TicketsWHEN: Tuesday, May 16 (11 a.m.)
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (22-29, 9-12 AAC); Georgetown (27-23, 8-9 BIG EAST)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UC leads 14-5
LAST MEETING: Georgetown defeated Cincinnati, 15-4, on May 19, 2012 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team wraps up the home portion of its 2023 schedule with a midweek contest against Georgetown on Tuesday for Education Day. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. on ESPN+.
Cincinnati (22-29, 9-12 AAC) sits fifth in the American Athletic Conference with one series left to play. The Bearcats will travel to Houston for a three-game series this weekend, beginning Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Schroeder Park.
Last time out, UC dropped two of three in a home series against UCF over the weekend. The Bearcats defeated the Knights, 13-3 (7), in the opener before falling in the next two games, 12-4 and 9-7.
Redshirt sophomore Kerrington Cross received National Player of the Week recognition from Collegiate Baseball on Monday. He batted .375 (6-for-16) in four starts last week with eight RBI, six runs scored and five extra-base hits. He finished with a .412 on-base percentage and 1.188 slugging percentage.
Cross belted four home runs in Cincinnati's three-game series against UCF. He is the first Bearcat to hit a home run in three straight games since teammate Ryan Nicholson did so at Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 19-20, 2022. He is currently batting .311 (23-for-74) in conference games with five homers, five doubles and 25 runs scored.
Redshirt junior Ryan Nicholson has a .295 average (56-for-190) with 12 home runs, 33 RBI and 37 runs scored in 48 starts. He leads the club in hits (56), home runs (12), doubles (15) and multi-hit games (17) and is second on the team in RBI (33) and multi-RBI games (10).
Sophomore two-way player Tommy O'Connor has a .390 average (16-for-41) in conference play with a .902 slugging percentage and .537 on-base percentage. He has five home runs in just 12 AAC games.
On the mound, sophomore Garrett Harker earned his first win of the season in the series opener against UCF on Friday. He allowed three runs on four hits and struck out five batters with four walks in five innings.
Cincinnati and Georgetown have met only 19 times in program history, with UC leading the all-time series 14-5. The two teams will be meeting for the first time since 2012 when the Hoyas defeated the Bearcats, 15-4, on May 19 in Cincinnati.
// SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
Georgetown (27-23, 8-9 BIG EAST) went 2-0 last week after picking up a pair of midweek wins over Maryland Eastern Shore, 13-3, and George Washington, 17-1.
Ubaldo Lopez leads the Hoyas at the plate slashing .354/.486/.731 this season. He leads the team in home runs with 18. Jake Hyde is batting .323 on the season with 14 home runs and 10 doubles. Georgetown is batting .279 as a team and holds a 4.93 staff ERA, backed by a .967 fielding percentage.
// PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday
UC: RHP Dylan Brosky
GU: RHP Collin Garner
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes the regular season with a three-game road series against Houston, beginning Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Schroeder Park.
// 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 (22-29, 9-12 AAC); Georgetown (27-23, 8-9 BIG EAST)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UC leads 14-5
LAST MEETING: Georgetown defeated Cincinnati, 15-4, on May 19, 2012 in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team wraps up the home portion of its 2023 schedule with a midweek contest against Georgetown on Tuesday for Education Day. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. on ESPN+.
Cincinnati (22-29, 9-12 AAC) sits fifth in the American Athletic Conference with one series left to play. The Bearcats will travel to Houston for a three-game series this weekend, beginning Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Schroeder Park.
Last time out, UC dropped two of three in a home series against UCF over the weekend. The Bearcats defeated the Knights, 13-3 (7), in the opener before falling in the next two games, 12-4 and 9-7.
Redshirt sophomore Kerrington Cross received National Player of the Week recognition from Collegiate Baseball on Monday. He batted .375 (6-for-16) in four starts last week with eight RBI, six runs scored and five extra-base hits. He finished with a .412 on-base percentage and 1.188 slugging percentage.
Cross belted four home runs in Cincinnati's three-game series against UCF. He is the first Bearcat to hit a home run in three straight games since teammate Ryan Nicholson did so at Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 19-20, 2022. He is currently batting .311 (23-for-74) in conference games with five homers, five doubles and 25 runs scored.
Redshirt junior Ryan Nicholson has a .295 average (56-for-190) with 12 home runs, 33 RBI and 37 runs scored in 48 starts. He leads the club in hits (56), home runs (12), doubles (15) and multi-hit games (17) and is second on the team in RBI (33) and multi-RBI games (10).
Sophomore two-way player Tommy O'Connor has a .390 average (16-for-41) in conference play with a .902 slugging percentage and .537 on-base percentage. He has five home runs in just 12 AAC games.
On the mound, sophomore Garrett Harker earned his first win of the season in the series opener against UCF on Friday. He allowed three runs on four hits and struck out five batters with four walks in five innings.
Cincinnati and Georgetown have met only 19 times in program history, with UC leading the all-time series 14-5. The two teams will be meeting for the first time since 2012 when the Hoyas defeated the Bearcats, 15-4, on May 19 in Cincinnati.
// SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
Georgetown (27-23, 8-9 BIG EAST) went 2-0 last week after picking up a pair of midweek wins over Maryland Eastern Shore, 13-3, and George Washington, 17-1.
Ubaldo Lopez leads the Hoyas at the plate slashing .354/.486/.731 this season. He leads the team in home runs with 18. Jake Hyde is batting .323 on the season with 14 home runs and 10 doubles. Georgetown is batting .279 as a team and holds a 4.93 staff ERA, backed by a .967 fielding percentage.
// PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday
UC: RHP Dylan Brosky
GU: RHP Collin Garner
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes the regular season with a three-game road series against Houston, beginning Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Schroeder Park.
// 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.