TAMPA, APRIL 28, 2017 – The University of South Florida baseball team dropped the opening game of the series to No. 23 Houston, 7-3, on Friday night.
After trailing 3-0, the Bulls (32-10, 7-6 the American) plated a pair of runs in the fifth to cut the deficit down to one. Sophomore Garrett Zech (Naples, Fla.) hit a solo home run to give USF its first run. Later in the frame, junior Duke Stunkel Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) tripled and was brought home on a Coco Montes (Miami) double.