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Cincinnati Bearcats baseball
2024 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Overall record1751–1906–21 (.479)
UniversityUniversity of Cincinnati
Head coachJordan Bischel (1st season)
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Home stadiumUC Baseball Stadium[1]
(Capacity: 3,085)
NicknameBearcats
ColorsRed and black[2]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1956, 1958, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1974, 2019
Conference tournament champions
AAC: 2019
Regular season conference champions
Ohio Athletic Conference: 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923

Buckeye: 1928, 1930

MVC: 1958, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970

Great Midwest: 1995

The Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents The University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition.[3] The Bearcats currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.

The University of Cincinnati began varsity intercollegiate competition in baseball in 1886. Former Bearcats who have gone on to success in Major League Baseball include Sandy Koufax and manager Miller Huggins, 3-time All-Star and 2-time World Series Champion Kevin Youkilis, and 2-time MLB All-Star Josh Harrison. Cincinnati plays home games on UC's campus at UC Baseball Stadium.[4][5]

The 2023 baseball season marked the program's last season as a member of the AAC. In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12.[6] On June 10, 2022 the American Athletic Conference and the three schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement that will allow those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023.[7]

Head coaches

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Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct.
1893-1894 Frank Sanford Brown 2 6-5-1 .500
1895 John M. Thomas Jr. 1 4-2 .666
1896 Ralph Holterhoff 1 3-6 .333
1903–1904 Anthony Chez 2 9-7 .562
1905-1906 Amos Foster 2 6-8 .428
1907-1909 Ralph Inott 3 7-11 .388
1910 Ernie Diehl 1 6–2–1 .666
1911 Joe Monfort 1 4-5 .444
1912 John Binder 1 1-6 .143
1913 Raymond Church 1 4-2 .666
1918 Dr. Jesse F. Williams 1 4–1 .800
1919–1928 Boyd Chambers 10 80-51-1 .606
1929–1932 Frank "Doc" Rice 4 31-22-1 .574
1933-1937 Dana M. King 5 28-33 .459
1938-1939 Rip Van Winkle 2 5-17 .227
1940, 1949 Bud Bonar 2 8–17–1 .307
1941–1943 Joseph A. Meyer 3 18-17 .514
1945 Vern Ullom 1 0-3 .000
1946 Ray Nolting 1 6–2 .750
1947–1948 Bill Schwarberg 2 19–16 .542
1950–1951 Hank Zureick 2 17–17 .500
1952–1953 John Beckel 2 13-21 .382
1954–1960 Ed Jucker 7 84-38 .688
1961–1981 Glenn Sample 21 391-349-10 .521
1982 Pat Quinn 1 14–32 .304
1983–1986 Tom Higgins 4 85–113-1 .427
1987–1990 Jim Schmitz 4 104-101 .507
1991–1992 Richard Skeel 2 50–56 .471
1993–1996 Bruce Gordon 4 69–125 .355
1997–2013 Brian Cleary 17 436-528-1 .451
2014–2017 Ty Neal 4 91–132–1 .406
2018–2023 Scott Googins 6 143–157 .476
2024–present Jordan Bischel 1 32-25 .561
Total 33 coaches 124 seasons 1783–1931–21 (.480)

