Cincinnati Bearcats baseball

Baseball team of the University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati Bearcats baseball
2024 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team

Founded	1886; 138 years ago (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 (Capacity: 3,085)
Nickname	Bearcats
Colors	Red and black
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. 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.

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

Tenure	Coach	Seasons	Record	Pct.
1893-1894	Frank Sanford Brown	2	6-5-1	.500
1895	John M. Thomas Jr.	1	4-2	.666
1896	Ralph Holterhoff	1	3-6	.333
1903–1904	Anthony Chez	2	9-7	.562
1905-1906	Amos Foster	2	6-8	.428
1907-1909	Ralph Inott	3	7-11	.388
1910	Ernie Diehl	1	6–2–1	.666
1911	Joe Monfort	1	4-5	.444
1912	John Binder	1	1-6	.143
1913	Raymond Church	1	4-2	.666
1918	Dr. Jesse F. Williams	1	4–1	.800
1919–1928	Boyd Chambers	10	80-51-1	.606
1929–1932	Frank "Doc" Rice	4	31-22-1	.574
1933-1937	Dana M. King	5	28-33	.459
1938-1939	Rip Van Winkle	2	5-17	.227
1940, 1949	Bud Bonar	2	8–17–1	.307
1941–1943	Joseph A. Meyer	3	18-17	.514
1945	Vern Ullom	1	0-3	.000
1946	Ray Nolting	1	6–2	.750
1947–1948	Bill Schwarberg	2	19–16	.542
1950–1951	Hank Zureick	2	17–17	.500
1952–1953	John Beckel	2	13-21	.382
1954–1960	Ed Jucker	7	84-38	.688
1961–1981	Glenn Sample	21	391-349-10	.521
1982	Pat Quinn	1	14–32	.304
1983–1986	Tom Higgins	4	85–113-1	.427
1987–1990	Jim Schmitz	4	104-101	.507
1991–1992	Richard Skeel	2	50–56	.471
1993–1996	Bruce Gordon	4	69–125	.355
1997–2013	Brian Cleary	17	436-528-1	.451
2014–2017	Ty Neal	4	91–132–1	.406
2018–2023	Scott Googins	6	143–157	.476
2024–present	Jordan Bischel	1	32-25	.561
Total	33 coaches	124 seasons	1783–1931–21	(.480)

Source:

