Baseball Continues Homestand Vs. Cleveland State

Baseball Continues Homestand Vs. Cleveland StateBaseball Continues Homestand Vs. Cleveland State

March 10, 2011

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CLEVELAND STATE at CINCINNATI
Game 1 | Friday, March 11 | Marge Schott Stadium | 4 p.m. ET | Live Audio/Stats: GoBEARCATS.com
Game 2 | Saturday, March 12 | Marge Schott Stadium | 4 p.m. ET | Live Audio/Stats: GoBEARCATS.com
Game 3 | Sunday, March 13 | Marge Schott Stadium | 1 p.m. ET | Live Audio/Stats: GoBEARCATS.com

SERIES INFORMATION
-The University of Cincinnati and Cleveland State Univeristy have played each 24 games all-time.
-The Bearcats have won 22 of those 24 games.
-The first matchup occured during the 1975 season.
-The last time the Bearcats and Vikings faced eachother on the diamond was during the 2007 season.
-UC swept CSU in a threegame series March 9-11, 2007.

RIDDELL GETS BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORABLE MENTION
-Senior outfield Justin Riddell was named a March 7 BIG EAST Honorable Mention recipient.
-Riddell batted .500 with four RBI, three runs scored and two doubles in a three-game series against Youngstown State University Saturday and Sunday at Marge Schott Stadium.
-The 6-foot senior also compiled a .700 slugging percentage and a .545 on-base percentage.

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
-Cleveland State enters the weekend against Cincinnati with a 2-7 overall record.
-CSU was swept by UAB last weekend, ranking Cleveland State fourth in the Horizon League in wins and winning percentage (.222).
-Ten players have stolen at least one base this season, with Zach Thompson (six), Tyler Wynn (two) and Alex Johnson (two) having taken multiple bases.
-Cleveland State has successfully taken 17 bases on 19 attempts through the first nine games of 2011.
-CSU leads the Horizon League in runs (50) and RBI (45).