CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosts Kansas State this weekend in its final regular season series of the season.
First pitch for game one on Thursday is set for 6:00 p.m., and game two on Friday is also scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. start. Saturday's game, the final game of the regular season, will begin at 1:00 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
To purchase tickets to the games this weekend, visit cpaw.me/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
Entering the final weekend of the regular season, seeding for next week's Big 12 Championship is still very much up in the air. UC is 14-13 in Big 12 play, good for seventh place in the league but three games back of third place. West Virginia (19-6) sits atop the league with Arizona State (18-9) in second and Kansas (17-10) and TCU (17-10) tied for third. Arizona (16-11) and K-State (16-11) are tied for fifth and two games up on the Bearcats.
The Big 12 schedule this weekend looks like this: Kansas State at Cincinnati, Baylor at UCF, Kansas at West Virginia, Arizona State at Oklahoma State, Arizona at Houston, TCU at Utah, and Texas Tech at BYU.
// WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
The top 12 teams in the regular season standings will advance to the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, May 21 to Saturday, May 24. In the new format, the top four seeds will receive a bye while the No. 5-12 seeds play four single elimination games in the first round. The winners will take on the top four seeds in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 22 with a chance to advance to the semifinals on Friday, May 23. The Championship final will be played on Saturday, May 24. All games in the tournament will be single elimination.
// SENIOR DAY!
Saturday's game will be Senior Day, and Cincinnati is honored to be recognizing 16 student-athletes prior to the game: #2 Kerrington Cross, #4 Donovan Ford, #5 Dawson Hokuf, #8 Lauden Brooks, #10 Keegan Allen, #13 Brandon Scheurer, #15 Kory Klingenbeck, #16 Michael Conte, #17 Rodney Shultz, #18 Max Bergmann, #20 Josh Ulery, #22 Louis Perona, #24 Carter Earls, #41 Adam Mrakitsch, #44 Tommy O'Connor, and #51 Kellen O'Connor.
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For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on X/Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
First pitch for game one on Thursday is set for 6:00 p.m., and game two on Friday is also scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. start. Saturday's game, the final game of the regular season, will begin at 1:00 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
To purchase tickets to the games this weekend, visit cpaw.me/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
Entering the final weekend of the regular season, seeding for next week's Big 12 Championship is still very much up in the air. UC is 14-13 in Big 12 play, good for seventh place in the league but three games back of third place. West Virginia (19-6) sits atop the league with Arizona State (18-9) in second and Kansas (17-10) and TCU (17-10) tied for third. Arizona (16-11) and K-State (16-11) are tied for fifth and two games up on the Bearcats.
The Big 12 schedule this weekend looks like this: Kansas State at Cincinnati, Baylor at UCF, Kansas at West Virginia, Arizona State at Oklahoma State, Arizona at Houston, TCU at Utah, and Texas Tech at BYU.
// WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
- Gates will open 90 minutes prior to first pitch all weekend.
- Thursday - Thirsty Thursday / Coozie Giveaway: Take advantage of $5 beers all night long and be sure to pick up your exclusive "Cincy" coozie fan giveaway while supplies last!
- Friday - Mental Health Awareness: Join the Bearcats for an evening dedicated to breaking the stigma around mental health and promoting emotional well-being in our community.
- Saturday - Senior Day / Season Ticket Holder Appreciation: Come celebrate our senior class and be automatically entered to win season ticket holder appreciation raffle items!
- Happy Hour: Enjoy $5 domestic beers up until first pitch all year long.
The top 12 teams in the regular season standings will advance to the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, May 21 to Saturday, May 24. In the new format, the top four seeds will receive a bye while the No. 5-12 seeds play four single elimination games in the first round. The winners will take on the top four seeds in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 22 with a chance to advance to the semifinals on Friday, May 23. The Championship final will be played on Saturday, May 24. All games in the tournament will be single elimination.
// SENIOR DAY!
Saturday's game will be Senior Day, and Cincinnati is honored to be recognizing 16 student-athletes prior to the game: #2 Kerrington Cross, #4 Donovan Ford, #5 Dawson Hokuf, #8 Lauden Brooks, #10 Keegan Allen, #13 Brandon Scheurer, #15 Kory Klingenbeck, #16 Michael Conte, #17 Rodney Shultz, #18 Max Bergmann, #20 Josh Ulery, #22 Louis Perona, #24 Carter Earls, #41 Adam Mrakitsch, #44 Tommy O'Connor, and #51 Kellen O'Connor.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on X/Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.