TicketsWHEN: Tuesday, March 28 (6 p.m.)
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (11-14, 0-0 AAC); No. 11 Louisville (19-4, 3-3 ACC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UC trails Louisville, 86-102
LAST MEETING: Louisville defeated UC, 18-10, on April 12, 2022 in Louisville, Ky.
WILL FERRELL NIGHT: The first 350 fans will receive a Will Ferrell mini promotional poster
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team battles No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday night with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com.
Last time out, the Bearcats won two of three in their series against Butler. UC claimed the series opener, 15-5 (8) and won the finale, 13-3 (7). The Bulldogs took the middle game of the series, 8-5.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .315 average (29-for-92) with six home runs, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored in 23 starts. He leads the club in hits (29), home runs (6), doubles (7) and multi-hit games (9).
Junior Cole Harting is four RBI away from 100 in his career. He batted .375 (6-for-16) with two home runs, five RBI, seven runs scored, four walks and three stolen bases in four starts last week. Freshman Landyn Vidourek has a .290 average (20-for-69) in 18 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (18) and walks (15).
Junior outfielder Josh Hegemann is batting .341 (14-for-41) in 17 games played. Against Butler, he drove in a career-high three runs in the middle game and drew a career-high four walks in the series finale. It was the first time a Bearcat drew four walks in a game since Griffin Merritt did so against No. 5 Louisville on March 29, 2021.
On the mound, freshman starter Tommy Boba picked up his first collegiate win in five innings of work against Xavier on Wednesday, March 22. He will get the start on Tuesday night against the Cardinals.
Redshirt junior Chase Hopewell leads the staff in ERA (3.95, min. 1 IP/G) and innings pitched (27.1) and is second in strikeouts (23). Freshman Chase Horst leads the team in starts (7) and strikeouts (24). He struck out a career-high seven batters against Butler on Sunday.
UC has an all-time record of 86-102 against Louisville. The 86 victories are the third most against any opponent in program history. The Bearcats have 100 wins against Xavier and 87 victories against Dayton. The 188-game series marks the longest rivalry in program history in terms of total games played.
// LEAGUE LEADERS
Cincinnati sits first in the conference and 31st nationally in base on balls with 132 walks drawn.
The Bearcats rank second in the AAC and 76th in the country in home runs with 29. UC has ranked in the top-3 in the AAC in home runs the past two seasons.
UC also sits second in the league in stolen bases (46) and stolen bases per game (1.84) – good for 25th and 36th nationally. The Bearcats stole nine bases – one shy of the program record – in their series finale against Butler on Sunday.
// GUIDRY GARNERS AAC WEEKLY RECOGNITION
Redshirt junior Kameron Guidry earned a spot on the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll on Monday. He batted .316 (6-for-19) with a grand slam, 10 RBI and seven runs scored in five games played. He recorded four multi-RBI performances. This is the first weekly honor of Guidry's career.
He launched his first career grand slam, ripped to left field, in UC's 19-6 win over rival Xavier on Wednesday. It was only the second time ever the Bearcats hit two grand slams in one game, and the first in over two decades. Aaron Moll and Joe List each blasted one in a 17-7 victory at Charlotte on May 3, 2002.
Guidry went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored in Cincinnati's 15-5 run-rule victory over Butler on Saturday. He provided the walk-off sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
// SCOUTING NO. 11 LOUISVILLE
Louisville (19-4, 3-3 ACC) ranks inside the top 25 in the nation in every major poll, peaking at No. 8 at Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. The Cardinals come in at No. 11 in the D1Baseball Top 25.
The Cardinals dropped two of three at Notre Dame this past weekend. Notre Dame claimed the series opener, 4-3 and the middle game, 5-4. The Cardinals took the series finale, 2-1.
Louisville is batting .308 as a team and holds a 3.46 staff ERA, backed by a .977 fielding percentage.
// PROBABLE STARTER
Tuesday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
LOU: RHP Kade Grundy
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati opens American Athletic Conference play at home with a three-game series against Wichita State, beginning Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
// TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase single-game tickets, visit GoBearcats.com/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849). Tickets are available for $2 on Tuesdays.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes will be announced on Twitter at @GoBearcatsBASE.
