TicketsWHEN: Friday, March 3 (5 p.m.); Saturday, March 4 (12 p.m., 3:30 p.m.); Sunday, March 5 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (2-6); North Alabama (4-3)
ALL-TIME SERIES: North Alabama leads, 1-0
LAST MEETING: North Alabama defeated Cincinnati 5-2 on February 25, 2022 in Florence, Ala.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts North Alabama for a four-game series, beginning Friday with the first pitch for game one scheduled for 5 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
The series will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com.
Last time out, the Bearcats fell to Miami (OH), 15-12, in a midweek slugfest on Wednesday night. Cincinnati led 12-10 in the top of the seventh before a two-hour weather delay halted play. Out of the break, the RedHawks scored five unanswered runs for the eventual final.
The Bearcats' home opener had a final attendance of 2,513 fans for the second-largest crowd in UC Baseball Stadium history.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has started each of the first eight games and is posting a .323 average (10-for-31) with two home runs, three RBI and five runs. He leads the club in hits (10), home runs (2), slugging percentage (.645) and runs scored (5).
Freshman two-way player Griffin Hugus is tied for the team-lead in RBI (5) and runs scored (5) and is second in hits (6). He went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two walks against Miami (OH).
Cincinnati has a team batting average of .219 through the first eight games.
On the mound, senior right-handed pitcher Mitch White leads the club with a 4.15 ERA. He went 1.2 scoreless innings against Miami (OH), striking out three batters with one walk.
Cincinnati and North Alabama were scheduled to play a four-game series last season. The Lions won the first game, 5-2, on Feb. 25, 2022 in Florence, Ala. The next three games were canceled due to inclement weather.
// SCOUTING NORTH ALABAMA
The Lions are off to a 4-3 start the season and have won four of their six games at home. North Alabama swept three games from Miami (OH) this past weekend, 12-7, 14-9 and 10-9. UNA also notched a home win over Milwaukee, 14-6, on Feb. 19.
Through seven games, North Alabama is batting .280 as a team and holds a 7.45 staff ERA, backed by a .953 fielding percentage.
North Alabama finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 12-41, including a mark of 5-25 against ASUN opponents. The Lions went 11-13 at home and 1-28 on the road last season.
// TICKET INFORMATION
Fans currently have multiple options for securing their spot this year, including season tickets, group packages and single-game tickets. For more information on the 2023 season, visit GoBearcats.com/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (2-6); North Alabama (4-3)
ALL-TIME SERIES: North Alabama leads, 1-0
LAST MEETING: North Alabama defeated Cincinnati 5-2 on February 25, 2022 in Florence, Ala.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts North Alabama for a four-game series, beginning Friday with the first pitch for game one scheduled for 5 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
The series will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com.
Last time out, the Bearcats fell to Miami (OH), 15-12, in a midweek slugfest on Wednesday night. Cincinnati led 12-10 in the top of the seventh before a two-hour weather delay halted play. Out of the break, the RedHawks scored five unanswered runs for the eventual final.
The Bearcats' home opener had a final attendance of 2,513 fans for the second-largest crowd in UC Baseball Stadium history.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has started each of the first eight games and is posting a .323 average (10-for-31) with two home runs, three RBI and five runs. He leads the club in hits (10), home runs (2), slugging percentage (.645) and runs scored (5).
Freshman two-way player Griffin Hugus is tied for the team-lead in RBI (5) and runs scored (5) and is second in hits (6). He went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two walks against Miami (OH).
Cincinnati has a team batting average of .219 through the first eight games.
On the mound, senior right-handed pitcher Mitch White leads the club with a 4.15 ERA. He went 1.2 scoreless innings against Miami (OH), striking out three batters with one walk.
Cincinnati and North Alabama were scheduled to play a four-game series last season. The Lions won the first game, 5-2, on Feb. 25, 2022 in Florence, Ala. The next three games were canceled due to inclement weather.
// SCOUTING NORTH ALABAMA
The Lions are off to a 4-3 start the season and have won four of their six games at home. North Alabama swept three games from Miami (OH) this past weekend, 12-7, 14-9 and 10-9. UNA also notched a home win over Milwaukee, 14-6, on Feb. 19.
Through seven games, North Alabama is batting .280 as a team and holds a 7.45 staff ERA, backed by a .953 fielding percentage.
North Alabama finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 12-41, including a mark of 5-25 against ASUN opponents. The Lions went 11-13 at home and 1-28 on the road last season.
// TICKET INFORMATION
Fans currently have multiple options for securing their spot this year, including season tickets, group packages and single-game tickets. For more information on the 2023 season, visit GoBearcats.com/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.