# 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team

The 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bearcats played their home games at Marge Schott Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Ty Neal, in his third season at Cincinnati. The UC Baseball team was the youngest team in the nation in 2015. The 2016 team featured 29 underclassmen (14 freshmen, two redshirt freshmen, 12 sophomores and one redshirt sophomore) to just six upperclassmen (two juniors, one redshirt junior and three seniors).
On March 21, 2016 Cincinnati defeated Northwestern 10–3 for the 8th straight win, also the 200th win at Marge Schott Stadium. The 8–0 record at home was the best start for any UC team at home since going a perfect 10–0 at home in 1961. Cincinnati finished the home schedule with an 18–7 record, the best winning percentage in the history of Marge Schott Stadium

## Previous season

In 2015, the Bearcats finished 8th in the American with a record of 15-41, 6–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Ian Happ was drafted ninth overall by the Chicago Cubs. Happ was named first team American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), he was previously named First Team All-America by D1Baseball.com and was added to the second team by Baseball America, the NCBWA, Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball and College Sports Madness. He also was named a First Team Capital One Academic All-American by CoSIDA, along with AAC Player of the year

## Schedule

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | AAC record |
| February 19 | at #7 LSU* | Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 5–6 (12) | Cartwright (1–0) | Orndorff (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 11,906 | 0–1 | — |
| February 20 | at #7 LSU* | Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 0–4 | Lange (1–0) | Patishall (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 11,573 | 0–2 | — |
| February 21 | at #7 LSU* | Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 4–12 | Valek III (1–0) | Olasz (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 10,334 | 0–3 | — |
| February 26 | vs WKU* | Foley Field • Athens, GA Georgia Foley Field Tournament | L 2–5 | King (1–0) | Zellner (0–1) | Elder (2) | | | 0–4 | — |
| February 27 | at Georgia* | Foley Field • Athens, GA Georgia Foley Field Tournament | L 6–7 (10) | Gist (1–0) | Kullman (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,522 | 0–5 | — |
| February 28 | vs South Alabama* | Foley Field • Athens, GA Georgia Foley Field Tournament | L 2–3 | — | — | — | | | 0–6 | — |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | AAC record |
| March 2 | at Tennessee* | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 1–7 | Vasquez (1–0) | Alldred (0–1) | None | | 1,096 | 0–7 | — |
| March 4 | at Coastal Carolina* | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | W 10–7 | Zellner (1–1) | Bilous (0–1) | None | Big South Network | 1,417 | 1–7 | — |
| March 5 | vs. Ball State* | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Chanticleer Classic | L 3–4 | Brockhouse (1–1) | Perez (0–1) | None | | 114 | 1–8 | — |
| March 5 | vs. Ball State* | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Chanticleer Classic | L 4–6 | Burns (2–0) | Olasz (0–2) | Butler (2) | | 107 | 1–9 | — |
| March 6 | vs. #7 Ole Miss* | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Chanticleer Classic | L 1–7 | Johnson (3–0) | Lowe II (0–1) | None | | 123 | 1–10 | — |
| March 8 | at Kentucky* | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | L 4–8 | Strecker (2–0) | Yoakam (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,062 | 1–11 | — |
| March 11 | Canisius* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 8–7 (10) | Kullman (1–1) | Remillard (0–1) | None | | | 2–11 | — |
| March 11 | Canisius* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 6–1 | Perez (1–1) | Shepley (1–2) | None | | 723 | 3–11 | — |
| March 12 | Canisius* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 7–6 | Clearly (1–0) | Stevenson (0–4) | Orndorff (1) | | | 4–11 | — |
| March 12 | Canisius* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 5–1 | Colvin (1–0) | Smith (0–1) | None | | 742 | 5–11 | — |
| March 15 | Miami (OH)* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 7–2 | Orndorff (1–1) | Graham (1–2) | Yoakam (1) | | 1,081 | 6–11 | — |
| March 19 | Northwestern* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 1–0 | Zellner (2–1) | Reed (2–1) | None | | 431 | 7–11 | — |
| March 20 | Northwestern* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 6–5 | Kullman (2–1) | Bordignon (1–2) | None | | 388 | 8–11 | — |
| March 21 | Northwestern* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 10–3 | Orndorff (2–1) | Kubiuk (0–1) | None | | 292 | 9–11 | — |
| March 25 | Xavier* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 4–0 | Zellner (3–1) | Lowther (2–3) | None | | — | 10–11 | — |
| March 25 | Xavier* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 9–2 | Perez (2–1) | Jacknewitz (0–4) | None | | 607 | 11–11 | — |
| March 26 | at Xavier* | J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH | L 3–6 | Kirschner (2–1) | Kullman (2–2) | Schilling (4) | | 478 | 11–12 | — |