**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
2	Glenn Sample	391
3	Scott Googins	143

**Best Winning Pct.**
Rank	Name	Pct.
1	Jesse Williams	.800
2	Ray Nolting	.750
3	Ed Jucker	.689

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (1886–1910)
1886	Unknown	2–0
No Records Found (1887–1892)
1893	Frank Sanford Brown	0–2–1
1894	Frank Sanford Brown	6–3
1895	John M. Thomas Jr.	4-2
1896	Ralph Holterhoff	3-6
No Records Found (1897–1899)
1900	Unknown	2-2
No Records Found (1901–1902)
1903	Anthony Chez	3–4
1904	Anthony Chez	6-3
1905	Amos Foster	2–3
1906	Amos Foster	4-5
1907	Ralph Inott	1-4
1908	Ralph Inott	2-4
1909	Ralph Inott	4—3
1910	Ernie Diehl	6–2–1
Ohio Athletic Conference (1911–1925)
1911	Joe Monfort	4-5	1-0
1912	John Binder	1-6	0-1
1913	Raymond Church	4-2	1-1
1914	Unknown	1-2-2	1-1-1
No Team Fielded (WWI) (1915–1917)
1918	Jesse Williams	4–1	3-1
1919	Boyd Chambers	1-5	1-2
1920	Boyd Chambers	8–2	4–0	1st
1921	Boyd Chambers	8-9	5-1
1922	Boyd Chambers	9-6	5-3
1923	Boyd Chambers	8-2	5-0
1924	Boyd Chambers	6-7	4-1	2nd
1925	Boyd Chambers	7-6	6-3
Buckeye Athletic Association (1926–1938)
1926	Boyd Chambers	7-7-1	6-6	3rd
1927	Boyd Chambers	9-4	7–2	2nd
1928	Boyd Chambers	9-3	8-1	1st
1929	Frank E. Rice	12-6	8–2
1930	Frank E. Rice	11–9-1	6–2	T-1st
1931	Frank E. Rice	3–4	3–4
1932	Frank E. Rice	5–3	5–3
1933	Dana M. King	3–6	3-6
1934	Dana M. King	9-5	6-4
1935	Dana M. King	6-7	6-4
1936	Dana M. King	6-8	5-4
1937	Dana M. King	4-7	2-6
1938	Walter Van Winkle	2-8	2-5
Independent (1939–1946)
1939	Walter Van Winkle	3-9
1940	Reyman "Bud" Bonar	3–7
1941	Joseph A. Meyer	5-7
1942	Joseph A. Meyer	4-7
1943	Joseph A. Meyer	9-3
No Team Fielded (WWII) (1944–1944)
1945	Vern Ullom	0-3
1946	Ray Nolting	6–2
Mid-American Conference (1947–1953)
1947	Bill Schwarberg	8–8	1-5	5th
1948	Bill Schwarberg	11–8	3-5	5th
1949	Reyman "Bud" Bonar	5–10–1	3–5–1	5th
1950	Hank Zureick	8–10	4-6	5th
1951	Hank Zureick	9–7	1-4	4th
1952	John Beckel	5–11	3-5	5th
1953	John Beckel	8–10	3-5	5th
Independent (1954–1957)
1954	Ed Jucker	8-6
1955	Ed Jucker	12–4
1956	Ed Jucker	13–4			NCAA District 4, 0–1
1957	Ed Jucker	9–3
Missouri Valley Conference (1958–1970)
1958	Ed Jucker	17–6	8–3	1st	MVC Championship 1-0
1959	Ed Jucker	13–7	6–2	2nd
1960	Ed Jucker	12–8	6–1	2nd	MVC Championship 0–1
1961	Glenn Sample	198–5–2	8–0	1st	MVC Championship 2-0 District 4 playoffs, 1–2
1962	Glenn Sample	17–11	2-1	1st	MVC Championship 0–1
1963	Glenn Sample	12–18	1-2	5th	MVC Championship 2–2
1964	Glenn Sample	10–14	3-2	7th	MVC Championship 0-1
1965	Glenn Sample	21–15	5–1	2nd	MVC Championship 0–2
1966	Glenn Sample	12–14–1	2–4	5th
1967	Glenn Sample	19–11–1	6–1	1st	MVC Championship 2–1 District 4 playoffs, 1–2
1968	Glenn Sample	14–13–1	3–5	5th
1969	Glenn Sample	18–14	5–1	2nd	MVC Championship 1–2
1970	Glenn Sample	15–13–1	7–1	T-1st	MVC Championship 0–2
Independent (1971–1975)
1971	Glenn Sample	26–18			District 4 playoffs, 2–2
1972	Glenn Sample	24–16–1
1973	Glenn Sample	22–18
1974	Glenn Sample	27–16–2			District 4 playoffs, 0–2
1975	Glenn Sample	21–14
Metro Conference (1976–1991)
1976	Glenn Sample	19–31-1	0-2	5th	Metro Tournament 0–1
1977	Glenn Sample	16–23	3-0	7th	Metro Tournament 0–2
1978	Glenn Sample	21–24	0-8	5th	Metro Tournament 1–2
1979	Glenn Sample	29-13	6-3	5th	Metro Tournament 2–2
1980	Glenn Sample	18–19	2-4	5th	Metro Tournament 0–2
1981	Glenn Sample	12–29	1-9	7th	Metro Tournament 1–2
1982	Tom Higgins	14–32	3-5	6th	Metro Tournament 1–2
1983	Tom Higgins	17–31	1-3	6th	Metro Tournament 1–2
1984	Tom Higgins	13–29-1	0–10	7th	Metro Tournament 2–2
1985	Tom Higgins	29–25	7-10	5th	Metro Tournament 1–2
1986	Tom Higgins	26–28	9–9	5th	Metro Tournament 1-2
1987	Jim Schmitz	31–21	5–8	6th	Metro Tournament 3–2
1988	Jim Schmitz	28–21	7–10	6th	Metro Tournament 1–2
1989	Jim Schmitz	21–30	3–14	7th	Metro Tournament 2–2
1990	Lance Brown	23–29	5–10	6th	Metro Tournament 3–2
1991	Richard Skeel	28–30	2–19	8th	Metro Tournament 2–2
Great Midwest Conference (1992–1995)
1992	Richard Skeel	22–26	5–11	4th	Great Midwest Tournament 2–2
1993	Bruce Gordon	16–29	3–15	4th	Great Midwest Tournament 0–2
1994	Bruce Gordon	14–41	3–19	5th	Great Midwest Tournament 2–2
1995	Bruce Gordon	34–21	17–6	1st	Great Midwest Tournament 2–2
Conference USA (1996–2005)
1996	Bruce Gordon	5–34	1–19	9th	C-USA tournament 0–1
1997	Brian Cleary	12–46	4–23	10th	C-USA tournament 1–2
1998	Brian Cleary	15–38	4–20	10th	C-USA tournament 0–1
1999	Brian Cleary	30–29	9–18	8th	C-USA tournament 1–2
2000	Brian Cleary	35–25	11–16	6th	C-USA tournament 3–1
2001	Brian Cleary	34–24	16–11	4th	C-USA tournament 0–2
2002	Brian Cleary	26–29–1	11–18–1	9th
2003	Brian Cleary	15–39	7–22	11th
2004	Brian Cleary	15–40	6–24	11th
2005	Brian Cleary	25-30	10–19	10th
Big East Conference (2006–2013)
2006	Brian Cleary	32–26	13–14	7th	Big East tournament, 0–2
2007	Brian Cleary	28-28	10-16	10th
2008	Brian Cleary	39–20	19–8	2nd	Big East tournament, 3–1
2009	Brian Cleary	29–29	13–14	9th	Big East tournament, 0–2
2010	Brian Cleary	29–29	13–14	7th	Big East tournament, 0–2
2011	Brian Cleary	30–27	14–13	6th	Big East tournament, 0–2
2012	Brian Cleary	18–38	7–20	12th
2013	Brian Cleary	24–32	6-18	9th
American Athletic Conference (2014–2023)
2014	Ty Neal	22–31	6–18	9th
2015	Ty Neal	15–41	6–18	8th	AAC tournament, 0–2
2016	Ty Neal	26–30-1	13–10-1	4th	AAC tournament, 0–2
2017	Ty Neal	28–30	10–14	6th	AAC tournament, 0–2
2018	Scott Googins	28-28	12–12	6th	AAC tournament, 0–2
2019	Scott Googins	31-31	13–11	2nd	AAC tournament, 4–0 NCAA Regional, 1–2
2020	Scott Googins	7–8	0–0		Cancelled
2021	Scott Googins	29-26	18-14	4th	AAC tournament, 0–2
2022	Scott Googins	24-31	12-12	4th	AAC tournament, 1–2
2023	Scott Googins	24-33	110-14	5th	AAC tournament, 0–2
Big 12 Conference (2024–present)
2024	Jordan Bischel	31-25	17-13	5th	Big 12 tournament, 1–2
Total:		1782–1931–21
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

