TicketsAmerican Athletic Conference play begins this weekend as the University of Cincinnati baseball team heads to Tulane for a three-game series. The first game is set for Friday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday's game time has been moved up to a 2 p.m. start. The finale will take place on Sunday at noon.
// COVERAGE
• Matt Noonan will provide the play-by-play for the entire series at GoBearcats.com/watch
• Tulane will provide an online broadcast for a fee at TulaneGreenWave.com/watch
• Live stats for all three games will be available at sidearmstats.com/Tulane/baseball
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Tulane is 9-13 on the season and coming off a Wednesday night 10-4 loss at No. 15 LSU
• Last weekend the Green Wave traveled out West for a three-game series with Long Beach State. They lost 13-2 in the first game, took the second back 10-6 on Saturday then lost the finale 1-0 on Sunday
• Cincinnati is 10-41 all-time against Tulane
• Last season the Green Wave won the series played in Cincinnati. The Bearcats lost game one 16-8, game two 6-2 then rebounded to take the finale by a score of 11-1 in seven innings
• Tulane finished just above Cincinnati in last year's final American Athletic Conference standings. The Green Wave went 13-11 in conference and 27-31 overall while the Bearcats finished 10-14 in AAC play and 28-30 overall
// POWER THROUGHOUT THE LINEUP
• The Bearcats are one of 15 teams across the nation that have nine or more players with at least one homerun on the season
• Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina and Davidson lead with 11 players each with a homerun
• Georgia Tech, Wichita State, Elon, Mercer and Ohio all have ten
• Cincinnati along with Vanderbilt, UT Martin, WKU, UNC Wilmington and Sam Houston State all have nine players with at least one long ball
// GOING STREAKING
• Manny Rodriguez has reached base safely in all 19 games this season
• Dating back to last year, he has reached base in 21-straight games as he reached in both contests during the 2017 AAC Tournament
• Joey Wiemer has reached base safely in 15-straight games. He has started his last 14 games
// SINGLE GAME AND SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE
• Single game and season tickets are available for all games at Marge Schott Stadium in 2018
• Single game tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and seniors
• UC students receive free admission with a valid student ID
• Season tickets remain available at $50 for adults and $30 for youth and seniors
• Tickets can be purchased at GoBearcats.com or by calling the ticket office at 1-877-CATS-TIX
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)
// COVERAGE
• Matt Noonan will provide the play-by-play for the entire series at GoBearcats.com/watch
• Tulane will provide an online broadcast for a fee at TulaneGreenWave.com/watch
• Live stats for all three games will be available at sidearmstats.com/Tulane/baseball
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
| Friday, March 23 | Saturday, March 24 | Sunday, March 25 | |
| Cincinnati | LHP J.T. Perez | RHP Nathan Kroger | TBD |
| Tulane | RHP Kaleb Roper | RHP Ben White | RHP Keagan Gillies |
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Tulane is 9-13 on the season and coming off a Wednesday night 10-4 loss at No. 15 LSU
• Last weekend the Green Wave traveled out West for a three-game series with Long Beach State. They lost 13-2 in the first game, took the second back 10-6 on Saturday then lost the finale 1-0 on Sunday
• Cincinnati is 10-41 all-time against Tulane
• Last season the Green Wave won the series played in Cincinnati. The Bearcats lost game one 16-8, game two 6-2 then rebounded to take the finale by a score of 11-1 in seven innings
• Tulane finished just above Cincinnati in last year's final American Athletic Conference standings. The Green Wave went 13-11 in conference and 27-31 overall while the Bearcats finished 10-14 in AAC play and 28-30 overall
// POWER THROUGHOUT THE LINEUP
• The Bearcats are one of 15 teams across the nation that have nine or more players with at least one homerun on the season
• Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina and Davidson lead with 11 players each with a homerun
• Georgia Tech, Wichita State, Elon, Mercer and Ohio all have ten
• Cincinnati along with Vanderbilt, UT Martin, WKU, UNC Wilmington and Sam Houston State all have nine players with at least one long ball
// GOING STREAKING
• Manny Rodriguez has reached base safely in all 19 games this season
• Dating back to last year, he has reached base in 21-straight games as he reached in both contests during the 2017 AAC Tournament
• Joey Wiemer has reached base safely in 15-straight games. He has started his last 14 games
// SINGLE GAME AND SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE
• Single game and season tickets are available for all games at Marge Schott Stadium in 2018
• Single game tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and seniors
• UC students receive free admission with a valid student ID
• Season tickets remain available at $50 for adults and $30 for youth and seniors
• Tickets can be purchased at GoBearcats.com or by calling the ticket office at 1-877-CATS-TIX
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)