TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team starts a four-game series at UNCW on Thursday at Brooks Field.
Games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will start at 4 p.m. ET while the series wrap-up on Sunday features a noon first pitch.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The Seahawk Digital Network will stream Thursday and Friday's games and FloBaseball will televise the weekend set. Live stats will also be available. For more information, visit UNCWSports.com/coverage.
ABOUT THE SQUADS
Cincinnati (1-5) picked up its first win of the season on Saturday, winning the back end of a doubleheader at Western Kentucky. Prior to the win, UC had lost three-straight, one-run games on walk-offs.
UNCW (5-1) won its second series of the year last weekend taking the second and third games against Western Carolina.
STARTING PITCHERS
• Thursday – LHP Drake Batcho (CIN) vs. RHP Jacob Shafer (UNCW)
• Friday – LHP Evan Shawver (CIN) vs. RHP Landon Roupp (UNCW)
• Saturday – LHP Dean McCarthy (CIN) vs. RHP Luke Gesell (UNCW)
• Sunday – LHP Garrett Schoenle (CIN) vs. RHP Ryan Calvert (UNCW)
STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS
• Joey Bellini has rung up a .370 average with 10 hits and 4 RBI through six games to lead the squad.
• Eric Santiago has seven hits, including three doubles while Griffin Merritt has a team-best 5 RBI.
• Jake Murray has six hits, including smashing a pair of triples.
• Batcho makes his first start of the season Thursday and the 10th start of his career.
• Shawver has two no-decisions on the year, going 4.0 innings at Clemson and 6.0 at WKU, giving up five hits, no runs, walking six and striking out 11.
• McCarthy scattered five hits and struck out five in 6.2 innings last Saturday but gave up four with two outs in the seventh and got his second-straight no decision.
• Schoenle went 5.0 innings last Saturday at WKU, giving up three runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and a walk, picking up his first win of the season.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati baseball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow UC baseball (@GoBearcatsBase) and Coach Googins (@CoachGoogs) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
Games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will start at 4 p.m. ET while the series wrap-up on Sunday features a noon first pitch.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The Seahawk Digital Network will stream Thursday and Friday's games and FloBaseball will televise the weekend set. Live stats will also be available. For more information, visit UNCWSports.com/coverage.
ABOUT THE SQUADS
Cincinnati (1-5) picked up its first win of the season on Saturday, winning the back end of a doubleheader at Western Kentucky. Prior to the win, UC had lost three-straight, one-run games on walk-offs.
UNCW (5-1) won its second series of the year last weekend taking the second and third games against Western Carolina.
STARTING PITCHERS
• Thursday – LHP Drake Batcho (CIN) vs. RHP Jacob Shafer (UNCW)
• Friday – LHP Evan Shawver (CIN) vs. RHP Landon Roupp (UNCW)
• Saturday – LHP Dean McCarthy (CIN) vs. RHP Luke Gesell (UNCW)
• Sunday – LHP Garrett Schoenle (CIN) vs. RHP Ryan Calvert (UNCW)
STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS
• Joey Bellini has rung up a .370 average with 10 hits and 4 RBI through six games to lead the squad.
• Eric Santiago has seven hits, including three doubles while Griffin Merritt has a team-best 5 RBI.
• Jake Murray has six hits, including smashing a pair of triples.
• Batcho makes his first start of the season Thursday and the 10th start of his career.
• Shawver has two no-decisions on the year, going 4.0 innings at Clemson and 6.0 at WKU, giving up five hits, no runs, walking six and striking out 11.
• McCarthy scattered five hits and struck out five in 6.2 innings last Saturday but gave up four with two outs in the seventh and got his second-straight no decision.
• Schoenle went 5.0 innings last Saturday at WKU, giving up three runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and a walk, picking up his first win of the season.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati baseball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow UC baseball (@GoBearcatsBase) and Coach Googins (@CoachGoogs) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.