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Reduced operation hours, layoffs occur at the Writing Studio

By Maria Ranoni M A N A G I N G

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Emails with the subject line “ASC hours” were sent one-byone on the morning of Feb. 1.

A week later, the recipients were effectively laid off from the Writing Studio, a department of the Academic Success Center (ASC).

The email, sent by the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies Kevin Yee, read: “I have recently learned that the budget in the ASC has been overspent significantly. To honor our duties to be fiscally responsible

and continue to help students succeed, we must examine the current structure of our contracts.”

According to multiple accounts of former and current employees of the Writing Studio, 13 people were laid off by email.

Paul Atchley, dean of Undergraduate Studies, did not confirm this total but he said it’s “close.”

He maintained that the official budget would need to be consulted. The Oracle requested the budget from the Office of Student Success on Feb. 15 but it has not been received yet.

Yee informed the recipients of the email that although they still have a contract with the ASC,

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implemented in ways small and large throughout the ASC, as well.”

We don’t work papers, we work on the writer.

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an anonymous employee of the Writing Studio

they will no longer be offered any hours at the Writing Studio, effective by the end of the day on Feb. 6.

The email also read, “There will be other cost-cutting

A current employee of the Writing Studio who wished to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation said hours and programs have been cut recently as a result of this.

Previously, the Writing Studio was open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, according to the employee. Now it is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday hours were cut by some, as well, and weekend hours were cut completely.

“We’re working with a smaller staff so hours that were used for other things like outreach or research projects … those hours have all been cut,” the current employee said. “As a result, whereas before, we could kind of

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Inclusive and influential: Brian Lamb From the collegiate basketball court to the business world, BOT Chair Brian Lamb hopes to stay a public servant.

By Alyssa Stewart N E W S

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Some may know Brian Lamb for his success in the banking industry, leadership in the Board of Trustees (BOT) or from his time wearing the number 15 jersey on the basketball court.

Yet Lamb knew he had to grow up and become one thing — a public servant.

Originally from Tallahassee, Lamb was brought up by his father who was a school teacher and his mother who worked in the Department of Corrections.

At a young age, Lamb said

This story is part of an ongoing series that highlights campus leaders during Black Heritage Month.

the importance of education was instilled in him, as well as building a reputation and working hard.

“That’s who we’ve been our whole lives,” Lamb said. “My mother and father laid that groundwork in a number of ways.”

Growing up in a close-knit family, it was difficult for Lamb to finalize a decision on where to go to college due to distance from home.

With options to go to prestigious schools such as Stanford and George Washington University, Lamb chose to stay in Florida to attend USF. “I had the chance to go anywhere in the country, but I felt that Tampa Bay was a great marketing community that was growing,” Lamb said.

At USF, Lamb earned his degree in accounting and

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Paul Atchley, the dean of Undergraduate Studies, said that the number of employees laid off is “close” to 13. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/USF ADMISSIONS have breaks in really long days, doing something that wasn’t consulting on a paper, we no longer have those.”

Currently, graduate students may not freely schedule an appointment at the Writing Studio. The same is true for undergraduates who wish to work on non-coursework related material, like personal statements or scholarship essays.

People in these categories must fill out a petition online which will then be approved or denied on a case-by-case basis by a coordinator at the Writing Studio, according to the anonymous employee.

“I can see how that’s problematic for students because it delays the timeframe in which you could potentially be helped,” the employee said.

Nick Orlando, a laid-off consultant of the Writing Studio and current adjunct professor at USF, was making $18 an hour and working 24 hours a week. He said this situation was “disheartening” and posits USF as a “leader” in the shift of “the corporatization of higher

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education.”

“It shows that they’re not interested in student success, they’re interested in how their numbers look… that’s a business move, that’s not an education move,” Orlando said.

Like Orlando, most of the laidoff employees were non-students, although some undergraduate students were also laid off.

“We tried to maintain employment first and foremost for all current students,” Atchley said.