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Year-by-year results

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1886–1910)
1886 Unknown 2–0
No Records Found (1887–1892)
1893 Frank Sanford Brown 0–2–1
1894 Frank Sanford Brown 6–3
1895 John M. Thomas Jr. 4-2
1896 Ralph Holterhoff 3-6
No Records Found (1897–1899)
1900 Unknown 2-2
No Records Found (1901–1902)
1903 Anthony Chez 3–4
1904 Anthony Chez 6-3
1905 Amos Foster 2–3
1906 Amos Foster 4-5
1907 Ralph Inott 1-4
1908 Ralph Inott 2-4
1909 Ralph Inott 4—3
1910 Ernie Diehl 6–2–1
Ohio Athletic Conference (1911–1925)
1911 Joe Monfort 4-5 1-0
1912 John Binder 1-6 0-1
1913 Raymond Church 4-2 1-1
1914 Unknown 1-2-2 1-1-1
No Team Fielded (WWI) (1915–1917)
1918 Jesse Williams 4–1 3-1
1919 Boyd Chambers 1-5 1-2
1920 Boyd Chambers 8–2 4–0 1st
1921 Boyd Chambers 8-9 5-1
1922 Boyd Chambers 9-6 5-3
1923 Boyd Chambers 8-2 5-0
1924 Boyd Chambers 6-7 4-1 2nd
1925 Boyd Chambers 7-6 6-3
Buckeye Athletic Association (1926–1938)
1926 Boyd Chambers 7-7-1 6-6 3rd
1927 Boyd Chambers 9-4 7–2 2nd
1928 Boyd Chambers 9-3 8-1 1st
1929 Frank E. Rice 12-6 8–2
1930 Frank E. Rice 11–9-1 6–2 T-1st
1931 Frank E. Rice 3–4 3–4
1932 Frank E. Rice 5–3 5–3
1933 Dana M. King 3–6 3-6
1934 Dana M. King 9-5 6-4
1935 Dana M. King 6-7 6-4
1936 Dana M. King 6-8 5-4
1937 Dana M. King 4-7 2-6
1938 Walter Van Winkle 2-8 2-5
Independent (1939–1946)
1939 Walter Van Winkle 3-9
1940 Reyman "Bud" Bonar 3–7
1941 Joseph A. Meyer 5-7
1942 Joseph A. Meyer 4-7
1943 Joseph A. Meyer 9-3
No Team Fielded (WWII) (1944–1944)
1945 Vern Ullom 0-3
1946 Ray Nolting 6–2
Mid-American Conference (1947–1953)
1947 Bill Schwarberg 8–8 1-5 5th
1948 Bill Schwarberg 11–8 3-5 5th
1949 Reyman "Bud" Bonar 5–10–1 3–5–1 5th
1950 Hank Zureick 8–10 4-6 5th
1951 Hank Zureick 9–7 1-4 4th
1952 John Beckel 5–11 3-5 5th
1953 John Beckel 8–10 3-5 5th
Independent (1954–1957)
1954 Ed Jucker 8-6
1955 Ed Jucker 12–4
1956 Ed Jucker 13–4 NCAA District 4, 0–1
1957 Ed Jucker 9–3
Missouri Valley Conference (1958–1970)
1958 Ed Jucker 17–6 8–3 1st MVC Championship 1-0
1959 Ed Jucker 13–7 6–2 2nd
1960 Ed Jucker 12–8 6–1 2nd MVC Championship 0–1
1961 Glenn Sample 198–5–2 8–0 1st MVC Championship 2-0
District 4 playoffs, 1–2
1962 Glenn Sample 17–11 2-1 1st MVC Championship 0–1
1963 Glenn Sample 12–18 1-2 5th MVC Championship 2–2
1964 Glenn Sample 10–14 3-2 7th MVC Championship 0-1
1965 Glenn Sample 21–15 5–1 2nd MVC Championship 0–2
1966 Glenn Sample 12–14–1 2–4 5th
1967 Glenn Sample 19–11–1 6–1 1st MVC Championship 2–1
District 4 playoffs, 1–2
1968 Glenn Sample 14–13–1 3–5 5th
1969 Glenn Sample 18–14 5–1 2nd MVC Championship 1–2
1970 Glenn Sample 15–13–1 7–1 T-1st MVC Championship 0–2
Independent (1971–1975)
1971 Glenn Sample 26–18 District 4 playoffs, 2–2
1972 Glenn Sample 24–16–1
1973 Glenn Sample 22–18
1974 Glenn Sample 27–16–2 District 4 playoffs, 0–2
1975 Glenn Sample 21–14
Metro Conference (1976–1991)
1976 Glenn Sample 19–31-1 0-2 5th Metro Tournament 0–1
1977 Glenn Sample 16–23 3-0 7th Metro Tournament 0–2
1978 Glenn Sample 21–24 0-8 5th Metro Tournament 1–2
1979 Glenn Sample 29-13 6-3 5th Metro Tournament 2–2
1980 Glenn Sample 18–19 2-4 5th Metro Tournament 0–2
1981 Glenn Sample 12–29 1-9 7th Metro Tournament 1–2
1982 Tom Higgins 14–32 3-5 6th Metro Tournament 1–2
1983 Tom Higgins 17–31 1-3 6th Metro Tournament 1–2
1984 Tom Higgins 13–29-1 0–10 7th Metro Tournament 2–2
1985 Tom Higgins 29–25 7-10 5th Metro Tournament 1–2
1986 Tom Higgins 26–28 9–9 5th Metro Tournament 1-2
1987 Jim Schmitz 31–21 5–8 6th Metro Tournament 3–2
1988 Jim Schmitz 28–21 7–10 6th Metro Tournament 1–2
1989 Jim Schmitz 21–30 3–14 7th Metro Tournament 2–2
1990 Lance Brown 23–29 5–10 6th Metro Tournament 3–2
1991 Richard Skeel 28–30 2–19 8th Metro Tournament 2–2
Great Midwest Conference (1992–1995)
1992 Richard Skeel 22–26 5–11 4th Great Midwest Tournament 2–2
1993 Bruce Gordon 16–29 3–15 4th Great Midwest Tournament 0–2
1994 Bruce Gordon 14–41 3–19 5th Great Midwest Tournament 2–2
1995 Bruce Gordon 34–21 17–6 1st Great Midwest Tournament 2–2
Conference USA (1996–2005)
1996 Bruce Gordon 5–34 1–19 9th C-USA tournament 0–1
1997 Brian Cleary 12–46 4–23 10th C-USA tournament 1–2
1998 Brian Cleary 15–38 4–20 10th C-USA tournament 0–1
1999 Brian Cleary 30–29 9–18 8th C-USA tournament 1–2
2000 Brian Cleary 35–25 11–16 6th C-USA tournament 3–1
2001 Brian Cleary 34–24 16–11 4th C-USA tournament 0–2
2002 Brian Cleary 26–29–1 11–18–1 9th
2003 Brian Cleary 15–39 7–22 11th
2004 Brian Cleary 15–40 6–24 11th
2005 Brian Cleary 25-30 10–19 10th
Big East Conference (2006–2013)
2006 Brian Cleary 32–26 13–14 7th Big East tournament, 0–2
2007 Brian Cleary 28-28 10-16 10th
2008 Brian Cleary 39–20 19–8 2nd Big East tournament, 3–1
2009 Brian Cleary 29–29 13–14 9th Big East tournament, 0–2
2010 Brian Cleary 29–29 13–14 7th Big East tournament, 0–2
2011 Brian Cleary 30–27 14–13 6th Big East tournament, 0–2
2012 Brian Cleary 18–38 7–20 12th
2013 Brian Cleary 24–32 6-18 9th
American Athletic Conference (2014–2023)
2014 Ty Neal 22–31 6–18 9th
2015 Ty Neal 15–41 6–18 8th AAC tournament, 0–2
2016 Ty Neal 26–30-1 13–10-1 4th AAC tournament, 0–2
2017 Ty Neal 28–30 10–14 6th AAC tournament, 0–2
2018 Scott Googins 28-28 12–12 6th AAC tournament, 0–2
2019 Scott Googins 31-31 13–11 2nd AAC tournament, 4–0
NCAA Regional, 1–2
2020 Scott Googins 7–8 0–0 Cancelled
2021 Scott Googins 29-26 18-14 4th AAC tournament, 0–2
2022 Scott Googins 24-31 12-12 4th AAC tournament, 1–2
2023 Scott Googins 24-33 110-14 5th AAC tournament, 0–2
Big 12 Conference (2024–present)
2024 Jordan Bischel 31-25 17-13 5th Big 12 tournament, 1–2
Total: 1782–1931–21

