2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE / RESULTS CINCINNATI 11 EAST CAROLINA DATE OPPONENT TIME vs 02/19 @ 25 Clemson (ACCNX) L, 5-0 BEARCATS PIRATES 02/20 @ 25 Clemson (ACCNX) L, 5-2 MAY 14-16, 2021 • UC BASEBALL STADIUM • CINCINNATI, OHIO 02/21 @ 25 Clemson (ACCNX) L, 8-7 (10) 02/26 @ Western Kentucky L, 5-4 (12) CINCINNATI SERIES INFORMATION 11 EAST CAROLINA 02/27 @ Western Kentucky L, 5-4 2021 Record ......................24-21, 13-11 AAC Live Stats ...........................BearcatStats.com 2021 Record ........................33-10, 15-5 AAC 02/27 @ Western Kentucky W, 11-3 Head Coach .............................Scott Googins Watch ................................................... ESPN+ Head Coach ................................Cliff Godwin 03/04 @ UNC Wilmington (SDN) L, 14-10 Record at UC ................................90-88 (4th) Series Record ....................ECU leads 23-6-2 Record at UH ........................247-123-1 (7th) 03/05 @ UNC Wilmington (SDN) W, 7-4 Career Record ....................... 431-445 (16th) Last Meeting ...................April 2021 (@ ECU) Career Record .......................................Same 03/06 @ UNC Wilmington (FloBaseball) W, 5-4 PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 03/07 @ UNC Wilmington (FloBaseball) L, 9-8 03/12 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+) W, 5-1 FRIDAY, MAY 14 - 1 FRIDAY, MAY 14 - 2 SATURDAY, MAY 15 SUNDAY, MAY 16 03/13 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+) W, 7-5 1 p.m. • ESPN+ 5 p.m. • ESPN+ 4 p.m. • ESPN+ 11 a.m. • ESPN+ 03/14 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+) W, 5-4 LHP Garrett Schoenle RHP Zach Segal LHP Evan Shawver RHP Jalen Wade 03/19 XAVIER (ESPN+) L, 2-1 vs. RHP Gavin Williams vs. RHP Tyler Smith vs. TBA vs. TBA 03/20 @ Xavier W, 22-7 03/21 @ Xavier L, 16-8 CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati baseball team returns home this weekend to start an eight-game stint at UC Baseball Stadium 03/22 XAVIER (ESPN+) W, 7-2 to close out the regular season. The Bearcats (24-21, 13-11 AAC) welcome No. 11 East Carolina for a four-game series starting with a 03/26 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) W, 8-4 Friday doubleheader at 1 p.m. ET. The teams are also slated to meet at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. 03/27 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) W, 8-5 03/28 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) L, 21-6 All four games air on ESPN+ with Matt Noonan (pxp) and Andy Nagel (ana) calling the action. Live stats are available at BearcatStats.com. 03/30 5 LOUISVILLE (ESPN+) W, 13-12 (10) 04/01 @ 11 ECU * (ESPN+) L, 5-4 SERIES BUSINESS 04/02 @ 11 ECU * (ESPN+) L, 7-0 • ECU leads the all-time series 23-6-2. The Pirates swept a four-game series in Greenville On April 1-3, 2021.UC is 13-7 since that series. 04/03 @ 11 ECU * (ECUPirates.com) L, 13-3 04/03 @ 11 ECU * (ECUPirates.com) L, 2-0 ABOUT THE BEARCATS 04/09 UCF * (ESPN+) L, 8-6 • UC is 24-21 and 13-11 in AAC play after taking three of four games at Houston last weekend. 04/09 UCF * (ESPN+) W, 2-1 • As a team, UC is hitting at a .281 clip with an AAC-leading 79 doubles and 55 home runs with double-digit hits in 26 games. 04/10 UCF * (ESPN+) L, 20-10 • On the mound, UC has a team ERA of 5.74 with 381 strikeouts over 227 walks. 04/11 UCF * (ESPN+) W, 10-6 04/16 @ Memphis * W, 10-6 SENIOR SALUTE 04/16 @ Memphis * W, 11-3 • UC will honor its senior class prior to Saturday’s matchup with the Pirates, including: Joey Bellini, Dondrae Bremner, Jake Hansen, 04/17 @ Memphis * L, 7-5 Tanner Holen, Dean McCarthy, Jace Mercer, Jake Meyer, Nate Moore, Jake Murray, Eric Santiago, Garrett Schoenle, Wyatt Stapp, Jalen 04/18 @ Memphis * W, 8-4 Wade and student managers Michael DeLong and Jake Swearingen. 04/23 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) W, 6-0 04/23 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) W, 12-2 TURN IT UP! 04/24 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) L, 6-1 • The Cincinnati infield has turned an AAC-best 44 doubles plays this season and trails Auburn (49) and Arizona State (47) nationally. 04/25 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) W, 6-5 04/30 @ USF * (ESPN+) L, 4-2 GOING, GOING, GONE 04/30 @ USF * W, 5-3 • The Bearcats have belted 55 home runs thus far in 2021, leading the AAC and ranking No. 30 nationally. 