However, Atchley said it was never the Writing Studio’s intention to stop serving the specific needs of graduate students altogether.

“It was never the case that we weren’t going to serve graduate students, it was at what level are we going to serve them,” Atchley said. “It became very clear when we looked at the work that was being done, it was unsustainable, inequitable and not keeping with best practice.

“A writing studio should really be there for writing improvement, it’s not an editing studio.”

Yet employees said here lies the

problem: Upper administration does not truly understand the work being done at the Writing Studio.

“We don’t work on the papers, we work on the writer,” the previously mentioned current employee said.

Another employee that wished to remain anonymous said, “Not once have in the year that I’ve been there have I seen him (Atchley) in the Writing Studio because he doesn’t really know what we do.”

Atchley said that while services at the Writing Studio have been expanded in recent years, the budget has remained the same.

“I work for the state of Florida and the state of Florida requires us to be fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars,” Atchley said. “The first rule, if you find yourself in a hole, is to stop digging and do no harm. It has nothing to do with the value we place on the work.”

finance while simultaneously following his passion — basketball.

“When I look back at those days, it’s considered the best days of my life,” Lamb said.

“We built a brotherhood that really stood the test of time.”

Once in the workforce, Lamb started his career in finance and landed a position at Fifth Third Bank in 2006.

He now stands as the executive vice president and head of Wealth & Asset Management.

After finding his footing in the banking industry, Lamb felt he was in a position to run a great business.

In 2018, Lamb was named in the “top 100 most influential Blacks in corporate America”

by Savoy Magazine and was inducted in the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame in 2016.

As a result of his upbringing, Lamb knew he had to give back to his community.

By being an AfricanAmerican man, Lamb said he is creating better access and increasing conversations about diversity in the financial world.

Becoming successful to Lamb was centered around what he and his parents called “having a good name.”

“Success to me was defined by not necessarily what I thought was successful,” Lamb said. “What was important to me is what reputation I have created and that others around me believe in me.”

Lamb is continuing his second two-year term as the chair of the BOT after being

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While establishing his “good name,” Lamb is redefining what leadership looks like at USF. “(As an) African-American chair of the Board of Trustees, I hope to goodness I’m not the last,” Lamb said.

Lamb is continuing the same intention at Fifth Third Bank.

He said he is involved in helping African-Americans in the banking industry with what he considers to be “the first significant wealth transfer for African-Americans in our history.”

With his time on the BOT, Lamb has worked with other African-American leaders such as Oscar Horton, who he considers to be a role model in his life.

Looking forward, Lamb said he wants to build a legacy that will outlast him as chair.

“If we get it right when the day is done, we’re very likely to make 50-year decisions,” Lamb said. “I’d like those 50-year decisions to make Tampa Bay and USF a better place.”

According to Lamb, the basic tenets to any great institution are access, inclusion and diversity.

Lamb said he is grateful for the opportunities Fifth Third Bank and USF have given him to continue to change the trajectory of AfricanAmerican leadership, as well as allowing him to stay true to his roots.

“When I think about Brian Lamb, who I am today, I’m still that same public servant,” Lamb said.

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A band of USF students models its sound after rock icons

By Amelio Nazarko S T A F F

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Sick Hot, a rock trio from Tampa that has boasted a “70s classic rock vibe” across several major venues like the State Theatre and The Orpheum, is soon to release their debut extended play (EP) record titled, “House of Delight.”

Two of the members, Cory Bernardi and Chris Erickson, are working to balance being full-time USF students and full-time musicians.

After months of refining, the band is primed to showcase their first cohesive musical story at their album release party, hosted at The Crowbar in Tampa on March 1 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

With Bernardi on drums, Nik Wilson on the guitar/vocals and Erickson on Bass, the band says their style resembles the likes of Aerosmith and Led The band, Sick Hot, were put together by their eventual manager and are influenced by the sounds of groups like Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. PHOTO COURTESY OF SICK HOT Zeppelin.

