2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team

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).

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016 record	26-29-1 (13-10-1 The American)
Head coach	Ty Neal (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	John Lackaff (2nd season) Ted Tom (1st season) Dustin Coffman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Marge Schott Stadium

2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	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

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 Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2016

Schedule

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record AAC Record February 19 at #7 LSU* Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–6 (12) Cartwright (1–0) Orndorff (0–1) None SECN+ 11,906 0–1 — February 20 at #7 LSU* Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–4 Lange (1–0) Patishall (0–1) None SECN+ 11,573 0–2 — February 21 at #7 LSU* Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–12 Valek III (1–0) Olasz (0–1) None SECN+ 10,334 0–3 — February 26 vs WKU* Foley Field • Athens, GA Georgia Foley Field Tournament L 2–5 King (1–0) Zellner (0–1) Elder (2) 0–4 — February 27 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA Georgia Foley Field Tournament L 6–7 (10) Gist (1–0) Kullman (0–1) None SECN+ 2,522 0–5 — February 28 vs South Alabama* Foley Field • Athens, GA Georgia Foley Field Tournament L 2–3 — — — 0–6 —
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record AAC Record March 2 at Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1–7 Vasquez (1–0) Alldred (0–1) None 1,096 0–7 — March 4 at Coastal Carolina* Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–7 Zellner (1–1) Bilous (0-1) None Big South Network 1,417 1–7 — March 5 vs. Ball State* Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Chanticleer Classic L 3–4 Brockhouse (1–1) Perez (0-1) None 114 1–8 — March 5 vs. Ball State* Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Chanticleer Classic L 4–6 Burns (2–0) Olasz (0-2) Butler (2) 107 1–9 — March 6 vs. #7 Ole Miss* Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Chanticleer Classic L 1–7 Johnson (3–0) Lowe II (0-1) None 123 1–10 — March 8 at Kentucky* Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 4–8 Strecker (2–0) Yoakam (0–1) None SECN+ 2,062 1–11 — March 11 Canisius* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 8–7 (10) Kullman (1–1) Remillard (0–1) None 2–11 — March 11 Canisius* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 6–1 Perez (1-1) Shepley (1–2) None 723 3–11 — March 12 Canisius* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 7–6 Clearly (1-0) Stevenson (0–4) Orndorff (1) 4–11 — March 12 Canisius* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 5–1 Colvin (1-0) Smith (0–1) None 742 5–11 — March 15 Miami (OH)* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 7–2 Orndorff (1-1) Graham (1–2) Yoakam (1) 1,081 6–11 — March 19 Northwestern* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 1–0 Zellner (2-1) Reed (2–1) None 431 7–11 — March 20 Northwestern* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 6–5 Kullman (2–1) Bordignon (1–2) None 388 8–11 — March 21 Northwestern* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 10–3 Orndorff (2-1) Kubiuk (0–1) None 292 9–11 — March 25 Xavier* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 4–0 Zellner (3-1) Lowther (2–3) None — 10–11 — March 25 Xavier* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 9–2 Perez (2-1) Jacknewitz (0–4) None 607 11–11 — March 26 at Xavier* J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH L 3–6 Kirschner (2-1) Kullman (2–2) Schilling (4) 478 11–12 — March 29 at Indiana* Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN W 5–0 Olasz (1-2) Milto (1–1) None 2,279 12–12 —
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record AAC Record April 1 South Florida Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 3–5 Sanders (3-1) Zellner (3–2) Evald (6) 503 12–13 0–1 April 2 South Florida Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 3–2 Perez (3-1) Lawson (3–2) Yoakam (1) 492 13–13 1–1 April 3 South Florida Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 4–3 (14) Yoakam (1–1) Perez (0–3) None 471 14–13 2–1 April 5 Wright State* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 5–7 Milto (3-1) Lehnen (0–1) 332 14–14 — April 6 Indiana* Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 3–7 Swaney (4-1) Hammans (0–1) None 366 14–15 — April 8 Connecticut Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 3–2 (13) Kullman (3–2) Nepiarsky (1–1) None 241 15–15 3–1 April 9 Connecticut Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 3–2 Perez (4–1) Over (0–3) Orndorff (2) 558 16–15 4–1 April 10 Connecticut Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 2–4 Montgomerie (2–1) Orndorff (2–2) Polonia (4) 412 16–16 4–2 April 12 vs. Wright State* Hayden Park • Oxford, OH Joe Nuxhall Classic L 1–6 Sexton (3–2) Olasz (1-3) None 102 16–17 — April 13 vs. Xavier* Hayden Park • Oxford, OH Joe Nuxhall Classic L 5–8 Jacknewitz (1–6) Cleary (1-1) None 55 16–18 — April 15 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2–1 Zellner (4-2) Gibbs (3–2) Kullman (1) 2,256 17–18 5–2 April 16 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 0–1 Massey (5-2) Perez (4–2) None 2,249 17–19 5–3 April 17 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 7–4 Yoakam (2–1) Massey (3-4) None 2,244 18–19 6–3 April 19 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–9 Woodby (5–1) Olasz (1-4) None 1,006 18–20 — April 22 Memphis Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 1–0 Zellner (5–2) Hathcock (4-5) None 962 19–20 7–3 April 23 Memphis Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 16–4 Ferguson (5–2) Alexander (2-5) None 947 20–20 8–3 April 24 Memphis Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 2–6 Massey (4-4) Orndorff (2–3) None 668 20–21 8–4 April 29 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 3–0 Zellner (6-2) Kruczynski (5–1) Kullman (2) 2,648 21–21 9–4 April 30 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 4–6 Boyd (6-3) Perez (5–3) Ingle (9) 2,915 21–22 9–5
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.