TAMPA, Florida- The Marist baseball team prepares for a four-game series against the University of South Florida, starting Friday afternoon. The Red Foxes look to continue their success after a series finale 6-3 win against Southern Miss.

The first game begins on Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. The Red Foxes continue the series with a double header slated for 1 p.m. The Red Foxes conclude the series with an 11 a.m. series finale.

 

Last Time Out

• The Red Foxes took one game out of the three-game series against Southern Miss.
  • Game one: 4-1, Loss
  • Game two: 10-5, loss
  • Game three: 6-3, win
• Lewis Rodriguez earned MAAC Rookie of the Week for his impressive weekend. Rodriguez batted a .357 average including two doubles in the win over the Golden Eagles.
• Johnny Decker finished the series with a .417 batting average for the Red Foxes.
• Will Taylor tallied a win in five and two thirds innings pitched in the win against Southern Miss.

 

Scouting USF

• The Bulls enter the three-game series at 0-2 overall on the early 2024 season.
  • The Bulls fell to UConn 2-1 in the first game of the season.
  • The Bulls dropped a game to Indiana State 5-0.
• This will be the third all-time meeting between the Red Foxes and the Bulls.
• In their last meeting, the Red Foxes fell 4-2 against the Bulls in 2020.
• Players to watch:
  • The Bulls had five players selected to the American Conference Preseason Team.
  • Bobby Boser, Drew Butcher, Jack Cebert, Ben Rozenblum, and Eric Snow.

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes play a three-game series against Columbia University.
• The first game is slated for March 1 at 3 p.m.