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TAMPA, Fla. (April 30, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 South Florida baseball returns home after spending almost two weeks on the road to host Florida Atlantic. The Bulls (28-16, 7-11 American) welcome the Owls (22-22, 8-10 American) to Tampa for a three-game American Conference series.<\/p>\n

South Florida football head coach Brian Hartline will be throwing out the first pitch ahead of Friday night’s game on May 1st. He will also be planning to join the broadcast booth at some point during the game.

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\nSetting The Stage:

\nThe Bulls fell to 14th-ranked Florida State on the road Wednesday, April 29th, by a score of 9-1.\u00a0South Florida is currently on a four-game losing streak and has lost three straight conference series.

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\nFlorida Atlantic hosted Charlotte last week and took two out of three. The Owls then beat FGCU in a midweek matchup, 8-1 on the road in Fort Myers.

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\nSouth Florida last claimed a conference series win on April 2-4, taking two of three from Memphis. FAU’s last series loss came that same weekend when UAB swept the Owls.

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\nSeries History:

\nSouth Florida leads the all-time series record, 18-8, and the Bulls are 9-4 against the Owls at home in Tampa. Last year, South Florida took a three-game series on the road in Boca Raton. The last time these two met in Tampa in 2024, the Owls won the series, 2-1.

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\n\tEthan Sutton<\/a> has nine saves on the season and is on the NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List.
\n\tSouth Florida is 20-1 when scoring six or more runs.
\n\tJevin Relaford<\/a> has 26 stolen bases on the year.
\n\tThe Bulls are on a four-game losing streak and have lost three consecutive conference series. <\/p>\n

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\nAbout USF Baseball
\nThe University of South Florida baseball program, founded in 1966, enters its 61st season in 2026. Head coach Mitch Hannahs<\/a> returns for his second year at the helm after leading the Bulls to 32 wins in his debut season\u2014the 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.
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\nHannahs, 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.
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\nUSF 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).
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\nThe 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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