TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hits the road this weekend for a three-game series at Saint Louis.
The opener is set for Friday at 4 PM ET, Saturday's game will begin at 3 PM ET, and first pitch for the series finale on Sunday is 1 PM ET.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series vs. Saint Louis, 49-44, and has won four of the last five meetings. The last time these two teams faced off was Feb. 26-28, 2021 in a three-game series at UC Baseball Stadium. UC took two out of three games in that series.
The Bearcats (13-9) are in the beginning of a nine-game stretch of road games that started on Wednesday at Miami. Following this weekend's series at Saint Louis, Cincinnati will visit Louisville next Tuesday for a midweek contest before resuming Big 12 play at Baylor next weekend. The three-game series in Waco begins Thursday, March 28.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati visited Miami for a midweek contest on Wednesday and came home with an 11-3 win. UC trailed, 2-1, heading into the top of the fifth before putting up crooked numbers in the fifth and sixth to take an 8-2 lead. The Bearcats kept piling it on in the seventh and eighth to put the game out of reach.
Five UC hitters had multi-hit efforts: Lauden Brooks, Tommy O'Connor, Kerrington Cross, Luke Sefcik, and Landyn Vidourek. Sefcik and Vidourek also each drove in a pair of runs, as did Josh Kross and Hunter Jessee.
Kameron Guidry reached base four times, drawing three walks and getting hit by a pitch. O'Connor also reached base four times and tied his career-high with three runs scored.
Brenden Garula made his second start of the year and threw three scoreless innings, striking out four to tie his season-high. He was one of six pitchers to see time on the mound on Wednesday.
// WALK THIS WAY
Cincinnati leads the Big 12 and ranks 12th in the country in walks (172) and has three players inside the top 10 in the conference in free passes. Kerrington Cross has drawn 24 walks this year, which leads the conference and ranks eighth in the country. Tommy O'Connor (21) and Landyn Vidourek (18) are third and 10th, respectively, in the Big 12 in walks drawn. UC has walked at least 10 times on four occasions this season, including on Wednesday at Miami.
// SHOWING OFF THE WHEELS
After stealing five bases at Miami on Wednesday, Cincinnati now has 50 stolen bases this year and ranks 11th in the nation in that category. UC's single-game high this year is seven steals, which it achieved against Akron on March 6 and vs. Western Illinois on March 13. Kerrington Cross leads the Bearcats with nine stolen bases.
// ABOUT SAINT LOUIS
Saint Louis brings a 15-4 record into this weekend's series, although it's coming off three straight road losses. SLU dropped a doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana last Saturday before falling at Tulane on Monday. The Billikens feature a high-powered offense, ranking third in the country in runs per game (10.9) and fifth in the nation in batting average (.347). Patrick Clohisy is the team's leading hitter (.472) and ranks ninth in the nation in batting average. He is one of six SLU batters hitting at least .300.
// 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 opener is set for Friday at 4 PM ET, Saturday's game will begin at 3 PM ET, and first pitch for the series finale on Sunday is 1 PM ET.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series vs. Saint Louis, 49-44, and has won four of the last five meetings. The last time these two teams faced off was Feb. 26-28, 2021 in a three-game series at UC Baseball Stadium. UC took two out of three games in that series.
The Bearcats (13-9) are in the beginning of a nine-game stretch of road games that started on Wednesday at Miami. Following this weekend's series at Saint Louis, Cincinnati will visit Louisville next Tuesday for a midweek contest before resuming Big 12 play at Baylor next weekend. The three-game series in Waco begins Thursday, March 28.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati visited Miami for a midweek contest on Wednesday and came home with an 11-3 win. UC trailed, 2-1, heading into the top of the fifth before putting up crooked numbers in the fifth and sixth to take an 8-2 lead. The Bearcats kept piling it on in the seventh and eighth to put the game out of reach.
Five UC hitters had multi-hit efforts: Lauden Brooks, Tommy O'Connor, Kerrington Cross, Luke Sefcik, and Landyn Vidourek. Sefcik and Vidourek also each drove in a pair of runs, as did Josh Kross and Hunter Jessee.
Kameron Guidry reached base four times, drawing three walks and getting hit by a pitch. O'Connor also reached base four times and tied his career-high with three runs scored.
Brenden Garula made his second start of the year and threw three scoreless innings, striking out four to tie his season-high. He was one of six pitchers to see time on the mound on Wednesday.
// WALK THIS WAY
Cincinnati leads the Big 12 and ranks 12th in the country in walks (172) and has three players inside the top 10 in the conference in free passes. Kerrington Cross has drawn 24 walks this year, which leads the conference and ranks eighth in the country. Tommy O'Connor (21) and Landyn Vidourek (18) are third and 10th, respectively, in the Big 12 in walks drawn. UC has walked at least 10 times on four occasions this season, including on Wednesday at Miami.
// SHOWING OFF THE WHEELS
After stealing five bases at Miami on Wednesday, Cincinnati now has 50 stolen bases this year and ranks 11th in the nation in that category. UC's single-game high this year is seven steals, which it achieved against Akron on March 6 and vs. Western Illinois on March 13. Kerrington Cross leads the Bearcats with nine stolen bases.
// ABOUT SAINT LOUIS
Saint Louis brings a 15-4 record into this weekend's series, although it's coming off three straight road losses. SLU dropped a doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana last Saturday before falling at Tulane on Monday. The Billikens feature a high-powered offense, ranking third in the country in runs per game (10.9) and fifth in the nation in batting average (.347). Patrick Clohisy is the team's leading hitter (.472) and ranks ninth in the nation in batting average. He is one of six SLU batters hitting at least .300.
// 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.