USF baseball is back in action tonight as they host St. John's for a 3-game series. The Bulls are coming off of an ugly loss to Miami on Wednesday night and are hoping the starting pitching is able to give a better performance. USF sits at 19-21 (8-7) and really needs some wins right now just to stay alive for a postseason berth. But, St. John's may not be so easy.
The Red Storm is ranked 30th in the country. They enter the series with a record of 23-13 (10-4). St. John's is led by Joe Panik who has an incredible OBP of .520. The Storm can score a ton of runs, they recently scored 23 runs in a win over Hofstra, so the USF pitching staff better locate their pitches or it could be a long night for them.
Randy Fontanez is expected to open the series for the Bulls tonight (first pitch is scheduled for 7 PM). Fontanez is 4-3 on the year with an ERA of 2.88, he is allowing opponents to hit just .233 against him.
The Bulls offense will have to get to work as well tonight. Jonathan Koscso is the only Bulls hitting over .300 (.321) and has to be the spark plug leading off for the offense. Alex Mendez (.279) and Sam Mende (.271) need to step up as well to help produce more. Junior Carlin had his 19-game hitting streak snapped on Wednesday (.269) and will have to get back and start a new streak.
This is do or die series for the Bulls. They are already under .500 and sitting in the middle of the conference. A few losses here would put them back at the bottom and nearly end any chance of a postseason berth. Get out to the baseball stadium and cheer for them as they try to get a much needed win.
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