The band formed when Wilson was introduced to Wilson says the name Sick a group of like-minded band did not come without a Bernardi by Jim Chambers, Hot came from a conversation individuals who not only share set of struggles. their manager, who used to with Chambers who suggested the same passion but the same Not having connections is give Bernardi drum lessons. they cover a song, saying it affinity for intricate music and one of the biggest challenges Erickson, who was a high would be “sick hot” of them a robust sound. they’ve faced, both Wilson and school friend of Bernardi’s, to do so.

“We bounce off each other Bernardi said. joined the band later when the Not before poking fun at with ideas,” said Bernardi They worried they would other members decided they Chambers, they decided to about the band’s musical be unable to find someone to needed a strong bass player. embrace the odd expression chemistry. “It works like record, master and produce “I put them in a room to as the band’s name. It is a magic.” the music, and they feared form a band,” said Chambers, representation of the “why Bernardi and Wilson say people may not come to their knowing they would function not?” attitude and effortless the rock genre is experiencing shows. well together. cool persona they admire as a revival in recent years, and Now, with Chamber’s As for the band’s name, how rock enthusiasts. they pride themselves in being direction, the trio is ready to does it mesh with their chosen The three band members part of its recent reemergence. take strides toward a serious rocker aesthetic? now feel lucky to have formed But their existence as a music career.

“Sick Hot has evolved into a [bona fide] rock band from the growth [of ] these fine three gents,” said Chambers.

As the band’s potential grew, they had to rethink the goals they set for themselves in their infancy.

“Originally, we just wanted to play as many live shows as we could,” Bernardi said.

Since then, they have shifted their focus to include recording and releasing original material, though they still prioritize performing live.

Their excitement about playing for a crowd is enough to stifle any fear and remind them of how much they love getting to live out their passions, Bernardi said.

Next in their line of sight is releasing their debut EP. The band has solicited the help of producer Shawn Kyle, who Bernardi and Wilson said took their songs “to the next level.”

The band is proud to say they accomplished this without sacrificing other responsibilities, such as their course loads.

“It’s all in scheduling and time management,” said Bernardi.

The trio is excited to see where they land next. What they’ve accomplished thus far is impressive and their entire team is proud of how far the band has come.

“I knew we could make something ‘sick hot,’” said Chambers.

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USF isn’t keeping students safe

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After a stalking arrest and car break-ins on campus, now more than ever, the university and UP must make students feel safe. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

By Aida Vazquez-Soto O P I N I O N

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A string of car break-ins and a stalking incident has left the USF community reeling in recent weeks. While an arrest was made in the stalking case, the fact that the student has returned to campus and a lack of suspects in the car breakins has left students feeling insecure.

USF needs to be doing more to make us feel safe, even if they can’t make an arrest.

For starters, University Police (UP) should make a conscientious effort to advertise its Safety app. The app allows students to submit tips to campus police and alert the station when they are leaving and arriving to certain locations. Though the app is new, students should be made aware and encouraged to use it.

That gap in information

leaves students without resources that could help the campus community feel safer.

Next, students who have experienced harassment, especially stalking, need to be offered options as far guaranteeing their safety to the best of UP’s ability.

As it stands, the girls who were subjected to the stalking have been moved to a new, undisclosed residence hall.

But this is not enough.

Stalkers are known to be persistent offenders.

According to The National Center for Victims of Crime, two-thirds of stalkers pursue their victims at least once a week, many pursue daily and often using more than one method.

UP and university administrators need to be sure that they are equally, or more persistent in the protection of the students that call USF

home.

A new residence hall might keep them safe for now but if their stalker discovers where they live, the swipe-access of buildings does little to deter non-residents from entering.

The girls involved should be offered the chance to have extra security on campus, whether that’s an officer posted in their building or an escort to class.

And USF, from the departments to the administration, needs to seize the moment and ensure that students are feeling protected.

