TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati baseball makes a quick trip to Indiana on Wednesday to face the Hoosiers in a 4 p.m. first pitch.
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Cincinnati: LHP Garrett Schoenle
Indiana: RHP David Platt
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• UC is 12-17 all-time against IU
• The Bearcats beat the Hoosiers last season at home by a score of 7-5
• Dondrae Bremner had a big day in that game, going 2-for-4 with a double, homerun and five RBI
• Jackson Murphy filled in 3.0 innings in relief with three hits, one run, no walks and a strikeout
• UC fell earlier in the season last year on the road, 7-1
• The teams met just one in 2018 with UC picking up a 8-3 road victory
• The Hoosiers sit at 8-5 this season after playing a tough schedule
• They opened up at No. 11 LSU, dropping the first two games but then winning 7-2 in the finale
• IU then beat UT Martin, South Alabama and Siena at the South Alabama Tournament
• Indiana traveled to No. 17 ECU, beating them 11-5 before a win against High Point then a loss to No. 13 Ole Miss
• Beginning midweek action, Indiana beat Purdue 17-2 in seven innings last week
• This past weekend the Hoosiers dropped two out of three games at San Diego
// CONFERENCE ACCOLADES
• The American Athletic Conference announced its weekly awards on Monday with Cincinnati's Evan Shawver named Pitcher of the Week and Jeremy Johnson named to the Honor Roll
• Shawver threw a no-hitter through 8.1 innings and tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts in a phenomenal effort over EMU
• The performance dropped Shawver's season ERA to 1.59 while handing him his second win this year
• He has struck out 35 batters in 22.2 innings with just nine walks across four starts
• Johnson hit .667 in the series sweep with a double, triple, homerun and seven RBI
• He now has a season average of .370 with six doubles and three triples to go along with a .696 slugging percentage
// FACTS AND FIGURES
• UC has scored first in nine out of 14 games this season
• Those early runs continue through the first five innings, as the Bearcats have scored 72% of their runs in the first five innings this year
• Opponents have been able to strike in the middle innings, scoring 48% of their runs in innings three through five
• Johnson is currently on a 13-game reach base streak followed by a 12-game one by Joey Wiemer, ten-game by Griffin Merritt, nine-game by Eric Santiago and eight-game by Jace Mercer
• Johnson is currently on an eight-game hit streak as well
• The nine, one and two holes in UC's batting order has remained the same for all 14 games so far
• Mercer has held down the leadoff spot while playing second base, Wiemer has batted from the two-hole and played left field and Johnson fills the nine hole while starting in center
// LOOKING AHEAD
• UC travels to Kansas this weekend for a three-game series
• The Bearcats return home to play a home-and-home with Xavier on Tuesday and Wednesday
• AAC play begins March 20-22 with UC hosting UConn
// 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.
// PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Cincinnati: LHP Garrett Schoenle
Indiana: RHP David Platt
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• UC is 12-17 all-time against IU
• The Bearcats beat the Hoosiers last season at home by a score of 7-5
• Dondrae Bremner had a big day in that game, going 2-for-4 with a double, homerun and five RBI
• Jackson Murphy filled in 3.0 innings in relief with three hits, one run, no walks and a strikeout
• UC fell earlier in the season last year on the road, 7-1
• The teams met just one in 2018 with UC picking up a 8-3 road victory
• The Hoosiers sit at 8-5 this season after playing a tough schedule
• They opened up at No. 11 LSU, dropping the first two games but then winning 7-2 in the finale
• IU then beat UT Martin, South Alabama and Siena at the South Alabama Tournament
• Indiana traveled to No. 17 ECU, beating them 11-5 before a win against High Point then a loss to No. 13 Ole Miss
• Beginning midweek action, Indiana beat Purdue 17-2 in seven innings last week
• This past weekend the Hoosiers dropped two out of three games at San Diego
// CONFERENCE ACCOLADES
• The American Athletic Conference announced its weekly awards on Monday with Cincinnati's Evan Shawver named Pitcher of the Week and Jeremy Johnson named to the Honor Roll
• Shawver threw a no-hitter through 8.1 innings and tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts in a phenomenal effort over EMU
• The performance dropped Shawver's season ERA to 1.59 while handing him his second win this year
• He has struck out 35 batters in 22.2 innings with just nine walks across four starts
• Johnson hit .667 in the series sweep with a double, triple, homerun and seven RBI
• He now has a season average of .370 with six doubles and three triples to go along with a .696 slugging percentage
// FACTS AND FIGURES
• UC has scored first in nine out of 14 games this season
• Those early runs continue through the first five innings, as the Bearcats have scored 72% of their runs in the first five innings this year
• Opponents have been able to strike in the middle innings, scoring 48% of their runs in innings three through five
• Johnson is currently on a 13-game reach base streak followed by a 12-game one by Joey Wiemer, ten-game by Griffin Merritt, nine-game by Eric Santiago and eight-game by Jace Mercer
• Johnson is currently on an eight-game hit streak as well
• The nine, one and two holes in UC's batting order has remained the same for all 14 games so far
• Mercer has held down the leadoff spot while playing second base, Wiemer has batted from the two-hole and played left field and Johnson fills the nine hole while starting in center
// LOOKING AHEAD
• UC travels to Kansas this weekend for a three-game series
• The Bearcats return home to play a home-and-home with Xavier on Tuesday and Wednesday
• AAC play begins March 20-22 with UC hosting UConn
// 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.