TicketsWHEN: Friday, May 12 (1 p.m.), Saturday, May 13 (2 p.m.), Sunday, May 14 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: UC Baseball Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 RECORDS: Cincinnati (21-27, 8-10 AAC); UCF (27-22, 8-10 AAC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UCF leads 16-12
LAST MEETING: Cincinnati defeated UCF, 6-5, on May 20, 2022 in Orlando, Fla.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team concludes the home portion of its American Athletic Conference schedule with a three-game series against UCF this weekend.
Due to expected inclement weather on Friday, the series opener has been moved up to a 1 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. Sunday's game will serve as Senior Day as UC will recognize 12 members of its senior class and two managers.
Cincinnati (21-27, 8-10 AAC) sits tied for fourth in the American Athletic Conference with two series still to play.
Last time out, the Bearcats earned the season sweep of crosstown rival Xavier on Tuesday night. UC defeated the Musketeers, 8-7, in a game that featured four lead changes and eight combined errors. Cincinnati finished with double figures in the hit column for the 13th time this season. It marked the Bearcats' first sweep of their rival since the 2018 season.
Junior outfielder Josh Hegemann has a .345 average (30-for-87) in 34 games played. He is on a six-game hitting streak and is batting .609 during that stretch (14-for-23). He recorded his 10th multi-hit performance of the season against Xavier, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored.
Junior Cole Harting is currently on an eight-game hitting streak, batting .385 (10-for-26) with 10 RBI, four extra-base hits, six runs scored and nine walks during the stretch.
Redshirt junior Ryan Nicholson has a .287 average (51-for-178) with 12 home runs, 33 RBI and 34 runs scored in 45 starts. He leads the club in hits (51), home runs (12), doubles (11) and multi-hit games (15) and is second on the team in RBI (33) and multi-RBI games (10).
Nicholson hit his 12th homer of the season against ECU in the series finale. The redshirt junior slugger now sits 11th all-time at UC with 29 career home runs. He is one homer away from a 10th-place tie with Matt Primack (1993-96) with 30.
Sophomore two-way player Tommy O'Connor has a .375 average (12-for-32) in conference play with a .813 slugging percentage and .512 on-base percentage. He smashed his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot that went 468 feet over the right field wall at 114 mph off the bat, against ECU on Friday.
Cincinnati ranks first in the conference and 68th nationally in base on balls with 236 walks drawn. UC also sits first in the league in stolen bases (92) and stolen bases per game (1.92) – good for 28th and 33rd nationally. The 92 stolen bases are the most in a single season since the Bearcats stole 88 in 2014. The Bearcats had 103 stolen bases in 2013, and the school record is 133.
On the mound, junior Zach Segal earned his third win of the season against Xavier on Tuesday. He is now one strikeout away from 100 in his career.
Senior reliver Mitch White retired all 13 batters he faced in a career-long 4.1 innings in relief against ECU on Sunday. He struck out three batters, forced three fly outs and induced seven ground outs.
UC and UCF have met 28 times in program history, with the Knights leading the all-time series, 16-12.
The Bearcats took two of three from the Knights last season on May 19-20, 2022 in Orlando, Fla. UC won the middle game, 15-5, and finale, 6-5. UCF took the opener, 15-10.
// SCOUTING UCF
UCF took two of three in a series against Tulane over the weekend to improve to 8-10 in the AAC. The Knights recently suffered back-to-back midweek losses to Ohio State, 2-0, and Wright State, 11-7.
Redshirt senior Ben McCabe is batting .354 and leads the league in hits (67), home runs (16) and runs scored (53).
UCF is batting .284 as a team and holds a 5.56 staff ERA, backed by a .967 fielding percentage. The Knights lead the AAC in slugging percentage (.502) and home runs (90). UCF has five players with 10-or-more home runs this season.
// PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday
UC: RHP Garrett Harker
UCF: RHP Ruddy Gomez
Saturday
UC: RHP Chase Hopewell
UCF: TBD
Sunday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
UCF: TBD
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes the home portion of its 2023 schedule against Georgetown on Tuesday for Education Day. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.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).
