Illinois 4, at South Florida 9

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The South Florida Bulls erupted for seven runs over the fifth and seventh innings to overcome an early four-run deficit and defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini 9-4 in the season opener for both teams Friday at USF Baseball Stadium. Illinois capitalized on opportunistic early offense to build a lead. After stranding two runners in the first, the Fighting Illini struck in the third. Matt Farina led off the inning with a solo home run to right field. The rally continued as Joe Zebig was hit by a pitch, and later, with two outs, Wyatt Johannes delivered… Read more...