Tampa, Fla. — Two South Florida pitchers held visiting Dartmouth scoreless on a single hit Sunday afternoon as the Bulls defeated the Big Green, 4-0, at USF Baseball Stadium. Tyler Dietrich drove in a pair of runs to help USF (14-11) win the three-game series, two games to one, with each contest featuring a shutout.

Junior Ben Socher collected the lone hit for the Big Green (5-13) with a single up the middle with one out in the sixth, ending the no-hit bid of Bull right-hander Joe Cavallaro. Aside from two Dartmouth hitters reaching on errors, senior Adam Gauthier was the only other Big Green batter to reach base in Cavallaro’s seven-inning stint, drawing a walk to start the fourth.

Cavallaro (4-0) threw 96 pitches to earn the victory, striking out nine in the process and allowing just Gauthier to advance as far as second base. After issuing the free pass in the third, he retired 15 of the next 16 batters, yielding only Socher’s clean single back through the box. Tommy Eveld completed the shutout, setting down the final six batters of the game — four on strikes — after walking freshmen Steffen Torgersen to start the eighth.

Dartmouth senior Michael Danielak (1-2) surrendered two earned runs over five-plus frames while matching a career high with nine strikeouts. But some defensive miscues behind him allowed the Bulls to build its 4-0 lead.

Dartmouth will finally play its home-opener Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. against Quinnipiac (6-14), losers of its last six contests, after finishing an 18-game swing in Florida over three trips.

College SoftballDartmouth 2, UC Davis 0

Davis, Calif. — The Dartmouth softball team came away from California with one more win as the Big Green took down UC Davis in the final game of the Aggie Spring Swing Invitational.

Dartmouth improves to 11-9 while the Aggies fall to 11-15.

In the second, Dartmouth loaded the bases and chased UC Davis’ starting pitcher Leah Munden from the game after 1.1 innings of work.

Despite putting three runners on in the second, the Big Green could not score until the top half of the following inning. After back-to-back singles by McEachern and Chaw, senior Kathy Dzienkowski smacked a single to left field which scored McEachern and extended Dartmouth’s lead to 2-0.

Andrea Reynolds continued to pitch well for the Aggies, but ultimately took the loss, falling to 7-6 on the year. McCalmon also remained poised in the circle, getting two of the final three batters to strike out to end the game.

The Big Green will open Ivy League play against Princeton on Friday, the beginning of a doubleheader in New Jersey.

Men’s GolfBig Green Finish Tied For 11th

Greenville, s.c. — The Dartmouth men’s golf team finished tied for 11th in the Furman Intercollegiate after shooting a combined 872 (+6) after three rounds.

Georgia State pulled away from the field shooting a combined 841 (-23) ahead of Ivy League foe, Harvard who shot an 856 (-8) for second place.

The Big Green shot a 300 in the final round of play on Sunday, as sophomore Ian Kelsey finished tied for 21st individually with a team-best final round score of 73 (+1). His day was highlighted by a birdies on the par four third hole and par five 11th.

Junior Jeff Lang was the next top finisher for Dartmouth after shooting a 77.

The Big Green return to the links next weekend in West Palm Beach for the Cornell Spring Opener.

Women’s GolfDartmouth Finishes 11th

Howey in the Hills, Fla. — The Dartmouth women’s golf team finished in 11th place in the Bearcat Spring Classic with a final combined score of 978 (+114) at the par 72 course in Florida.

The host school, Cincinnati took home the hardware with a final combined score of 929 (+65), while Akron finished second at 945 (+81) and Jacksonville finished third at 947 (+83).

Freshman Catharine Roddy was the top finisher for the Big Green, shooting a team-best 80 (+8), finishing three over on the back nine.

Dartmouth returns to the links next Sunday for the opening round of the Seahawks Invitational.