| March 29 | at Indiana* | Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN | W 5–0 | Olasz (1–2) | Milto (1–1) | None | | 2,279 | 12–12 | — |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | AAC record |
| April 1 | South Florida | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 3–5 | Sanders (3–1) | Zellner (3–2) | Evald (6) | 503 | 12–13 | 0–1 |
| April 2 | South Florida | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 3–2 | Perez (3–1) | Lawson (3–2) | Yoakam (1) | 492 | 13–13 | 1–1 |
| April 3 | South Florida | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 4–3 (14) | Yoakam (1–1) | Perez (0–3) | None | 471 | 14–13 | 2–1 |
| April 5 | Wright State* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 5–7 | Milto (3–1) | Lehnen (0–1) | | 332 | 14–14 | — |
| April 6 | Indiana* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 3–7 | Swaney (4–1) | Hammans (0–1) | None | 366 | 14–15 | — |
| April 8 | Connecticut | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 3–2 (13) | Kullman (3–2) | Nepiarsky (1–1) | None | 241 | 15–15 | 3–1 |
| April 9 | Connecticut | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 3–2 | Perez (4–1) | Over (0–3) | Orndorff (2) | 558 | 16–15 | 4–1 |
| April 10 | Connecticut | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 2–4 | Montgomerie (2–1) | Orndorff (2–2) | Polonia (4) | 412 | 16–16 | 4–2 |
| April 12 | vs. Wright State* | Hayden Park • Oxford, OH Joe Nuxhall Classic | L 1–6 | Sexton (3–2) | Olasz (1–3) | None | 102 | 16–17 | — |
| April 13 | vs. Xavier* | Hayden Park • Oxford, OH Joe Nuxhall Classic | L 5–8 | Jacknewitz (1–6) | Cleary (1–1) | None | 55 | 16–18 | — |
| April 15 | at Tulane | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 2–1 | Zellner (4–2) | Gibbs (3–2) | Kullman (1) | 2,256 | 17–18 | 5–2 |
| April 16 | at Tulane | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 0–1 | Massey (5–2) | Perez (4–2) | None | 2,249 | 17–19 | 5–3 |
| April 17 | at Tulane | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 7–4 | Yoakam (2–1) | Massey (3–4) | None | 2,244 | 18–19 | 6–3 |
| April 19 | at Ohio State* | Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 0–9 | Woodby (5–1) | Olasz (1–4) | None | 1,006 | 18–20 | — |
| April 22 | Memphis | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 1–0 | Zellner (5–2) | Hathcock (4–5) | None | 962 | 19–20 | 7–3 |
| April 23 | Memphis | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 16–4 | Ferguson (5–2) | Alexander (2–5) | None | 947 | 20–20 | 8–3 |
| April 24 | Memphis | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 2–6 | Massey (4–4) | Orndorff (2–3) | None | 668 | 20–21 | 8–4 |
| April 29 | at East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 3–0 | Zellner (6–2) | Kruczynski (5–1) | Kullman (2) | 2,648 | 21–21 | 9–4 |
| April 30 | at East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 4–6 | Boyd (6–3) | Perez (5–3) | Ingle (9) | 2,915 | 21–22 | 9–5 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | AAC record |
| May 1 | at East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | T 3–3 (8) | — | — | None | 2,258 | 21-22-1 | 9-5-1 |
| May 3 | at #7 Louisville* | Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 1–7 | McClure (9–0) | Olasz (1–5) | None | 1,463 | 21–23–1 | — |
| May 6 | at UCF | Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL | L 7–8 | Hukari (2–2) | Zellner (6–3) | Thompson (3) | 1,025 | 21–24–1 | 9–6–1 |
| May 7 | at UCF | Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL | L 1–12 | Pimentel (3–6) | Perez (5–4) | None | 1,121 | 21–25–1 | 9–7–1 |
| May 8 | at UCF | Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL | W 4–2 | Orndorff (3–3) | Finfrock (4–5) | None | 932 | 22–25–1 | 10–7–1 |
| May 13 | Houston | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 1–3 | Romero (5–4) | Zellner (6–4) | None | 713 | 22–26–1 | 11–8–1 |
| May 14 | Houston | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 1–0 | Perez (6–4) | Ullom (6–3) | None | 581 | 23–26–1 | 11–8–1 |
| May 15 | Houston | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 0–4 | Cumbie (4–2) | Orndorff (3–4) | Maxwell (3) | 617 | 23–27–1 | 11–9–1 |
| May 13 | Western Carolina* | Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 3–1 | Olasz (2–5) | Bray (1–4) | Yoakam (3) | 322 | 24–27–1 | — |
| May 19 | at Memphis | FedExPark • Memphis, TN | W 4–2 (10) | Zellner (7–4) | Crosby (0–2) | Kullman (3) | 520 | 25–27–1 | 12–9–1 |
| May 20 | at Memphis | FedExPark • Memphis, TN | L 3–5 | Blackwood (2–3) | Perez (6–5) | None | 412 | 25–28–1 | 12–10–1 |
| May 21 | at Memphis | FedExPark • Memphis, TN | W 4–3 | Kullman (4–2) | Blackwood (2–4) | None | 864 | 26–28–1 | 13–10–1 |
Postseason :
AAC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | AACT Record |
| May 24 | vs. (5) Houston | Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL | L 1–9 | Cumbie (5–2) | Olasz (2–6) | Hernandez (9) | CBSSN | — | 26–29–1 | 0–1 |
| May 25 | vs. (8) UCF | Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL | L 6–7 (10) | Hukari (3–3) | Kullman (4–3) | None | AACDN | 843 | 26–30–1 | 0–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Cincinnati team member :
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.