TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hits the road this weekend for a three-game series at Big 12 foe UCF.
Game one is set for 6 PM on Friday night and game two will start at 6 PM on Saturday. First pitch for the finale on Sunday is slated for 1 PM, and all three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Cincinnati (23-18, 9-9 Big 12) is coming off a series victory at home vs. Houston last weekend. Those results put the Bearcats in a four-way tie with Kansas, Kansas State, and Baylor in the Big 12 standings. All four teams are two games out of second place, which is occupied by Oklahoma State, West Virginia, and Texas and their identical 11-7 conference records. Oklahoma is 14-4 in conference play and sits alone atop the Big 12 standings.
The Bearcats and Knights are familiar foes, having faced off every season since 2014 except for the shortened 2020 campaign. UCF won the series last season at UC Baseball Stadium, but Cincinnati took two out of three in 2022 the last time these two teams met in Orlando.
Next up for Cincinnati is a midweek matchup at Ohio State on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 PM. UC will then return home for a three-game weekend series vs. West Virginia May 3-5.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati is coming off a series win vs. Houston, taking two out of three games against the Cougars at home this past weekend. After posting come-from-behind wins on Friday and Saturday, UC dropped the finale to Houston on Sunday.
The Bearcats found themselves trailing on Friday and Saturday but mounted back-to-back comebacks to clinch the series. In Friday's opener, UC used a four-run seventh inning highlighted by Tommy O'Connor's two-run homer to take the lead. Christian Mitchelle then pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings to complete the save and seal the win.
In Saturday's win, Lauden Brooks tied the game in the seventh and Landyn Vidourek drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory. Carson Marsh threw three scoreless innings to earn the win and help the Bearcats win the series.
// ABOUT UCF
UCF is 25-13 this season and 8-10 in Big 12 play, and is coming off a 10-3 midweek win vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday. The Knights stepped out of conference play last weekend to host Central Michigan, and they were swept in their last Big 12 series at West Virginia April 12-14. The pitching staff is one of the best in the conference, leading the league in ERA (4.20) and H/9 (7.53). Chase Centala is tied for the Big 12 lead with seven save and has 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings of work.
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NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes will be announced on Twitter at @GoBearcatsBASE.
Game one is set for 6 PM on Friday night and game two will start at 6 PM on Saturday. First pitch for the finale on Sunday is slated for 1 PM, and all three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Cincinnati (23-18, 9-9 Big 12) is coming off a series victory at home vs. Houston last weekend. Those results put the Bearcats in a four-way tie with Kansas, Kansas State, and Baylor in the Big 12 standings. All four teams are two games out of second place, which is occupied by Oklahoma State, West Virginia, and Texas and their identical 11-7 conference records. Oklahoma is 14-4 in conference play and sits alone atop the Big 12 standings.
The Bearcats and Knights are familiar foes, having faced off every season since 2014 except for the shortened 2020 campaign. UCF won the series last season at UC Baseball Stadium, but Cincinnati took two out of three in 2022 the last time these two teams met in Orlando.
Next up for Cincinnati is a midweek matchup at Ohio State on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 PM. UC will then return home for a three-game weekend series vs. West Virginia May 3-5.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati is coming off a series win vs. Houston, taking two out of three games against the Cougars at home this past weekend. After posting come-from-behind wins on Friday and Saturday, UC dropped the finale to Houston on Sunday.
The Bearcats found themselves trailing on Friday and Saturday but mounted back-to-back comebacks to clinch the series. In Friday's opener, UC used a four-run seventh inning highlighted by Tommy O'Connor's two-run homer to take the lead. Christian Mitchelle then pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings to complete the save and seal the win.
In Saturday's win, Lauden Brooks tied the game in the seventh and Landyn Vidourek drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory. Carson Marsh threw three scoreless innings to earn the win and help the Bearcats win the series.
// ABOUT UCF
UCF is 25-13 this season and 8-10 in Big 12 play, and is coming off a 10-3 midweek win vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday. The Knights stepped out of conference play last weekend to host Central Michigan, and they were swept in their last Big 12 series at West Virginia April 12-14. The pitching staff is one of the best in the conference, leading the league in ERA (4.20) and H/9 (7.53). Chase Centala is tied for the Big 12 lead with seven save and has 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings of work.
// 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.