TAMPA, May 15, 2025- The University of South Florida Bulls (27-23, 14-11 American) fell to the East Carolina Pirates (29-23, 13-12 American) to open the final regular season series on Thursday night at Red McEwen Field. The Bulls lost with a final score of 5-1.
South Florida is currently tied for third place with Florida Atlantic. They are two games behind Charlotte, who is playing Tulane.
Despite a solid defensive performance and a clean game in the field with zero errors, the Bulls were unable to overcome ECU's timely hitting and strong bullpen. USF starter (5-3) went six innings, striking out none but managing to limit early damage before ECU broke through in the middle innings.