TicketsWHEN: Tuesday, April 4 (2 p.m.)
WHERE: McKie Field, Oxford, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (12-17, 1-2 AAC); Wright State (15-12, 7-2 Horizon)
ALL-TIME SERIES: WSU leads, 46-40-1
LAST MEETING: UC defeated Wright State, 7-4, on April 6, 2022 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team plays Wright State on Tuesday in the first installment of the Joe Nuxhall Classic. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at McKie Field in Oxford, Ohio.
The game will be the first leg of a doubleheader, with Miami (OH) and Xavier playing at 6 p.m. The contest will be streamed on YouTube, and live stats will be available here.
Last time out, the Bearcats (12-17, 1-2 AAC) overcame a seven-run deficit and scored eight unanswered runs over the final four innings to earn a 9-8 walk-off win against Wichita State on Sunday.
Junior Cole Harting drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a two-run single. Down by one with no outs, the Bearcats loaded the bases for Harting, who laced a single to left field to drive in the 99th and 100th runs of his career. He finished 3-for-5 with three RBI.
The Bearcats' bullpen held the Shockers scoreless for the final four innings as UC completed the comeback. Senior Mitch White (1-0) came out of the bullpen in the eighth and pitched 1.2 shutout innings to earn his first win of the season.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .302 average (32-for-106) with six home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored in 27 starts. He leads the club in hits (32), home runs (6), doubles (8) and multi-hit games (10). He has 92 RBI and 91 runs scored in his career.
Freshman Landyn Vidourek has a .298 average (25-for-84) in 22 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (21) and walks (18). He is batting .455 in a lead-off spot.
On the mound, redshirt junior Chase Hopewell leads the staff in ERA (3.78, min. 1 IP/G), innings pitched (33.1) and strikeouts (27).
White has been great for the Bearcats out of the bullpen, pitching to a 2.63 ERA in 11 appearances. He recorded his 100th career strikeout in the series opener against Wichita State on Friday.
Cincinnati and Wright State have met 87 times in program history with WSU leading the all-time series 46-40-1. Last season, the Bearcats took down the Raiders, 7-4, in the second leg of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on April 6, 2022 in Cincinnati.
// JOE NUXHALL CLASSIC
This will be the 13th annual Joe Nuxhall Classic (2020 and 2021 canceled due to COVID-19). The tournament began in 2009 to honor Joe Nuxhall, legendary Reds player and announcer. Nuxhall became the youngest player ever to appear in an MLB game when he took the mound for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field on June 10, 1944 at the age of 15. He played for 16 years in the Major Leagues and immediately upon retiring, began a 40-year broadcasting career with the Reds.
UC has won the classic three times, while Wright State leads the group with four classics won. Xavier claimed its second crown last year, snapping Miami's streak of three classics won in a row. UC is 12-12 in the event and won in 2010, 2011 and 2014.
// SCOUTING WRIGHT STATE
Wright State (15-12, 7-2 Horizon) took two of three from Northern Kentucky this past weekend. WSU claimed the series opener, 6-2, and middle game, 3-1. NKU took the series finale, 9-5.
The Raiders are batting .268 as a team and hold a 6.33 staff ERA, backed by a .968 fielding percentage.
Sophomore Andrew Patrick has a .326 average (31-for-95) in 26 starts and leads the team in doubles (10), triples (3) and runs scored (27). Redshirt senior Gehrig Anglin leads the team in home runs (5), RBI (22) and walks drawn (17) while redshirt sophomore pitcher Sebastian Gongora boasts a 4-1 record in seven appearances on the mound.
// PROBABLE STARTER
Saturday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
Wright State: RHP Josh Laisure
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will travel to Memphis for its first conference road series, beginning Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field in Memphis, Tenn.
// 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: McKie Field, Oxford, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (12-17, 1-2 AAC); Wright State (15-12, 7-2 Horizon)
ALL-TIME SERIES: WSU leads, 46-40-1
LAST MEETING: UC defeated Wright State, 7-4, on April 6, 2022 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team plays Wright State on Tuesday in the first installment of the Joe Nuxhall Classic. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at McKie Field in Oxford, Ohio.
The game will be the first leg of a doubleheader, with Miami (OH) and Xavier playing at 6 p.m. The contest will be streamed on YouTube, and live stats will be available here.
Last time out, the Bearcats (12-17, 1-2 AAC) overcame a seven-run deficit and scored eight unanswered runs over the final four innings to earn a 9-8 walk-off win against Wichita State on Sunday.
Junior Cole Harting drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a two-run single. Down by one with no outs, the Bearcats loaded the bases for Harting, who laced a single to left field to drive in the 99th and 100th runs of his career. He finished 3-for-5 with three RBI.
The Bearcats' bullpen held the Shockers scoreless for the final four innings as UC completed the comeback. Senior Mitch White (1-0) came out of the bullpen in the eighth and pitched 1.2 shutout innings to earn his first win of the season.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .302 average (32-for-106) with six home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored in 27 starts. He leads the club in hits (32), home runs (6), doubles (8) and multi-hit games (10). He has 92 RBI and 91 runs scored in his career.
Freshman Landyn Vidourek has a .298 average (25-for-84) in 22 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (21) and walks (18). He is batting .455 in a lead-off spot.
On the mound, redshirt junior Chase Hopewell leads the staff in ERA (3.78, min. 1 IP/G), innings pitched (33.1) and strikeouts (27).
White has been great for the Bearcats out of the bullpen, pitching to a 2.63 ERA in 11 appearances. He recorded his 100th career strikeout in the series opener against Wichita State on Friday.
Cincinnati and Wright State have met 87 times in program history with WSU leading the all-time series 46-40-1. Last season, the Bearcats took down the Raiders, 7-4, in the second leg of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on April 6, 2022 in Cincinnati.
// JOE NUXHALL CLASSIC
This will be the 13th annual Joe Nuxhall Classic (2020 and 2021 canceled due to COVID-19). The tournament began in 2009 to honor Joe Nuxhall, legendary Reds player and announcer. Nuxhall became the youngest player ever to appear in an MLB game when he took the mound for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field on June 10, 1944 at the age of 15. He played for 16 years in the Major Leagues and immediately upon retiring, began a 40-year broadcasting career with the Reds.
UC has won the classic three times, while Wright State leads the group with four classics won. Xavier claimed its second crown last year, snapping Miami's streak of three classics won in a row. UC is 12-12 in the event and won in 2010, 2011 and 2014.
// SCOUTING WRIGHT STATE
Wright State (15-12, 7-2 Horizon) took two of three from Northern Kentucky this past weekend. WSU claimed the series opener, 6-2, and middle game, 3-1. NKU took the series finale, 9-5.
The Raiders are batting .268 as a team and hold a 6.33 staff ERA, backed by a .968 fielding percentage.
Sophomore Andrew Patrick has a .326 average (31-for-95) in 26 starts and leads the team in doubles (10), triples (3) and runs scored (27). Redshirt senior Gehrig Anglin leads the team in home runs (5), RBI (22) and walks drawn (17) while redshirt sophomore pitcher Sebastian Gongora boasts a 4-1 record in seven appearances on the mound.
// PROBABLE STARTER
Saturday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
Wright State: RHP Josh Laisure
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will travel to Memphis for its first conference road series, beginning Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field in Memphis, Tenn.
// 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.