Week Ahead: Track & Field To BIG EAST Championship

May 1, 2011

By Megan Roehm
GoBEARCATS.com

Here's a look at what's coming up this week in UC sports:

• The baseball team will host Otterbein at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Marge Schott Stadium. The Bearcats will then take on Wright State at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. UC will end the week with a three-game series against West Virginia in Morgantown, W. Va., starting with a doubleheader Saturday. Game one will be at 2 p.m., followed by game two. The final game of the series will be at 1 p.m. Sunday. UC is 24-17 overall and in seventh place in the BIG EAST at 10-8.
• The track and field teams will compete in the 2011 BIG EAST Championships Friday through Sunday at Villanova.

The Calendar:
BASEBALL

• 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: UC vs. Otterbein, Marge Schott Stadium Gametracker | Live Audio
• 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: UC at Wright State, Dayton, Ohio Gametracker
• 2 p.m. Saturday (DH): UC at West Virginia, Morgantown, W.Va. Gametracker
• 1 p.m. Sunday: UC at West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va. Gametracker

TRACK & FIELD

• Friday-Sunday: BIG EAST Championships, Villanova, Pa. BIG EAST Championship Central

Bearcats and the Community:

• The men's basketball program invites you to the 2011 Mick Cronin Basketball Camps starting in June. Camp 1 will be June 13-16, grades 2-10, Camp 2 will be June 27-30, grades 2-10, and Camp 3 will be August 1-4, grades 2-10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The cost is $200.
• The women's basketball program will host the 2011 Jamelle Elliott Basketball Camps beginning in June. High School Team Shootouts will take place June 20 and June 21 and the Individual Basketball Skills Camp will be June 22 to June 24 for grades 4-12. Each camper will eat lunch in the campus cafeteria and receive a camp T-shirt. Camp will be in session from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Wed/Thur/Fri). Campers have an option to stay for Open Gym from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. for an additional $10 per camper for each day.
• The men's soccer team Box Score will host a pair of free clinics during the month of May at Gettler Stadium. Head coach Hylton Dayes and his staff along with current UC student-athletes will be on hand for the clinics, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. on consecutive Fridays (May 13 and May 20) and last until 7 p.m. For more information, please contact assistant coach Chris Black at 513-556-3846 or christopher.black@uc.edu.
• The women's soccer team will host the 2011 Bearcats Soccer Academy, which provides youth soccer players the opportunity to receive hands-on training from Head Coach Michelle Salmon and her coaching staff.

In case you missed it:

• The baseball team improved to 2-0 this season against Xavier last Tuesday with a 7-5 win. The Bearcats then dropped a 9-8 decision to Pittsburgh in game one of their series last Saturday. UC won game two, 9-6, before clinching the series with a 9-8 win on Sunday.
• Former UC offensive lineman Jason Kelce (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights) was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 26th pick in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft and the 191st selection overall.
• The women's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision against Georgetown last Thursday in South Bend, Ind. The Bearcats went on to defeat Connecticut last Friday, 4-0, in South Bend, Ind. UC then fell to St. John's, 4-2, last Saturday in South Bend. Cincinnati finished the BIG EAST Championships in 10th place, and ended the season with a 10-16 record.
• The men's and women's track and field teams showcased a number of admirable performances, including three new school records, last Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa and the RedHawk Invitational in Oxford, Ohio.