As of end through 2023 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.

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1956	0–1	.000	Lost in District 4 playoff game to Ohio
1961	1–2	.333	District 4 playoffs: Loss to Michigan (double elimination series)
1967	1–2	.333	Lost in District 5 series to Oklahoma St
1971	2–2	.500	Lost in District 4 playoff series to Southern Illinois
1974	0–2	.000	Lost in District 4 playoff series to Miami (Ohio) and Southern Illinois
2019	1–2	.333	Eliminated by Creighton in the Corvallis Regional

Team records

Single Game

Year	Record	Opponent
1930	At Bats in a game (72)	vs Miami (Ohio)
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 (Ohio)
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.

Date	Pitcher(s)	Opponent	Notes
May 6, 1910	John Binder	vs. Denison
May 4, 1965	Neil Rubinstein	vs. Hanover	7 Innings
1967	Jose Worrall	vs. Ohio State	7 Innings
1973	T. Burman & C. Poston	vs. Quinnipiac	7 Innings
1982	Mark Thompson	vs. Wright State	7 Innings
1995	Chris Murphy	vs. IUPUI	5 Innings

Retired numbers

No.	Member	Position	Career	Year No. Retired
1	Glen Sample	Head coach	1984–2001	2010
12	Ed Jucker	Head coach	1987–1989	2010
36	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

Main article: List of University of Cincinnati people

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 Brinkman
All Star, Gold Glove
Jack Bushelman
Tony Campana
Bill Faul
George Glinatsis
Josh Harrison
2× MLB All-Star
Mike Hershberger
Ian Happ
Miller Huggins
Baseball Hall of Fame manager
Sandy Koufax
Baseball Hall of Famer, 7× MLB All-Star, NL MVP, 3× Cy Young Award
Art Warren
Joey Weimer
Kevin Youkilis
3x 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 Players
Year	Round	Overall Pick	Player	Team
1965	3	60	Billy Wolff	STL
1966	36	675	John Meyer	NYM
1967	7	125	John Meyer	CLE
1967	8	150	John Meyer	CLE
1969	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
1975	4	79	Timothy Burman	PIT
1977	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
1982	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

– June Secondary
– January Draft
– January Secondary Draft

Source:

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