2015 South Florida Bulls baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2015 South Florida Bulls baseball South Florida Bulls wordmark.png 150 American Athletic Conference The American 34–26–1 13–11 Mark Kingston 1st Mike Current 1st Billy Mohl 1st USF Baseball Stadium Gainesville Regional 1–2 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. Previous season 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. Personnel Roster 2015 South Florida Bulls rosterhttp://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=36645&SPID=2917&DB_OEM_ID=7700&Q_SEASON=2014 Official Baseball Roster South Florida Bulls December 10, 2014 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 – 10px|Redshirt Junior 25 – Joe Cavallaro – Freshman 27 – Diego Rapalino – 10px|Redshirt Junior 28 – Jonah Owenby – Freshman 37 – Tommy Peterson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 40 – Josh Walker – Sophomore 44 – Brandon Murray – Sophomore 45 – Josh Witherspoon – Freshman 47 – Casey Mulholland – Senior 51 – Joe Adel – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt 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  Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atSouth Florida Alma mater Mark Kingston Head coach 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1995) Mike Current Assistant coach 2 Blackburn College (2005) Billy Mohl Assistant coach 1 Tulane University (2007) Season February 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.http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209889596&DB_OEM_ID=7700 Bulls Rally Past No. 17 Titans on Opening Night gousfbulls.com March 3, 2015 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.http://www.prosportsblogging.com/2015/02/19/gators-bite-the-bulls/ Gators bite the Bulls prosportblogging.com March 3, 2015 In their weekend series from February 20–22, the Bulls took the series against 2015 Wagner Seahawks 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.http://www.silive.com/colleges/index.ssf/2015/02/college_baseball_wagner_battle.html Wagner College baseball team battles South Florida to 4–4, 11-inning tie silive.com March 3, 2015 In the final week of the month of February, the Bulls played a midweek game against 2015 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast and fell 2–6, losing their third straight midweek game dating back to 2014.http://www.naplesnews.com/sports/college/fgcu/college-baseball-fgcu-too-much-for-usf_16035017 College baseball: FGCU too much for USF naplesnews.com March 3, 2015 In their weekend series against 2015 High Point Panthers High Point, the Bulls won two of three games, led by another good start for ace Jimmy Herget.http://collegebaseballcentral.com/usf-joe-cavallaro-win-series-finale-with-high-point/9455/ USF, Joe Cavallaro Win Series Finale with High Point College Baseball Central March 3, 2015 Schedule Legend South Florida win South Florida loss Tie PostponementBoldSouth Florida team member background:#006747;color:white; 2015 South Florida Bulls baseball game log |- ! style="background:#006747;color:white;" | Regular season |- y background:#CFC493;color:#006747; February 8% 10% 3% 12% 4% 10% 10% 8% 5% Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 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 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 14 || vs. #12 Louisville || || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || L 3–7 || Harrington (1–0) || Mulholland (0–1) || || N/A || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || vs. Alabama State || || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || W 12–4 || Farley (1–0) || Taylor (0–1) || || N/A || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 18 || #5 Florida || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || L 3–13 || Morales (1–0) || Peterson (0–1) || || 2,059 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || 2015 Wagner Seahawks Wagner || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 12–1 || Herget (1–0) || Morris (0–1) || || 652 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 21 || Wagner || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 9–2 || Mulholland (1–1) || Adams (0–1) || || 796 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffbb" | February 22 || Wagner || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || T 4–4 (11) || || || || 637 || 4–2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 24 || 2015 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || L 2–6 || Koerner (2–0) || Valdes (0–1) || || 678 || 4–3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || 2015 High Point Panthers High Point || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 2–1 || Herget (2–0) || McGillicuddy (0–3) || Peterson (2) || 661 || 5–3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 28 || High Point || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || L 3–10 || Silber (1–0) || Mulholland (1–2) || || 612 || 5–4–1 || – y background:#CFC493;color:#006747; March 8% 10% 3% 12% 4% 10% 10% 8% 5% Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || High Point || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 3–0 || Cavallaro (2–0) || Hoffman (0–2) || Peterson (3) || 623 || 6–4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 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 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 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 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || 2015 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 1–0 || Herget (3–0) || Prendergast (1–1) || Peterson (4) || 451 || 7–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 7 || Seton Hall || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 7–3 || Mulholland (2–2) || McCarthy (0–1) || || 657 || 8–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || Seton Hall || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 12–6 || Eveld (1–1) || Cahill (0–2) || || 701 || 9–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 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 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || Florida A&M || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 10–5 || Herget (4–0) || Ogilvie (0–3) || || 657 || 11–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 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 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || Florida A&M || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 5–0 || Cavallaro (3–0) || Anderson (0–1) || || 712 || 13–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 17 || 2015 Stetson Hatters Stetson || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 5–2 || Valdes (2–1) || Whitlock (0–1) || Peterson (7) || 776 || 14–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 18 || 2015 FIU Panthers FIU || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 4–3 || Peterson (1–0) || Dopico (1–2) || || 481 || 15–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 20 || at #18 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois || || Illinois Field • Champaign, IL || L 1–13 || Duchene (3–1) || Herget (4–1) || || 543 || 15–7–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 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 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || at #18 Illinois || || Illinois Field • Champaign, IL || W 8–5 || Peterson (2–1) || Jay (4–1) || || 784 || 16–8–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 24 || at Florida Gulf Coast || || Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL || W 8–7 || Farley (2–0) || Anderson (2–2) || || 394 || 17–8–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 27 || Cincinnati || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 28 || Cincinnati || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 29 || Cincinnati || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 31 || at Stetson || || Melching Field • DeLand, FL || || || || || || || y background:#CFC493;color:#006747; April 8% 10% 3% 12% 4% 10% 10% 8% 5% Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 2 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 3 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 4 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 7 || at FIU || || FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 10 || East Carolina || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 11 || East Carolina || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 12 || East Carolina || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 14 || Stetson || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 17 || at Memphis || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || at Memphis || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 19 || at Memphis || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 22 || Bethune-Cookman || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 24 || Houston || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 25 || Houston || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 26 || Houston || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || y background:#CFC493;color:#006747; May 8% 10% 3% 12% 4% 10% 10% 8% 5% Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || at UCF || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 2 || at UCF || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 3 || at UCF || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 5 || at Florida || || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 8 || at Tulane || || Greer Field • New Orleans, LA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 9 || at Tulane || || Greer Field • New Orleans, LA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 10 || at Tulane || || Greer Field • New Orleans, LA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 12 || at 2015 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville || || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 14 || UCF || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 15 || UCF || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 16 || UCF || || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || || || || || || || |- ! style="background:#006747;color:white;" | Postseason |- y background:#CFC493 AAC Tournament 8% 10% 3% 12% 4% 10% 10% 8% 5% Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record |- align="center" | May 20 || TBD || || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" | May 21 || TBD || || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || || || || || || || |- | All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. |- Awards and honors Jimmy Herget Pre-season AAC Pitcher of the Yearhttp://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2014/12/22/2015-american-athletic-conference-preseason-poll-and-awards/ 2015 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll And Awards College Baseball Daily December 24, 2014 Pre-season All-AAC Kyle Teaf Pre-season All-AAC References South Florida Bulls Category:South Florida Bulls baseball seasons South Florida Bulls base South Florida