TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team trailed Evansville 11-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but came all the way back to win 13-11 on Tuesday at UC Baseball Stadium.
The victory extends the Bearcats’ winning streak to seven, and they have now won 11 of their last 12 contests. Overall, UC’s record stands at 14-4.
Evansville built its lead with a three-run second, three-run fifth, and then a five-run sixth. Trailing by seven entering the bottom of the seventh, Cincinnati began mounting its comeback. Sophomore Jackson Smith hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to trim the deficit to four, then UC scored six in the eighth to retake the lead. Junior Cal Sefcik’s RBI single got the inning started, then freshman Jackson Reardon drove in two on a double to right-center to put the score at 11-10.
With two runners on base, freshman Enzo Infelise crushed an 0-2 offering way out to left field to emphatically put the Bearcats back on top, 13-11. Redshirt senior Joel Pineiro retired the Purple Aces in order in the ninth to seal the win.
It was a coming out party of sorts for Infelise, who hit the first two home runs of his college career and went 3-for-4. He entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning, when he hit his first home run, and of course had the game-winner in the eighth.
Reardon was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base, and Cal Sefcik had two hits as well.
Six pitchers saw time on the mound, with sophomore Adam Buczkowski earning the win. He struck out two over 1.1 scoreless frames, his first win of the year.
Hear from head coach @BischelJordan following today's win vs. Evansville 🗣️#Bearcats | #TenGames pic.twitter.com/0YIxiy0Ocx
— Cincinnati Baseball (@GoBearcatsBASE) March 11, 2026
Cincinnati begins Big 12 play this weekend at BYU. Following the three games vs. the Cougars, UC will stay out west and play two at Utah Valley the following Monday and Tuesday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jack Natili gave UC an early lead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, his third home run of the year.
- Evansville took a 3-2 lead after scoring three in the top of the second. A base hit to right field brought in the first run, then a two-run, two-out double put the Purple Aces out in front.
- Entering the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fourth, Enzo Infelise lifted an 0-1 pitch over the wall in right field for a two-run home run to give the Bearcats the lead again, 4-3.
- Evansville retook the lead with a three-run top of the fifth. A leadoff home run got things started, but two UC error kept the innings going and allowed two more runs to score.
- The Aces scored five more in the top of the sixth to increase their lead to 11-4.
- After a couple quiet innings at the plate, the Bearcats struck with a three-run bomb off the bat of Jackson Smith in the bottom of the seventh to make it 11-7.
- Adam Buczkowski induced an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play to get out of the top of the eighth.
- Cal Sefcik’s base hit up the middle in the bottom of the eighth scored Quinton Coats, and two hitters later Jackson Reardon drive in two with a double into the gap in right-center field to make it 11-10.
- After Ryan Tyranski drew a walk, Infelise stepped to the plate and hit his second home run of the game out to left field to complete the comeback
- Joel Pineiro pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in UC’s 13-11 win.
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