TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati baseball travels to Memphis for its final American Athletic Conference series of the season.
Friday's game has been moved up to a 2 p.m. EST start time. Saturday's game is set for 3 p.m. and the final on Sunday will begin at 1 p.m.
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• UC is 44-65 all-time versus Memphis
• The Bearcats swept the Tigers at home last season, winning 10-2, 7-2 and 8-7
• The two teams met seven times in 2017, including a ten-inning game in the AAC Tournament where the Bearcats saw their season come to an end in a heart-breaking 15-14 defeat
• Memphis sits in sixth place in the AAC standings at 8-9 and is 25-22 overall on the year
• The Tigers beat Arkansas Pine Bluff 11-10 on Tuesday and fell 10-9 at Mississippi State on Wednesday
• Last weekend, Memphis took the series against USF, dropping the first game 10-7 but rebounding with a double header sweep on Sunday
// REGULAR SEASON WINDING DOWN
• Just two weekends remain in the regular season before the top eight American Athletic Conference teams travel down to Clearwater, Florida for the 2019 tournament
• UC remains in third place with a 11-10 record
• Tulane has a two game lead at 10-7 while Houston and UConn are both a half game back of UC with 9-9 records
• The Bearcats hold the tie-breaker over UConn but do not over Houston or Tulane
• ECU continues its steady conference lead at 16-2
• This weekend, ECU travels to Wichita State, Tulane goes to Houston and UConn hosts USF
• While the Bearcats have a bye in the final regular season weekend, ECU will host Memphis, Tulane hosts UConn and Houston will make the trip to UCF
// GOING TO GABP
• The Bearcats will finish the regular season at Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds, on Saturday, May 18 vs Xavier
• The two teams will play after the completion of the Reds' 4:10 game against the Dodgers
• Anyone with a ticket to the Reds game that day can remain for the UC-XU game for free
• Fans that come for only the college game will not be ticketed
• UC plays Xavier at home on Thursday, May 16 before the two teams face in a neutral-site matchup on Friday at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio
// TOURNAMENT DETAILS
• The top eight of nine teams in the conference will qualify for the AAC Tournament held Tuesday, May 21 through Sunday, May 25 at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida
• The tournament's schedule has been modified for this season
• All eight teams will play on Tuesday with the losers of those four games facing off in elimination games on Wednesday
• The winners of Tuesday's contests will have Wednesday off and play each other on Thursday
• Games continue on Friday with two more elimination games
• Saturday will be semifinal action before the championship game held at noon on Sunday
• Full details on the tournament are available at TheAmerican.org
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Friday's game has been moved up to a 2 p.m. EST start time. Saturday's game is set for 3 p.m. and the final on Sunday will begin at 1 p.m.
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
| Friday, May 10 | Saturday, May 11 | Sunday, May 12 | |
| Cincinnati | RHP David Orndorff | LHP Evan Shawver | TBD |
| Memphis | LHP Hunter Smith | LHP Chris Durham | RHP Alex Hicks |
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• UC is 44-65 all-time versus Memphis
• The Bearcats swept the Tigers at home last season, winning 10-2, 7-2 and 8-7
• The two teams met seven times in 2017, including a ten-inning game in the AAC Tournament where the Bearcats saw their season come to an end in a heart-breaking 15-14 defeat
• Memphis sits in sixth place in the AAC standings at 8-9 and is 25-22 overall on the year
• The Tigers beat Arkansas Pine Bluff 11-10 on Tuesday and fell 10-9 at Mississippi State on Wednesday
• Last weekend, Memphis took the series against USF, dropping the first game 10-7 but rebounding with a double header sweep on Sunday
// REGULAR SEASON WINDING DOWN
• Just two weekends remain in the regular season before the top eight American Athletic Conference teams travel down to Clearwater, Florida for the 2019 tournament
• UC remains in third place with a 11-10 record
• Tulane has a two game lead at 10-7 while Houston and UConn are both a half game back of UC with 9-9 records
• The Bearcats hold the tie-breaker over UConn but do not over Houston or Tulane
• ECU continues its steady conference lead at 16-2
• This weekend, ECU travels to Wichita State, Tulane goes to Houston and UConn hosts USF
• While the Bearcats have a bye in the final regular season weekend, ECU will host Memphis, Tulane hosts UConn and Houston will make the trip to UCF
// GOING TO GABP
• The Bearcats will finish the regular season at Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds, on Saturday, May 18 vs Xavier
• The two teams will play after the completion of the Reds' 4:10 game against the Dodgers
• Anyone with a ticket to the Reds game that day can remain for the UC-XU game for free
• Fans that come for only the college game will not be ticketed
• UC plays Xavier at home on Thursday, May 16 before the two teams face in a neutral-site matchup on Friday at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio
// TOURNAMENT DETAILS
• The top eight of nine teams in the conference will qualify for the AAC Tournament held Tuesday, May 21 through Sunday, May 25 at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida
• The tournament's schedule has been modified for this season
• All eight teams will play on Tuesday with the losers of those four games facing off in elimination games on Wednesday
• The winners of Tuesday's contests will have Wednesday off and play each other on Thursday
• Games continue on Friday with two more elimination games
• Saturday will be semifinal action before the championship game held at noon on Sunday
• Full details on the tournament are available at TheAmerican.org
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.