12th Inning Errors Doom USF Baseball In NCAA Regional Loss To Florida

Matt StameyIn what was probably the biggest game for USF baseball in two decades, the Bulls found themselves hanging around with the top-seeded Florida Gators in a 1-1 game entering the 12th inning on Saturday night at McKethan Field.

And then they didn’t.

After the Gators Christian Hicks led off the 12th with a single, a comedy of infield errors by first baseman Joe Genord allowed him to come all the way around to score the go-ahead run. The Bulls never recovered and went on to lose 5-1, forcing themselves into an elimination game Sunday afternoon against Bethune-Cookman in the Gainesville Regional.

A routine pick-off attempt at first base was botched when Genord was unable to field the throw…