2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team

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2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2016 record26-29-1 (13-10-1 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Lackaff (2nd season)
  • Ted Tom (1st season)
  • Dustin Coffman (3rd season)
Home stadiumMarge Schott Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 25 Tulane  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 7 – 0   .682 39 – 19 – 0   .672
No. 15 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8 – 1   .646 34 – 21 – 1   .616
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 9 – 0   .609 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 1   .563 26 – 30 – 1   .465
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 36 – 23 – 0   .610
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 22 – 39 – 0   .361
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 24 – 33 – 0   .421
UCF  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 26 – 33 – 0   .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 2, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bearcats play their home games at Marge Schott Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Ty Neal, in his third season at Cincinnati. the 2015 UC Baseball team was the youngest team in the nation last season and will be competing for that title again in 2016. The team features 29 underclassmen (14 freshmen, two redshirt freshmen, 12 sophomores and one redshirt sophomore) to just six upperclassmen (two juniors, one redshirt junior and three seniors).

On March 21, 2016 Cincinnati defeated Northwestern 10-3 for the 8th straight win, also the 200th win at Marge Schott Stadium. The 8-0 record at home is the best start for any UC team at home since going a perfect 10-0 at home in 1961. Cincinnati finished the home schedule with an 18-7 record, the best winning percentage in the history of Marge Schott Stadium

Previous Season[]

In 2015, the Bearcats finished 8th in the American with a record of 15-41, 6-18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Ian Happ was drafted ninth overall by the Chicago Cubs. Happ was named first team American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), he was previously named First Team All-America by D1Baseball.com and was added to the second team by Baseball America, the NCBWA, Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball and College Sports Madness. He also was named a First Team Capital One Academic All-American by CoSIDA, along with AAC Player of the year[2]

Roster[]

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town
2 INF Manny Rodriguez L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) So Brooklyn, N.Y
4 INF Kyle Mottice L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Canal Fulton, OH
5 OF Vince Augustine R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cranberry Township, PA
6 OF Jordan Ramey R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Cincinnati, OH
7 C Joey Thomas R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Mason, OH
8 INF Devin Wenzel R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Blandon, PA
10 C Woody Wallace R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lewis Center, OH
11 RHP Andrew Zellner R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Farmersville, OH
13 LHP Cam Alldred S/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Batavia, OH
14 INF Ryan Noda L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Volo, IL
16 RHP Cameron Ross R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Hebron, KY
17 OF Treg Haberkorn L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Leo, IN
18 INF Connor McVey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Mason, OH
19 LHP Ryan Bettcher L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Lakeville, IN
20 OF A.J. Bumpass L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rougemont, NC
21 RHP Jarod Yoakam R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Marysville, OH
22 LHP A.J. Olasz L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So West Mifflin, PA
23 RHP Doug Lowe III L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Marysville, OH
24 LHP Mitch Patishall R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pendleton, IN
25 LHP Chris Gang L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lancaster, OH
28 LHP J.T. Perez L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Orrville, OH
29 OF R.J. Thompson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Mason, OH
30 RHP Cal Jarrett R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dixon, IL
32 LHP Colton Cleary L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Nicholasville, KY
33 LHP Dalton Lehnen L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Lakeville, MN
34 RHP A.J. Kullman L/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Powell, OH
35 C Mason DeAnna R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Olmsted Falls, OH
38 INF Cole Murphy L/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Cincinnati, OH
40 RHP Nick Voss R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Loveland, OH
41 RHP Clayton Colvin R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dublin, OH
42 INF Garrett Zoukis R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Reston, VA
43 LHP Jack Bergren L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
45 RHP Tristan Hammans L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Bakersfield, CA
46 RHP David Orndorff R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Pasadena, CA
48 INF Christian Steele L/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mason, OH
Head coach

Ty Neal

Assistant coach(es)

John Lackaff
Ted Tom
Dustin Coffman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2016

Schedule[]

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
May
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record AAC Record
May 1 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC T 3–3 (8) — — None 2,258 21-22-1 9-5-1
May 3 at #7 Louisville* Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 1–7 McClure (9-0) Olasz (1-5) None 1,463 21–23–1 —
May 6 at UCF Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 7–8 Hukari (2-2) Zellner (6-3) Thompson (3) 1,025 21–24–1 9–6–1
May 7 at UCF Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 1–12 Pimentel (3-6) Perez (5-4) None 1,121 21–25–1 9–7–1
May 8 at UCF Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 4–2 Orndorff (3–3) Finfrock (4-5) None 932 22–25–1 10–7–1
May 13 Houston Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 1–3 Romero (5–4) Zellner (6-4) None 713 22–26–1 11–8–1
May 14 Houston Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 1–0 Perez (6–4) Ullom (6-3) None 581 23–26–1 11–8–1
May 15 Houston Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 0–4 Cumbie (4–2) Orndorff (3–4) Maxwell (3) 617 23–27–1 11–9–1
May 13 Western Carolina* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 3–1 Olasz (2-5) Bray (1-4) Yoakam (3) 322 24–27–1 —
May 19 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 4–2 (10) Zellner (7-4) Crosby (0-2) Kullman (3) 520 25–27–1 12–9–1
May 20 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 3–5 Blackwood (2-3) Perez (6-5) None 412 25–28–1 12–10–1
May 21 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 4–3 Kullman (4-2) Blackwood (2-4) None 864 26–28–1 13–10–1
Postseason
AAC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record AACT Record
May 24 vs. (5) Houston Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–9 Cumbie (5–2) Olasz (2-6) Hernandez (9) CBSSN — 26–29–1 0–1
May 25 vs. (8) UCF Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 6–7 (10) Hukari (3-3) Kullman (4–3) None AACDN 843 26–30–1 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cincinnati team member

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

References[]

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "First Team ABCA All-America for Happ". GoBearcats.com. CBSi. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball Schedule". GoBearcats.com. CBSi. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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