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

As of end through 2023 Season[9]

Cincinnati in the NCAA tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
1956 0–1 .000 Lost in District 4 playoff game to Ohio
1961 1–2 .333 District 4 playoffs: Loss to Michigan (double elimination series)
1967 1–2 .333 Lost in District 5 series to Oklahoma St
1971 2–2 .500 Lost in District 4 playoff series to Southern Illinois
1974 0–2 .000 Lost in District 4 playoff series to Miami (Ohio) and Southern Illinois
2019 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Creighton in the Corvallis Regional

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Team records

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Single Game

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Year Record Opponent
1930 At Bats in a game (72) vs Miami (Ohio)
1993 Runs (26) vs UAB
1997 Runs Allowed (36) vs Rice
1993 Hits (29) vs UAB
2002 Doubles (9) at Xavier
1956 Triples (5) vs Wittenburg
2002 Home runs (8) vs USF
1993 Total bases (54) vs UAB
1993 Runs Batted In (24) vs UAB
1960 Stolen bases (10) vs Drake
1963 Errors (11) vs Southern Illinois
1930 Longest game (21 Innings) vs Miami (Ohio)
1958 Largest margin of victory (21) vs Kenyon
1952 Most runs scored in an Inning (16) vs Morehead State

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No Hitters

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There have been 6 No-Hitters in Cincinnati baseball history, the last one occurred in 1995.

