TicketsWHEN: Tuesday, April 11 (6 p.m.)
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (14-19, 3-3 AAC); Miami (OH) (9-24, 6-9 MAC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Miami (OH) leads, 106-74-1
LAST MEETING: Miami (OH) defeated Cincinnati, 15-12, on March 1, 2023 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts Miami (OH) on Tuesday in the second round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic, with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on BearcatStats.com.
The Bearcats (14-19, 3-3 AAC) claimed their first conference series win this past weekend against Memphis. UC won the series opener, 6-2, and finale, 5-3. The Tigers took the middle game, 6-2.
Freshman two-way player Griffin Hugus was named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll on Monday. He earned his first career win in his first collegiate start as UC took down Memphis, 6-2, on Thursday. He held Memphis to just one run on three hits and struck out a season-high six batters with two walks in five quality innings.
Freshman Landyn Vidourek has a .299 average (29-for-97) in 26 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (23) and walks (20). He is batting .450 in a lead-off spot.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .287 average (35-for-122) with seven home runs, 20 RBI and 21 runs scored in 31 starts. He leads the club in hits (35), home runs (7), doubles (9) and multi-hit games (11). He has 94 RBI and 93 runs scored in his career.
Cincinnati ranks first in the conference and 27th nationally in base on balls with 175 walks drawn. UC also sits first in the league in stolen bases (65) and stolen bases per game (1.97) – good for 19th and 25th nationally. The Bearcats have stolen nine bases – one shy of the program record – twice this season, most recently against Memphis on Saturday.
On the mound, senior Mitch White earned his third save of the season in the series finale against Memphis. He boasts a 2.87 ERA in 13 appearances out of the bullpen. Senior Jackson Murphy leads the staff in wins (3) and is tied for second in appearances (12). He picked up the victory in 1.2 shutout innings against Memphis on Saturday.
UC has an all-time record of 74-106-1 against Miami (OH). The 74 victories are the fourth most against any opponent in program history. The Bearcats have 100 wins against Xavier, 87 victories against Dayton and 86 against Louisville. The 181-game series marks the second-longest rivalry in program history in terms of total games played, trailing only 189 meetings with Louisville.
The two teams met earlier this season on March 1 in Cincinnati, resulting in a 15-12 loss for the Bearcats. After a two-hour weather delay, the RedHawks overcame a two-run deficit and scored five unanswered runs over the final three innings.
// JOE NUXHALL CLASSIC
Cincinnati hosts the second round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on April 11. Wright State and Xavier will face off in the first leg of the doubleheader at 2 p.m. before UC hosts Miami (OH) in the night cap at 6 p.m. inside UC Baseball Stadium.
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 12-13 in the event and won in 2010, 2011 and 2014.
// SCOUTING MIAMI (OH)
Miami (OH) is 9-24 overall and 6-9 in the MAC. The RedHawks won their three-game series against Eastern Michigan this past weekend in Ypsilanti, Mich. Miami (OH) won the opener, 6-4, and middle game, 21-2, before falling in the finale, 8-1. The RedHawks fell to Xavier, 16-2, in the first round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on April 4 in Oxford.
The RedHawks are batting .252 as a team and hold a 7.09 staff ERA, backed by a .964 fielding percentage. Redshirt sophomore Ryland Zaborowski is batting .297 (33-for-111) and leads the team in RBI (30), home runs (12) and triples (2) and is second in doubles (9) and runs scored (23).
// PROBABLE STARTER
Tuesday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
MIA: LHP Carson Byers
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will head to Greenville, N.C., for a three-game series against No. 9-ranked East Carolina on April 14-16.
// 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 (14-19, 3-3 AAC); Miami (OH) (9-24, 6-9 MAC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Miami (OH) leads, 106-74-1
LAST MEETING: Miami (OH) defeated Cincinnati, 15-12, on March 1, 2023 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts Miami (OH) on Tuesday in the second round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic, with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at UC Baseball Stadium.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on BearcatStats.com.
The Bearcats (14-19, 3-3 AAC) claimed their first conference series win this past weekend against Memphis. UC won the series opener, 6-2, and finale, 5-3. The Tigers took the middle game, 6-2.
Freshman two-way player Griffin Hugus was named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll on Monday. He earned his first career win in his first collegiate start as UC took down Memphis, 6-2, on Thursday. He held Memphis to just one run on three hits and struck out a season-high six batters with two walks in five quality innings.
Freshman Landyn Vidourek has a .299 average (29-for-97) in 26 starts and is first on the team in runs scored (23) and walks (20). He is batting .450 in a lead-off spot.
Redshirt junior first baseman Ryan Nicholson has a .287 average (35-for-122) with seven home runs, 20 RBI and 21 runs scored in 31 starts. He leads the club in hits (35), home runs (7), doubles (9) and multi-hit games (11). He has 94 RBI and 93 runs scored in his career.
Cincinnati ranks first in the conference and 27th nationally in base on balls with 175 walks drawn. UC also sits first in the league in stolen bases (65) and stolen bases per game (1.97) – good for 19th and 25th nationally. The Bearcats have stolen nine bases – one shy of the program record – twice this season, most recently against Memphis on Saturday.
On the mound, senior Mitch White earned his third save of the season in the series finale against Memphis. He boasts a 2.87 ERA in 13 appearances out of the bullpen. Senior Jackson Murphy leads the staff in wins (3) and is tied for second in appearances (12). He picked up the victory in 1.2 shutout innings against Memphis on Saturday.
UC has an all-time record of 74-106-1 against Miami (OH). The 74 victories are the fourth most against any opponent in program history. The Bearcats have 100 wins against Xavier, 87 victories against Dayton and 86 against Louisville. The 181-game series marks the second-longest rivalry in program history in terms of total games played, trailing only 189 meetings with Louisville.
The two teams met earlier this season on March 1 in Cincinnati, resulting in a 15-12 loss for the Bearcats. After a two-hour weather delay, the RedHawks overcame a two-run deficit and scored five unanswered runs over the final three innings.
// JOE NUXHALL CLASSIC
Cincinnati hosts the second round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on April 11. Wright State and Xavier will face off in the first leg of the doubleheader at 2 p.m. before UC hosts Miami (OH) in the night cap at 6 p.m. inside UC Baseball Stadium.
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 12-13 in the event and won in 2010, 2011 and 2014.
// SCOUTING MIAMI (OH)
Miami (OH) is 9-24 overall and 6-9 in the MAC. The RedHawks won their three-game series against Eastern Michigan this past weekend in Ypsilanti, Mich. Miami (OH) won the opener, 6-4, and middle game, 21-2, before falling in the finale, 8-1. The RedHawks fell to Xavier, 16-2, in the first round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on April 4 in Oxford.
The RedHawks are batting .252 as a team and hold a 7.09 staff ERA, backed by a .964 fielding percentage. Redshirt sophomore Ryland Zaborowski is batting .297 (33-for-111) and leads the team in RBI (30), home runs (12) and triples (2) and is second in doubles (9) and runs scored (23).
// PROBABLE STARTER
Tuesday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
MIA: LHP Carson Byers
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will head to Greenville, N.C., for a three-game series against No. 9-ranked East Carolina on April 14-16.
// 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.