2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team

The 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bearcats played their home games at UC Baseball Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jordan Bischel in his second season at Cincinnati.

Previous season

In 2024, the Bearcats finished 5th in the Big 12 with a record of 32-25, 17-13 in conference play. As the 5th seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost to 8th seeded UCF in 11 innings, won against 3rd seeded Texas, and lost to 10th seeded Texas Tech. They did not get accepted to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Preseason

2024 MLB draft

Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll

The Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll was released on January 23, 2025. Cincinnati was voted to finish tenth in the Big 12.

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Personnel

Roster

Starters

Schedule and results

! style="" | Regular season (31–23) |- valign="top"

|- bgcolor= #bbffbb align="center" | February 14 || at No. 11 Duke* || — || ACCNX || Jack Coombs Field<br><small>Durham, NC</small> || W 8–3 || Pineiro (1–0) || Johnson<br>(0–1) || — || 746 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" align="center" | February 15 || at No. 11 Duke || — || ACCNX || Jack Coombs Field<br><small>Durham, NC</small> || L 5–6 || Barnett (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || — || 485 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor= #bbffbb align="center" | February 16 || at No. 11 Duke || — || ACCNX || Jack Coombs Field<br><small>Durham, NC</small> ||W 19–5 || Johnson (1–0) || Tallon (0–1) || — || 659 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor= #bbbbbb align="center" | February 18 || Bowling Green* || No. 25 || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium<br><small>Cincinnati, OH</small> || colspan="7"|Cancelled |- bgcolor= #bbffbb align="center" | February 21 || at * || No. 25 || YouTube || Earl Wilson Stadium<br><small>Paradise, NV</small> || W 6–0 || Marsh (1–0) || Lane (0–1) || None || 477|| 3–1 || – |- bgcolor= #ffbbbb align="center" | February 22 || at UNLV* || No. 25 || YouTube || Earl Wilson Stadium<br><small>Paradise, NV</small> || L 4–5 || Overbay (1–0) || Mitchelle (0–1) || None || 688 || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor= #bbffbb align="center" | February 23 || at UNLV* || No. 25 || YouTube || Earl Wilson Stadium<br><small>Paradise, NV</small> || W 10–9 || Barnett (1–1) || Dillow (0–1) || Marsh (1) || 777|| 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor= #ffbbbb | February 24 || at UNLV* || No. 23 || YouTube || Earl Wilson Stadium<br><small>Paradise, NV</small> || L 6–7 || Overbay (2–0) || Pineiro (0–1) || None || 577 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | February 27 || at * || No. 23 || ESPN+ || Triton Ballpark<br><small>La Jolla, CA</small> || L 3–4 || Hasegawa (2–0) || Marsh (1–1) || None || 325 || 4–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 28 || at UC San Diego* || No. 23 || ESPN+ || Triton Ballpark<br><small>La Jolla, CA</small> || W 5–2 || Taylor (1–0) || Dalquist (1–1) || Johnson (1) || 460 || 5–4 || – |-

|- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 1 || at UC San Diego* || No. 23 || ESPN+ || Triton Ballpark<br><small>La Jolla, CA</small> || L 2–8 || Seid (1–0) || Mrakitsch (0–1) || None || 330 || 5–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 2 || at UC San Diego* || No. 23 || ESPN+ || Triton Ballpark<br><small>La Jolla, CA</small> || L 0–5 || Ries (1–0) || Shultz (0–1) || None || 404 || 5–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 4 || * || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 7–5 || Johnson (2–0) || Hughes (0–1) || Mitchelle (1) || 937 || 6–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | * || * || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 13–5 || Carson (2–1) || Kutz (0–1) || None || 354 || 7–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | * || Canisius* || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 7–0 || Buczkowski (1–0) || Albano (0–1) || None || 500 || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 8 || Canisius* || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 10–1 || Taylor (2–0) || Morin (0–2) || None || 576 || 9–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 9 || Canisius* || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 12–1 <small>(7)</small>|| Pineiro (2–1)|| Abbott (0–1) || None || 786|| 10–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 11 || * || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 12–3 || Johnson (3–0)|| Mastrian IV (0–3) || None || 2,188 || 11–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 14 || at Arizona || - || ESPN+ || Hi Corbett Field<br><small>Tucson, AZ</small> || L 3–8 || Hintz (4–0) || Bergmann (0–1) || Hicks (1) || 2,061 || 11–7|| 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 15 || at Arizona || - || ESPN+ || Hi Corbett Field<br><small>Tucson, AZ</small> || L 2–14 || Kramkowski (3–1) || Barnett (1–2) || None || 2,660 || 11–8 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 16 || at Arizona || - || ESPN+ || Hi Corbett Field<br><small>Tucson, AZ</small> || L 1–11 || Smith (1–1) || Pineiro (2–2) || None || 2,428 || 11–9 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | || || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || L 5–7 || Reiser (2–0) || Johnson (3–1) || Cushing (2) || 250|| 11–10 || 0–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | || BYU || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 5–4 || Taylor (3–0) || Harris (1–1) || Scheurer (1) || 765|| 12–10 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 22 || BYU || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || L 2–4 || Sumner (3–1) || Mrakitsch (0–2) || Marx (1) || 793 || 12–11 || 1–5 |- bgcolor= #bbbbbb align="center" | March 23 || * || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || colspan="7"|Cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 25 || No. 18 Louisville* || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 12–2 || Bergmann (1–1) || West (0–1) || None || 1,107 || 13–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 28 || UCF|| - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 6–4|| Taylor (4–0) || Sandefer (1–2) || Scheurer (2)|| 1,324|| 14–11 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 29 || UCF || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 7–6 || Horst (1–0) || Bauer (0–1) || None || 1,177 || 15–11 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 30 || UCF || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 10–7||Johnson (4–1) || Schoneboom (1–1) || Scheurer (3)|| 811 || 16–11 || 4-5 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 1 || at Miami (OH)* || - || Chatterbox Sports|| Hayden Park<br><small>Oxford, OH</small> || W 6–4 || Marsh (3–1) || Fulk (1–2) || Mitchelle (2) || 414 || 17–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 4 || at || - || ESPN+ || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park<br><small>Lubbock, TX</small> || W 8–7 || Scheurer (1–0) || Pirko (0–2) || None || 3,198 || 18–11 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | * || at Texas Tech || - || ESPN+ || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || W 8–1 || O'Connor (1–0) || Bourdreau (1–2) || None || - || 19–11 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | * || at Texas Tech || - || ESPN+ || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || L 8–12 || Crotchfelt (2–2) || Johnson (4–2) || None || 3,642 || 19–12 || 6–6 |- ! colspan=12 style= "" | Joe Nuxhall Classic |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 8 || vs * || - || Chatterbox Sports || Prasco Park<br><small>Mason, OH</small> || L 3–10 || Lax (3–1) || Mrakitsch (0–3)|| None || —|| 19–13 || – |- bgcolor= #bbbbbb align="center" | April 9 || vs Miami (OH)* || - || Chatterbox Sports || Prasco Park || colspan="7"|Cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 11 || || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 11–7 || Horst (2–0) || Giblin (5–2) || None || 781 || 20–13 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 12 || Arizona State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || L 4–7 || Martinez (4–2) || O'Connor (1–1) || Carlon (1) || 1,115 || 20–14 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 13 || Arizona State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium ||W 9–8 || Conte (1–0) || Kelly (3–1) || None || 588 || 21–14 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 15 || * || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || L 6–7 || Hooker (2–5) || Marsh (3–2) || None || 1,194|| 21–15 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 17 || at No. 24 West Virginia || - || ESPN+ || Kendrick Family Ballpark<br><small>Morgantown, WV</small> || L 2–3 || Meyer (7–1) || Taylor (4–1) || None || 3,370|| 21–16 || 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 18 || at No. 24 West Virginia || - || ESPN+ || Kendrick Family Ballpark || L 4–6 || Bassinger (4–0) || O'Connor (1–2) || Estridge (3) || 4,289 || 21–17 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 19 || at No. 24 West Virginia || - || ESPN+ || Kendrick Family Ballpark || L 5–10 || Kartsonas (4–1)|| Marsh (3–3) || None || 3,776|| 21–18 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 22 || at Xavier* || - || FloCollege || J. Page Hayden Field<br><small>Cincinnati, OH</small> || L 6–15 || Chavana (3–1) || Pineiro (2–3) || None || 408|| 21–19 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 23 || * || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium ||W 14–4 || Mrakitsch (1–3) || Mulhern (0–1) || None || 606 || 22–19 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 25 || Oklahoma State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 4–0 || O'Connor (2–2)|| Pesca (3–2) || None || 700|| 23–19 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 26 || Oklahoma State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 11–4 || Buczkowski (2–0)|| Watkins (5–3) || Mitchelle (3)|| 1,122|| 24–19 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 27 || Oklahoma State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || L 1–8 || Youngerman (2–1)|| Marsh (3–4) || None || 1,183|| 24–20 || 10–11 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 2 || at No. 25 || - || ESPN+ || Hoglund Ballpark<br><small>Lawrence, KS</small> || W 7–2 || Taylor (5–1) || Voegele (6–4) || None || 1,205|| 25–20 || 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 3 || at No. 25 Kansas || - || ESPN+ || Hoglund Ballpark ||W 18–14 || Conte (2–0) || Vetock (3–1) || None || 1,278 || 26–20 || 12–11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 4 || at No. 25 Kansas || - || ESPN+ || Hoglund Ballpark ||W 13–4 || O'Connor (3–2) || Trumper (4–1) || None || 1,620 || 27–20 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 6 || at * || - || Summit League Network || J. L. Johnson Stadium<br><small>Tulsa, OK</small> || W 10–2 || Scheurer (2–0)|| Johnson (1–4) || None || 492|| 28–20 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | May 9 || at TCU || - || ESPN+ || Lupton Stadium<br><small>Fort Worth, TX</small> || L 11–17 || Rodriguez (3–1)|| Taylor (5–2) || None || 4,080|| 28–21 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | May 10 || at TCU || - || ESPN+ || Lupton Stadium || L 6–7 || Stern (2–1) || Conte (2–1) || None || 4,227|| 28–22 || 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 11 || at TCU || - || ESPN+ || Lupton Stadium || W 9–8 || Buczkowski (3–0)|| Eudy (1–1) || Bergmann (1) || 2,744|| 29–22 || 14–13 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | May 13 || Indiana* || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || colspan="7" | Canceled due to forecasted inclement weather |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 15 || || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 7–4 || Buczkowski (4–0)|| Ruhl (3–3) || O'Connor (1)|| 1,206|| 30–22 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 16 ||Kansas State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || W 7–0 || Scheurer (3–0)|| Quevedo (6–3) || None || 909 || 31–22 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | May 17 ||Kansas State || - || ESPN+ || UC Baseball Stadium || L 5–9 || Butler (1–1) || Shultz (0–2) || None || 1,065|| 31–23 || 16–14 |-

