2026 South Florida Bulls baseball team

2026 South Florida Bulls baseball
Conference	American Conference (NCAA)
Record	22–6 (3–3 American)
Head coach	Mitch Hannahs (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Blake Kangas (2nd season) Bryan Peters (2nd season) Jordan Schaffer (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Daniel Schlereth (2nd season)
Home stadium	USF Baseball Stadium
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 American Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
UAB  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0		.778			22	–	10	–	0		.688
UTSA  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	0		.667			22	–	10	–	0		.688
East Carolina  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	0		.667			20	–	12	–	1		.621
South Florida  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			24	–	8	–	0		.750
Wichita State  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			21	–	12	–	0		.636
Rice  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			19	–	14	–	0		.576
Tulane  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			17	–	16	–	0		.515
Charlotte  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			18	–	13	–	0		.581
Memphis  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			10	–	20	–	0		.333
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0		.222			15	–	17	–	0		.469
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 6, 2026 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 South Florida Bulls baseball team represents University of South Florida Bulls during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulls play their home games at USF Baseball Stadium as a member of the American Conference. They are led by second-year head coach Mitch Hannahs.

Previous season

Further information: 2025 South Florida Bulls baseball team

The Pirates are coming off a 31–25 (16–11) season, where they qualified for and won the 2025 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the third-overall seed, where they went 2–2.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on December 30, 2025. South Florida was selected to win the conference. ^[2]

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	East Carolina	75 (4)
2	UTSA	70 (4)
3	Charlotte	62
4	Tulane	57
5	South Florida	54
6	Florida Atlantic	45
7	Rice	45
8	Wichita State	24
9	Memphis	19
10	UAB	16

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	20	Lance Trippel
1B	9	Eli Thomas
2B	3	Bradke Lohry	Senior
3B	10	Jack Lutz
SS	1	Jevin Relaford	Senior
LF	18	Jake Kulikowski
CF	27	Ryan Pruitt
RF	6	Jacob Green
DH	26	Nathan Earley

Weekend pitching rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	19	Michael Senay
Saturday	44	Edwin Alicea
Sunday	32	Landen Yorek

Roster

2026 South Florida Bulls baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Jevin Relaford R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL 2 INF Matt Rose R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Clearwater, FL 3 INF Bradke Lohry R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Trinity, FL 4 RHP Kaden Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ocala, FL 5 INF Rafael Betancourt S/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Delton, FL 6 OF Jacob Green L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, FL 8 OF Gabe Graulau R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jupiter, FL 9 INF Eli Thomas L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Plant City, FL 10 INF Jack Lutz L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Greenfield, WI 12 C Jackson Geiger L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Naples, FL 13 LHP Easton Storey L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Brighton, MI 14 INF Carter Murphy R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Terre Haute, IN 15 OF Jackson Mirza L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 16 INF Easton Beach R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Polk City, FL 17 INF Joey Brenczewski S/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Fishers, IN 18 OF Jake Kulikowski L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Trinity, FL 19 RHP Michael Senay R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orlando, FL 20 C Lance Trippel R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sarasota, FL 21 C Carson Cabbage R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Huntersville, NC 22 RHP Ethan Sutton R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Acworth, GA 24 UTL Victor Cartagena R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Guayama, PR 25 OF Dawson Mock L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Mayo, FL 26 INF Nathan Earley L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH 27 OF Ryan Pruitt L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Trophy Club, TX 28 OF Brock Silvers R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Middleton, ID 29 RHP Will Allen R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Warner Robins, GA 30 RHP Brisen Tweedy R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Plant City, FL 31 LHP Nakni Anna L/L 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Calera, OK 32 RHP Landen Yorek R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Spring, TX 33 C Santiago Carriles R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Miami, FL 34 RHP Jorge DeCardenas R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Palm Beach Gardens, FL 35 RHP Lawson Gailey R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Lavonia, GA 37 LHP Dominic Pontbriant L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Norwich, CT 38 RHP Carter Krawchuk R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Catharines, ON 39 RHP Nolan Bernard R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Walden, TN 40 LHP Christian Brown L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Center Grove, IN 42 INF Juan Correa R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Weston, FL 43 RHP Jonah Sarabia R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Columbia, MO 44 LHP Edwin Alicea L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Miami, FL 45 RHP James Hill R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Trinity, FL 50 RHP Landon O'Donnell R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bradenton, FL	Head coach Link Jarrett Assistant coach(es) Ty Megahee Brad Vanderglas Drew Linder Micah Posey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 3, 2026

