2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE / RESULTS CINCINNATI WICHITA STATE DATE OPPONENT TIME vs 02/19 @ 25 Clemson (ACCNX) L, 5-0 BEARCATS (16-17, 5-7 AAC) SHOCKERS (19-12, 7-4 AAC) 02/20 @ 25 Clemson (ACCNX) L, 5-2 APRIL 23-25, 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 WICHITA STATE 02/27 @ Western Kentucky L, 5-4 2021 Record ..............................16-17, 5-7 AAC Live Stats ...................................BearcatStats.com 2021 Record ..............................19-12, 7-4 AAC 02/27 @ Western Kentucky W, 11-3 Head Coach .........................................Scott Googins Watch.................................................................................ESPN+ Head Coach .................................................Eric Wedge Record at UC .........................................82-84 (4th) Series Record .....................................UC leads 5-1 Record at WSU ..................................32-14 (2nd) 03/04 @ UNC Wilmington (SDN) L, 14-10 Career Record ..........................423-441 (16th) Last Meeting ...................UC 10-4, 4/28/19 Career Record ...........................................................Same 03/05 @ UNC Wilmington (SDN) W, 7-4 03/06 @ UNC Wilmington (FloBaseball) W, 5-4 PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 03/07 @ UNC Wilmington (FloBaseball) L, 9-8 FRIDAY, APRIL 23 - 1 FRIDAY, APRIL 23 - 2 SATURDAY, APRIL 24 SUNDAY, APRIL 25 03/12 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+) W, 5-1 1 p.m. • ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. • ESPN+ 4 p.m. • ESPN+ 11 a.m. • ESPN+ 03/13 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+) W, 7-5 03/14 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+) W, 5-4 LHP Garrett Schoenle RHP Zach Segal RHP Beau Keathley RHP Jalen Wade 03/19 XAVIER (ESPN+) L, 2-1 vs. LHP Preston Snavely vs. RHP Liam Eddy vs. RHP Jace Kaminska vs. LHP Spencer Hynes 03/20 @ Xavier W, 22-7 03/21 @ Xavier L, 16-8 CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati baseball team welcomes American Athletic Conference foe Wichita State in for a 03/22 XAVIER (ESPN+) W, 7-2 four-game set at UC Baseball Stadium. The teams will play a Friday doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. ET along with a 4 p.m. 03/26 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) W, 8-4 Saturday game and a Sunday finale at 11 a.m. 03/27 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) W, 8-5 03/28 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN+) L, 21-6 All four games will air on the ESPN+ platform with Matt Noonan (pxp) and Andy Nagel (ana) calling the action. Live stats will 03/30 5 LOUISVILLE (ESPN+) W, 13-12 (10) also be available on BearcatStats.com. 04/01 @ 11 ECU * (ESPN+) L, 5-4 04/02 @ 11 ECU * (ESPN+) L, 7-0 SERIES BUSINESS 04/03 @ 11 ECU * (ECUPirates.com) L, 13-3 • UC leads the all-time series 5-1 with a 3-0 mark at UC Baseball Stadium. The Bearcats and Shockers first met in 2018 with 04/03 @ 11 ECU * (ECUPirates.com) L, 2-0 a three-game set in Wichita and then the Shockers made their first trip to Cincinnati in 2019. UC has won four-straight. 04/09 UCF * (ESPN+) L, 8-6 04/09 UCF * (ESPN+) W, 2-1 ABOUT THE BEARCATS 04/10 UCF * (ESPN+) L, 20-10 • UC is 16-17 and 5-7 in AAC play after taking three of four from Memphis on the road last weekend. 04/11 UCF * (ESPN+) W, 10-6 • UC has turned 35 double plays this season, tied for second nationally with Utah Valley, trailing only Auburn (40). 04/16 @ Memphis * W, 10-6 • As a team, UC is hitting at a .276 clip with 53 doubles and 44 home runs with double-digit hits in 18 games. 04/16 @ Memphis * W, 11-3 • Jace Mercer’s 42 hits leads the way has while adding six homers, 17 RBIs and 14 stolen bases 04/17 @ Memphis * L, 7-5 • Paul Komistek hits .390 with 32 hits, five doubles and home runs while sharing the team RBIs lead with Cole Harting (25). 04/18 @ Memphis * W, 8-4 • Harting has put together an impressive freshman campaign in the leadoff spot, belting eight homers and seven doubles. 04/23 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. • Komistek and Ryan Nicholson have drawn a team-best tying 17 walks while Griffin Merritt has 15. 04/23 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) TBA • Merritt has 34 hits, 27 runs score, seven doubles, six home runs, two triples and 63 total bases. 04/24 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) 4 p.m. • On the mound, UC has a team ERA of 6.37 with 288 strikeouts over 188 walks. 