TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts Northern Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon in its first home game of the 2024 season. First pitch is set for 3 PM at UC Baseball Stadium.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com. Fans will be able to enjoy hot chocolate and $1 hot dogs at the game and can also participate in 9 Innings of Winnings, which will provide opportunities to win prizes during each inning of Tuesday's contest.
Cincinnati is coming off an 0-2 weekend at Jacksonville to open the 2024 season. UC dropped both games of Friday's doubleheader before rain washed out any chances of finishing the series on Saturday or Sunday.
Game one was a back-and-forth affair. Jacksonville grabbed an early lead with a four-run first inning, but Cincinnati took the lead in the top of the fourth when a two-out RBI double from Josh Kross made it 5-4.
The Dolphins evened the score at 5-5 in the bottom half of the fourth before UC scored a run in the sixth to retake the lead at 6-5. Jacksonville tied the game once again on an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and ended things with a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.
Kerrington Cross opened game two with a three-run home run in the top of the first to give UC an early lead. The Bearcats could not push across another run, however, and surrendered 11 runs to wind up on the losing end of game two.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series vs. Northern Kentucky, 37-15, and has won the last five meetings. The last time these two teams faced off was May 11, 2022, a game that UC won 12-6.
// FIRSTS ON THE FIELD
The 2024 season is underway, which means a few "firsts" have already taken place for UC. Tommy O'Connor tallied the first Bearcat hit of the season last Friday, and in the very next at-bat Landyn Vidourek launched the first UC homer of the year.
Several players also appeared in their first career college baseball game or their first game as a Bearcat. Shawn Parnell, Nathan Taylor, Drew Erdmann, and Carson Marsh made their collegiate debuts on the mound at Jacksonville, while transfers Dalton Pearson, Josh Kross, Christian Mitchelle, Hunter Jessee, Seth Logue, Luke Sefcik, and Ryan Insco all made their first appearances since coming to Cincinnati.
// ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Northern Kentucky opened its 2024 season with a 2-1 weekend at UT Martin, posting a 15-4 win on Opening Day before splitting a doubleheader on Sunday. NKU's offense exploded for 33 runs in its first weekend series of the year and wreaked havoc on the basepaths, tallying 15 stolen bases. Only North Carolina A&T (17) stole more bases than the Norse last weekend. Treyvin Moss hit a team-best .462 (6-for-13) at UT Martin.
// NEXT UP
Following Tuesday's game, Cincinnati will head to Conway, S.C. to play in a tournament hosted by Coastal Carolina. UC will face Ball State on Friday morning before playing Illinois on Saturday and the No. 25-ranked Chanticleers on Sunday.
// TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets for the 2024 Cincinnati Baseball season are now on sale! Cincinnati is set to host 26 games inside UC Baseball Stadium this spring, including five series versus Big 12 opponents. Season tickets cost $75 for adults and $50 for children (4-12), seniors (65+), military and UC faculty/staff.
To purchase new season tickets, visit cpaw.me/SeasonTickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849). Group packages will go on sale in early February.
// 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.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at BearcatStats.com. Fans will be able to enjoy hot chocolate and $1 hot dogs at the game and can also participate in 9 Innings of Winnings, which will provide opportunities to win prizes during each inning of Tuesday's contest.
Cincinnati is coming off an 0-2 weekend at Jacksonville to open the 2024 season. UC dropped both games of Friday's doubleheader before rain washed out any chances of finishing the series on Saturday or Sunday.
Game one was a back-and-forth affair. Jacksonville grabbed an early lead with a four-run first inning, but Cincinnati took the lead in the top of the fourth when a two-out RBI double from Josh Kross made it 5-4.
The Dolphins evened the score at 5-5 in the bottom half of the fourth before UC scored a run in the sixth to retake the lead at 6-5. Jacksonville tied the game once again on an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and ended things with a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.
Kerrington Cross opened game two with a three-run home run in the top of the first to give UC an early lead. The Bearcats could not push across another run, however, and surrendered 11 runs to wind up on the losing end of game two.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series vs. Northern Kentucky, 37-15, and has won the last five meetings. The last time these two teams faced off was May 11, 2022, a game that UC won 12-6.
// FIRSTS ON THE FIELD
The 2024 season is underway, which means a few "firsts" have already taken place for UC. Tommy O'Connor tallied the first Bearcat hit of the season last Friday, and in the very next at-bat Landyn Vidourek launched the first UC homer of the year.
Several players also appeared in their first career college baseball game or their first game as a Bearcat. Shawn Parnell, Nathan Taylor, Drew Erdmann, and Carson Marsh made their collegiate debuts on the mound at Jacksonville, while transfers Dalton Pearson, Josh Kross, Christian Mitchelle, Hunter Jessee, Seth Logue, Luke Sefcik, and Ryan Insco all made their first appearances since coming to Cincinnati.
// ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Northern Kentucky opened its 2024 season with a 2-1 weekend at UT Martin, posting a 15-4 win on Opening Day before splitting a doubleheader on Sunday. NKU's offense exploded for 33 runs in its first weekend series of the year and wreaked havoc on the basepaths, tallying 15 stolen bases. Only North Carolina A&T (17) stole more bases than the Norse last weekend. Treyvin Moss hit a team-best .462 (6-for-13) at UT Martin.
// NEXT UP
Following Tuesday's game, Cincinnati will head to Conway, S.C. to play in a tournament hosted by Coastal Carolina. UC will face Ball State on Friday morning before playing Illinois on Saturday and the No. 25-ranked Chanticleers on Sunday.
// TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets for the 2024 Cincinnati Baseball season are now on sale! Cincinnati is set to host 26 games inside UC Baseball Stadium this spring, including five series versus Big 12 opponents. Season tickets cost $75 for adults and $50 for children (4-12), seniors (65+), military and UC faculty/staff.
To purchase new season tickets, visit cpaw.me/SeasonTickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849). Group packages will go on sale in early February.
// 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.