Game log

2026 South Florida Bulls baseball game log (23–7)
Regular Season (23–7)
February (9–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall AAC Source February 13 ESPN+ Illinois* Red McEwen Field Tampa, FL W 9–4 Bernard (1–0) Plumley (0–1) Pointbriant (1) 1,075 1–0 — Report February 14 ESPN+ Illinois* Red McEwen Field L 2–410 Remington (1–0) Anna (0–1) None 734 1–1 — Report February 15 ESPN+ Illinois* Red McEwen Field W 11–10 Yorek (1–0) Gannon (0–1) O'Donnell (1) 802 2–1 — Report February 17 ESPN+ North Dakota State* Red McEwen Field W 9–5 DeCardenas (1–0) Totten (0–1) None 477 3–1 — Report February 18 ESPN+ North Dakota State* Red McEwen Field W 3–1 Bernard (2–0) Shupe (0–1) O'Donnell (1) 451 4–1 — Report February 20 ESPN+ Georgia Southern* Red McEwen Field W 9–7 Alicea (1–0) Pendley (0–1) Sutton (1) 405 5–1 — Report February 21 ESPN+ Georgia Southern* Red McEwen Field W 29–47 Senay (1–0) Garrett (0–1) None 577 6–1 — Report February 22 ESPN+ Georgia Southern* Red McEwen Field W 4–3 O'Donnell (1–0) Robbins (0–1) None 331 7–1 — Report February 24 YouTube at Bethune–Cookman* Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL L 3–4 Rincones (2–0) Sutton (0–1) Morales (1) 67 7–2 — Report War on I-4 February 27 B12N+ at UCF* John Euliano Park Orlando, FL W 9–2 Alicea (2–0) Smith (1–1) None 2,122 8–2 — Report February 28 B12N+ at UCF* John Euliano Park W 2–110 Sutton (1–1) Jones (1–1) O'Donnell (3) 2,390 9–2 — Report
March (13–5) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall AAC Source War on I-4 March 1 B12N+ at UCF* John Euliano Park L 1–2 Gray (1–0) Smith (0–1) None 2,254 9–3 — Report March 3 ESPN+ Stetson* Red McEwen Field W 12–4 Pontbriant (2–0) Core (0–1) None 637 10–3 — Report March 6 ESPN+ Southern* Red McEwen Field W 6–1 Alicea (3–0) Specer (1–2) Sutton (2) 488 11–3 — Report March 7 ESPN+ Southern* Red McEwen Field W 15–17 Senay (2–0) Thornton (0–2) None 537 12–3 — Report March 8 ESPN+ Southern* Red McEwen Field W 9–2 Smith (1–1) Eneix (0–2) None 606 13–3 — Report March 9 ESPN+ at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 6–1 DeCardenas (2–0) Dicks (1–1) None 266 14–3 — Report March 13 ESPN+ Columbia* Red McEwen Field W 6–3 Alicea (4–0) Sotiropoulos (1–1) None 521 15–3 — Report March 14 ESPN+ Columbia* Red McEwen Field W 2–0 Senay (3–0) Lopez (0–2) Sutton (3) 575 16–3 — Report March 15 ESPN+ Columbia* Red McEwen Field W 10–6 O'Donnell (2–0) Hicks (0–1) None 738 17–3 — Report March 17 ESPN+ Jacksonville* Red McEwen Field W 13–37 Smith (2–1) Dicks (1–2) None 425 18–3 — Report March 20 ESPN+ Rice Red McEwen Field L 4–5 Wiggins (1–0) Alicea (4–1) Atchley (2) 675 18–4 0–1 Report March 21 ESPN+ Rice Red McEwen Field W 2–0 Senay (4–0) Urbancyzk (1–2) Sutton (4) 568 19–4 1–1 Report March 22 ESPN+ Rice Red McEwen Field W 7–2 Smith (3–1) Sanders (1–3) None 534 20–4 2–1 Report March 24 ESPN+ at Florida Gulf Coast* Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL W 7–3 Sarabia (1–0) Baisley (0–2) Sutton (5) 899 21–4 — Report March 27 ESPN+ at Charlotte Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC L 2–11 Copper (3–1) Alicea (4–2) Taylor (2) 651 21–5 2–2 Report March 28 ESPN+ at Charlotte Hayes Stadium W 9–5 Senay (5–0) Munn (3–1) Sutton (6) 809 22–5 3–2 Report March 29 ESPN+ at Charlotte Hayes Stadium L 3–10 Stanton (1–0) Bernard (2–1) None 742 22–6 3–3 Report March 31 ESPN+ Bethune–Cookman* Red McEwen Field L 5–6 Anselmo (1–1) Allen (0–1) Torres (2) 528 22–7 — Report
April (1–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall AAC Source April 2 ESPN+ Memphis Red McEwen Field W 10–1 Alicea (5–2) Garner (0–4) None 294 23–7 4–3 Report April 3 ESPN+ Memphis Red McEwen Field April 4 ESPN+ Memphis Red McEwen Field April 7 ESPN+ Florida Gulf Coast* Red McEwen Field — April 10 ESPN+ at UTSA Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX April 11 ESPN+ at UTSA Roadrunner Field April 12 ESPN+ at UTSA Roadrunner Field April 15 ACCNX at Miami (FL)* Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL — April 17 ESPN+ UAB Red McEwen Field April 18 ESPN+ UAB Red McEwen Field April 19 ESPN+ UAB Red McEwen Field April 21 ESPN+ at Stetson* Melching Field DeLand, FL — April 24 ESPN+ at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC April 25 ESPN+ at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium April 26 ESPN+ at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium April 29 ACCNX at Florida State* Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL
May (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source May 1 ESPN+ Florida Atlantic Red McEwen Field May 2 ESPN+ Florida Atlantic Red McEwen Field May 3 ESPN+ Florida Atlantic Red McEwen Field May 5 ESPN+ at North Florida* Dusty Rhoades Field Jacksonville, FL —
Postseason (0–0)
ACC tournament (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT Record Source May 19–24 TBD vs. TBD Truist Field Charlotte, NC NCAA tournament (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = South Florida team member   *Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [3]

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [4]	—	—*	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
Baseball America [5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [6]	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
D1Baseball [7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game [8]	—	—	—	—	—	25	23	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
2. "East Carolina Named American Baseball Preseason Favorite". theamerican.org. December 30, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
3. "2026 Baseball Schedule". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
4. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
6. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
7. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
8. "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.