The Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents The University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition. 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 hall of fame members Sandy Koufax and Miller Huggins, 3-time MLB All-Star and 2-time World Series Champion Kevin Youkilis, and 2-time MLB All-Star Josh Harrison.

The Bearcats are currently coached by Jordan Bischel. Cincinnati plays home games on-campus at UC Baseball Stadium.

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. 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.

Head coaches 1893–1894Frank Sanford Brown26–5–11895John M. Thomas Jr.14–21896Ralph Holterhoff1 3–6 1903–1904 Anthony Chez2 9–7 1905–1906Amos Foster26–8 1907–1909 Ralph Inott 3 7–11 1910 Ernie Diehl 1 6–2–1 1911 Joe Monfort 1 4–5 1912John Binder11–61913 Raymond Church 1 4–2 1918 Dr. Jesse F. Williams 1 4–1 1919–1928 Boyd Chambers10 80–51–1 1929–1932 Frank "Doc" Rice 4 31–22–1 1933–1937 Dana M. King5 28–331938–1939 Rip Van Winkle 2 5–17 1940, 1949 Bud Bonar 2 8–17–1 1941–1943 Joseph A. Meyer 3 18–17 1945Vern Ullom10–31946 Ray Nolting 1 6–2 1947–1948 Bill Schwarberg 2 19–16 1950–1951 Hank Zureick 2 17–171952–1953John Beckel 2 13–211954–1960 Ed Jucker784–381961–1981Glenn Sample21391–349–101982Pat Quinn114–321983–1986Tom Higgins485–113–11987–1990Jim Schmitz4 104–101 1991–1992 Richard Skeel 2 50–56 1993–1996 Bruce Gordon 4 69–125 1997–2013Brian Cleary 17 436–528–1 2014–2017 Ty Neal 4 91–132–1 2018–2023 Scott Googins 6 143–157 2024–present Jordan Bischel 3103–73 Total 33 coaches 126 seasons 1854–1979–21 ()

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+Longest Tenure Rank Name Seasons 1 Glen Sample 21 2 Brian Cleary 17 3 Boyd Chambers 10

+Most Wins Rank Name Wins 1 Brian Cleary 436 2Glenn Sample 391 3Scott Googins 143

+Best Winning Pct. Rank Name Pct. 1 Jesse Williams 2 Ray Nolting 3 Ed Jucker

Year-by-year results

As of end through 2026 season

Cincinnati in the NCAA tournament The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

1956 0–1 Lost in District 4 playoff game to Ohio 1961 1–2 Lost in District 4 series to Michigan (double elimination series) 1967 1–2Lost in District 5 series to Oklahoma State 1971 2–2Lost in District 4 series to Southern Illinois 1974 0–2Lost in District 4 playoff series to Miami (Ohio) and Southern Illinois 2019 1–2Eliminated by Creighton in the Corvallis Regional 2025 1–2Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Knoxville Regional 2026 1–2Eliminated by Louisiana in the Starkville Regional

Team records Single Game 1930 At Bats in a game (72) vs Miami (OH) 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 (OH) 1958 Largest margin of victory (21) vs Kenyon 1952 Most runs scored in an Inning (16) vs Morehead State Source:

No Hitters

There have been 6 No-Hitters in Cincinnati baseball history, the last one occurred in 1995. May 6, 1910 John Binder vs. Denison May 4, 1965 Neil Rubinstein vs. Hanover 7 Innings 1967 Jose Worrall vs. Ohio State 7 Innings1973 T. Burman & C. Poston vs. Quinnipiac7 Innings 1982 Mark Thompson vs. Wright State7 Innings1995Chris Murphy vs. IUPUI5 Innings

Retired numbers Glen Sample Head coach 1961–1981 2010 Ed Jucker Head coach 1954–1960 2010 Kevin Youkilis 3B 1998–2001 2016 Source:

All-Americans

First Team All-Americans 1961 Bill Faul 1965 Billy Wolf 2015 Ian Happ

Second Team All-Americans 1967 Pat Maginn 2000 Kevin Youkilis 2008 Josh Harrison 2009 Lance Durham

Third Team All-Americans 1962 Bill Faul 2001 Kevin Youkilis

Honorable Mentions 1974 Tim Burman 1996 Steve Barhorst

Freshman All-Americans 1999 Chris Hamblen 2001 Tony Maynard 2002 Kyle Markle 2006 Steve Blevins 2006 Josh Harrison 2010 Andrew Strenge 2011 Justin Glass 2013 Ian Happ

Cincinnati and MLB

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.

Butch Alberts Ethan Allen Skeeter Barnes Carl Bouldin Ed BrinkmanAll Star, Gold Glove Jack Bushelman Tony Campana Bill Faul George Glinatsis Josh Harrison2× MLB All-Star Mike Hershberger Ian Happ Miller HugginsBaseball Hall of Fame manager Sandy KoufaxBaseball Hall of Famer, 7× MLB All-Star, NL MVP, 3× Cy Young Award Ryan Noda Art Warren Joey Wiemer Kevin Youkilis3x MLB All Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award

All Time MLB Draft Picks Note: the first Major League Baseball draft was held in 1965.

Cincinnati MLB Drafted PlayersYearRoundOverall pickPlayerTeam 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 List of NCAA Division I baseball programs Cincinnati Bearcats

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