TicketsCORVALLIS, Ore. – University of Cincinnati baseball is ready for its first NCAA Regional action since 1974 as the team is set to take on No. 16 national seed and reigning NCAA National Champion Oregon State on Friday night at 10 p.m. EST.
UC's first game will be aired live on ESPNU. All other games of the regional will have coverage on ESPN3.
// REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 31
Saturday, June 1
Sunday, June 2
Monday, June 3 *if necessary
// NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• UC makes its first NCAA postseason appearance since 1974 and its sixth in program history this week
• The Bearcats hold a 4-9 record in five NCAA Tournament appearance
• In 1974 the Bearcats went to what was then referred to as the District 4 Baseball Championships where they fell 3-0 to Miami (Ohio) and 6-1 to Southern Illinois to end the season
• UC's first NCAA appearance was in 1956 when they lost 8-6 to Ohio
• The team made it in 1961 and won its first game, taking down host Michigan 3-1 before falling 8-1 to Western Michigan and 2-1 to Michigan
• In 1967 the Bearcats played three games against Oklahoma State, losing 4-0, winning 3-2 and losing 1-0
• UC's fourth NCAA qualification was in 1971. That year it won the first two games, 8-7 at Michigan State and 11-10 versus Southern Illinois, before losing the next two games to Southern Illinois by scores of 6-2 and 10-7
// UC VS THE REGIONAL FIELD
• Friday will be the first meeting between UC and Oregon State
• UC has also never faced Creighton
• The Bearcats have played Michigan a total of twelve times and have an even 6-6 record against the Wolverines
• The last meeting was the second game of the 2009 season. UC lost that matchup 6-1 at a neutral site
• Prior to 2008, Cincinnati and Michigan had not faced each other since 1961
// TICKETS
OSU will open ticket sales at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 30. All-session tickets will be availabile, including outfield general admission seats in right/center field only or left field only are $90 and Banners Standing Room only are $100. All-session tickets include tickets to all six games of the regional, and a seventh game if necessary.
Any available single-game tickets will go on sale each day for that day's games only. Infield reserved seats are $24, Banners standing room only are $20, and outfield general admission are $18. Please note that for standing room only tickets, there will be no access to any seating areas and that view of the playing field may be obstructed. For outfield seating, there is an option when purchasing to select either right/center field bleacher seating only or left field bleacher seating only. All outfield general admission seating does not have access inside the stadium. No tickets can be upgraded or exchanged. To view a seating map of Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, please visit the Corvallis Regional Tournament page.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, going online at beavertickets.com or in person at 143 Gill Coliseum, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ticket office at Goss Stadium will open two hours prior to the first game's first pitch each day, and will remain open until the conclusion of the 5th inning of the second game each day. Each game will have one ticket and the stadium will be cleared in between games. All individuals, ages 3 years and older, are required to purchase tickets for admittance.
Fans who attend the regional should note that the parking lot beyond the left field fence will be closed to the public for NCAA purposes each day. OSU Athletics will charge $10 (cash only) in the Parking Structure and 15th and Washington lot. Please note that other lots on campus will still be controlled by University Transportation Services and require university permits during normal business hours. For questions about parking you can email Event.Parking@oregonstate.edu.
// BEARCATS BOAST
• Cincinnati is one of ten teams in Division I that had football reach a bowl game, men's basketball qualify for March Madness and baseball make an NCAA Regional
• UC joins Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi State and Ohio State on that list, making UC the only non-Power 5 to accomplish the feat this year
• Perhaps even more impressive, there are only three teams that had football make a bowl game, volleyball make the NCAA Tournament, men's basketball make the NCAA Tournament, women's basketball make the postseason and baseball make an NCAA Regional
• Cincinnati, Baylor and Michigan are the three teams to do so
// TEAM SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
• Two more putouts would tie the program record (currently sitting at 1,569, record is 1,571 set in 2000)
• Currently second highest fielding percentage (.978, highest is .982 set in 2017)
• Will break the innings pitched record this week (currently at 523.0, record is 523.2 set in 2000)
• Tied for saves (16)
• Strikeouts (currently at 470, previous record was 400 set in 1999)
• Turned the fourth triple play in school history this season (8-6-3, Santiago-Bellini-Murphy at Miami on May 7; third consecutive season the team has turned a triple play)
// AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RECORDS
• Most runs, RBI and hits in a tournament (51, 47 and 60, respectively)
• Homeruns in a tournament and homeruns in a single game (7 and 4 against UConn in championship)