They must make statements and keep the community updated about changes in cases.

College should be a place of learning and discussion, not the site of robbery and violence.

Aida Vazquez-Soto is a senior majoring in political science and economics.

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Smollett and conservative media negate real hate crime issues

By Jared Sellick C O L U M N I S T

Actor Jussie Smollett was arrested for maliciously orchestrating a staged hate crime on Thursday that involved two of his colleagues wearing masks and shouting, “this is MAGA country.”

According to Smollett’s alleged false claims, the men were yelling racial and homophobic slurs during the fake attack. By portraying this false claim in this way, Smollett was able to garner sympathy from the liberal community at large, including actors, politicians and other political institutions.

By intentionally leading the country astray for personal gain, Smollett has, unfortunately, cast doubt on all future hate crimes reported in the eyes of many Americans.

Hate crimes of this sort do not always get this level of national media and the fact that this one has been manufactured has done a great disservice to all marginalized communities.

Fox News, in particular, has been covering the Smollett story non-stop because it buys into their narrative that the mainstream media reports biased left-leaning news.

They regularly reported on that story while conveniently forgetting to cover stories like the white supremacist terrorist that worked for the Coast Guard. A story that, from the

New York Times, outlines how the terrorist allegedly plotted to murder journalists as well as democratic politicians in local spots in Washington this past week.

Smollett’s false claims happened to coincide in a time in our history in which hate crimes are on the rise. Crimes that are primarily perpetuated by the far-right.

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there were an estimated 40 people killed in North America in rightwing terrorist attacks in 2018 a rise from 36 people killed the previous year.

One example of a false claim doesn’t disprove that there is a problem with hate crimes in this country.

It is unfortunate that this lie perpetuated by a clear egotist has garnered the amount of media attention it did, but we should not perceive the story to be anything other than anecdotal. No one should question the real plight of marginalised communities because of the misdeeds of one individual.

Media outlets like Fox News and other conservative outlets need to stop trying to win political points with this story and focus on the real danger of right-wing terrorists.

Jared Sellick is a junior majoring in political science.

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A costly sequence in the eighth inning cost USF a chance at salvaging a game in the series.

With the score tied at three and two runners in scoring position with only one out, Joe Genord lifted a fly ball to center field. Attempting to score on a tag-up was Jordan Santos, the runner on third. The throw beat Santos to the plate and, rather than sliding, Santos reached home standing up.

The inning, and USF’s chance to take an eighth-inning lead was over, but that wasn’t the worst of it for the Bulls. Santos was ejected from the game for failing to slide, in a rule designed to avoid home-plate collisions. “[Santos] made contact with the catcher with the no-slide, but the thing was — [North Carolina catcher Brandon Martorano] was blocking the plate, which you’re not allowed to do,” Mohl said. “Umpire didn’t see it that way and that was the call.”

Then, in the bottom of the eighth, Ben Koff allowed a lead-off

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two against Virginia Tech - and surrendered just one hit against the Panthers, setting USF up for a Friday sweep.

They did just that.

Lindsey Devitt, Bethany Keen, Macy Cook and Megan Pierro each registered one RBI to help lead the Bulls to a 4-0 victory against the Panthers.

USF split two games on Saturday in its second day of the invitational. The team opened the day with a win against Georgia State and closed it with a loss against Texas State (7-7).

The scoring started early for the Bulls against Georgia State.

Bruni led off the bottom of the first inning with a walk, then stole second and third bases and later scored thanks to an RBI from Keen. Registering five more runs, the Bulls defeated the Bobcats 6-2.

In the second game of the day Saturday, the Bulls faced Texas State with a scoreless first three innings. The Bobcats took a

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walk before surrendering a tworun homer to North Carolina’s Ike Freeman giving the Tar Heels a lead they didn’t surrender.

Junior pitcher Dylan Burns made his first-career start in game two of the doubleheader. The righthander went four innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits and striking out three North Carolina batters before being relieved by Connor Eason in the fifth inning.

