May 15, 2011
By Megan Roehm
GoBEARCATS.com
Here's what's coming up this week in Cincinnati sports:
- The baseball team will host Butler at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Marge Schott Stadium. Cincinnati will then wrap up the regular season when they take on Connecticut in a three-game series at Marge Schott Stadium. Game one will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday followed by game two at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The final game will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday as part of Senior Day. Cincinnati is 28-23 overall and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST at 13-11.
The calendar:
BASEBALL
- 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: UC vs. Butler, Marge Schott Stadium Gametracker | Live Audio
- 6:30 p.m. Thursday: UC vs. Connecticut, Marge Schott Stadium Gametracker | Live Audio
- 6:30 p.m. Friday: UC vs. Connecticut, Marge Schott Stadium Gametracker | Live Audio
- 1 p.m. Saturday: UC vs. Connecticut, Marge Schott Stadium Gametracker | Live Audio
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 went 1-1 in a pair of games against Miami (OH) last week. The Bearcats defeated the Redhawks 9-6vlast Tuesday at Marge Schott Stadium and fell 10-4 last Wednesday in Oxford, Ohio. Cincinnati then defeated Seton Hall, 3-1, last Saturday at Marge Schott Stadium. The Bearcats dropped a 10-1 decision to the Pirates in game two last Saturday. In the third and final game, UC took the series with a 7-3 win last Sunday.
- The men's and women's track and field teams concluded regular-season competition at the Cardinal Twilight Friday at Cardinal Park Track and Soccer Stadium. The UC women's team was led by two first-place performances in the 4x100-meter relay and pole vault competitions. Freshman Morgan Gordon, senior Natasha Burse, sophomore Shanay Portis and junior Aricka Rhodes recorded a mark of 45.17 seconds to finish first in the 4x100 relay race. Junior Michelle Eby won the pole vault competition after clearing a height of 12'11 ¾". The men's team was led by senior thrower Brian Zimmerman's third-place finish in the javelin competition with a distance of 182'10".
