Somewhere during last season's magical run for USF baseball — the American Athletic Conference Tournament title, an NCAA Regional championship and falling just short of the program's first College World Series appearance — Bulls shortstop Matt Ruiz became convinced that the team had a guardian angel.
"We were being pushed along,'' Ruiz said. "Things were happening. I felt like we had a special Angel in the Outfield, you could say. And we knew who she was. She was on our caps.''
Her name was Kelly Carrow. Her mother was a former USF cheerleader. Kelly was outgoing, funny and charming.