking out a career-best six hitters in eight innings without an earned run allowed. Jimmy Herget, RHP, So., USF Herget continued his impressive sophomore campaign with a dominant start against Temple, hurling six innings without an earned run and striking out seven Owls. Kyle Teaf, SS, Jr., USF Teaf was the offensive catalyst in the Bulls series win, hitting.600 (6-for- 10) with five walks and five runs scored and a.733 on-base percentage.
The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for USF (as of Apr 15, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 21-15 Home: 13-11 Away: 6-4 Neutral: 2-0 Conference: 7-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% TEAF, Kyle.344 36-36 128 30 44 6 1 0 13 52.406 31 5 12 0.485 1 4 3-5 62 106 15.918 BORDERS, Luke.307 27-22 75 17 23 4 0 1 12 30.400 9 4 15 2.404 1 4 1-1 1 0 0 1.000 PORTALES, Daniel.306 35-33 124 16 38 3 0 0 17 41.331 18 3 17 3.401 2 0 0-1 81 4 0 1.000 MAGLICH, Luke.281 34-32 121 15 34 3 2 2 23 47.388 19 0 31 4.368 4 1 3-3 70 3 1.986 BORDERS, Levi.257 33-33 113 19 29 6 0 0 13 35.310 12 8 23 2.366 1 4 1-1 198 30 2.991 PUTNAM, Buddy.252 33-29 107 14 27 4 1 2 20 39.364 6 1 16 3.283 6 1 0-1 184 28 6.972 ARENCIBIA, Michael.250 26-22 68 13 17 2 1 0 9 21.309 11 2 15 1.366 1 1 1-1 41 0 1.976 ALFONSO, Nik.243 32-32 103 14 25 2 0 0 18 27.262 8 8 20 5.342 1 5 2-2 60 76 5.965 GILCREASE, Zac.230 34-23 87 11 20 1 3 0 10 27.310 6 2 19 1.292 1 3 0-0 21 49 5.933 LUECK, Austin.227 27-16 66 9 15 6 1 0 7 23.348 7 3 18 1.329 0 3 6-7 42 1 2.956 -------------------- LEAL, Andres.333 15-5 30 5 10 2 0 0 2 12.400 5 0 6 2.417 1 0 0-0 13 13 3.897 PARDO, Lawrence.326 13-12 43 12 14 1 0 1 4 18.419 8 3 4 1.463 0 0 0-0 90 8 3.970 LETO, Vincent.250 11-2 12 4 3 2 0 0 5 5.417 5 0 3 0.444 1 0 0-0 4 1 0 1.000 KELLEY, Hayden.225 21-9 40 7 9 1 0 0 5 10.250 6 3 9 0.367 0 1 1-2 25 1 0 1.000 ALTIERI, Joe.190 8-4 21 3 4 0 0 0 5 4.190 0 1 4 1.217 1 0 0-0 25 3 0 1.000 MINIET, Vincent.167 22-14 48 8 8 4 0 1 5 15.313 2 6 23 0.286 0 0 0-0 9 22 6.838 Totals.270 36 1186 197 320 47 9 7 168 406.342 153 49 235 26.370 21 27 18-24 957 383 53.962 Opponents.247 36 1191 141 294 47 10 6 128 379.318 128 47 215 22.339 17 31 29-44 925 359 53.960 LOB - Team (318), Opp (315). DPs turned - Team (30), Opp (32). CI - Team (0), Opp (4). IBB - Team (4), MAGLICH 2, BORDERS, Le 1, TEAF 1, Opp (4). Picked off - MAGLICH 2, TEAF 2, ALFONSO 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha HERGET, Jimmy 1.03 5-4 9 9 0 0/0 0 61.1 49 15 7 18 48 7 0 0.221 1 7 0 0 4 MULHOLLAND, Casey 3.19 3-0 10 9 2 0/1 0 53.2 45 19 19 19 38 8 1 1.233 7 8 0 2 3 -------------------- STRITTMATTER, Jordan 1.00 1-1 19 0 0 0/1 3 18.0 6 3 2 10 12 0 0 0.105 2 1 0 1 1 HERNANDEZ, Cody 1.35 0-1 7 1 0 0/0 0 13.1 18 5 2 3 6 1 1 0.316 0 1 0 2 0 PETERSON, Tommy 1.93 3-1 10 2 0 0/0 0 23.1 19 7 5 7 17 3 0 1.213 1 4 0 0 3 PARDO, Lawrence 2.29 1-0 15 1 0 0/0 1 19.2 13 9 5 19 16 2 1 0.191 3 2 0 0 2 SERRALLONGA, Janick 2.48 1-1 15 3 0 0/0 2 32.2 31 11 9 10 19 1 0 1.261 1 4 0 2 5 FARLEY, Michael 3.58 1-3 11 3 0 0/0 1 27.2 23 13 11 8 24 3 5 0.219 1 5 0 1 2 MURRAY, Brandon 3.65 0-1 10 1 0 0/0 0 12.1 16 9 5 9 9 4 0 0.333 0 2 0 2 3 PATRICK, Justin 4.05 1-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 6.2 6 7 3 5 4 0 1 1.231 2 1 0 2 1 LAWSON, Brandon 4.34 3-1 7 6 0 0/0 0 29.0 35 19 14 8 12 6 0 1.299 6 4 0 2 2 THOMAS, Nolan 6.75 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 8 3 3 1 1 2 0 0.421 1 1 0 0 1 ADEL, Joe 8.03 2-2 8 1 0 0/0 0 12.1 15 12 11 9 8 6 1 0.313 0 5 0 2 2 WALKER, Josh 15.19 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.1 10 9 9 2 1 4 0 1.435 0 2 0 1 2 Totals 2.96 21-15 36 36 2 1/1 7 319.1 294 141 105 128 215 47 10 6.247 25 47 0 17 31 Opponents 4.23 15-21 36 36 1 3/3 9 308.1 320 197 145 153 235 47 9 7.270 23 49 3 21 27 PB - Team (5), BORDERS, Le 5, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (3), PARDO 2, FARLEY 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - BORDERS, Le (22-36), ALTIERI (7-8), ADEL (6-6), MULHOLLAND (3-6), HERGET (2-5), PETERSON (3-5), FARLEY (3-5), LAWSON (2-4), STRITTMATTER (1-3), WALKER (3-3), PARDO (3-3), SERRALLONGA (1-2), MURRAY (1-1), HERNANDEZ (1-1).
