South Florida baseball will travel to New Orleans for a three-game series against Tulane beginning Friday, May 6. Both teams are competing for a place in the upcoming American Conference baseball tournament.
The Bulls, currently with a record of 29-18 overall and 8-13 in conference play, are seeking to improve their position before their final home series against Wichita State next weekend. The Green Wave holds an identical conference record at 8-13 and stands at 23-27 overall.
South Florida recently ended a six-game losing streak by winning the third game of its last series against Florida Atlantic. Jevin Relaford stole his 27th and 28th bases of the season during that game, moving him into ninth place all-time for single-season stolen bases at South Florida—the highest total since Gio Camaro’s program record of 50 set in 1996. Ethan Sutton has recorded nine saves this year and is on the NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List; his total ties him for the American Conference lead.
Tulane enters this matchup following four consecutive losses, including being swept by Charlotte and dropping a midweek contest to LSU. The last time South Florida played Tulane was last season when they swept them at home; however, South Florida has not won a road series against Tulane since March of 2001. Historically, Tulane leads the all-time series between these programs with a record of 43-33.
The University of South Florida baseball program was founded in 1966 and is now led by head coach Mitch Hannahs, who joined as head coach on June 8, 2024 after an eleven-year tenure at Indiana State where he earned several accolades. The Bulls have made fourteen NCAA Tournament appearances—including reaching a Super Regional in 2021—and have produced notable alumni such as two-time MLB All-Star Shane McClanahan. The team continues to develop professional talent with three players selected in the MLB Draft in 2025.
University of South Florida Athletics has produced Olympians representing thirteen countries, captured seventeen national championships and one hundred fifty-six conference championships, promotes community involvement and values inclusion and equity, features updated sports venues within its Athletics District, is linked to the University itself, and participates in the American Athletic Conference according to the official website.
