The 2015 South Florida baseball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bulls played their home games at

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as a member of the

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. They were led by head coach

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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

Coaching staff

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

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and

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, 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

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, who recorded ten. 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

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in a midweek game on February 18, and the Gators defeated the Bulls 13–3 behind six no-hit innings from Brett Morales. In their weekend series from February 20–22, the Bulls took the series against , winning the first two games handily before settling for an unusual tie in the final game due to a travel curfew for the Seahawks. In the final week of the month of February, the Bulls played a midweek game against and fell 2–6, losing their third straight midweek game dating back to 2014. In their weekend series against , the Bulls won two of three games, led by another good start for ace Jimmy Herget.

Schedule

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, , , , 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

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, , 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 , , , , , , 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 , , , ,

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Awards and honors

;Jimmy Herget * Pre-season AAC Pitcher of the Year * Pre-season All-AAC ;Kyle Teaf * Pre-season All-AAC

References

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