The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for USF (as of Apr 16, 2014) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 15, 2014 vs LIBERTY W 2-1 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 HERGET (W 1-0) 334 2:29 Feb 15, 2014 vs RICHMOND W 11-4 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 PATRICK (W 1-0) 364 3:13 Feb 16, 2014 at North Florida W 12-1 9 3-0-0 0-0-0 LAWSON (W 1-0) 739 2:35 Feb 18, 2014 at FGCU W 5-1 9 4-0-0 0-0-0 SERRALLONGA (W 1-0 708 2:40 Feb 21, 2014 PENN STATE W 19-1 9 5-0-0 0-0-0 HERGET (W 2-0) 1210 2:58 Feb 22, 2014 PENN STATE W 11-7 9 6-0-0 0-0-0 ADEL (W 1-0) 1607 2:44 Feb 23, 2014 PENN STATE W 6-5 9 7-0-0 0-0-0 FARLEY (W 1-0) 1406 2:43 Feb 28, 2014 COLUMBIA L 0-1 9 7-1-0 0-0-0 HERGET (L 2-1) 1219 2:18 Mar 1, 2014 COLUMBIA L 4-6 9 7-2-0 0-0-0 FARLEY (L 1-1) 1109 2:51 Mar. 1, 2014 COLUMBIA W 13-5 9 8-2-0 0-0-0 LAWSON (W 2-0) 1109 2:47 Mar 02, 2014 COLUMBIA W 7-2 9 9-2-0 0-0-0 PARDO (W 1-0) 1143 3:14 Mar 04, 2014 #2 FSU L 1-5 9 9-3-0 0-0-0 SERRALLONGA (L 1-1) 3615 2:45 Mar 05, 2014 #2 FSU L 1-4 9 9-4-0 0-0-0 HERGET (L 2-2) 2261 2:33 Mar 07, 2014 NU W 7-0 9 10-4-0 0-0-0 MULHOLLAND (W 1-0) 1121 2:23 Mar 08, 2014 NU W 4-2 9 11-4-0 0-0-0 ADEL (W 2-0) 1221 2:49 Mar 09, 2014 NU L 4-6 9 11-5-0 0-0-0 ADEL (L 2-1) 1129 2:34 Mar 12, 2014 #19 FIU L 2-8 9 11-6-0 0-0-0 HERGET (L 2-3) 1189 2:47 Mar 14, 2014 RHODE ISLAND W 5-1 9 12-6-0 0-0-0 MULHOLLAND (W 2-0) 1203 2:14 Mar 15, 2014 RHODE ISLAND W 4-3 9 13-6-0 0-0-0 PETERSON (W 1-0) 1128 2:37 Mar 16, 2014 RHODE ISLAND L 13-16 9 13-7-0 0-0-0 MURRAY (L 0-1) 1151 3:53 * Mar 21, 2014 UCONN W 2-1 9 14-7-0 1-0-0 HERGET (W 3-3) 1250 2:43 * Mar 22, 2014 UCONN W 6-2 9 15-7-0 2-0-0 STRITTMATTER (W 1-0 1328 2:43 * Mar 23, 2014 UCONN L 2-4 9 15-8-0 2-1-0 FARLEY (L 1-2) 1130 2:30 Mar 25, 2014 #30 FIU L 0-9 9 15-9-0 2-1-0 LAWSON (L 2-1) 1221 2:36 * Mar 28, 2014 at Cincinnati W 2-1 9 16-9-0 3-1-0 HERGET (W 4-3) 561 2:18 * Mar 30, 2014 at Cincinnati-1 L 2-3 7 16-10-0 3-2-0 FARLEY (L 1-3) - 2:19 * Mar 30, 2014 at Cincinnati-2 W 7-6 9 17-10-0 4-2-0 PETERSON (W 2-0) 1675 2:57 Apr 01, 2014 at Stetson L 3-6 9 17-11-0 4-2-0 ADEL (L 2-2) 750 3:16 Apr 02, 2014 at Stetson L 1-2 9 17-12-0 4-2-0 HERNANDEZ (L 0-1) 500 2:33 * Apr 04, 2014 UCF L 0-2 9 17-13-0 4-3-0 HERGET (L 4-4) 1219 2:14 * Apr 05, 2014 UCF W 4-2 9 18-13-0 5-3-0 MULHOLLAND (W 3-0) 1189 2:32 * Apr 06, 2014 UCF L 3-6 9 18-14-0 5-4-0 PETERSON (L 2-1) 1739 2:48 * Apr 11, 2014 at Temple W 13-6 9 19-14-0 6-4-0 HERGET (W 5-4) 109 2:32 * Apr 12, 2014 at Temple L 5-6 9 19-15-0 6-5-0 STRITTMATTER (L 1-1) 144 2:44 * Apr 13, 2014 at Temple W 6-3 9 20-15-0 7-5-0 PETERSON (W 3-1) 203 2:30 Apr 15, 2014 STETSON W 10-3 9 21-15-0 7-5-0 LAWSON (W 3-1) 1173 3:02 * = Conference game () extra inning game