• Largest margin of victory in any tournament game (17 runs [22-5) versus UConn in championship game)
• Tied the most hits in a tournament game (24 against UConn in championship)
// INDIVIDUAL UC CAREER TOP TEN
• A.J. Bumpass: 1st in triples (14)
• Korren Thompson: tied for 5th in saves (12, with Shannon Morgan [1995-97])
• David Orndorff: 9th in appearances (78), 8th in starts (38), tied for 4th in saves (13, with Joe Byrne [1982-1985]) and 5th in innings pitched (255.1)
• A.J. Kullman: tied for 7th in appearnaces (82, with Keith Phillips [1992-95]) and tied for 8th in saves (8 with Pat Murphy [1988-91])
// INDIVIUDAL UC SINGLE SEASON TOP TEN
• Joey Wiemer: tied for 8th in games played (59)
• Jeremy Johnson: tied for 8th in games played (59) and tied for 9th in hit by pitch (12)
*record is 60 held by 7 different players; both Wiemer and Johnson will break record this week
• A.J. Bumpass: tied for 7th in triples (5)
// THE ROAD TO REGIONALS
• UC had never won a game in the American Athletic Conference Tournament before the 2019 season, going 0-10 in the first five years of the event
• By going 13-11 in conference play, the Bearcats earned the No. 2 seed, its highest seed ever in the AAC Tournament and the highest conference tournament seed since they were also the No. 2 in 2008 as a member of the Big East
• 2008 was also the previous season that UC had won a conference tournament game
• In 2008 the Bearcats won their first three games before falling in the championship game 6-3 to Louisville
• UC was 0-17 from that championship game until the start of this year's conference tournament in postseason games
• The Bearcats were selected to finish 8th out of nine teams in the AAC preseason coaches poll
• UC earned its first postseason victory in more than a decade with a 11-6 win over No. 7 Memphis to start tournament action
• The Bearcats then faced No. 3 Tulane, beating them 8-4. The Green Wave had swept UC in the regular-season weekend series this year
• In semifinal action, UC took down No. 6 UCF 10-6
• The Bearcats secured the conference tournament championship with a 22-5 thumping of UConn in the title game on Sunday
• Both ECU and UConn earned at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament with ECU being tabbed a national seed and regional host
• UCF and Houston were considered bubble teams and were named two of the last four out
• Eleven different Bearcats got a hit in the four days of the tournament despite the same eight batters starting in the lineup all four games
• While just hitting at just a .247 clip entering the postseason, UC batted an impressive .390 in the AAC Tournament with nine doubles, one triple and seven homeruns
• The Bearcats slugged .597 and posted a .469 on-base percentage
• A.J. Bumpass was named the Most Outstanding Player after he hit .643 with a triple, two homeruns and seven RBI
• Mitch Holding, Joey Bellini, Jace Mercer, Jeremy Johnson and Wyatt Stapp were also named to the AAC All-Tournament Team
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UC's first game will be aired live on ESPNU. All other games of the regional will have coverage on ESPN3.
// REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 31
| Game 1: | #2 Creighton vs #3 Michigan | 4 pm EST | ESPN3 |
| Game 2: | #1 Oregon State vs #4 Cincinnati | 10 pm EST | ESPNU |
| Game 3: | Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 | 4 pm EST | TBA |
| Game 4: | Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 | 10 pm EST | TBA |
| Game 5: | Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 | 3 pm EST | TBA |
| Game 6: | Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5 | 9 pm EST | TBA |
| Game 7: | Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 6 | 10 pm EST | TBA |
// NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• UC makes its first NCAA postseason appearance since 1974 and its sixth in program history this week
• The Bearcats hold a 4-9 record in five NCAA Tournament appearance
• In 1974 the Bearcats went to what was then referred to as the District 4 Baseball Championships where they fell 3-0 to Miami (Ohio) and 6-1 to Southern Illinois to end the season
• UC's first NCAA appearance was in 1956 when they lost 8-6 to Ohio
• The team made it in 1961 and won its first game, taking down host Michigan 3-1 before falling 8-1 to Western Michigan and 2-1 to Michigan
• In 1967 the Bearcats played three games against Oklahoma State, losing 4-0, winning 3-2 and losing 1-0
• UC's fourth NCAA qualification was in 1971. That year it won the first two games, 8-7 at Michigan State and 11-10 versus Southern Illinois, before losing the next two games to Southern Illinois by scores of 6-2 and 10-7
// UC VS THE REGIONAL FIELD
• Friday will be the first meeting between UC and Oregon State
• UC has also never faced Creighton
• The Bearcats have played Michigan a total of twelve times and have an even 6-6 record against the Wolverines
• The last meeting was the second game of the 2009 season. UC lost that matchup 6-1 at a neutral site
• Prior to 2008, Cincinnati and Michigan had not faced each other since 1961
// TICKETS
OSU will open ticket sales at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 30. All-session tickets will be availabile, including outfield general admission seats in right/center field only or left field only are $90 and Banners Standing Room only are $100. All-session tickets include tickets to all six games of the regional, and a seventh game if necessary.
