The Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents

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intercollegiate men's baseball competition. The Bearcats currently compete in The

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The University of Cincinnati began varsity intercollegiate competition in baseball in 1886. Former Bearcats who have gone on to success in

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include

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and manager

Miller Huggins Miller James Huggins (March 27, 1878 – September 25, 1929) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Huggins played second base for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–1916). He managed the ...

, 3-time All-Star and 2-time World Series Champion

Kevin Youkilis Kevin Edmund Youkilis (; born March 15, 1979), nicknamed "Youk" , is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman, who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Red S ...

, and 2-time MLB All-Star

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. The Bearcats are currently coached by Scott Googins. Cincinnati plays home games on UC's campus at

UC Baseball Stadium UC Baseball Stadium (formerly UC Ballpark and Marge Schott Stadium) is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. It is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball, Cincinnati Bearcats. The stad ...

. The 2023 baseball season will mark the program's last season as a member of the AAC. In September 2021, Cincinnati,

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, and

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accepted bids to join the

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. On June 10, 2022 the

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

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in 2023.

Head coaches

Source:

Year-by-year results

''As of end through 2022 Season''

UC in the NCAA tournament

*The

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started in 1947. *The

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of the tournament has changed through the years.

Team Records

Single Game

Source:

No Hitters

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

Retired numbers

Source:

All Americans

* First Team All-Americans :1961

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:1965 Billy Wolf :2015

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* Second Team All-Americans :1967 Pat Maginn :2000

:2008

:2009 Lance Durham * Third Team All-Americans :1999

*Honorable Mentions :1974 Tim Burman :1996 Steve Barhorst *Freshman All-Americans :1999 Chris Hamblen :2001 Tony Maynard :2002 Kyle Markle :2006 Steve Blevins :2006

:2010 Andrew Strenge :2011 Justin Glass :2013

UC and MLB

Cincinnati had had 21 players reach

(MLB). Some notable alumni to reach the majors include

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and

who make their MLB debuts during the 2011 season. Two former Bearcats

and

are members of the

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. This list of Cincinnati Bearcats baseball players includes former members of the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team that represents the

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, who have played in one or more regular season

(MLB) games. Sandy Koufax

* Butch Alberts *

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Skeeter Barnes William Henry "Skeeter" Barnes (born March 3, 1957) is a retired Major League Baseball utility player for the Cincinnati Reds (1983–1984 and 1989), Montreal Expos (1985), St. Louis Cardinals (1987) and Detroit Tigers (1991–1994). Biography B ...

Carl Bouldin Carl Edward Bouldin (born September 17, 1939) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who also played college baseball and college basketball for the University of Cincinnati, where he was a member of the NCAA Championship-winning 196 ...

Ed Brinkman Edwin Albert Brinkman (December 8, 1941 – September 30, 2008) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a shortstop, for the Washington Senators (1961–19 ...

All Star, Gold Glove *

Jack Bushelman John Francis Bushelman (August 29, 1885 – October 26, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. Bushelman attended the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ...

* George Glinatsis *

2× MLB All-Star *

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manager *

r, 7× MLB All-Star, NL MVP, 3× Cy Young Award *

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3x MLB All Star, Gold Glove,

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Players selected in the MLB draft

Note: the first

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was held in 1965. ^6sc – June Secondary
^1rg – January Draft
^1sc – January Secondary Draft Source:

References

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Head coaches

Year-by-year results

UC in the NCAA tournament

Team Records

Single Game

No Hitters

Retired numbers

All Americans

UC and MLB

Players selected in the MLB draft

See also

References