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Cincinnati Notes
CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati baseball team goes back on the road this week to Memphis, Tennessee, for a 3-game series against the University of Memphis. The games will be played on Friday, May 1 (7:30 p.m. ET), Saturday, May 2 (3 p.m. ET) and Sunday, May 3 (2 p.m. ET).
The Tigers are the only repeat opponent for the Bearcats this season. Cincinnati won the first series April 10-12 on a series-clinching walk-off double by junior Devin Wenzel in the 12th inning of the final game.
// UC vs. MEMPHIS
- Cincinnati and Memphis have matched up 89 times before with the Tigers holding a 57-32 advantage in the series.
- The Bearcats took two of three games earlier this season in a series played at Marge Schott Stadium April 10-12.
- Cincinnati won 6-2 in the opening game behind two hits, two runs and three RBIs from Treg Haberkorn and two hits, two runs and an RBI from Woody Wallace.
- Memphis hit three homeruns in an 8-3 victory in game two.
- Devin Wenzel hit a walk-off double in the third game, giving UC an 8-7 lead. Ian Happ was a perfect 5-for-5 on the day with two homeruns, 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
- The series between the Bearcats and the Tigers began in 1962 with a pair of losses for Cincinnati on April 18.
// SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- The Tigers enter the weekend with a 29-13 overall record and a 9-6 mark in conference play to lead the American Athletic Conference.
- Memphis' only series loss on the season came at the hands of the Bearcats when UC won two of three games April 10-12 at Marge Schott Stadium.
- Memphis has won six of its last seven games, including conference victories over USF (two) and UConn (two).
- Kane Barrow leads the Tigers with a .355 batting average, and 61 hits.
- Tucker Tubbs, who hit four homeruns during the last series against the Bearcats, has hit 12 on the season to rank second in the American.
- Five players have recorded at least 40 hits on the season, including Barrow, Tucker Tubbs (52), Darien Tubbs (52), Zach Schritenthal (42) and Brandon Montgomery (42).
- Connor Alexander leads the pitching staff with a 2.18 ERA in 11 appearances and eight starts.
- Dylan Toscano is the strikeout leader of the staff, sitting down 51 batters on the year.
// WATCHING WALLACE
- Junior catcher Woody Wallace was added to the watch list for the 2015 Johnny Bench Award on Tuesday, April 13.
- The award is designed to recognize the nation's top collegiate catcher based on athletic ability, sportsmanship and leadership.
- Wallace currently ranks third on the team with a .268 batting average and has recorded 30 hits with 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored.
- He hit his first homerun of the season on Wednesday, April 15 - a solo shot in a loss to Wright State.
- He played 121 consecutive innings behind the plate for the Bearcats spanning from March 14 - April 15.
- Additionally, the backstop has thrown out 15 runners on the base paths.
// HITS HARBINGER
- Hits are proving to be very telling for the University of Cincinnati baseball team during the 2015 season.
- The Bearcats are 10-1 when recording more hits than their opponents.
- They are just 2-27 when the opponent records more hits and 1-2 when the teams record the same number of hits.
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