Baseball Hosts Dayton Wednesday

March 29, 2011

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DAYTON at CINCINNATI
Wednesday, March 30 | Marge Schott Stadium | 6:30 p.m. ET | Live Audio/Stats: GoBEARCATS.com

The University of Cincinnati baseball team faces one of its longtime rivals on Wednesday when it hosts University of Dayton at Marge Schott Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Bearcats will give the ball to sophomore left-handed pitcher Thomas Gentile to start the game. Gentile will be making his second start of the season. In hist last start, he threw 6 innings against University of Kentucky on March 22 and allowed just two runs while striking out four. Live stats via GameTracker, as well as live audio play-by-play, will be available at GoBEARCATS.com.

PITCHING MATCHUP
UC #25 LHP Thomas Gentile, 5-11, 186, So., Westerville, Ohio, 6.00 ERA, 0-1 record, 3 games/1 start, 9.0ip, 8 BB, 6 SO
UD #44 RHP Tim Bury, 6-6, 205, Jr., Overland Park, Kan., 3.27 ERA, 0-1 record, 6 games/6 starts, 33ip, 7 BB, 24 SO

SERIES INFORMATION
-The University of Cincinnati and University of Dayton have played 101 games all time, the third longest rivalry in UC history.
-The Bearcats have won 68 of those 101 games.
-Last season, Cincinnati defeated Dayton 10-6 on March 10 in the lone matchup of 2010.

SCOUTING DAYTON
-The Dayton Flyers come to Marge Schott Stadium on Wedneday losers of five of their past six games.
-As of the March 29 Atlantic 10 Conference rankings, Dayton ranks 10th out of 13 schools in batting average (.268), and fifth in team ERA (4.03).
-Junior INF C.J. Gillman's 10 doubles is good for fourth in the A10.
-Junior LHP Cameron Hobson's 46 strikeouts leads the A10.