2015 South Florida Bulls baseball team


The 2015 South Florida baseball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulls played their home games at USF Baseball Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mark Kingston 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.

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 [2015 2015 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team|Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team|Cal State Fullerton] and [2015 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team|Louisville Cardinals baseball team|Louisville], along with [2015 2015 Alabama State Hornets baseball team|Alabama State Hornets baseball team|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 Thomas Eshelman, 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 Florida 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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Awards and honors

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