05/01 @ USF * (ESPN+) L, 12-3 • Jace Mercer, Griffin Merritt and Cole Harting share the team lead with eight home runs apiece. 05/02 @ USF * (ESPN+) W, 6-4 05/07 @ Houston * (ESPN+) W, 7-2 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 05/07 @ Houston * (ESPN+) W, 7-0 .NO NAME (B/T) POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN AVG GP-GS R H RBI SB 05/08 @ Houston * (ESPN+) L, 6-5 15 Joe Powell (R/R) C 5-10 160 So. Mason, Ohio .221 32-28 23 21 12 2 05/09 @ Houston * (ESPN+) W, 10-3 44 Ryan Nicholson (L/L) 1B 6-3 215 So. Louisville, Ky. .244 41-36 23 31 21 5 05/14 ECU * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 3 Jace Mercer (B/R) 2B 5-10 190 Gr. Johns Creek, Ga. .367 43-43 32 62 26 18 05/14 ECU * (ESPN+) TBA 16 Joey Bellini (R/R) SS 6-2 190 Gr. Winter Park, Fla. .295 44-44 29 56 34 3 05/15 ECU * (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 10 Eric Santiago (R/R) 3B 6-1 190 Gr. Bethlehem, Pa. .290 44-43 32 53 21 8 05/16 ECU * (ESPN+) 11 a.m. 8 Griffin Merritt (R/R) 1B 6-2 225 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio .289 42-41 33 44 29 3 05/20 TULANE * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 40 Cole Harting (R/R) CF 5-11 205 Fr. West Chester, Ohio .265 43-41 36 45 30 13 05/20 TULANE * (ESPN+) TBA 32 Paul Komistek (R/R) RF 6-2 200 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. .371 37-35 20 46 31 1 05/21 TULANE * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 14 Wyatt Stapp (L/R) DH 6-1 205 Sr. Keller, Texas .280 33-32 14 35 22 4 05/22 TULANE * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. * based on previous games AAC CHAMPIONSHIP THE AMERICAN ON ESPN+ IN MEMORY: RUSS ANDERSON With the AAC starting a new TV deal, in 2020, Russ Anderson, Associate Executive Director for • May 25-30 (Clearwater, Florida • Spectrum Stadium) hundreds of AAC events will air on ESPN+ digital the National Collegiate BB Writer’s Association passed away unexpectedly on April 25. The longtime platform. * - AAC game; Home games, in BOLD CAPS, played at UC Baseball RDA publicist and lover of all things baseball also worked for Conference USA for 25 years. Stadium. Times and dates subject to change. Visit ESPNPlus.com to subscribe 2021 CINCINNATI BASEBALL SERIES ROTATION GAME 1 GARRETT SCHOENLE LHP #11 2021 GAME LOG (12 G/12 GS/5 QS) BEARCATS RECORD: 7-5 2021 STATS: 5-2, 3.72 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 2/21 @ 25 Clemson (S) ND, L 8-7 3.1 6 6 6 3 0 5 -- 16.20 Height: 6-5 Year: Senior 2/27 @ WKU (S) W, 11-3 5.0 7 3 3 1 1 8 79 5.40 Weight: 185 Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind, 3/7 @ UNCW (S) ND, L 9-8 5.0 2 1 1 0 2 11 -- 1.80 B/T: L/L High School: Northrop 3/14 W. MICHIGAN (S) ND, W 5-4 4.0 4 4 3 1 2 6 80 6.75 3/21 @ Xavier (S) ND, L 16-8 5.0 6 5 5 2 2 4 91 9.00 3/27 SAINT LOUIS (S) ND, W 8-5 5.0 6 3 2 0 0 5 91 3.60 LAST START 4/3 @ 11 ECU (S) L, 0-2 5.0 7 2 2 0 1 6 90 3.60 Earned a spot on the AAC Honor roll after throwing his first career complete game at Houston ... 4/9 UCF (S) W, 2-1 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 6 93 1.80 4/16 @ Memphis (S) W, 10-6 6.0 4 1 0 0 4 7 116 0.00 Tossed a career-high 127 pitches and carried a shutout into the ninth inning ... season low 3 Ks. 4/23 WICHITA ST. (S) W, 6-0 8.0 4 0 0 0 2 9 121 0.00 4/30 @ USF (S) L, 2-4 5.0 7 2 2 0 1 7 97 3.60 2020 RECAP 5/7 @ Houston (S) W, 7-2 9.0 10 2 2 0 3 3 127 2.00 Four appearances with 2 starts … recorded 10 strikeouts in 12.1 IP with an 8.76 ERA … had his best TOTALS 5-2 65.1 66 30 27 8 21 77 985 3.72 outing at Indiana (3/11) where he pitched 6 innings with 7 strikeouts. GAME 2 ZACH SEGAL RHP #43 2021 GAME LOG (15 G/6 GS/5 QS) BEARCATS RECORD: 8-7 2021 STATS: 5-3, 3.99 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 2/20 @ 25 Clemson ND, L 5-2 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Height: 6-0 Year: Sophomore 2/21 @ 25 Clemson ND, L 8-7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Weight: 170 Hometown: Loveland, Ohio 2/26 @ WKU L, 5-4 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 41 6.75 B/T: R/R High School: Loveland 3/5 @ UNCW SV, W 7-4 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 0.00 3/7 @ UNCW L, 9-8 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 - 6.75 3/12 W.