TicketsThe University of Cincinnati will host the final games of the regular season this week in a three-game series with USF. Thursday and Friday's games are slated to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday's start time has been moved up to 10:30 a.m.
// PROMOTIONS
• The first 500 fans on Thursday will receive a retro coaster presented by Formica
• On Friday, the first 250 fans through the gates will receive a black C-Paw t-shirt
• Saturday is senior day with ten players being honored in a pregame ceremony beginning at 10:10 a.m.
// COVERAGE
• Live video will be available at GoBearcats.com/watch
• Live stats will run at sidearmstats.com/cincinnati/baseball
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Cincinnati is 20-42 all-time against USF
• Last season the Bearcats took two out of three games against the Bulls
• UC took the series opener 9-3, won the next game 3-2 in ten innings then lost the final matchup 4-2
• Cincinnati also took the series when the teams met in 2016 at Marge Schott Stadium
• USF was ranked as high as No. 20 this year in the national polls, landing there on April 23
• The Bulls fell out of the rankings this week but still are receiving votes
// CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK
• The eight 2018 tournament teams have been decided as Memphis was eliminated from postseason play last weekend
• Houston leads the conference and has clinched at least a share of the regular season title with a 16-8 record heading into the final weekend of play
• ECU ranks second at 13-8
• USF is third at 12-8-1 and UConn is in fourth at 12-9
• Cincinnati is tied for fifth place with UCF. Both sit at 11-10 in conference play
• Tulane follows at 9-12 while Wichita State right now has the eight seed at 7-13-1
• This weekend ECU travels to UConn, Tulane goes to UCF and Wichita State visits Memphis
• If the season were to end today, UC would be the No. 6 seed and play No. 3 USF on Wednesday
• The tournament begins May 22 in Clearwater, Florida
// SENIOR SEND-OFF
• Treg Haberkorn, Tristan Hammans, Connor McVey, Kyle Mottice, A.J. Olasz, David Orndorff, J.T. Perez, Manny Rodriguez, Joey Thomas and Jarod Yoakam will all suit up at Marge Schott Stadium for the final time of their career on Saturday
• The ten players have combined to play in 1,271 games in their careers and have collected 656 hits and struck out 696 batters
• The senior day ceremony is set to begin at approximately 10:10 a.m.
// THE BEST AT TURNING TWO
• With 62 on the season and averaging 1.22 per game, there is no better team across the country at recording double plays than Cincinnati
• The Bearcats lead the nation in both total double plays and double plays per game entering the final week of the regular season
• UC is also one of just sixteen schools in Division I baseball to record a triple play this year
• The program record for double plays is 72 set during the 2000 season
// CLOSE CALLS
• Cincinnati has played in more close games than nearly every other team in Division I baseball
• 19 of the team's 51 games have been decided by one run. That tied with Elon and Virginia as the most for any team
• More than half of UC's games this year (52.9%) have been decided by two runs or less
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The 2018 American Athletic Conference Tournament begins Tuesday, May 22 in Clearwater, Florida
• The championship game will be played Sunday, May 27
• The winner will receive an automatic bid to NCAA postseason play
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)
// PROMOTIONS
• The first 500 fans on Thursday will receive a retro coaster presented by Formica
• On Friday, the first 250 fans through the gates will receive a black C-Paw t-shirt
• Saturday is senior day with ten players being honored in a pregame ceremony beginning at 10:10 a.m.
// COVERAGE
• Live video will be available at GoBearcats.com/watch
• Live stats will run at sidearmstats.com/cincinnati/baseball
// SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Cincinnati is 20-42 all-time against USF
• Last season the Bearcats took two out of three games against the Bulls
• UC took the series opener 9-3, won the next game 3-2 in ten innings then lost the final matchup 4-2
• Cincinnati also took the series when the teams met in 2016 at Marge Schott Stadium
• USF was ranked as high as No. 20 this year in the national polls, landing there on April 23
• The Bulls fell out of the rankings this week but still are receiving votes
// CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK
• The eight 2018 tournament teams have been decided as Memphis was eliminated from postseason play last weekend
• Houston leads the conference and has clinched at least a share of the regular season title with a 16-8 record heading into the final weekend of play
• ECU ranks second at 13-8
• USF is third at 12-8-1 and UConn is in fourth at 12-9
• Cincinnati is tied for fifth place with UCF. Both sit at 11-10 in conference play
• Tulane follows at 9-12 while Wichita State right now has the eight seed at 7-13-1
• This weekend ECU travels to UConn, Tulane goes to UCF and Wichita State visits Memphis
• If the season were to end today, UC would be the No. 6 seed and play No. 3 USF on Wednesday
• The tournament begins May 22 in Clearwater, Florida
// SENIOR SEND-OFF
• Treg Haberkorn, Tristan Hammans, Connor McVey, Kyle Mottice, A.J. Olasz, David Orndorff, J.T. Perez, Manny Rodriguez, Joey Thomas and Jarod Yoakam will all suit up at Marge Schott Stadium for the final time of their career on Saturday
• The ten players have combined to play in 1,271 games in their careers and have collected 656 hits and struck out 696 batters
• The senior day ceremony is set to begin at approximately 10:10 a.m.
// THE BEST AT TURNING TWO
• With 62 on the season and averaging 1.22 per game, there is no better team across the country at recording double plays than Cincinnati
• The Bearcats lead the nation in both total double plays and double plays per game entering the final week of the regular season
• UC is also one of just sixteen schools in Division I baseball to record a triple play this year
• The program record for double plays is 72 set during the 2000 season
// CLOSE CALLS
• Cincinnati has played in more close games than nearly every other team in Division I baseball
• 19 of the team's 51 games have been decided by one run. That tied with Elon and Virginia as the most for any team
• More than half of UC's games this year (52.9%) have been decided by two runs or less
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The 2018 American Athletic Conference Tournament begins Tuesday, May 22 in Clearwater, Florida
• The championship game will be played Sunday, May 27
• The winner will receive an automatic bid to NCAA postseason play
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)