The Cats remain at Fluor Field in Greenville, SC for the 2022 First Pitch Invitational, and return to action on Sunday afternoon against Cincinnati. The first pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. and will be streamed through Greenville Drive's YouTube page with live stats available.
Who: Cincinnati
When: Sunday, March 13
Time: 5:00 pm
Where: Flour Fluor Field, Greenville, SC
Radio: none
TV/Video: YouTube
Live Stats: Live Stats
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red & Black
Conference: American Athletic Conference (AAC)
The Series: The two teams have met three times, with the Cats holding a 1-2 record against the Bearcats. They last met in Cincinnati in 2017.
Head coach: Scott Googins was named the 28th head baseball coach at the University of Cincinnati on June 6, 2017, and will enter his fifth season in the spring of 2022.
Head coach: Scott Googins was named the 28th head baseball coach at the University of Cincinnati on June 6, 2017, and will enter his fifth season in the spring of 2022.
2022 Record: 6-6 overall, 4-1 home, 2-4 away, 0-1 neutral
Googins guided the Bearcats to their first winning season since 2011 in 2021. UC finished 29-26 and had five players named to the All-AAC First or Second Team. Left-handed pitcher. Besides the talented pitching, the Bearcats had one of the best offenses in the conference in 2021, ranking in the top-3 in just about every offensive category. Cincinnati was picked third in the 2022 American Athletic Conference preseason poll led by AAC Preseason Player of the Year, outfielder Paul Komistek as three Bearcat outfielders were named all-conference. The Catamounts are 1-2 all-time against Cincy on the diamond, upending the Bearcats back in 2013 at the same tournament at Fluor Field with a pair of road losses in 2016 and 2017.
Cincinnati entered the weekend at 6-5 overall with wins in four of its last six games. The Bearcats faced Michigan State on Friday and Kansas on Saturday before they meet the Catamounts – the fourth all-time series meeting with WCU trailing, 1-2. Cincinnati was picked third in the 2022 American Athletic Conference preseason poll and is led by AAC Preseason Player of the Year, outfielder Paul Komistek as three Bearcat outfielders were named all-conference.
Sunday, March 13 | 5:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Gavin Mortenson (1-2, 4.72, 13.1 IP, 14K, 5BB)
Cincinnati – RHP Garrett Harker (0-0, 7.27 ERA, 8.2 IP, 7K, 7 BB)
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Gavin Mortenson (1-2, 4.72, 13.1 IP, 14K, 5BB)
Cincinnati – RHP Garrett Harker (0-0, 7.27 ERA, 8.2 IP, 7K, 7 BB)
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