TAMPA (May 17, 2024) – After suffering a narrow 4-3 setback in the series opener on Thursday night, the University of South Florida Bulls (26-28, 11-15 AAC) faced a must-win scenario on Friday against the UAB Blazers (25-27, 12-14 AAC). South Florida answered the call with an 8-4 victory to even the series and keeps its conference tournament hopes alive for another day.
South Florida faces another must-win in Saturday's finale to secure a spot in the AAC Tournament set for May 21-26 in Clearwater. The Bulls could even finish as high as the sixth seed with a win coupled by losses on Friday and Saturday for both Florida Atlantic and Rice.