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Career:
- Tied for eighth on career saves list with seven.
2008 Season (Senior):
- Appeared in 13 games before being sidelined in early April with mononucleosis.
- Saved all three games of Bearcat sweep at Connecticut (4/5-4/6).
- Allowed just four runs in 17.1 innings, with all four coming in single outing (vs. Miami (Ohio), 4/1).
- Earned the win with 3.2 shutout innings of relief vs. USF (3/22; game 2).
2007 Season (Junior):
- Tied for 14th on the UC single season saves list with four. Also tied for 10th in the BIG EAST in the category.
- Struck out season-high three in three different outings.
- Worked season-best 3.2 innings at Pittsburgh (3/25).
- Pitched three hitless innings in Bearcats' debut at Florida Atlantic (2/9).
- Picked up saves in consecutive outings at Austin Peay (2/19) and North Carolina A&T (2/24).
- Preserved series opening victory over Notre Dame (4/5) with one inning save.
At Tennessee Tech: Appeared in 18 games, with six starts in two seasons ... held a 2-1 record as a freshman and a 1-2 mark during sophomore campaign ... turned in best career outing against Canisius as a sophomore, allowing just one unearned run and two hits, with five strikeouts.
High School: A two-time first team all-conference choice at Westlake High ... was 9-0 with a 1.30 ERA as a senior, earning first team all-county honors... finished career with a 18-4 record, 160 strikeouts and four shutouts ... also played first base, hitting .380 with four home runs during career.
Personal: Born Sept. 18, 1985 ... son of Bill and Melody Welsh.
Academic Major: Communications.
Honors: Bearcat Scholar (2007).
Welsh's Career Statistics
| Year | ERA | W-L | App | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2005* | 9.00 | 2-1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 65 | 44 | 38 | 16 | 16 |
| 2006* | 4.94 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3.62 | 1-2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27.1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| 2008 | 2.08 | 1-0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Career! | 3.02 | 2-2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44.2 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 24 |
| *at Tennessee Tech; !Cincinnati totals only | ||||||||||||