Game is scheduled for Tues at 6 p.m. ET at The Bart and it's a rainy day tomorrow so we need to keep an eye on the possibility of a schedule change.
Cincinnati is 5th in the Big 12 with an overall record of 27-21 and a conference record of 13-11 and they feel they can still possibly get an at-large bid with a strong finish if they don't win the Big 12 tournament. Cincy's RPI is currently 67 to IU's 62. It's the last midweek home game for IU.
Two familiar names are starting for the Bearcats: Hunter Jessee is starting in LF and he is currently hitting .250 and has 6 doubles and 3 homers. Cal Sefcik's older brother, Luke Sefcik, a redshirt soph, starts at 2B for the Bearcats and is hitting .302.
Starting pitchers:
RHP Evan Whiteaker will be on the mound for IU and he has an ERA of 12.27 in 11.0 IP and a WHIP of 2.18 with an OBA of .393. Whiteaker has really struggled this season having been charged with 15 earned runs in his 11 innings pitched. He pitched three innings back on 3/13 against Illinois State where he was charged with 8 earned runs in those three innings and then didn't pitch again until 4/21 against Minnesota where he pitched one inning giving up an earned run. He pitched again on 4/23 for an inning against Ball State giving up a double, but he wasn't charged with any runs in that one inning. Hopefully, he gets off to a good start with the Bearcats.
RHP Griffin Hugus will be on the mound for Cincy with an ERA of 4.95 in 20.0 IP and an OBA of .250.
Stat comparison:
Batting: IU is hitting .300, while the Bearcats are hitting .278 as a team.
Pitching: IU has a team ERA of 6.45, while the Bearcats have a team average of 5.88.
Fielding: IU is at .964, while the Bearcats average is .973. IU has 60 errors in 47 games, while the Bearcats have 47 errors in 48 games.
Weather forecast: It's expected to be 74 at game time (Tues at 6 p.m. ET) with mostly cloudy skies and a 34 pct chance of precip. Wind out of the SW at 12 mph. They are expecting a thunderstorm around 2 p.m. that afternoon with it tapering off going into the late afternoon/early evening with the chance of a thunderstorm starting again around 8 p.m. that evening.
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Cincinnati is 5th in the Big 12 with an overall record of 27-21 and a conference record of 13-11 and they feel they can still possibly get an at-large bid with a strong finish if they don't win the Big 12 tournament. Cincy's RPI is currently 67 to IU's 62. It's the last midweek home game for IU.
Two familiar names are starting for the Bearcats: Hunter Jessee is starting in LF and he is currently hitting .250 and has 6 doubles and 3 homers. Cal Sefcik's older brother, Luke Sefcik, a redshirt soph, starts at 2B for the Bearcats and is hitting .302.
Starting pitchers:
RHP Evan Whiteaker will be on the mound for IU and he has an ERA of 12.27 in 11.0 IP and a WHIP of 2.18 with an OBA of .393. Whiteaker has really struggled this season having been charged with 15 earned runs in his 11 innings pitched. He pitched three innings back on 3/13 against Illinois State where he was charged with 8 earned runs in those three innings and then didn't pitch again until 4/21 against Minnesota where he pitched one inning giving up an earned run. He pitched again on 4/23 for an inning against Ball State giving up a double, but he wasn't charged with any runs in that one inning. Hopefully, he gets off to a good start with the Bearcats.
RHP Griffin Hugus will be on the mound for Cincy with an ERA of 4.95 in 20.0 IP and an OBA of .250.
Stat comparison:
Batting: IU is hitting .300, while the Bearcats are hitting .278 as a team.
Pitching: IU has a team ERA of 6.45, while the Bearcats have a team average of 5.88.
Fielding: IU is at .964, while the Bearcats average is .973. IU has 60 errors in 47 games, while the Bearcats have 47 errors in 48 games.
Weather forecast: It's expected to be 74 at game time (Tues at 6 p.m. ET) with mostly cloudy skies and a 34 pct chance of precip. Wind out of the SW at 12 mph. They are expecting a thunderstorm around 2 p.m. that afternoon with it tapering off going into the late afternoon/early evening with the chance of a thunderstorm starting again around 8 p.m. that evening.
Baseball Central: Cincinnati - Indiana University Athletics
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