Daytona Beach, Fla. – A busy week lies ahead for the Wildcats, as they open the first of five games in six days with a trip down I4 to take on USF, Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Tampa, Fla.
 
Game Information

Tuesday, March 29
Opponent: USF (17-7, 0-0 AAC)
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Tampa, Fla. / USF Baseball Stadium
Live Stats:  http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=sfla
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: https://www.iheart.com/live/usf-bulls-unlimited-7424/
 
Last Time Out
 
The Wildcats enter midweek play off a 2-1 weekend with Alabama State. The Wildcats won the first two games of the series – the first after an eleventh-inning walkoff hit-by-pitch and the second after a four-run comeback led by five RBI from Brian Perez.
 
The Wildcats dropped the third game of the series – their first conference loss of the season. The Wildcats led, 2-0, in the fourth inning, but an ugly sixth inning pulled the Hornets ahead for good as they won, 6-3.

The Wildcats remain atop the SWAC standings as one of only two teams with only a single loss in conference play at 5-1.
 
Scouting the Bulls
 
The Bulls are 17-7 this season. B-CU marks USF's final non-conference game before American Athletic Conference play begins. The Bulls are winners of five straight, including a 16-7 win over FGCU and a three-game sweep of the MAAC's Niagara University.
 
The Bulls are batting .281 as a team this season with 34 homers. Three Bulls – Drew Brutcher, Carmine Lane, and Jackson Mayo each have an OPS over 1.000. Brutcher, an outfielder has nine homers through 24 games this season.
 
The Bulls have made 35 errors as a team this season. They are 17-23 on stolen base attempts this season.
 
The Starters
 
Gabriel White will get his third start of the year for the Wildcats. The lefty started the first two Saturdays for B-CU this season, but has since been used out of the pen. White has struck out 10 in nine innings.
 
USF will throw Jack Cebert for his third start this season. The right-hander has an 8.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in 15 innings. He has allowed five homers and walked seven.
 
All-Time Series
 
Tuesday marks the 26^th time in the history of the two programs that they have met on a baseball diamond. The Bulls lead the series, 16-9 and have won four straight. The last time the two teams met, USF defeated B-CU, 12-2 on April 10, 2019.
 
 
Notes

• The B-CU pitching staff owns the second-best staff ERA in conference play at 2.95. Teams are batting only .233 against the Wildcats staff.
• Matthew Garcia leads the Wildcats with nine multi-hit games. He has reached base in nine straight games.
• Brian Perez has reached base safely in eight straight games.
• Hector Vazquez has walked the fewest batters among qualified SWAC pitchers at only five in 28.1 innings.

 

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