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Week Ahead: Baseball, Track & Field Teams Head Into Postseason

Week Ahead: Baseball, Track & Field Teams Head Into PostseasonWeek Ahead: Baseball, Track & Field Teams Head Into Postseason

May 22, 2011

By Megan Roehm
GoBEARCATS.com

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

  • The baseball team will compete in the BIG EAST Championship Wednesday through Sunday in Clearwater, Fla. The first game of the tournament for the No. 7 seed Bearcats will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday against No. 2 seed St. John's.
  • The track team will compete in the first round of the NCAA First Round meet Thursday through Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.

The calendar:
BASEBALL

TRACK & FIELD

  • Thursday-Saturday: NCAA Regional Meet, Bloomington, Ind.

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 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 defeated Butler, 13-12, last Tuesday at Marge Schott Stadium. The Bearcats went on to drop a 3-1 decision to Connecticut in game one of the three-game series last Thursday at Marge Schott. Cincinnati then lost game two to the Huskies, 9-5, last Friday. In the final game, UC won 7-4 and clinched a berth to the 2011 BIG EAST Championship. Cincinnati is 30-25 and finished tied for fourth in the BIG EAST at 14-13.
  • The men's basketball team will face the University of Georgia in the 2011 BIG EAST/SEC Challenge. The BIG EAST and SEC released the schedule for the event last Thursday in conjunction with ESPN, which will air the 12 games from the three-day event. The Bearcats will play on the second day of the event - Friday, December 2 - at the University of Georgia. Game times and broadcast specifics will be released at a later date.
  • The Department of Athletics announced last Thursday that the football home opener against Austin Peay on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 at Nippert Stadium will kick off at 7 p.m. ET. Other home game times and any television opportunities will be announced at a later date.
  • The women's volleyball team has released the 2011 schedule. The season is highlighted by the Bearcats' match-ups against 10 different teams that participated in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, including six that finished in the top-25.