TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts No. 18 Louisville on Tuesday at UC Baseball Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Tuesday's game is the 191st meeting all-time between Cincinnati and Louisville. The two programs have played every year since 2011, except for 2020, and were conference foes from 1996-2014.
The Cardinals will be the second ranked opponent of the year for the Bearcats, who opened the year at No. 11 Duke. The last ranked opponent to take the field at UC Baseball Stadium was No. 12 Oklahoma last season.
There have been many memorable games on the diamond between Cincinnati and Louisville, but the 2021 matchup stands out in recent history. On March 30, 2021 the Bearcats took down the No. 5 Cardinals at home, 13-12, in extra innings on a walk-off single by Ryan Nicholson.
This season, Cincinnati has been led at the plate by Kerrington Cross. Cross is hitting a team-best .413 and also leads UC in runs scored (22) and on-base percentage (.516). He ranks fourth in the Big 12 in OBP and fifth in batting average. Other Bearcats who rank among the leaders in the Big 12 are Landyn Vidourek, who is tied for first with 16 stolen bases, and Donovan Ford, whose nine HBP rank second.
Following Tuesday's game, Cincinnati will host UCF in Big 12 action this weekend.
// PROMOTIONAL INFO
$2 Tuesday: Be sure to take advantage of $2 general admission tickets and $2 hot dogs at every Tuesday home game this season!
UC Barstool Night: Ruckus! Join us for a night of baseball and help pack the student section! Grab your crew, pack the park, and bring the energy!
Happy Hour: Enjoy $5 domestic beers up until first pitch all year long.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati hosted BYU this past weekend in its first home conference series of the year, dropping two out of three games against the Cougars. The series opened with a doubleheader on Friday that saw BYU win game one, 7-5, before UC bounced back to take game two by a score of 5-4. The rubber match on Saturday was won by the Cougars, 4-2.
Kerrington Cross had an excellent weekend, hitting .583 (7-for-12) while walking twice and not striking out once. After going 3-for-5 in the first game of Friday's doubleheader, he reached base four times and scored twice in the 5-4 win in game two to help UC even the series. Cross then went 2-for-4 in the finale on Saturday, leading off the bottom of the first with a home run.
// ABOUT LOUISVILLE
The No. 18-ranked Louisville Cardinals (18-5) dropped two spots in the D1Baseball Top 25 this week after going 2-2 last week. They beat Northern Kentucky at home, 11-1, in midweek action before dropping two out of three at Virginia Tech over the weekend. Louisville has some impressive wins on its resume, as it won two out of three vs. No. 6 North Carolina in its first ACC series of the year and also posted an extra-inning victory vs. then-No. 7 Texas and a run-rule win over then-No. 12 Arizona on opening weekend. Tague Davis supplies the power at the plate with eight home runs and a .704 SLG%, while Jake Munroe's .432 batting average ranks 14th in the nation. As a team, the Cardinals are hitting .333 which ranks sixth nationally.
// UC BASEBALL TICKET INFO
Upcoming Big 12 series at UC Baseball Stadium this season include UCF (March 28-30), Arizona State (April 11-13), Oklahoma State (April 25-27), and Kansas State (May 15-17). Non-conference games at UC Baseball Stadium include midweek contests vs. Xavier (April 15) and Indiana (May 13).
There is still a lot of great baseball left to be played at UC Baseball Stadium this season! To purchase your tickets, visit cpaw.me/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on X/Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Tuesday's game is the 191st meeting all-time between Cincinnati and Louisville. The two programs have played every year since 2011, except for 2020, and were conference foes from 1996-2014.
The Cardinals will be the second ranked opponent of the year for the Bearcats, who opened the year at No. 11 Duke. The last ranked opponent to take the field at UC Baseball Stadium was No. 12 Oklahoma last season.
There have been many memorable games on the diamond between Cincinnati and Louisville, but the 2021 matchup stands out in recent history. On March 30, 2021 the Bearcats took down the No. 5 Cardinals at home, 13-12, in extra innings on a walk-off single by Ryan Nicholson.
This season, Cincinnati has been led at the plate by Kerrington Cross. Cross is hitting a team-best .413 and also leads UC in runs scored (22) and on-base percentage (.516). He ranks fourth in the Big 12 in OBP and fifth in batting average. Other Bearcats who rank among the leaders in the Big 12 are Landyn Vidourek, who is tied for first with 16 stolen bases, and Donovan Ford, whose nine HBP rank second.
Following Tuesday's game, Cincinnati will host UCF in Big 12 action this weekend.
// PROMOTIONAL INFO
$2 Tuesday: Be sure to take advantage of $2 general admission tickets and $2 hot dogs at every Tuesday home game this season!
UC Barstool Night: Ruckus! Join us for a night of baseball and help pack the student section! Grab your crew, pack the park, and bring the energy!
Happy Hour: Enjoy $5 domestic beers up until first pitch all year long.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati hosted BYU this past weekend in its first home conference series of the year, dropping two out of three games against the Cougars. The series opened with a doubleheader on Friday that saw BYU win game one, 7-5, before UC bounced back to take game two by a score of 5-4. The rubber match on Saturday was won by the Cougars, 4-2.
Kerrington Cross had an excellent weekend, hitting .583 (7-for-12) while walking twice and not striking out once. After going 3-for-5 in the first game of Friday's doubleheader, he reached base four times and scored twice in the 5-4 win in game two to help UC even the series. Cross then went 2-for-4 in the finale on Saturday, leading off the bottom of the first with a home run.
// ABOUT LOUISVILLE
The No. 18-ranked Louisville Cardinals (18-5) dropped two spots in the D1Baseball Top 25 this week after going 2-2 last week. They beat Northern Kentucky at home, 11-1, in midweek action before dropping two out of three at Virginia Tech over the weekend. Louisville has some impressive wins on its resume, as it won two out of three vs. No. 6 North Carolina in its first ACC series of the year and also posted an extra-inning victory vs. then-No. 7 Texas and a run-rule win over then-No. 12 Arizona on opening weekend. Tague Davis supplies the power at the plate with eight home runs and a .704 SLG%, while Jake Munroe's .432 batting average ranks 14th in the nation. As a team, the Cardinals are hitting .333 which ranks sixth nationally.
// UC BASEBALL TICKET INFO
Upcoming Big 12 series at UC Baseball Stadium this season include UCF (March 28-30), Arizona State (April 11-13), Oklahoma State (April 25-27), and Kansas State (May 15-17). Non-conference games at UC Baseball Stadium include midweek contests vs. Xavier (April 15) and Indiana (May 13).
There is still a lot of great baseball left to be played at UC Baseball Stadium this season! To purchase your tickets, visit cpaw.me/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on X/Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.