04/25 WICHITA STATE * (ESPN+) 11 a.m. • UC’s hurlers have struck out five or more batters combined in all but one game this season (Feb. 20 at Clemson). 04/30 @ USF * (ESPN+) 4 p.m. • Dean McCarthy who has split duties as a starter and reliever, has a team-best 45.0 innings pitched with Garrett Schoenle 04/30 @ USF * TBA (43.1) right on his heels. Schoenle has fanned a team-high 58 batters. 05/01 @ USF * (ESPN+) 3 p.m. • Jackson Murphy has made 14 appearances out of the pen with a 1.80 ERA along with 20 strikeouts. 05/02 @ USF * (ESPN+) 11 a.m. 05/07 @ Houston * (ESPN+) 3 p.m. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 05/07 @ Houston * (ESPN+) TBA NO. NAME (B/T) POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN AVG GP-GS R H RBI SB 05/08 @ Houston * (ESPN+) 3 p.m. 15 Joe Powell (R/R) C 5-10 160 So. Mason, Ohio .221 21-13 17 15 11 2 05/09 @ Houston * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 44 Ryan Nicholson (L/L) 1B 6-3 215 So. Louisville, Ky. .233 29-24 17 20 13 1 05/14 ECU * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 3 Jace Mercer (B/R) 2B 5-10 190 Gr. Johns Creek, Ga. .359 31-31 23 42 17 14 05/14 ECU * (ESPN+) TBA 16 Joey Bellini (R/R) SS 6-2 190 Gr. Winter Park, Fla. .281 32-32 18 38 19 3 05/15 ECU * (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 10 Eric Santiago (R/R) 3B 6-1 190 Gr. Bethlehem, Pa. .245 32-31 23 33 15 4 05/16 ECU * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 14 Wyatt Stapp (L/R) LF 6-1 205 Sr. Keller, Texas .306 26-25 12 30 20 4 05/20 TULANE * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 40 Cole Harting (R/R) CF 5-11 205 Fr. West Chester, Ohio .284 31-29 27 33 15 4 05/20 TULANE * (ESPN+) TBA 32 Paul Komistek (R/R) RF 6-2 200 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. .390 25-24 17 32 25 0 05/21 TULANE * (ESPN+) 6 p.m. 8 Griffinerritt M (R/R) 1B 6-2 225 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio .301 31-30 27 34 22 3 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 Russ Anderson, Associate Executive Director for • May 25-30 (Clearwater, Florida • Spectrum Stadium) 2020, hundreds of AAC events will air on the National Collegiate BB Writer’s Association passed away unexpectedly on April 25. The ESPN+ digital platform. * - AAC game; Home games, in BOLD CAPS, played at UC RDA longtime publicist and lover of all things baseball Visit ESPNPlus.com to subscribe also worked for Conference USA for 25 years. Baseball Stadium. Times and dates subject to change. 2021 CINCINNATI BASEBALL SERIES ROTATION FRIDAY GAME 1 GARRETT SCHOENLE LHP #11 2021 GAME LOG (7 G/7 GS/1 QS) BEARCATS RECORD: 3-4 2021 STATS: 3-1, 4.78 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 02/21 @ 25 Clemson (S) ND, L 8-7 3.1 6 6 6 3 0 5 -- 16.20 Height: 6-5 Year: Senior 02/27 @ WKU (S) W, 11-3 5.0 7 3 3 1 1 8 79 5.40 Weight: 185 Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind, 03/07 @ UNCW (S) ND, L 9-8 5.0 2 1 1 0 2 11 -- 1.80 B/T: L/L High School: Northrop 03/14 W. MICHIGAN (S) ND, W 5-4 4.0 4 4 3 1 2 6 80 6.75 03/21 @ Xavier (S) ND, L 16-8 5.0 6 5 5 2 2 4 91 9.00 LAST START 03/27 SAINT LOUIS (S) ND, W 8-5 5.0 6 3 2 0 0 5 91 3.60 Threw 116 pitches in a 10-6 win at Memphis ... went 6.0 innings, scattering one run on four 04/03 @ 11 ECU (S) L, 0-2 5.0 7 2 2 0 1 6 90 3.60 hits with four walks and seven strikeouts. 04/09 UCF (S) W, 2-1 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 6 93 1.80 04/16 @ Memphis (S) W, 10-6 6.0 4 1 0 0 4 7 116 0.00 2020 RECAP TOTALS 3-1 43.1 45 26 23 8 16 58 640 4.78 Four appearances with 2 starts … recorded 10 strikeouts in 12.1 IP with an 8.76 ERA … had his best outing at Indiana (3/11) where he pitched 6 innings with 7 strikeouts. GAME 2 ZACH SEGAL RHP #43 2021 GAME LOG (12 G/3 GS/3 QS) BEARCATS RECORD: 5-7 2021 STATS: 2-3, 5.45 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA 02/20 @ 25 Clemson ND, L 5-2 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Height: 6-0 Year: Sophomore 02/21 @ 25 Clemson ND, L 8-7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Weight: 170 Hometown: Loveland, Ohio 02/26 @ WKU L, 5-4 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 41 6.75 B/T: R/R High School: Loveland 03/05 @ UNCW SV, W 7-4 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 0.00 03/07 @ UNCW L, 9-8 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 - 6.75 LAST START 03/12 W.