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE VS. THE REST (123-86 overall,.586) America East... 3-6 ACC... 2-9 Atlantic Sun... 8-3 Atlantic 10... 8-5 Big East... 6-0 Big South... 1-3 Big Ten... 9-7 Big 12... 4-5 Big West... 0-0 Colonial Athletic (CAA... 9-4 Conference USA... 4-5 Horizon... 4-0 Ivy... 5-3 Metro Atlantic (MAAC... 8-3 Mid American (MAC... 14-7 Mid Eastern (MEAC... 1-1 Missouri Valley (MVC... 1-1 Mountain West... 0-0 Northeast (NEC... 4-3 Ohio Valley... 7-2 Pac-12... 2-0 Patriot... 1-1 SEC... 4-13 Southern... 6-4 Southland... 6-3 Summit... 2-0 SWAC... 2-0 Sun Belt... 2-6 West Coast... 0-1 WAC... 0-0 Independents... 0-0 Non-Division I... 0-0 TRACKING THE USF BATS MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot TEAF, Kyle 10 3 - - 13 PORTALES, Daniel 8 2 - - 10 BORDERS, Levi 8 1 - - 9 MAGLICH, Luke 5 2 1-8 BORDERS, Luke 6 - - - 6 PUTNAM, Buddy 5 1 - - 6 ARENCIBIA, Michael 5 - - - 5 ALFONSO, Nik 3 - - - 3 LEAL, Andres 3 - - - 3 LUECK, Austin 1 1 1-3 GILCREASE, Zac 3 - - - 3 PARDO, Lawrence 2 1 - - 3 MINIET, Vincent 2 - - - 2 ALTIERI, Joe 1 - - - 1 KELLEY, Hayden 1 - - - 1 TEAM 63 11 2 0 76 MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot PUTNAM, Buddy 4 2 - - 6 MAGLICH, Luke 3 2 - - 5 BORDERS, Levi 4 - - - 4 BORDERS, Luke 2 1 - - 3 ALFONSO, Nik 3 - - - 3 PORTALES, Daniel 3 - - - 3 GILCREASE, Zac 3 - - - 3 ARENCIBIA, Michael 2 - - - 2 LETO, Vincent - 1 - - 1 LUECK, Austin - - 1-1 TEAF, Kyle - 1 - - 1 MINIET, Vincent 1 - - - 1 PARDO, Lawrence 1 - - - 1 ALTIERI, Joe 1 - - - 1 TEAM 27 7 1 0 35 HITTING STREAKS Longest Current MAGLICH, Luke 11 1 PORTALES, Daniel 11 1 PUTNAM, Buddy 9 1 TEAF, Kyle 8 6 ALFONSO, Nik 8 - BORDERS, Luke 7 7 ARENCIBIA, Michael 6 1 PARDO, Lawrence 4 3 LUECK, Austin 4 - GILCREASE, Zac 4 1 BORDERS, Levi 3 3 LETO, Vincent 3 - LEAL, Andres 3 2 MINIET, Vincent 2 - KELLEY, Hayden 2 - ALTIERI, Joe 1 1 REACHED BASE STREAKS Longest Current PUTNAM, Buddy 20 1 TEAF, Kyle 16 6 PORTALES, Daniel 11 1 MAGLICH, Luke 11 1 BORDERS, Luke 10 10 ALFONSO, Nik 10 9 KELLEY, Hayden 9 - BORDERS, Levi 7 3 ARENCIBIA, Michael 6 1 PARDO, Lawrence 6 6 LUECK, Austin 4 1 GILCREASE, Zac 4 1 LETO, Vincent 3 - LEAL, Andres 3 2 MINIET, Vincent 2 - ALTIERI, Joe 1 1