South Florida Baseball Wins Season Home and Away Against Stetson

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DELAND, Fla. (April 21, 2026) – University of South Florida baseball is now 2-0 against Stetson this season, defeating them at home earlier in March and on the road tonight. The Bulls (28-12, 7-8 American) beat the Hatters (15-25, 6-11 ASUN), 6-5.
 
The Bulls started the game in full attack mode, scoring in the top of the first. Ryan Pruitt led the game off with a walk and advanced to second on a groundout from Jack Lutz. Lance Trippel hit an infield single to third base, extending his reached base streak to 24 games. Pruitt advanced to third on the play and scored when the next batter up, Rafael Betancourt, grounded out to first.
 
The attack didn’t stop there, as three more came across in the top of the second for the Bulls. The inning was led off with a walk again, this time for Bradke Lohry. Jackson Mirza hit a single to center field to put Lohry on second. They would both advance on a sacrifice bunt laid down by first baseman Joey Brenczewski. Jacob Green would reach on a fielder’s choice that would score Lohry and advance Mirza to third. He scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Pruitt, his seventh of the year. Green went to second on a throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt and scored when Lutz singled through the left side of the infield. South Florida would lead 4-0 at the end of the second.
 
The Hatters would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third. Juan De la Cruz would walk and advance to third when Landon Russel hit a double to left field. They both scored on an RBI single up the middle from Renzo Gonzalez. The score would be 4-2 Bulls, headed to the fourth.
 
Scoring continued in the fifth inning for both teams, first in the top half of the inning for South Florida. Trippel singled to lead off the inning, and Jake Kulikowski followed him with a pinch-hit walk. Lohry would also draw a walk to load the bases. Brenczewski hit a single to right field to score both Trippel and Kulikowski.
 
In the bottom half of the inning, Landen Yorek entered the game to pitch for the Bulls, striking out one and walking two. Nolan Bernard entered the game in relief of Yorek, and Gonzalez would lay down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners to second and third. Yohann Dessureault singled to left field, scoring Jack Harley and Russell. The score would be 6-4, ending the fifth.
 
The lead would be cut down to one in the bottom half of the sixth. Foster Apple doubled down the right field line to start the inning for the Hatters. Corey Robinson laid down a bunt to advance Apple to third. He would score when Harley laid down a sacrifice bunt, making the score 6-5 South Florida, which would stick for the remainder of the game.
 
Will Allen made his third start of the season on the bump for South Florida. He threw 2.0 innings, recording two strikeouts. Dominic Pontbriant, Landed Yorek, Nolan Bernard, Ethan Sutton, and even Friday starter Edwin Alicea all made appearances for the Bulls. Pontbriant earned the win and is now 3-0 on the season.
 
Notables:
• Lance Trippel has extended his reached-base streak to 23 games.
• Ethan Sutton earned his ninth save of the season.
• Sacrifice Fly number 33 came across for South Florida, as the Bulls lead the nation.
• Dominic Pontbriant is now 3-0 on the season.
 
Up Next:
The Bulls stay on the road and head north to East Carolina for a weekend three-game conference series. ECU eliminated South Florida from the American Conference Tournament last year, but the Bulls took the regular season series at home just a week prior. Game 1 is scheduled for Friday, April 24th, with first pitch at 6:00 p.m. The whole series will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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About USF Baseball
The University of South Florida baseball program, founded in 1966, enters its 61st season in 2026. Head coach Mitch Hannahs returns for his second year at the helm after leading the Bulls to 32 wins in his debut season—the program’s highest win total since 2018. USF also posted 16 victories in American Athletic Conference play, marking its best conference showing since joining the league.
 
Hannahs, a 2023 ABCA NCAA Division I Midwest Region Coach of the Year, was named USF’s eighth head coach on June 8, 2024, after an 11-year run at Indiana State where he tallied 355 wins, six conference titles, and five NCAA Regional appearances.
 
USF has made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a historic Super Regional berth in 2021. The Bulls have captured five conference tournament titles (three Sun Belt, one Metro, one American) and six regular season championships (three Sun Belt, two Metro, one C-USA).
 
The program continues to develop top-tier talent with 134 MLB Draft picks all-time, including three selections in 2025. Notable alumni include two-time MLB All-Star and 2018 first-round draft pick Shane McClanahan. Bulls have earned All-America honors 12 times and Freshman All-America recognition 19 times.
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