# 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.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at South Florida | Alma Mater |
| Mark Kingston | Head coach | 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1995) |
| Mike Current | Assistant coach | 2 | Blackburn College (2005) |
| Billy Mohl | Assistant coach | 1 | Tulane University (2007) |

## 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 Cal State Fullerton and Louisville, 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 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 Wagner, 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 Florida Gulf Coast and fell 2–6, losing their third straight midweek game dating back to 2014. In their weekend series against High Point, the Bulls won two of three games, led by another good start for ace Jimmy Herget.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | South Florida win |
| | South Florida loss |
| | Tie |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | South Florida team member |
2015 South Florida Bulls baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
February 13vs. #17 Cal State FullertonBright House Field • Clearwater, FLW 2–1Cavallaro (1–0)Eshelman (0–1)Peterson (1)N/A1–0–
February 14vs. #12 LouisvilleBright House Field • Clearwater, FLL 3–7Harrington (1–0)Mulholland (0–1)N/A1–1–
February 15vs. Alabama StateBright House Field • Clearwater, FLW 12–4Farley (1–0)Taylor (0–1)N/A2–1–
February 18#5 FloridaUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLL 3–13Morales (1–0)Peterson (0–1)2,0592–2–
February 20WagnerUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 12–1Herget (1–0)Morris (0–1)6523–2–
February 21WagnerUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 9–2Mulholland (1–1)Adams (0–1)7964–2–
February 22WagnerUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLT 4–4 $^{(11)}$6374–2–1–
February 24Florida Gulf CoastUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLL 2–6Koerner (2–0)Valdes (0–1)6784–3–1–
February 27High PointUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 2–1Herget (2–0)McGillicuddy (0–3)Peterson (2)6615–3–1–
February 28High PointUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLL 3–10Silber (1–0)Mulholland (1–2)6125–4–1– :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
March 1High PointUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 3–0Cavallaro (2–0)Hoffman (0–2)Peterson (3)6236–4–1–
March 3at #22 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 1–24Carlton (1–0)Lawson (0–1)3,9446–5–1–
March 4at #22 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 3–7Byrd (2–0)Eveld (0–1)Folsom (1)3,9006–6–1–
March 6Seton HallUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 1–0Herget (3–0)Prendergast (1–1)Peterson (4)4517–6–1–
March 7Seton HallUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 7–3Mulholland (2–2)McCarthy (0–1)6578–6–1–
March 8Seton HallUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 12–6Eveld (1–1)Cahill (0–2)7019–6–1–
March 11at Bethune-CookmanJackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FLW 1–0Valdes (1–1)Lindsay (0–1)Peterson (5)6410–6–1–
March 13Florida A&MUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 10–5Herget (4–0)Ogilvie (0–3)65711–6–1–
March 14Florida A&MUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 4–1Mulholland (3–2)Jarrell (1–2)Peterson (6)77412–6–1–
March 15Florida A&MUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 5–0Cavallaro (3–0)Anderson (0–1)71213–6–1–
March 17StetsonUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 5–2Valdes (2–1)Whitlock (0–1)Peterson (7)77614–6–1–
March 18FIUUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FLW 4–3Peterson (1–0)Dopico (1–2)48115–6–1–
March 20at #18 IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, ILL 1–13Duchene (3–1)Herget (4–1)54315–7–1–
March 21at #18 IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, ILL 2–5Johnson (3–1)Mulholland (3–3)Jay (5)1,02115–8–1–
March 22at #18 IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, ILW 8–5Peterson (2–1)Jay (4–1)78416–8–1–
March 24at Florida Gulf CoastSwanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FLW 8–7Farley (2–0)Anderson (2–2)39417–8–1–
March 27CincinnatiUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
March 28CincinnatiUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
March 29CincinnatiUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
March 31at StetsonMelching Field • DeLand, FL :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
April 2at ConnecticutJ. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT
April 3at ConnecticutJ. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT
April 4at ConnecticutJ. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT
April 7at FIUFIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL
April 10East CarolinaUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 11East CarolinaUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 12East CarolinaUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 14StetsonUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 17at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, TN
April 18at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, TN
April 19at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, TN
April 22Bethune-CookmanUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 24HoustonUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 25HoustonUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 26HoustonUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
May 1at UCFJay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
May 2at UCFJay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
May 3at UCFJay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
May 5at FloridaAlfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL
May 8at TulaneGreer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 9at TulaneGreer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 10at TulaneGreer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 12at JacksonvilleJohn Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL
May 14UCFUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
May 15UCFUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
May 16UCFUSF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL :
Post-season :
AAC Tournament
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAACT Record
May 20TBDBright House Field • Clearwater, FL
May 21TBDBright House Field • Clearwater, FL :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :

## Awards and honors
### Jimmy Herget

* Pre-season AAC Pitcher of the Year
* Pre-season All-AAC

### Kyle Teaf

* Pre-season All-AAC