“I thought [Burns] was ok,” Mohl said. “He’s basically our fifth or sixth starter and we threw him out there because we’ve got some injuries and I thought he competed well. I thought he kept us in the game. He did what we asked of him.”

At the end of the day, while the Bulls may have been swept, they only lost by a combined four runs over the three games.

“We faced two really good arms today,” Mohl said. “We’ve just got to compete. We’re a pitch here or there from sweeping the series — instead, we get swept. So, it’s baseball for you.

“It’s on to Tuesday night against [No. 13] Florida State and Western Michigan this weekend.”

4-0 lead with a pair of two-run homers. USF responded with back-to-back doubles from Devitt and junior Kelsey Lay, putting them on the board with one run.

The Bulls added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning but that would be the end of scoring in a close 4-3 loss against the Bobcats.

Pitching and hitting were a driving force behind the nearperfect weekend for the Bulls.

The team scored a total of 23 runs while only surrendering eight.

“The pitching did a really good job at keeping us in the ball game,” Eriksen said. “I think we maybe had one or two innings that were a little awry, but go through 35 innings and have two innings that were not as good as you want, that’s not too bad. that’s not bad stuff.”

Up next, USF will face FGCU (7-5) in a doubleheader at home on Wednesday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

Notebook

Football completes coaching staff

By Brian Hattab A S S I S T A N T

S P O R T S

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USF football announced Tuesday its coaching staff has been filled.

Jeremy Darveau, who was on new offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell’s coaching staff at Division II Valdosta State in 2018, joins USF as its new offensive lines coach.

Bryan Hill, who previously served as a defensive quality control position for USF, was promoted to safeties coach. Steve Ellis, who was cornerbacks coach at Middle Tennessee State, joins as defensive backs coach.

Joining them is Paul Spicer, who previously served as assistant defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joins USF as defensive line coach.

Rounding out the changes is the promotion of Albert Boone to director of football operations. Boone previously served as director of on campus recruiting.

“I feel very good about our coaching staff and the energy and ability they will bring to our program as we head into the 2019 season,” coach Charlie Strong said in a statement. “I expect our new coaches will connect very quickly and very well with our players, bring their own perspectives and ideas and will help us excel on the field and in recruiting. We are very excited for this upcoming season and are going to work.”

Football announces date of spring game USF football announced Wednesday the date and time of its annual spring game.

The Bulls will give fans their first look at new offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell’s offense on April 13.

Bell, who led Division II Valdosta

Charlie Strong announced this week that the vacancies on his coaching staff have been filled. ORACLE PHOTO/BRIAN HATTAB State to a national championship in 2018, was announced as offensive coordinator on Jan. 10, replacing Sterlin Gilbert, who took the head coach position at FCS McNeese State.

For the fifth-straight season, the game will be held on campus at Corbett Soccer Stadium.

If the game follows the same format as last season, USF will be split into offensive and defensive units, with the defense earning points for three-and-outs, sacks and other defensive milestones.

The spring game will be the last of USF’s scheduled 15 spring practices, which begin on March 19.

The game is scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. with a street-festival preceding the game itself starting at 11 a.m.

Admission is free.

Men’s basketball loses to No. 9 Houston

USF men’s basketball fell to No. 9 Houston 71-59 on Saturday in Houston.

Sophomore David Collins led all Bulls in scoring with 12 points while freshman Michael Durr collected nine rebounds. Durr’s rebounding effort moved him to eighth on USF’s all-time freshman single-season rebounding list.

As a team, USF shot 31 percent from the field against the nation’s fifth-best scoring defense. However, USF’s top scorers Collins and junior Laquincy Rideau combined to shoot 2-of-24 from the field.

The defeat gives USF its thirdstraight conference loss as it heads home to face UCF on Wednesday.

