TicketsWHEN: Friday, March 31 (2 p.m.); Saturday, April 1 (2 p.m.); Sunday, April 2 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (11-15, 0-0 AAC); Wichita State (14-10, 0-0 AAC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UC leads Wichita State, 11-2
LAST MEETING: UC defeated Wichita State, 4-0, on April 16, 2022 in Wichita, Kan.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team opens American Athletic Conference play with a three-game series against Wichita State this weekend at UC Baseball Stadium.
Due to expected inclement weather on Friday, the series opener has been moved up to a 2 p.m. start time. The middle game of the series will be played at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the series finale at noon on Sunday.
The series will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com.
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. UC recently fell at home in a midweek contest to No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday night.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .323 average (31-for-96) with six home runs, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored in 24 starts. He leads the club in hits (31), home runs (6), doubles (8) and multi-hit games (10).
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 .296 average (21-for-71) in 19 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (18) and walks (17).
On the mound, 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.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series against Wichita State, 11-2. The Bearcats have won four straight in the series and are 6-1 when playing at home. Last season, the Bearcats swept their three-game series against the Shockers by scores of 9-5, 7-5 (14) and 4-0.
// LEAGUE LEADERS
Cincinnati sits first in the conference and 31st nationally in base on balls with 137 walks drawn.
The Bearcats rank second in the AAC and 81st 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 (47) and stolen bases per game (1.81) – good for 26th and 38th nationally. The Bearcats stole nine bases – one shy of the program record – in their series finale against Butler on March 26.
// 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 WICHITA STATE
Wichita State (14-10) swept a three-game series from UMass this past weekend, 12-2 (7), 12-2 (7) and 14-2 (7). The Shockers picked up a midweek victory over Oklahoma, 8-7, on Tuesday night in Wichita, Kan.
Wichita State is batting .306 as a team and holds a 4.12 staff ERA, backed by a .964 fielding percentage.
Junior Brock Rodden has a .347 average (34-for-98) and leads the team in RBI (27), home runs (7) and runs scored (27). Sophomore two-way Payton Tolle leads the club in batting average (.378) and wins (5-0).
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will play the first installment of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on Tuesday, April 11. The Bearcats will face Wright State at 3 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.
// TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase single-game tickets, 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.
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 (11-15, 0-0 AAC); Wichita State (14-10, 0-0 AAC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UC leads Wichita State, 11-2
LAST MEETING: UC defeated Wichita State, 4-0, on April 16, 2022 in Wichita, Kan.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team opens American Athletic Conference play with a three-game series against Wichita State this weekend at UC Baseball Stadium.
Due to expected inclement weather on Friday, the series opener has been moved up to a 2 p.m. start time. The middle game of the series will be played at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the series finale at noon on Sunday.
The series will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com.
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. UC recently fell at home in a midweek contest to No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday night.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .323 average (31-for-96) with six home runs, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored in 24 starts. He leads the club in hits (31), home runs (6), doubles (8) and multi-hit games (10).
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 .296 average (21-for-71) in 19 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (18) and walks (17).
On the mound, 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.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series against Wichita State, 11-2. The Bearcats have won four straight in the series and are 6-1 when playing at home. Last season, the Bearcats swept their three-game series against the Shockers by scores of 9-5, 7-5 (14) and 4-0.
// LEAGUE LEADERS
Cincinnati sits first in the conference and 31st nationally in base on balls with 137 walks drawn.
The Bearcats rank second in the AAC and 81st 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 (47) and stolen bases per game (1.81) – good for 26th and 38th nationally. The Bearcats stole nine bases – one shy of the program record – in their series finale against Butler on March 26.
// 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 WICHITA STATE
Wichita State (14-10) swept a three-game series from UMass this past weekend, 12-2 (7), 12-2 (7) and 14-2 (7). The Shockers picked up a midweek victory over Oklahoma, 8-7, on Tuesday night in Wichita, Kan.
Wichita State is batting .306 as a team and holds a 4.12 staff ERA, backed by a .964 fielding percentage.
Junior Brock Rodden has a .347 average (34-for-98) and leads the team in RBI (27), home runs (7) and runs scored (27). Sophomore two-way Payton Tolle leads the club in batting average (.378) and wins (5-0).
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will play the first installment of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on Tuesday, April 11. The Bearcats will face Wright State at 3 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.
// TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase single-game tickets, 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.
NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes will be announced on Twitter at @GoBearcatsBASE.