TicketsTULSA, Okla. – Coming off an explosive series sweep at No. 25 Kansas over the weekend, the University of Cincinnati baseball team will face Oral Roberts in non-conference action on Tuesday.
First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on the Summit League Network.
Cincinnati's lengthy road trip stops in Tulsa, Okla. for Tuesday's tilt vs. the Golden Eagles before continuing this weekend at TCU.
This will mark the first baseball game ever between Cincinnati and Oral Roberts. It's also just the fourth time the Bearcats have ever made a trip to Oklahoma to play, the other instances being two weekend series at Oklahoma State and a three-game series at Tulsa in 1969. Cincinnati dropped two out of three games against eventual the College World Series runner-up Golden Hurricane squad.
The wins this past weekend pushed UC's Big 12 record to 13-11, putting it just two games back of third-place Kansas, Arizona, and TCU.
// NOTING THE SWEEP AT KANSAS
Cincinnati's road trip began with a series sweep at No. 25 Kansas this past weekend, which featured plenty of highlights:
// THE KERRINGTON CROSS GAME
Saturday's game was one of the best of the season in college baseball, a back-and-forth, high-scoring game that Cincinnati won 18-14 in 10 innings.
The star of the game was Kerrington Cross, who went 5-for-7 with three home runs and 10 RBI. It was perhaps the best performance ever by a Cincinnati hitter, as he set a new school record for RBI in a single game and tied the records for home runs and total bases (14) in a game in program history.
All three of his home runs either gave Cincinnati the lead or extended its lead late in the game. His first home run was a solo shot in the top of the first, his second homer was a three-run bomb in the top of the eighth that extended UC's lead, and his last home run of the game came in extra innings, another three-run homer that was the cherry on top of an historic day. He also played errorless defense at third base, and his leaping snag of a line drive in the bottom of the eighth on Friday preserved UC's lead and prevented the Jayhawks from potentially putting a rally together.
For his efforts, he received Big 12 Conference and Golden Spikes Award Player of the Week honors.
// ABOUT ORAL ROBERTS
Oral Roberts brings a 27-18 overall record into Tuesday's game and is coming off a series win at North Dakota State over the weekend. The Golden Eagles boast ranked wins against Oklahoma and Dallas Baptist this season, and they have also beaten Arizona State and Oklahoma State. Leading the charge at the plate are Wailele Kane-Yates (.323, six home runs, 33 RBI), and Cooper Combs (.311, seven home runs, 40 RBI). Combs is tied with the team lead in homers with Jack Schark and Martell Davis. Oral Roberts is led by head coach Ryan Folmar, who is in his 13th season at the helm of the program. He helped lead the team to its 2023 College World Series run, the first trip to Omaha since 1978.
// CINCINNATI BASEBALL TICKET INFO
The baseball season is winding down, but we still have important home games left against Indiana (May 13) and Kansas State (May 15-17), and we would love to see you at the ballpark! 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.
First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on the Summit League Network.
Cincinnati's lengthy road trip stops in Tulsa, Okla. for Tuesday's tilt vs. the Golden Eagles before continuing this weekend at TCU.
This will mark the first baseball game ever between Cincinnati and Oral Roberts. It's also just the fourth time the Bearcats have ever made a trip to Oklahoma to play, the other instances being two weekend series at Oklahoma State and a three-game series at Tulsa in 1969. Cincinnati dropped two out of three games against eventual the College World Series runner-up Golden Hurricane squad.
The wins this past weekend pushed UC's Big 12 record to 13-11, putting it just two games back of third-place Kansas, Arizona, and TCU.
// NOTING THE SWEEP AT KANSAS
Cincinnati's road trip began with a series sweep at No. 25 Kansas this past weekend, which featured plenty of highlights:
- Cincinnati has now won six games against nationally ranked opponents this season, the most since at least 2000.
- The series sweep vs. the No. 25-ranked Jayhawks (36-13, 15-9 Big 12) is UC's first sweep of a ranked opponent since at least 2000 as well.
- The 38 combined runs over the course of the series are the most by Cincinnati in a three-game series sweep since scoring 40 combined runs in a sweep vs. Georgetown in 2006.
- The six home runs Cincinnati hit on Saturday are the most in a game so far this season.
- The Bearcats are now 4-1 in extra-inning games after the 10-inning 18-14 win in game two.
// THE KERRINGTON CROSS GAME
Saturday's game was one of the best of the season in college baseball, a back-and-forth, high-scoring game that Cincinnati won 18-14 in 10 innings.
The star of the game was Kerrington Cross, who went 5-for-7 with three home runs and 10 RBI. It was perhaps the best performance ever by a Cincinnati hitter, as he set a new school record for RBI in a single game and tied the records for home runs and total bases (14) in a game in program history.
All three of his home runs either gave Cincinnati the lead or extended its lead late in the game. His first home run was a solo shot in the top of the first, his second homer was a three-run bomb in the top of the eighth that extended UC's lead, and his last home run of the game came in extra innings, another three-run homer that was the cherry on top of an historic day. He also played errorless defense at third base, and his leaping snag of a line drive in the bottom of the eighth on Friday preserved UC's lead and prevented the Jayhawks from potentially putting a rally together.
For his efforts, he received Big 12 Conference and Golden Spikes Award Player of the Week honors.
// ABOUT ORAL ROBERTS
Oral Roberts brings a 27-18 overall record into Tuesday's game and is coming off a series win at North Dakota State over the weekend. The Golden Eagles boast ranked wins against Oklahoma and Dallas Baptist this season, and they have also beaten Arizona State and Oklahoma State. Leading the charge at the plate are Wailele Kane-Yates (.323, six home runs, 33 RBI), and Cooper Combs (.311, seven home runs, 40 RBI). Combs is tied with the team lead in homers with Jack Schark and Martell Davis. Oral Roberts is led by head coach Ryan Folmar, who is in his 13th season at the helm of the program. He helped lead the team to its 2023 College World Series run, the first trip to Omaha since 1978.
// CINCINNATI BASEBALL TICKET INFO
The baseball season is winding down, but we still have important home games left against Indiana (May 13) and Kansas State (May 15-17), and we would love to see you at the ballpark! 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.