University of Cincinnati baseball wraps up the regular season this week with a three-game series against crosstown rival Xavier.
Thursday's game will be played at Marge Schott Stadium at 6 p.m. Friday will be a neutral site game at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio at 7 p.m. Saturday's finale will take place after the Reds game against the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park.
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
// FRIDAY AT PRASCO PARK
• Prasco Park is located at 6125 Commerce Court in Mason, Ohio
• Admission, parking and concessions are all free for Friday's game
• There will also be a concession special of Skyline cheese coneys
• First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.
// SATURDAY AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK
• The final game of the regular season will be played downtown at Great American Ball Park
• The Reds are set to take on the Dodgers at 4:10, and UC and XU will play approximately 30 minutes after the completion of that game
• Fans who attend the Reds game can stay for the collegiate game for no extra charge
• The gates will be open for free admission to those coming for only the collegiate game
• The Reds are offering discounted tickets to UC fans for Saturday's game here: https://groupmatics.events/event/Ucbaseball
• This will be the second time a college game as been played at GABP
• The Bearcats took on the Louisville Cardinals on April 6, 2013
• Concession stands behind home plate on the main concourse will remain open for UC game
// CONFERENCE STANDINGS
• Here are the American Athletic Conference standings as teams enter the final weekend of competition
1. ECU (18-3)
2. Tulane (11-9)
3. Cincinnati (13-11)
4. Houston (11-10)
5. UConn (10-11)
6. Memphis (9-11)
7. UCF (9-12)
8. USF (7-14)
Wichita State (7-14)
• Tournament seeding is based on win percentages
• If two teams are tied, the winner of the regular-season series receives the higher seed
• Eight of nine teams qualify for the tournament
• This weekend in AAC action, ECU hosts Memphis, Tulane hosts UConn, Houston travels to UCF and Wichita State travels to USF
// AAC TOURNAMENT DETAILS
• 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
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Thursday's game will be played at Marge Schott Stadium at 6 p.m. Friday will be a neutral site game at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio at 7 p.m. Saturday's finale will take place after the Reds game against the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park.
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
| Thursday, May 16 | Friday, May 17 | Saturday, May 18 | |
| Cincinnati | LHP Drake Batcho | LHP Evan Shawver | TBD |
| Xavier | RHP Damien Richard | RHP Conor Grammes | LHP Nick Zwack |
// FRIDAY AT PRASCO PARK
• Prasco Park is located at 6125 Commerce Court in Mason, Ohio
• Admission, parking and concessions are all free for Friday's game
• There will also be a concession special of Skyline cheese coneys
• First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.
// SATURDAY AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK
• The final game of the regular season will be played downtown at Great American Ball Park
• The Reds are set to take on the Dodgers at 4:10, and UC and XU will play approximately 30 minutes after the completion of that game
• Fans who attend the Reds game can stay for the collegiate game for no extra charge
• The gates will be open for free admission to those coming for only the collegiate game
• The Reds are offering discounted tickets to UC fans for Saturday's game here: https://groupmatics.events/event/Ucbaseball
• This will be the second time a college game as been played at GABP
• The Bearcats took on the Louisville Cardinals on April 6, 2013
• Concession stands behind home plate on the main concourse will remain open for UC game
// CONFERENCE STANDINGS
• Here are the American Athletic Conference standings as teams enter the final weekend of competition
1. ECU (18-3)
2. Tulane (11-9)
3. Cincinnati (13-11)
4. Houston (11-10)
5. UConn (10-11)
6. Memphis (9-11)
7. UCF (9-12)
8. USF (7-14)
Wichita State (7-14)
• Tournament seeding is based on win percentages
• If two teams are tied, the winner of the regular-season series receives the higher seed
• Eight of nine teams qualify for the tournament
• This weekend in AAC action, ECU hosts Memphis, Tulane hosts UConn, Houston travels to UCF and Wichita State travels to USF
// AAC TOURNAMENT DETAILS
• 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.
