TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball student-athlete Cole Harting was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week while pitcher Evan Shawver earned a spot on the league's weekly honor roll the conference announced Monday.
Cincinnati (29-24, 18-14 AAC) swept a four-game series with Tulane last weekend at UC Baseball Stadium, the Bearcats first-ever four-game sweep of a conference foe.
Harting hit .556 and slugged 1.167 for the week, getting 10 hits, scoring eight runs with three doubles, two home runs, a triple and a pair of stolen bases.
Shawver got the win on Friday in an 11-1, seven-inning victory over the Green Wave. He threw 90 pitches in a six-inning outing, striking out eight and giving up one run on two hits. He notched career strikeout 150 during the game and moved to 3-1 on the year.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats earned the No. 4 seed in the AAC Tournament and will face No. 5 UCF at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday in Clearwater, Florida. The teams will meet at BayCare Ballpark in a game televised by ESPN+ with live stats on BearcatStats.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 25 | ESPN+
Game 1: No. 5 UCF vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | 9 a.m. ET
Game 2: No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 1 East Carolina | 47 minutes following Game 1
Game 3: No. 7 Houston vs. No. 2 Tulane | 4 p.m. ET
Game 4: No. 6 South Florida vs. No. 3 Wichita State | 47 minutes following Game 2
Visit AAC Baseball Championship Central for more information.
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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.
Cincinnati (29-24, 18-14 AAC) swept a four-game series with Tulane last weekend at UC Baseball Stadium, the Bearcats first-ever four-game sweep of a conference foe.
Harting hit .556 and slugged 1.167 for the week, getting 10 hits, scoring eight runs with three doubles, two home runs, a triple and a pair of stolen bases.
Shawver got the win on Friday in an 11-1, seven-inning victory over the Green Wave. He threw 90 pitches in a six-inning outing, striking out eight and giving up one run on two hits. He notched career strikeout 150 during the game and moved to 3-1 on the year.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats earned the No. 4 seed in the AAC Tournament and will face No. 5 UCF at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday in Clearwater, Florida. The teams will meet at BayCare Ballpark in a game televised by ESPN+ with live stats on BearcatStats.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 25 | ESPN+
Game 1: No. 5 UCF vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | 9 a.m. ET
Game 2: No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 1 East Carolina | 47 minutes following Game 1
Game 3: No. 7 Houston vs. No. 2 Tulane | 4 p.m. ET
Game 4: No. 6 South Florida vs. No. 3 Wichita State | 47 minutes following Game 2
Visit AAC Baseball Championship Central for more information.
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.