Luke Borders Named to Conference Weekly Honor Roll

TAMPA, FEB. 20, 2017 – University of South Florida baseball player Luke Borders was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon.

The senior outfielder led USF offensively to a season-opening series win over Iowa. The Winter Haven, Fla. native hit a team-best .429 (6-for-14) with a conference-leading six RBIs. He also totaled a run scored, a double, and a triple.

Borders notched at least one hit and one RBI in every game of the weekend set. He started the season with two hits, a triple and two RBIs in the Opening Day 9-4 comeback win over Iowa (2/17). The senior added a hit and an RBI in the middle game of the series and arguably had his best game of the weekend with three hits, a double, a run scored, and three RBIs to fuel a 6-0 series-clinching win over the Hawkeyes on Sunday (2/19).

USF will visit No. 3 Florida State on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

The Bulls return home to begin a four-game, three-day series with Miami (Ohio) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Fans can purchase season tickets, flex plans and single-game tickets at USFBullsTix.com or by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls.

About USF Baseball

The University of South Florida baseball team is one of the fastest rising programs in the country. Under the guidance of head coach Mark Kingston, the Bulls reached the NCAA Regionals in 2015 for the first time in 13 years and USF followed that success with a consensus Top 10 recruiting class. Five players from that recruiting class were everyday starters in 2016 including outfielder Chris Chatfield (Riverview, Fla.), who led the team in home runs, and catcher Joe Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.), who was named the 2016 PGCBL Player of the Year. The Bulls won series from two ranked teams in 2016 (No. 21 East Carolina, No. 25 Michigan State) and began the 2017 season with a series win over Iowa.

The USF Baseball program has won five conference titles and the Bulls have made 11 NCAA appearances. Follow the baseball team on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram), visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information, and purchase tickets for upcoming games at USFBullsTix.com .

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