Date Pitcher(s) Opponent Notes
May 6, 1910 John Binder vs. Denison
May 4, 1965 Neil Rubinstein vs. Hanover 7 Innings
1967 Jose Worrall vs. Ohio State 7 Innings
1973 T. Burman & C. Poston vs. Quinnipiac 7 Innings
1982 Mark Thompson vs. Wright State 7 Innings
1995 Chris Murphy vs. IUPUI 5 Innings

Retired numbers

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No. Member Position Career Year No. Retired
1
 Glen Sample Head coach 1984–2001 2010
12
 Ed Jucker Head coach 1987–1989 2010
36
 Kevin Youkilis 3B 1998–2001 2016

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All-Americans

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Cincinnati and MLB

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Main article: List of University of Cincinnati people

Cincinnati has had 22 players reach Major League Baseball (MLB). Some notable alumni to reach the majors include Tony Campana and Josh Harrison who made their MLB debuts during the 2011 season. Two former Bearcats Miller Huggins and Sandy Koufax are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. This list of Cincinnati Bearcats baseball players includes former members of the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team that represents the University of Cincinnati, who have played in one or more regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) games.[11][12][9][13]

Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
3x All Star Kevin Youkilis

All Time MLB Draft Picks

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Note: the first Major League Baseball draft was held in 1965.

Cincinnati MLB Drafted Players
Year Round Overall Pick Player Team
1965 3 60 Billy Wolff STL
1966 36 675 John Meyer NYM
19671rg 7 125 John Meyer CLE
19676sc 8 150 John Meyer CLE
19691rg 7 125 David Jakubs STL
1970 23 550 Rick DeFelice CIN
1972 23 533 Denny Nagel HOU
1972 28 642 Butch Alberts PIT
1974 33 641 Timothy Burman PIT
19751sc 4 79 Timothy Burman PIT
19771rg 2 27 Bobby Sagers MON
1977 23 556 Brady Baldwin ATL
1977 28 669 Jeffrey Wilson MON
1978 16 407 Skeeter Barnes CIN
1978 25 596 Mark Roush ATL
19821rg 10 241 James Bettis MON
1984 19 475 Lalo Berezo CIN
1985 19 474 Tom Summers CIN
1986 3 78 Dave Sala STL
1988 14 353 John Zaksek CWS
1988 42 1079 Joe Tenhunfeld PHI
1988 58 1352 Riley Stephens CWS
1990 49 1241 George Glinatsis CWS
1991 32 838 George Glinatsis SEA
1992 43 1215 Bill Metzinger COL
1995 40 1119 Chris Murphy COL
1998 16 470 Casey McEvoy CIN
2001 8 243 Kevin Youkilis BOS
2001 25 756 Curtus Moak SF
2001 35 1066 Chris Hamblen SF
2002 13 382 Chris Hamblen TEX
2005 23 690 Mark Haske DET
2005 31 941 Josh Kay OAK
2006 12 354 Logan Parker CIN
2007 24 725 John Baird TB
2008 6 191 Josh Harrison CHC
2008 7 216 Dan Osterbrock MIN
2008 13 401 Tony Campana CHC
2009 11 333 Mike Spina OAK
2009 14 430 Lance Durham TOR
2009 38 1148 Kevin Johnson FLA
2010 17 519 Brian Garman MIL
2010 42 1276 Kevin Johnson TEX
2011 20 625 Dan Jensen CIN
2012 8 261 Zach Isler CWS
2012 14 430 Jake Proctor MIN
2012 32 982 Christian McElroy CIN
2014 12 348 Connor Walsh CWS
2015 1 9 Ian Happ CHC
2017 15 459 Ryan Noda TOR
2017 29 857 A.J. Bumpass CIN
2018 10 290 Manny Rodriguez NYM
2018 24 714 Cam Alldred PIT
2018 29 874 J.T. Perez MIN
2019 39 1164 A.J. Bumpass CIN
2020 4 121 Joey Wiemer MIL
2021 7 200 Evan Shawver COL
2024 6 171 Josh Kross STL

6sc – June Secondary
1rg – January Draft
1sc – January Secondary Draft

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UC Baseball Stadium". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brand Color". University of Cincinnati Brand Guide. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "2022 Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. February 17, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ 2017 Media Guide (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Big 12 Conference Adds Four New Members". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. September 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  8. ^ University of Cincinnati Athletics (September 22, 2022). 2022-23 Cincinnati Baseball Record Book (PDF). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e University of Cincinnati Athletics (February 12, 2022). 2022 Cincinnati Baseball Record Book (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Groeschen, Tom (May 1, 2015). "Youkilis to have UC baseball number retired". Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "University of Cincinnati Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com.
  12. ^ "University of Cincinnati Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ^ "Bearcats in the Pros". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. June 11, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "MLB Draft History". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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