Cincinnati Bearcats | |
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2024 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team | |
Founded | 1886 |
Overall record | 1751–1906–21 (.479) |
University | University of Cincinnati |
Head coach | Jordan Bischel (1st season) |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Home stadium | UC Baseball Stadium[1] (Capacity: 3,085) |
Nickname | Bearcats |
Colors | Red and black[2] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1956, 1958, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1974, 2019 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
AAC: 2019 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Ohio Athletic Conference: 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923
Buckeye: 1928, 1930 MVC: 1958, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 Great Midwest: 1995 |
The Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents The University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition.[3] 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 Sandy Koufax and manager Miller Huggins, 3-time All-Star and 2-time World Series Champion Kevin Youkilis, and 2-time MLB All-Star Josh Harrison. Cincinnati plays home games on UC's campus at UC Baseball Stadium.[4][5]
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.[6] 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.[7]