TicketsThe University of Cincinnati hosts Memphis this weekend in a three-game conference series. Game one on Friday has been moved up to a 4 p.m. start time. Saturday and Sunday's game times remain the same, 4 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
// COVERAGE
• Live video of all the series action will be available at GoBearcats.com/watch
• Live stats will run at sidearmstats.com/cincinnati/baseball for all three games
// PROMOTIONS
• Friday is Social Media Night. Keep an eye on @GoBearcatsBase on Twitter for contests and interactions throughout the game
• Saturday is International Salsa Rueda Day and Signature Saturday. Fans will be able to get autographs from the Bearcats on the concourse after the game
• The first 500 fans through the gates on Sunday will receive a rally towel courtesy of John Morrell
• Sunday is also a Fun Day Family Four Pack day where four tickets, four hotdogs and four sodas can be purchased for just $20
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Cincinnati is 41-65 all-time versus Memphis
• The two teams faced each other a total of seven times last season
• The Bearcats hosted the first weekend matchup, losing the first and last games by identical scores of 7-5 but winning the Saturday contest 4-3 in ten innings
• Later in the season, the Tigers hosted and lost the series. The Bearcats dropped the first game 9-4 and came back and won the next two 13-6 and 2-1, respectively
• Cincinnati's 2017 season ended in a 15-14 ten-inning defeat at the hands of Memphis during American Athletic Conference Tournament play
• Memphis opened AAC play this season at Houston, dropping all three games (2-0, 3-0, 9-3)
• The Tigers faced UCF last weekend at home losing 7-1, winning 9-0, then dropping the final game 9-3
• Most recently, Memphis lost to No. 3 Ole Miss by a score of 12-0 in midweek action on Wednesday
// PLAYERS IN THE PROS
• Minor League Baseball begins its 2018 season Thursday with some former Bearcats in action in the professional ranks
• Both Ryan Atkinson and Connor Walsh received an invite from their Major League club at one point during spring training this year
• Atkinson will begin this 2018 campaign with the Arizona Diamondbacks Double-A squad, the Jackson Generals
• Connor Walsh will also be in the Southern League, beginning the year with the Double-A Birmingham Barons in the Chicago White Sox organization
• Ryan Noda is with the Lansing Lugnuts, the Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Lugnuts are scheduled to play the nearby Dayton Dragons June 1-3
• Tony Campana is currently signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League
// STREAKING THIS SEASON
• The Bearcats' pitching staff went 34 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run
• That streak began in the first inning of the series finale at Tulane and ended during the eighth inning in the final game against Houston
• According to responses received from SID's around the country, no team has had a longer streak without allowing an earned run this season
• Manny Rodriguez is included in an impressive list of players who have had six or more games in a row with at least one extra-base hit
• Florida State's Drew Mendoza went nine games March 9-21
• Bren Spillane from Illinois and Jonathan India from Florida put together seven-game streaks with extra-base hits
• Rodriguez's six-game streak March 23-31 is matched by Illinois' Spillane and Kentucky's T.J. Collett, who both started their six-game streaks in February
// 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
• Live video of all the series action will be available at GoBearcats.com/watch
• Live stats will run at sidearmstats.com/cincinnati/baseball for all three games
// PROMOTIONS
• Friday is Social Media Night. Keep an eye on @GoBearcatsBase on Twitter for contests and interactions throughout the game
• Saturday is International Salsa Rueda Day and Signature Saturday. Fans will be able to get autographs from the Bearcats on the concourse after the game
• The first 500 fans through the gates on Sunday will receive a rally towel courtesy of John Morrell
• Sunday is also a Fun Day Family Four Pack day where four tickets, four hotdogs and four sodas can be purchased for just $20
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
| Friday, April 6 | Saturday, April 7 | Sunday, April 8 | |
| Cincinnati | LHP J.T. Perez | RHP Nathan Kroger | LHP Cam Alldred |
| Memphis | RHP Riley Cabral | RHP Jonathan Bowlan | RHP Alex Hicks |
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Cincinnati is 41-65 all-time versus Memphis
• The two teams faced each other a total of seven times last season
• The Bearcats hosted the first weekend matchup, losing the first and last games by identical scores of 7-5 but winning the Saturday contest 4-3 in ten innings
• Later in the season, the Tigers hosted and lost the series. The Bearcats dropped the first game 9-4 and came back and won the next two 13-6 and 2-1, respectively
• Cincinnati's 2017 season ended in a 15-14 ten-inning defeat at the hands of Memphis during American Athletic Conference Tournament play
• Memphis opened AAC play this season at Houston, dropping all three games (2-0, 3-0, 9-3)
• The Tigers faced UCF last weekend at home losing 7-1, winning 9-0, then dropping the final game 9-3
• Most recently, Memphis lost to No. 3 Ole Miss by a score of 12-0 in midweek action on Wednesday
// PLAYERS IN THE PROS
• Minor League Baseball begins its 2018 season Thursday with some former Bearcats in action in the professional ranks
• Both Ryan Atkinson and Connor Walsh received an invite from their Major League club at one point during spring training this year
• Atkinson will begin this 2018 campaign with the Arizona Diamondbacks Double-A squad, the Jackson Generals
• Connor Walsh will also be in the Southern League, beginning the year with the Double-A Birmingham Barons in the Chicago White Sox organization
• Ryan Noda is with the Lansing Lugnuts, the Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Lugnuts are scheduled to play the nearby Dayton Dragons June 1-3
• Tony Campana is currently signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League
// STREAKING THIS SEASON
• The Bearcats' pitching staff went 34 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run
• That streak began in the first inning of the series finale at Tulane and ended during the eighth inning in the final game against Houston
• According to responses received from SID's around the country, no team has had a longer streak without allowing an earned run this season
• Manny Rodriguez is included in an impressive list of players who have had six or more games in a row with at least one extra-base hit
• Florida State's Drew Mendoza went nine games March 9-21
• Bren Spillane from Illinois and Jonathan India from Florida put together seven-game streaks with extra-base hits
• Rodriguez's six-game streak March 23-31 is matched by Illinois' Spillane and Kentucky's T.J. Collett, who both started their six-game streaks in February
// 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)