Thursday night’s game between the (3-0) No. 21 South Florida Bulls and (2-1) Temple Owls has many storylines. None more worth noteworthy than the similarities between Temple head coach Geoff Collins and USF head coach Charlie Strong. Yes, they are both in the midst of their first season at their …
Read More »Strong First Win for USF
Charlie Strong has had a very inconsistent collegiate coaching career. He has spent time coaching at Florida, Texas A&M, Southern Illinois, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Louisville, and Texas. He acquired his first full-time coaching gig as a wide receiver coach for Southern Illinois in 1986, and then moved …
Read More »All-Americans Faedo and Byrne Lead Dominant Gator Pitching Staff
In a NCAA regional littered with pressure-packed situations, the Florida Gators were able to stave off elimination by turning to leaders on their pitching staff. Alex Faedo and Michael Byrne responded to huge challenges throughout the Gainesville Regional with a series of brilliant outings. These type of performances have become …
Read More »Gator Baseball Outlasts USF In Extra Innings Pitching Duel
The Florida Gator baseball team worked hard and late into Saturday night to pick up a 5-1 victory over the USF Bulls in a 12-inning pitchers duel. In a game that included about a 40-minute lightning delay, Florida’s pitching managed to maintain focus throughout. With the win, Florida improves to …
Read More »NCAA Regional Baseball: USF Dominates Bethune-Cookman
The USF Bulls(42-17, 14-10 AAC) defeated the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats(33-24, 15-8 MEAC) in the first game of the NCAA Gainesville Regional by a score of 9-1. Friday afternoon marked the first postseason meeting between the two schools. USF now holds a 59-16 lead in the all-time series. USF Scores Early and …
Read More »No. 5 Gator Baseball hosts No. 23 USF in Final Mid-Week Game of Regular Season
The fifth ranked Gator baseball team (35-13, 16-8 SEC) hosts 23rd ranked USF (37-10, 12-6 AAC) tonight in the final game of a six-game home stand. The game is also the final mid-week game of the regular season, as Florida has just two SEC weekend series left afterwards before the …
Read More »Florida Softball Hosts USF in Midweek Matchup
The No. 2 Florida softball team will host USF Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. This will be the second contest between the teams this season. Florida won the previous matchup 8-0 in six innings. Streaking Gators The Florida Gators (26-1, 5-0 SEC) most recently went on the road …
Read More »Bulls Pull 18 Recruits
The Challenge The South Florida Bulls pulled in 18 recruits on National Signing Day. New head coach Charlie Strong had a limited window to secure a 2017 Class since being named USF’s fourth head coach on December 11. Strong says time was the biggest challenge in connecting with recruits. He secured …
Read More »AAC Baseball tournament: USF vs ECU
Day two of the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament from Clearwater, Fl began with a morning match-up between No. 2 seed East Carolina University and No. 7 seed University of South Florida. The East Carolina Pirates with high hopes of defending their conference title and LHP Evan Kruczynski came prepared. …
Read More »Gators Baseball Outscores USF 11-4
The top ranked Florida baseball team finishes a perfect midweek season Tuesday night against the University of South Florida with an 11-4 win in Gainesville. With their sixth straight win against the Bulls, the Gators improve to 41-8 on the season and to 24-1 in non-conference play. This is the first time …
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