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (11-14, 0-0 AAC); No. 11 Louisville (19-4, 3-3 ACC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UC trails Louisville, 86-102
LAST MEETING: Louisville defeated UC, 18-10, on April 12, 2022 in Louisville, Ky.
WILL FERRELL NIGHT: The first 350 fans will receive a Will Ferrell mini promotional poster
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team battles No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday night with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com.
Last time out, the Bearcats won two of three in their series against Butler. UC claimed the series opener, 15-5 (8) and won the finale, 13-3 (7). The Bulldogs took the middle game of the series, 8-5.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .315 average (29-for-92) with six home runs, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored in 23 starts. He leads the club in hits (29), home runs (6), doubles (7) and multi-hit games (9).
Junior Cole Harting is four RBI away from 100 in his career. He batted .375 (6-for-16) with two home runs, five RBI, seven runs scored, four walks and three stolen bases in four starts last week. Freshman Landyn Vidourek has a .290 average (20-for-69) in 18 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (18) and walks (15).
Junior outfielder Josh Hegemann is batting .341 (14-for-41) in 17 games played. Against Butler, he drove in a career-high three runs in the middle game and drew a career-high four walks in the series finale. It was the first time a Bearcat drew four walks in a game since Griffin Merritt did so against No. 5 Louisville on March 29, 2021.
On the mound, freshman starter Tommy Boba picked up his first collegiate win in five innings of work against Xavier on Wednesday, March 22. He will get the start on Tuesday night against the Cardinals.
Redshirt junior Chase Hopewell leads the staff in ERA (3.95, min. 1 IP/G) and innings pitched (27.1) and is second in strikeouts (23). Freshman Chase Horst leads the team in starts (7) and strikeouts (24). He struck out a career-high seven batters against Butler on Sunday.
UC has an all-time record of 86-102 against Louisville. The 86 victories are the third most against any opponent in program history. The Bearcats have 100 wins against Xavier and 87 victories against Dayton. The 188-game series marks the longest rivalry in program history in terms of total games played.
// LEAGUE LEADERS
Cincinnati sits first in the conference and 31st nationally in base on balls with 132 walks drawn.
The Bearcats rank second in the AAC and 76th in the country in home runs with 29. UC has ranked in the top-3 in the AAC in home runs the past two seasons.
UC also sits second in the league in stolen bases (46) and stolen bases per game (1.84) – good for 25th and 36th nationally. The Bearcats stole nine bases – one shy of the program record – in their series finale against Butler on Sunday.
// GUIDRY GARNERS AAC WEEKLY RECOGNITION
Redshirt junior Kameron Guidry earned a spot on the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll on Monday. He batted .316 (6-for-19) with a grand slam, 10 RBI and seven runs scored in five games played. He recorded four multi-RBI performances. This is the first weekly honor of Guidry's career.
He launched his first career grand slam, ripped to left field, in UC's 19-6 win over rival Xavier on Wednesday. It was only the second time ever the Bearcats hit two grand slams in one game, and the first in over two decades. Aaron Moll and Joe List each blasted one in a 17-7 victory at Charlotte on May 3, 2002.
Guidry went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored in Cincinnati's 15-5 run-rule victory over Butler on Saturday. He provided the walk-off sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
// SCOUTING NO. 11 LOUISVILLE
Louisville (19-4, 3-3 ACC) ranks inside the top 25 in the nation in every major poll, peaking at No. 8 at Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. The Cardinals come in at No. 11 in the D1Baseball Top 25.
The Cardinals dropped two of three at Notre Dame this past weekend. Notre Dame claimed the series opener, 4-3 and the middle game, 5-4. The Cardinals took the series finale, 2-1.
Louisville is batting .308 as a team and holds a 3.46 staff ERA, backed by a .977 fielding percentage.
// PROBABLE STARTER
Tuesday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
LOU: RHP Kade Grundy
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati opens American Athletic Conference play at home with a three-game series against Wichita State, beginning Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
// TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase single-game tickets, visit GoBearcats.com/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849). Tickets are available for $2 on Tuesdays.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes will be announced on Twitter at @GoBearcatsBASE.