Baseball Set To Play Annual Red vs Black World Series

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati baseball team is set to close out its fall practice schedule with the annual Red vs Black World Series, a three-game intra-squad contest at UC Baseball Stadium.

All three games will be played, regardless of the results of the first two days. Game times are set for Saturday at noon, Sunday at noon, and Tuesday at 5 p.m. Admission is free for all fans.

Rosters were drafted on Thursday with players being selected by position group. RHP Zach Segal and 1B Ryan Nicholson were selected as captains of the Red Team while RHP Jackson Murphy and C Cam Scheler were selected as captains of the Black Team.
 

The Red vs Black World Series Draft is complete!

🔴 Captains: @zachsegal_ & @rynicholson25
⚫️ Captains: @bigmurph12 & @CamScheler7
⚾️ Players Drafted by Position Group#Bearcats | #NatiBoyz pic.twitter.com/fGQAgPH5ij

— Cincinnati Baseball (@GoBearcatsBASE) October 20, 2022

RULES
If the teams split the first two games, the winner of game three will be declared champion. If one team wins the first two games, the other team can still claim the title by winning game three by a number of runs greater than the run differential of the first two games, plus two runs. If game three ends in a tie and each team has a win, the champion will be determined based on run differential. If a tiebreaker is needed at the end of game three, there will be a home run derby to determine the champion.

LAST YEAR
In October 2021, the Red Team grabbed the first game of the series by a final score of 5-3, but the Black Team stormed back to claim the title, winning games two and three by a final score of 5-4 and 11-8. Infielder Sean McLaughlin earned series MVP honors after blasting the go-ahead grand slam for the Black Team in Game 3, and picking up six total RBI over the course of three games.

RED & BLACK WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE
• Saturday, Oct. 22 - 12:00 PM
• Sunday, Oct. 23 - 12:00 PM
• Tuesday, Oct. 25 - 5:00 PM

NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes will be announced on Twitter at @GoBearcatsBASE.