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The 2015 South Florida baseball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Bulls played their home games at USF Baseball Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference . They were led by head coach Mark Kingston in his first season at South Florida.
In 2014, the Bulls finished the season 5th in the American with a record of 27–31, 10–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in pool play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .
2015 South Florida Bulls roster[ 2]
Pitchers
10 – Jordan Strittmatter – Senior
13 – Brandon Lawson – Sophomore
17 – Mark Savarese – Sophomore
19 – Cody Hernandez – Junior
20 – Jimmy Herget – Junior
22 – Michael Farley – Sophomore
24 – Michael Clarkson – Junior
25 – Joe Cavallaro – Freshman
27 – Diego Rapalino – Junior
28 – Jonah Owenby – Freshman
37 – Tommy Peterson – Sophomore
40 – Josh Walker – Sophomore
44 – Brandon Murray – Sophomore
45 – Josh Witherspoon – Freshman
47 – Casey Mulholland – Senior
51 – Joe Adel – Junior
Catchers
12 – Levi Borders – Junior
34 – Jeff Korte – Freshman
Infielders
2 – Clay Simmons – Sophomore
3 – Kyle Teaf – Senior
4 – Luke Borders – Sophomore
5 – Buddy Putnam – Senior
6 – Kevin Merrell – Freshman
8 – Nik Alfonso – Junior
9 – Andres Leal – Sophomore
16 – Zac Gilcrease – Senior
26 – Paul Russo – Freshman
33 – Vincent Miniet – Sophomore
Outfielders
7 – Austin Lueck – Senior
14 – Vincent Leto – Junior
15 – Hayden Kelley – Junior
18 – Luke Maglich – Junior
29 – Daniel Portales – Sophomore
42 – Ryan Valdes – Junior
The Bulls opened their season in Clearwater, Florida , close to their campus in Tampa, for a three-game opening weekend tournament with a pair of nationally-ranked clubs in Cal State Fullerton and Louisville , along with Alabama State . The Bulls went two for three on the weekend, upsetting Cal State Fullerton in the opening game in a pitching duel between Bulls ace Jimmy Herget, who recorded nine strikeouts, and Titans ace Thomas Eshelman , who recorded ten.[ 3] The Bulls then fell to Louisville, 3–7, before easily defeating Alabama State 12–4 to finish off the weekend 2–1.
The Bulls hosted #5 Florida in a midweek game on February 18, and the Gators defeated the Bulls 13–3 behind six no-hit innings from Brett Morales.[ 4] In their weekend series from February 20–22, the Bulls took the series against Wagner , winning the first two games handily before settling for an unusual tie in the final game due to a travel curfew for the Seahawks.[ 5]
In the final week of the month of February, the Bulls played a midweek game against Florida Gulf Coast and fell 2–6, losing their third straight midweek game dating back to 2014.[ 6] In their weekend series against High Point , the Bulls won two of three games, led by another good start for ace Jimmy Herget.[ 7]
Legend
South Florida win
South Florida loss
Tie
Postponement
Bold
South Florida team member
2015 South Florida Bulls baseball game log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
February 13
vs. #17 Cal State Fullerton
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
W 2–1
Cavallaro (1–0)
Eshelman (0–1)
Peterson (1)
N/A
1–0
–
February 14
vs. #12 Louisville
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
L 3–7
Harrington (1–0)
Mulholland (0–1)
N/A
1–1
–
February 15
vs. Alabama State
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
W 12–4
Farley (1–0)
Taylor (0–1)
N/A
2–1
–
February 18
#5 Florida
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 3–13
Morales (1–0)
Peterson (0–1)
2,059
2–2
–
February 20
Wagner
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 12–1
Herget (1–0)
Morris (0–1)
652
3–2
–
February 21
Wagner
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 9–2
Mulholland (1–1)
Adams (0–1)
796
4–2
–
February 22
Wagner
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
T 4–4 (11)
637
4–2–1
–
February 24
Florida Gulf Coast
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 2–6
Koerner (2–0)
Valdes (0–1)
678
4–3–1
–
February 27
High Point
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 2–1
Herget (2–0)
McGillicuddy (0–3)
Peterson (2)
661
5–3–1
–
February 28
High Point
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 3–10
Silber (1–0)
Mulholland (1–2)
612
5–4–1
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
March 1
High Point
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 3–0
Cavallaro (2–0)
Hoffman (0–2)
Peterson (3)
623
6–4–1
–
March 3
at #22 Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 1–24
Carlton (1–0)
Lawson (0–1)
3,944
6–5–1
–
March 4
at #22 Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 3–7
Byrd (2–0)
Eveld (0–1)
Folsom (1)
3,900
6–6–1
–
March 6
Seton Hall
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 1–0
Herget (3–0)
Prendergast (1–1)
Peterson (4)
451
