Official Site of the Bulls · Feb 19, 2017
McClanahan has strong debut as Bulls fall
TAMPA, FEB. 18, 2017 – Despite nine strikeouts from redshirt freshman Shane McClanahan (Cape Coral, Fla.), the University of South Florida baseball team was outdone by a near three-hour rain delay and a two-run homer in the ninth inning, falling to Iowa, 4-2, Saturday afternoon.
McLanahan fanned nine and allowed one hit in a limited 4.0 innings and 73 pitches, as caution was heeded in his first game since missing all of last season due to injury. Junior Kevin Merrell (Odessa, Fla.) paced the Bulls’ (1-1) offense with a 2-for-4 day, senior Luke Borders (Winter Haven, Fla.) went 1-for-4 with an RBI and sophomore Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) went 1-for-4 with a solo blast.