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Chris Gonzalez
Steve Simoneau
5
Stetson STET 10-3
6
Winner South Florida USF 7-3
Stetson STET
10-3
5
Final
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South Florida USF
7-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Stetson STET 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
South Florida USF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 8 1

W: KERKERING, Orion (2-0) L: Neilan, Bret (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ricky Hazel, Associate AD

Hatters Fall in Extra Innings, 6-5

Tampa, Fla. – A game that started as a slug-fest, turned into a pitching exhibition, and ended on a home run in extra innings went against the Hatters on Sunday as South Florida completed a weekend sweep of the Hatters with a 6-5 win.
 
The Bulls won their seventh straight and improved to 7-3 on the year. Stetson fell to 10-3.
 
Stetson took a 5-4 lead to the ninth inning with Chris Gonzalez on the mound. The redshirt junior had retired 23 straight USF hitters, with the help of a third inning double play, after allowing four runs in the opening inning.
 
After allowing a single to open the ninth, Gonzalez was replaced by Nick Chiseri, who recorded an out on a sacrifice bunt before allowing a walk. Danny Garcia came in and surrendered an infield hit to score the tying run and force extra innings.
 
Stetson had a chance to score in the 10th when Eric Foggo drew a walk off Dylan Burns and moved up to third on a single by Banks Griffith. The run was not to be, however, as Foggo was thrown out at home by Drew Brutcher on a Dylan Brazil fly ball to right.
 
The Hatters got out of a jam in the 11th inning when Garcia hit a pair of batters and walked another, but got a fly out to end the inning.
 
Redshirt sophomore Bret Neilan came on to pitch for Stetson in the 12th and, after retiring the first batter he faced, he surrendered a solo home run to Brutcher to give USF the win.
 
Stetson will return to action on Wednesday night when the Hatters trek to Gainesville for their first look at the new Florida Ballpark. It will be the first of four scheduled games this year between Stetson and Florida. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on SEC Network + with a first pitch at 6 p.m.
 
Game Facts
  • Win – Orion Kerkering (2-0)
  • Loss – Bret Neilan (1-1)
  • Time – 3:19
Scoring Summary
  • T1 – Andrew MacNeil opened the game with a single to third base and Kyle Ball followed with a double down the left field line. Hernen Sardinas plated both runs with a double down the right field line. Brandon Hylton followed one out later with a single to second base, scoring Sardinas for a 3-0 lead.
  • B1 – USF came out swinging as well, loading the bases on consecutive singles and a walk. Carmine Lane got the Bulls on the board with a single to center and Roberto Pena followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. Keanu Jacobs-Guishard followed with a single over third base to plate two more and give USF a 4-3 lead.
  • T3 – Brandon Hylton lined a 2-2 pitch from USF starter Brad Lord over the fence in right center to knot the score at 4-4.
  • T7 – Sardinas reached against USF reliever Dylan Burns when he was nicked by a pitch. Giovany Lorenzo followed with a double to the wall in right center to score Sardinas all the way from first for a 5-4 Stetson lead.
  • B9 – Riley Hogan opened the inning with a single to end the day for Gonzalez. Nick Chiseri came on to pitch and got an out on a sacrifice bunt before allowing a walk. Danny Garcia came on next and, with a 1-1 count, Jacob-Guishard delivered a single off the glove of Arenas at second on a hit-and-run, scoring pinch runner Daniel Cantu to tie the game 5-5.
  • B12 – Drew Brutcher laced a line shot over the wall in right to give USF a 6-5 win.
Hatters Notes
  • This was the first extra-inning game of the season for Stetson. The last time the Hatters went extra-innings was February 28, 2020 against UMBC. The Hatters won that game 8-7 in 12 innings.
  • Stetson has won eight straight games that went more than nine innings. The last time the Hatters lost a game that went to the 10th inning or beyond was April 8, 2018, at Kennesaw State. The Owls scored a pair of runs with two out in the ninth to force extra innings and then, after Stetson took a 3-2 lead, scored two more in the 10th for a 4-3 win.
  • With the sweep of the weekend series, USF has tied the all-time series with Stetson at 88 wins each. The teams are scheduled to square off two more times this season, March 16 and March 30, with both games scheduled to be played in Tampa.
  • The last time Stetson was swept in a weekend series was at Jacksonville from May 10-12, 2019.
 
About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.
 
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