7–6–1
–
March 7
Seton Hall
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 7–3
Mulholland (2–2)
McCarthy (0–1)
657
8–6–1
–
March 8
Seton Hall
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 12–6
Eveld (1–1)
Cahill (0–2)
701
9–6–1
–
March 11
at Bethune-Cookman
Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL
W 1–0
Valdes (1–1)
Lindsay (0–1)
Peterson (5)
64
10–6–1
–
March 13
Florida A&M
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 10–5
Herget (4–0)
Ogilvie (0–3)
657
11–6–1
–
March 14
Florida A&M
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 4–1
Mulholland (3–2)
Jarrell (1–2)
Peterson (6)
774
12–6–1
–
March 15
Florida A&M
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 5–0
Cavallaro (3–0)
Anderson (0–1)
712
13–6–1
–
March 17
Stetson
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 5–2
Valdes (2–1)
Whitlock (0–1)
Peterson (7)
776
14–6–1
–
March 18
FIU
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 4–3
Peterson (1–0)
Dopico (1–2)
481
15–6–1
–
March 20
at #18 Illinois
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
L 1–13
Duchene (3–1)
Herget (4–1)
543
15–7–1
–
March 21
at #18 Illinois
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
L 2–5
Johnson (3–1)
Mulholland (3–3)
Jay (5)
1,021
15–8–1
–
March 22
at #18 Illinois
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
W 8–5
Peterson (2–1)
Jay (4–1)
784
16–8–1
–
March 24
at Florida Gulf Coast
Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL
W 8–7
Farley (2–0)
Anderson (2–2)
394
17–8–1
–
March 27
Cincinnati
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
March 28
Cincinnati
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
March 29
Cincinnati
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
March 31
at Stetson
Melching Field • DeLand, FL
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
April 2
at Connecticut
J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT
April 3
at Connecticut
J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT
April 4
at Connecticut
J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT
April 7
at FIU
FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL
April 10
East Carolina
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 11
East Carolina
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 12
East Carolina
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 14
Stetson
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 17
at Memphis
FedExPark • Memphis, TN
April 18
at Memphis
FedExPark • Memphis, TN
April 19
at Memphis
FedExPark • Memphis, TN
April 22
Bethune-Cookman
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 24
Houston
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 25
Houston
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 26
Houston
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
May 1
at UCF
Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
May 2
at UCF
Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
May 3
at UCF
Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
May 5
at Florida
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL
May 8
at Tulane
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 9
at Tulane
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 10
at Tulane
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 12
at Jacksonville
John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL
May 14
UCF
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
May 15
UCF
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
May 16
UCF
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
Post-season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AACT Record
May 20
TBD
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
May 21
TBD
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball .
Jimmy Herget
Pre-season AAC Pitcher of the Year[ 8]
Pre-season All-AAC[ 8]
Kyle Teaf
^ "2015 Baseball Standings" . American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015 .
^ "Official Baseball Roster" . South Florida Bulls. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^ "Bulls Rally Past No. 17 Titans on Opening Night" . gousfbulls.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
^ "Gators bite the Bulls" . prosportblogging.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
^ "Wagner College baseball team battles South Florida to 4–4, 11-inning tie" . silive.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
^ "College baseball: FGCU too much for USF" . naplesnews.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
^ "USF, Joe Cavallaro Win Series Finale with High Point" . College Baseball Central. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
^ a b c "2015 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll And Awards" . College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 24, 2014 .