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INDIANAPOLIS – Rain in the forecast has shifted the weekend series between Butler and Cincinnati. The Bearcats will now host a single game on Saturday with a 2 PM first pitch followed by a Sunday doubleheader that features a Noon start. All three games will stream on ESPN+.
 
Weekend Schedule
Saturday, March 25 – 2 PM
Sunday, March 26 – 12 PM (Doubleheader)
* All Games Played at UC Baseball Stadium
 
Scouting Cincinnati
The Bearcats snapped a five-game skid on Wednesday afternoon by crushing Xavier 19-6. The Bearcats hit four home runs, including a pair of grand slams, to win the cross-town matchup vs. the Musketeers. Head Coach Scott Googins is in his sixth season leading the program. In 2021, Googins led the team to its first winning season since 2011.
 
Redshirt-junior Ryan Nicholson leads this year's Cincinnati squad. The UC first baseman is batting .325 with seven doubles, one triple and five home runs to help him reach 12 RBI. Cross Kerrington is another threat in the Bearcat lineup. The Brownsburg, Indiana native is second on the team with 17 hits. He has 11 RBI and is near the team lead with four stolen bases. Cole Harting is the RBI leader for Cincinnati along with Kameron Guidry with 13 each. Alec Jones gives Cincinnati five players with 10+ RBIs this season.
 
On the mound, Cincinnati has four quality starters in Chase Hopewell, Dylan Brosky, Chase Horst and Garrett Harker. Hopewell has the best ERA of this group at 3.63 while adding 18 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched. Horst has six starts, the most of any Cincinnati pitcher. He and Brosky are both 1-2 this season. Out of the pen, Mitch White, Griffin Hugus, Zach Segal and Jackson Murphy are candidates to see action. White has two saves over 10 innings of action. Segal leads that group with 15 strikeouts and Hugus has been credited with one save this year. Every member of that foursome has made eight appearances in 2023.
 
Last Four
Butler played single games on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. They went 2-2 during that stretch with each win coming at Bulldog Park. Carter Dorighi hit .400 as a starter in those four contests. He collected six hits in 15 at-bats while supplying BU with two runs scored and two RBI. Extra base hits belonged to Lukas Galdoni, Cade Vota, Evan Parks and Joey Urban. Nick Miketinac and Dawson Taylor earned wins on the mound for BU. Jon Vore also had an impressive outing to collect a four-inning save.
 
Ball Four
The Bulldogs reached base on balls a season-high 11 times in the win over Eastern Michigan. BU currently ranks second in the BIG EAST in walks with 92. They trail only UConn (95).
 
On the Move
Butler stole at least one base in four-straight games from March 12-21. They rank fourth in the BIG EAST with 17 total steals and set their season-high total on Feb. 18 with four in one game.
 
All Playing Ball
Kollyn All had his third multi-hit game of the season at Ball State on Wednesday going 2-for-3 from the plate with an RBI and a run scored. All has started at third base in recent games and now has an RBI in back-to-back games.
 
Bosecker on the Bump
BU ace Cory Bosecker has pitched five full innings in three of his five starts this season. He struck out a season-high 10 batters at Campbell (Feb. 24) and recently struck out nine batters in his last start vs. Northwestern (March 19). Overall this season, Bosecker has a team-high 36 strikeouts in 24.2 innings of work.
 
Dorighi Doing Work
Carter Dorighi has eight hits over Butler's last six games. He opened the year with eight hits over Butler's first four games. A 20-game starter, Dorighi currently leads BU with a .276 batting average. He is also the team leader in walks with 12.
 
Ticket Information
Fans with a ticket for Friday's game can choose to use it at either Saturday or Sunday's games. To purchase single-game tickets or flex packs, visit GoBearcats.com/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
 
Up Next
Butler will play at Notre Dame on Tuesday, March 28. The game in South Bend will start at 5 PM. Weekend action for BU will feature a doubleheader at Eastern Illinois on April 1. BU will then host the Panthers on Sunday at 2 PM.