TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball completed a big series win over Houston on Saturday afternoon, beating the Cougars 4-2 to take the series 2-1.
Houston won the American Athletic Conference Tournament a season ago and was picked to win the AAC again in the preseason coaches poll, but UC showed that it was the better team in the three-game weekend series.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 12-13 on the season and evens its conference record to 3-3
• Houston drops to 17-11 and 4-2
• By not allowing an earned run until the eighth inning of Saturday's game, the Bearcats' pitching staff threw 34 consecutive frames without allowing an earned run to score
• With a homerun, Manny Rodriguez increased his reach base safely streak to 17 games. He has also hit an extra-base hit in six straight games
• Joey Wiemer also went deep in the contest while fellow freshman Dondrae Bremner had a double
• Cam Alldred threw his second-straight shutout start. The lefty went 6.2 innings with four hits, three walks and five strikeouts
• Jarod Yoakam earned his second save of the weekend by throwing the final 1.1 innings with one hit and three strikeouts
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 2nd
• A no-doubt shot over the left field wall by Joey Wiemer gave the Bearcats and early lead
Bottom of the 3rd
• UC tacked another run on when Bremner doubled and scored later on a RBI sacrifice fly by Kyle Mottice
Bottom of the 4th
• The Bearcats scored two in the next frame. It started with Rodriguez's solo homerun to right field. After Wiemer walked and A.J. Bumpass reached on a fielder's choice, Wiemer stayed on base after a bad Houston throw resulted in an error. During the next at-bat, the Bearcats had a swinging strikeout, but Bumpass stole second on the pitch and Wiemer was able to run and slide home safely on the play
Top of the 8th
• Houston scored its only runs on a walk and two doubles, but Yoakam ended the threat with a strikeout
// NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics and Sports Administration celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Saturday. The initiative aims to promote the continued expansion of opportunities for girls and women to play sports, to live physically active lives and to educate girls about college degrees in sport administration as well as careers in the field. For more information on National Girls and Women in Sports day, visit http://ngwsd.org/.
Dr. Heidi Grappendorf was honored with UC's Girls and Women in Sports Award. Grappendorf is the Program Coordinator and an Associate Professor of Sport Administration academic program. For several years she has spearheaded the University of Cincinnati's annual NGWSD event to increase the awareness of local girls as to career opportunities in sport. Her research interests include how gender role conflict impacts women's careers in the management and leadership of sport organizations, women's career progression, and the overall underrepresentation of women and diversity in sport. Dr. Grappendorf is a founding member of Women in North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and has served as their President since 2004. She has also participated in and co-chaired the NASSM Diversity Committee, served as the Vice President of Research for the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport, and Chaired the Council on the Status of Women and the Association for Women Faculty. She has over 30 publications and 50 national and international presentations related to diversity in sport management.
// UP NEXT
• UC hosts Wright State on Tuesday, April 3 at 6 p.m.
• The Bearcats remain home next weekend to host Memphis in another three-game conference weekend
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)
Houston won the American Athletic Conference Tournament a season ago and was picked to win the AAC again in the preseason coaches poll, but UC showed that it was the better team in the three-game weekend series.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 12-13 on the season and evens its conference record to 3-3
• Houston drops to 17-11 and 4-2
• By not allowing an earned run until the eighth inning of Saturday's game, the Bearcats' pitching staff threw 34 consecutive frames without allowing an earned run to score
• With a homerun, Manny Rodriguez increased his reach base safely streak to 17 games. He has also hit an extra-base hit in six straight games
• Joey Wiemer also went deep in the contest while fellow freshman Dondrae Bremner had a double
• Cam Alldred threw his second-straight shutout start. The lefty went 6.2 innings with four hits, three walks and five strikeouts
• Jarod Yoakam earned his second save of the weekend by throwing the final 1.1 innings with one hit and three strikeouts
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 2nd
• A no-doubt shot over the left field wall by Joey Wiemer gave the Bearcats and early lead
Bottom of the 3rd
• UC tacked another run on when Bremner doubled and scored later on a RBI sacrifice fly by Kyle Mottice
Bottom of the 4th
• The Bearcats scored two in the next frame. It started with Rodriguez's solo homerun to right field. After Wiemer walked and A.J. Bumpass reached on a fielder's choice, Wiemer stayed on base after a bad Houston throw resulted in an error. During the next at-bat, the Bearcats had a swinging strikeout, but Bumpass stole second on the pitch and Wiemer was able to run and slide home safely on the play
Top of the 8th
• Houston scored its only runs on a walk and two doubles, but Yoakam ended the threat with a strikeout
// NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics and Sports Administration celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Saturday. The initiative aims to promote the continued expansion of opportunities for girls and women to play sports, to live physically active lives and to educate girls about college degrees in sport administration as well as careers in the field. For more information on National Girls and Women in Sports day, visit http://ngwsd.org/.
Dr. Heidi Grappendorf was honored with UC's Girls and Women in Sports Award. Grappendorf is the Program Coordinator and an Associate Professor of Sport Administration academic program. For several years she has spearheaded the University of Cincinnati's annual NGWSD event to increase the awareness of local girls as to career opportunities in sport. Her research interests include how gender role conflict impacts women's careers in the management and leadership of sport organizations, women's career progression, and the overall underrepresentation of women and diversity in sport. Dr. Grappendorf is a founding member of Women in North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and has served as their President since 2004. She has also participated in and co-chaired the NASSM Diversity Committee, served as the Vice President of Research for the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport, and Chaired the Council on the Status of Women and the Association for Women Faculty. She has over 30 publications and 50 national and international presentations related to diversity in sport management.
// UP NEXT
• UC hosts Wright State on Tuesday, April 3 at 6 p.m.
• The Bearcats remain home next weekend to host Memphis in another three-game conference weekend
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)