Source: https://ift.tt/2d4M8VA --- Friday, April 27, 2018
Home runs and dominate pitching key in victory over lowly Memphis. Behind two home runs by 3B David Villar that went a combined 5,280 feet—approximately—and a stellar pitching performance by future first round pick LHP Shane McClanahan, the USF Baseball team cruised to an easy 4-2 victory over the Memphis Tigers tonight at the USF Baseball Stadium. “Shane was really good tonight. It’s the first time he’s gone a complete seven innings this whole season...He did a really nice job,” head coach Billy Mohl said. “Villar had two huge home runs and [DH Chris] Chatfield with one that hasn’t landed yet.” Villar smashed his team-leading tenth home run of the season onto the street in left field in the bottom of the first inning to give USF (28-14, 10-6 AAC) an early 1-0 lead. McClanahan had his sharpest game since the six inning no-hitter versus Army in March and possibly his last home game as a Bull. The redshirt sophomore went seven innings, struck out 13, allowed three hits, one earned run, and gave up just two walks. He struck out the side in the second and fourth inning. “We want to host a regional. That’s what our goal is so we wanna get that done, hopefully,” McClanahan said about it being his last home start. With those 13 strikeouts, McClanahan now has 107 K’s this season, which is good for ninth place all-time for a single season. “He’s been a special arm,” Mohl said. “He’s a once-in-a-lifetime arm as a coach and we’re very bles ...
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