The Knights handed the Bulls their first loss in the current conference losing streak, a 78-65 UCF victory on Feb. 13 at CFE Arena.

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Baseball drops both games of doubleheader to No. 6 North Carolina

By Brian Hattab A S S I S T A N T

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pitching and rain dominated the weekend for USF baseball in Chapel Hill, as No. 6 North Carolina (7-0) completed a series-sweep of USF (3-4).

After having their Friday game with North Carolina postponed due to rainy conditions, the Bulls and Tar Heels played all three games of the series within 24 hours, with the first game of the series beginning Saturday at 6 p.m., the second Sunday at 10 a.m. and the third shortly after 1 p.m.

“We’re a little upset right now — a little tired,” coach Billy Mohl said after USF’s 5-2 loss in game two of a Sunday doubleheader. “But, [we’ll] get ready for the next week.”

Two-run first inning costs Bulls in first game of doubleheader USF couldn’t muster much against North Carolina starting pitcher Tyler Baum in game one, as the Tar Heels defeated the Bulls

2-1. Baum struck out a careerhigh 12 batters over seven innings, surrendering just one run.

Alec Wisley made his second start of the season, going 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and walking five and striking out five.

The two runs Wisley surrendered were both in the bottom of the first inning when a walk, double and hit batter led to a bases loaded, nobody out situation. A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly drove in both Tar Heel runs in the inning, but Wisely escaped further damage thanks to two strikeouts in the inning.

“I thought Wisley didn’t have his best stuff,” Mohl said. “I thought he competed. I thought he started off rough in that first inning and then settled in, still pitching to contact more.”

Dylan Burns made his first-career start Sunday against No. 6 North Carolina. ORACLE PHOTO/BRIAN USF’s lone run of the game HATTAB came in the third inning when Kyle Phillips drove in Jordan Santos with fifth inning and faced the minimum only two base runners he allowed in 10 innings.

— 10 batters — the rest of the way came on walks in the eighth and an RBI single. ninth innings, respectively, which Eighth-inning costs Bulls in That would be it for scoring in for the Bulls.

Similarly, North Carolina’ s Joey USF eventually stranded. second game of doubleheader game one as pitching really took The loss was USF’s second over from there. Logan Lyle took Lancellotti, in relief of Baum, shut over for Wisley with two outs in the down USF’s bats. Lancellotti went straight loss by one run after losing n See BASEBALL on PAGE 7 two innings, striking out two. The to North Carolina on Saturday 3-2

Softball

The Bulls pick up four wins at USF-Rawlings Invitational

By Josee Woble C O R R E S P O N D E N T

USF softball won four of five games in the USF-Rawlings Invitational this weekend.

The team picked up two wins Friday, one on Saturday and one on Sunday to close out the near-perfect weekend.

In their final game of the weekend against Texas State,

the Bulls had an explosive third inning. With two outs and two runners on, junior AnaMarie Bruni hit her first career homer to right-center field to put the Bulls ahead 3-0.

“I’m just happy that we had runners that got on with their at-bats to give us the go ahead, not just getting one run,” Bruni said. “It was a great feeling.”

Junior Georgina Corrick

started in the circle, pitching 5.2 innings and giving up just three hits.

“Corrick gave us enough opportunities to get a pretty good situation going on,” coach Ken Eriksen said. “George gave us a great shot.”

Senior Cheyenne Eggens closed out the game, earning the save after registering two strikeouts in the seventh

inning, leading the Bulls to their fourth and final win of the weekend.

The Bulls (8-7) opened up the invitational with a Friday sweep. In their first game of the weekend against Virginia Tech (12-2), a two-run in-the-park homer from Virginia Tech’s Darby Trull in the top of the third inning put USF behind early. The Hokies did not

cross home plate again. USF responded with an explosive fourth inning surge in which they scored six runs.

Just 45 minutes after their 7-2 win, the Bulls went on to face Georgia State.

Senior Nicole Doyle pitched all seven innings of the evening - including the final

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