// 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 (21-27, 8-10 AAC); UCF (27-22, 8-10 AAC)
ALL-TIME SERIES: UCF leads 16-12
LAST MEETING: Cincinnati defeated UCF, 6-5, on May 20, 2022 in Orlando, Fla.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team concludes the home portion of its American Athletic Conference schedule with a three-game series against UCF this weekend.
Due to expected inclement weather on Friday, the series opener has been moved up to a 1 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. Sunday's game will serve as Senior Day as UC will recognize 12 members of its senior class and two managers.
Cincinnati (21-27, 8-10 AAC) sits tied for fourth in the American Athletic Conference with two series still to play.
Last time out, the Bearcats earned the season sweep of crosstown rival Xavier on Tuesday night. UC defeated the Musketeers, 8-7, in a game that featured four lead changes and eight combined errors. Cincinnati finished with double figures in the hit column for the 13th time this season. It marked the Bearcats' first sweep of their rival since the 2018 season.
Junior outfielder Josh Hegemann has a .345 average (30-for-87) in 34 games played. He is on a six-game hitting streak and is batting .609 during that stretch (14-for-23). He recorded his 10th multi-hit performance of the season against Xavier, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored.
Junior Cole Harting is currently on an eight-game hitting streak, batting .385 (10-for-26) with 10 RBI, four extra-base hits, six runs scored and nine walks during the stretch.
Redshirt junior Ryan Nicholson has a .287 average (51-for-178) with 12 home runs, 33 RBI and 34 runs scored in 45 starts. He leads the club in hits (51), home runs (12), doubles (11) and multi-hit games (15) and is second on the team in RBI (33) and multi-RBI games (10).
Nicholson hit his 12th homer of the season against ECU in the series finale. The redshirt junior slugger now sits 11th all-time at UC with 29 career home runs. He is one homer away from a 10th-place tie with Matt Primack (1993-96) with 30.
Sophomore two-way player Tommy O'Connor has a .375 average (12-for-32) in conference play with a .813 slugging percentage and .512 on-base percentage. He smashed his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot that went 468 feet over the right field wall at 114 mph off the bat, against ECU on Friday.
Cincinnati ranks first in the conference and 68th nationally in base on balls with 236 walks drawn. UC also sits first in the league in stolen bases (92) and stolen bases per game (1.92) – good for 28th and 33rd nationally. The 92 stolen bases are the most in a single season since the Bearcats stole 88 in 2014. The Bearcats had 103 stolen bases in 2013, and the school record is 133.
On the mound, junior Zach Segal earned his third win of the season against Xavier on Tuesday. He is now one strikeout away from 100 in his career.
Senior reliver Mitch White retired all 13 batters he faced in a career-long 4.1 innings in relief against ECU on Sunday. He struck out three batters, forced three fly outs and induced seven ground outs.
UC and UCF have met 28 times in program history, with the Knights leading the all-time series, 16-12.
The Bearcats took two of three from the Knights last season on May 19-20, 2022 in Orlando, Fla. UC won the middle game, 15-5, and finale, 6-5. UCF took the opener, 15-10.
// SCOUTING UCF
UCF took two of three in a series against Tulane over the weekend to improve to 8-10 in the AAC. The Knights recently suffered back-to-back midweek losses to Ohio State, 2-0, and Wright State, 11-7.
Redshirt senior Ben McCabe is batting .354 and leads the league in hits (67), home runs (16) and runs scored (53).
UCF is batting .284 as a team and holds a 5.56 staff ERA, backed by a .967 fielding percentage. The Knights lead the AAC in slugging percentage (.502) and home runs (90). UCF has five players with 10-or-more home runs this season.
// PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday
UC: RHP Garrett Harker
UCF: RHP Ruddy Gomez
Saturday
UC: RHP Chase Hopewell
UCF: TBD
Sunday
UC: RHP Tommy Boba
UCF: TBD
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes the home portion of its 2023 schedule against Georgetown on Tuesday for Education Day. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.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).
// 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.