Any available single-game tickets will go on sale each day for that day's games only. Infield reserved seats are $24, Banners standing room only are $20, and outfield general admission are $18. Please note that for standing room only tickets, there will be no access to any seating areas and that view of the playing field may be obstructed. For outfield seating, there is an option when purchasing to select either right/center field bleacher seating only or left field bleacher seating only. All outfield general admission seating does not have access inside the stadium. No tickets can be upgraded or exchanged. To view a seating map of Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, please visit the Corvallis Regional Tournament page.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, going online at beavertickets.com or in person at 143 Gill Coliseum, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ticket office at Goss Stadium will open two hours prior to the first game's first pitch each day, and will remain open until the conclusion of the 5th inning of the second game each day. Each game will have one ticket and the stadium will be cleared in between games. All individuals, ages 3 years and older, are required to purchase tickets for admittance.
Fans who attend the regional should note that the parking lot beyond the left field fence will be closed to the public for NCAA purposes each day. OSU Athletics will charge $10 (cash only) in the Parking Structure and 15th and Washington lot. Please note that other lots on campus will still be controlled by University Transportation Services and require university permits during normal business hours. For questions about parking you can email Event.Parking@oregonstate.edu.
// BEARCATS BOAST
• Cincinnati is one of ten teams in Division I that had football reach a bowl game, men's basketball qualify for March Madness and baseball make an NCAA Regional
• UC joins Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi State and Ohio State on that list, making UC the only non-Power 5 to accomplish the feat this year
• Perhaps even more impressive, there are only three teams that had football make a bowl game, volleyball make the NCAA Tournament, men's basketball make the NCAA Tournament, women's basketball make the postseason and baseball make an NCAA Regional
• Cincinnati, Baylor and Michigan are the three teams to do so
// TEAM SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
• Two more putouts would tie the program record (currently sitting at 1,569, record is 1,571 set in 2000)
• Currently second highest fielding percentage (.978, highest is .982 set in 2017)
• Will break the innings pitched record this week (currently at 523.0, record is 523.2 set in 2000)
• Tied for saves (16)
• Strikeouts (currently at 470, previous record was 400 set in 1999)
• Turned the fourth triple play in school history this season (8-6-3, Santiago-Bellini-Murphy at Miami on May 7; third consecutive season the team has turned a triple play)
// AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RECORDS
• Most runs, RBI and hits in a tournament (51, 47 and 60, respectively)
• Homeruns in a tournament and homeruns in a single game (7 and 4 against UConn in championship)
• Largest margin of victory in any tournament game (17 runs [22-5) versus UConn in championship game)
• Tied the most hits in a tournament game (24 against UConn in championship)
// INDIVIDUAL UC CAREER TOP TEN
• A.J. Bumpass: 1st in triples (14)
• Korren Thompson: tied for 5th in saves (12, with Shannon Morgan [1995-97])
• David Orndorff: 9th in appearances (78), 8th in starts (38), tied for 4th in saves (13, with Joe Byrne [1982-1985]) and 5th in innings pitched (255.1)
• A.J. Kullman: tied for 7th in appearnaces (82, with Keith Phillips [1992-95]) and tied for 8th in saves (8 with Pat Murphy [1988-91])
// INDIVIUDAL UC SINGLE SEASON TOP TEN
• Joey Wiemer: tied for 8th in games played (59)
• Jeremy Johnson: tied for 8th in games played (59) and tied for 9th in hit by pitch (12)
*record is 60 held by 7 different players; both Wiemer and Johnson will break record this week
• A.J. Bumpass: tied for 7th in triples (5)
// THE ROAD TO REGIONALS
• UC had never won a game in the American Athletic Conference Tournament before the 2019 season, going 0-10 in the first five years of the event
• By going 13-11 in conference play, the Bearcats earned the No. 2 seed, its highest seed ever in the AAC Tournament and the highest conference tournament seed since they were also the No. 2 in 2008 as a member of the Big East
• 2008 was also the previous season that UC had won a conference tournament game
• In 2008 the Bearcats won their first three games before falling in the championship game 6-3 to Louisville
• UC was 0-17 from that championship game until the start of this year's conference tournament in postseason games
• The Bearcats were selected to finish 8th out of nine teams in the AAC preseason coaches poll
• UC earned its first postseason victory in more than a decade with a 11-6 win over No. 7 Memphis to start tournament action
• The Bearcats then faced No. 3 Tulane, beating them 8-4. The Green Wave had swept UC in the regular-season weekend series this year
• In semifinal action, UC took down No. 6 UCF 10-6
• The Bearcats secured the conference tournament championship with a 22-5 thumping of UConn in the title game on Sunday
• Both ECU and UConn earned at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament with ECU being tabbed a national seed and regional host
• UCF and Houston were considered bubble teams and were named two of the last four out
• Eleven different Bearcats got a hit in the four days of the tournament despite the same eight batters starting in the lineup all four games
• While just hitting at just a .247 clip entering the postseason, UC batted an impressive .390 in the AAC Tournament with nine doubles, one triple and seven homeruns
• The Bearcats slugged .597 and posted a .469 on-base percentage
• A.J. Bumpass was named the Most Outstanding Player after he hit .643 with a triple, two homeruns and seven RBI
• Mitch Holding, Joey Bellini, Jace Mercer, Jeremy Johnson and Wyatt Stapp were also named to the AAC All-Tournament Team
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