! style="" | Postseason (2–3) |-

|- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 21 || vs. (9) Texas Tech || (8) || ESPNU || Globe Life Field<br><small>Arlington, TX</small> || W 6–5 || Taylor (6–2) || Heuer (2–4) || O'Connor (2) || N/A || 32–23 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | May 22 || vs. (1) West Virginia || (8) || ESPN+ || Globe Life Field<br><small>Arlington, TX</small> || L 3–10 || Kirn (5-2) || Marsh (3–5) || None || N/A || 32–24 || 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | May 30 || vs. (2) || (3) || ESPN+ || Lindsey Nelson Stadium<br><small>Knoxville, TN</small> || W 11–6 || Taylor (7–2) || Morningstar (6–2) || None || 5,416 || 33–24 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | May 31 || (1) Tennessee || (3) || ESPN+ || Lindsey Nelson Stadium<br><small>Knoxville, TN</small> || L 6–10 || Phillips (4-4) || O'Connor (3–3) || Arvidson (1) || 6,235 || 33–25|| 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | June 1 || vs. (2) Wake Forest || (3) || ACCN || Lindsey Nelson Stadium<br><small>Knoxville, TN</small> || L 3-10 || Dallas (5-1) || Marsh (3-6) || None || 5,395 || 33–26 || 1-2

|- | style="font-size:88%" | "#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.<br />"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.<br /> = Win, = Loss, = Canceled/Postponed <br />Bold = Cincinnati team member<br />* = Non-Conference Game |- | Schedule Source:

NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

Big 12 awards and honors

^*Denotes Unanimous Selection

Final awards watchlists

NCAA All Tournament Team

All Americans

2025 MLB draft

Rankings

References