TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati baseball travels to Kentucky for the first midweek matchup of the season on Tuesday, March 3 at 4 p.m. The game will be aired live on SEC Network+. Radio play-by-play will be available at GoBearcats.com.
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• UC is 30-59-6 all-time against UK and has won nine of the last ten meetings
• The two teams last met during the 2017 season. UC won 2-1 in ten-innings at home on March 8 then lost 13-7 on the road on March 28
• Kentucky is 5-6 this season and is coming off a 0-3 weekend at home versus UNC Wilmington. The Wildcats fell 8-0, 3-0 and 7-4
• UK was selected to finish seventh in the Eastern Division of the SEC in the conference's preseason coaches poll
// MERRITT GETS NOTICE
• Griffin Merritt earned a spot on this week's American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll after leading the team with a .667 average in the four-game sweep of Oakland this past weekend
• He hit two doubles and a triple with seven RBI for a 1.111 slugging percentage
• Merritt added in three walks and was hit by a pitch for a .769 on-base percentage
• It is the first conference honor for the Bearcats this season and the first for Merritt in his young career
// SUPER SHORTSTOPS
• Senior shortstop Joey Bellini settled into the starting shortstop role last season and led the team in hitting nearly the entire way
• This year, he continues to lead with a .435 average with seven starts
• Bellini has three doubles and is second on the team with eight RBI
• The senior starter got some rest this past weekend and junior Jake Hansen filled in, not missing a beat from Bellini's productivity
• In three starts, Hansen hit .400 with a double, homerun and five RBI in ten at-bats
• Hansen did not commit an error on the weekend with two putouts and five assists
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The Bearcats remain at home this weekend to host Eastern Michigan
• Game times are slated for Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
• Friday's $3 beer special will continue
• Saturday is another Formica Signature Saturday with select players available on the concourse postgame
• Mini bats will be handed out at the gates on Saturday
• Sundays are Family Four Pack where four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas can be purchased for $20
// GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
• Season tickets for the 2020 season are available by calling 1-877-CATS-TIX, by logging on to GoBearcats.com or by visiting the ticket office
• Prices remain at $50 for adults and $30 for youth, senior, military and faculty for home games
• Single game tickets and flex packs are also available
• Single tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for youth and seniors and groups can receive a discounted rate of $2
• Flex packs include ten undated vouchers for just $30
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• UC is 30-59-6 all-time against UK and has won nine of the last ten meetings
• The two teams last met during the 2017 season. UC won 2-1 in ten-innings at home on March 8 then lost 13-7 on the road on March 28
• Kentucky is 5-6 this season and is coming off a 0-3 weekend at home versus UNC Wilmington. The Wildcats fell 8-0, 3-0 and 7-4
• UK was selected to finish seventh in the Eastern Division of the SEC in the conference's preseason coaches poll
// MERRITT GETS NOTICE
• Griffin Merritt earned a spot on this week's American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll after leading the team with a .667 average in the four-game sweep of Oakland this past weekend
• He hit two doubles and a triple with seven RBI for a 1.111 slugging percentage
• Merritt added in three walks and was hit by a pitch for a .769 on-base percentage
• It is the first conference honor for the Bearcats this season and the first for Merritt in his young career
// SUPER SHORTSTOPS
• Senior shortstop Joey Bellini settled into the starting shortstop role last season and led the team in hitting nearly the entire way
• This year, he continues to lead with a .435 average with seven starts
• Bellini has three doubles and is second on the team with eight RBI
• The senior starter got some rest this past weekend and junior Jake Hansen filled in, not missing a beat from Bellini's productivity
• In three starts, Hansen hit .400 with a double, homerun and five RBI in ten at-bats
• Hansen did not commit an error on the weekend with two putouts and five assists
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The Bearcats remain at home this weekend to host Eastern Michigan
• Game times are slated for Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
• Friday's $3 beer special will continue
• Saturday is another Formica Signature Saturday with select players available on the concourse postgame
• Mini bats will be handed out at the gates on Saturday
• Sundays are Family Four Pack where four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas can be purchased for $20
// GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
• Season tickets for the 2020 season are available by calling 1-877-CATS-TIX, by logging on to GoBearcats.com or by visiting the ticket office
• Prices remain at $50 for adults and $30 for youth, senior, military and faculty for home games
• Single game tickets and flex packs are also available
• Single tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for youth and seniors and groups can receive a discounted rate of $2
• Flex packs include ten undated vouchers for just $30
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.