2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team

2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	27–20 (13–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Jordan Bischel (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Pettoruto (2nd season) Tayler Sheriff (2nd season) Tom Winske (2nd season)
Home stadium	UC Baseball Stadium

2025 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 West Virginia ‍‍‍	16	–	3		.842			37	–	5		.881
No. 25 Kansas ‍‍‍	15	–	6		.714			35	–	10		.778
TCU ‍‍‍	14	–	7		.667			31	–	13		.705
Arizona State ‍‍‍	14	–	7		.667			28	–	16		.636
No. 24 Arizona ‍‍‍	13	–	8		.619			30	–	13		.698
Kansas State ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			26	–	18		.591
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	10	–	11		.476			24	–	20		.545
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	10	–	11		.476			15	–	24		.385
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			27	–	16		.628
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			19	–	21		.475
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	13		.350			23	–	20		.535
UCF ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			23	–	20		.535
BYU ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			20	–	21		.488
Utah ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			17	–	22		.436
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2025 Rankings from D1baseball

The 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bearcats play their home games at UC Baseball Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are 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

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

2024 Cincinnati Draft Class

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team	Source
6	6	171	Josh Kross	3B	St. Louis Cardinals

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.

Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Oklahoma State	163 (9)
2	Arizona	152 (4)
3	TCU	149 (1)
4	West Virginia	115
5	Texas Tech	111
6	Arizona State	96
7	UCF	93
8	Kansas State	88
9	Kansas	85
10	Cincinnati	73
11	Houston	45
12	Utah	44
13	Baylor	39
14	BYU	21

Awards and honors

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Big 12 Preseason All-Big 12

Player	Position
Kerrington Cross	INF
Christian Mitchelle	UTIL
Nathan Taylor	SP

Big 12 Regular Season awards and honors

Big 12 Weekly Honors

Date	Player	Class	Position	Award	Ref.
March 31	Kerrington Cross	RS-SR	INF	Big 12 Player of the Week

Personnel

Roster

2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 0 C Parker McDaniels R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Delaware, OH 2 INF Kerrington Cross R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Brownsburg, IN 3 C Christian Mitchelle R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Romeoville, IL 4 OF Donovan Ford R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Greenville, SC 5 Dawson Hokuf L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Edmond, OK 6 INF Luke Sefcik R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Palos Heights, IL 7 C Jack Natili R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Venetia, PA 8 INF Lauden Brooks R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH 9 OF Maxton Polad R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Frankfort, IL 10 RHP Keegan Allen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Rogers, AR 11 RHP Nathan Taylor L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Amelia, OH 13 Brandon Scheurer L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Portland, MI 14 OF Landyn Vidourek L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Hamilton, OH 15 C Kory Klingenbeck S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Cincinnati, OH 16 RHP Michael Conte R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH 17 RHP Rodney Shultz R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tyrone, PA 18 RHP Max Bergmann R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Georgetown, IN 19 INF Charlie Niehaus R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr West Chester, OH 20 INF Josh Ulery R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Latrobe, PA 21 UTL Cal Sefcik R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Palos Heights, IL 22 OF Louis Perona L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Chicago, IL 23 RHP Brendin Oliver R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Mooresville, IN 24 LHP Carter Earls L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Middletown, OH 25 UTL Quinton Coats R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Olathe, KS 26 LHP Chase Horst L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lititz, PA 27 INF Eric De Costa R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr North Aurora, IL 28 C Gavin Brewer R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Knoxville, TN 29 RHP Carson Marsh R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So West Chester, OH 30 Ryan Tyranski L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Birmingham, MI 31 RHP Adam Buczkowski R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Carmel, IN 32 RHP Tommy Boba R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wheaton, IL 33 RHP Bradley Coulter R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Taylorsville, KY 35 LHP Ty Barnett L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Athens, TN 38 RHP Joel Pineiro R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Miami, FL 40 LHP Hudson Johnson L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Prior Lake, MN 41 LHP Adam Mrakitsch L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Howell, MI 42 OF Derrick Pitts R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr St. Louis, MO 44 Tommy O'Connor L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Martinsville, IN 45 LHP Brenden Garula L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mason, OH 50 RHP Bryce Koch R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Barrington, IL 51 LHP Kellen O'Connor L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Portland, OR 55 RHP Michael Fliss R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Indianapolis, IN	Head coach Jordan Bischel Assistant coach(es) Kyle Pettoruto Tayler Scheriff Tom Winske Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 1, 2025

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player	Year
C	7	Jack Natili	Sophomore
1B/DH	5	Dawson Hokuf	RS-Senior
2B	8	Lauden Brooks	Senior
3B	2	Kerrington Cross	RS-Senior
SS	19	Charlie Niehaus	RS-Freshman
LF	21	Cal Sefcik	Sophomore
CF	4	Ford	Senior
RF	14	Landyn Vidourek	Junior
1B/DH	6	Rylan Galvan	Sophomore

Weekend pitching rotation

Day	No.	Player	Year
Friday	11	Nathan Taylor	Sophomore
Saturday	51	Kellen O’Connor	RS-Senior
Sunday	41	Adam Mrakitsch	Senior

Schedule and results

2025 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball game log (27–20)
Regular season (27–20)
February (5–4) (Away: 5–4) Date Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record February 14 at No. 11 Duke* — ACCNX Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC W 8–3 Pineiro (1–0) Johnson (0–1) — 746 1–0 – February 15 at No. 11 Duke — ACCNX Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC L 5–6 (12) Barnett (1–0) Weaver (0–1) — 485 1–1 – February 16 at No. 11 Duke — ACCNX Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC W 19–5 Johnson (1–0) Tallon (0–1) — 659 2–1 – February 18 Bowling Green* No. 25 ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium Cincinnati, OH Cancelled February 21 at UNLV* No. 25 YouTube Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, NV W 6–0 Marsh (1–0) Lane (0–1) None 477 3–1 – February 22 at UNLV* No. 25 YouTube Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, NV L 4–5 Overbay (1–0) Mitchelle (0–1) None 688 3–2 – February 23 at UNLV* No. 25 YouTube Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, NV W 10–9 Barnett (1–1) Dillow (0–1) Marsh (1) 777 4–2 – February 24 at UNLV* No. 23 YouTube Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, NV L 6–7 Overbay (2–0) Pineiro (0–1) None 577 4–3 – February 27 at UC San Diego* No. 23 ESPN+ Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA L 3–4 Hasegawa (2–0) Marsh (1–1) None 325 4–4 – February 28 at UC San Diego* No. 23 ESPN+ Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA W 5–2 Taylor (1–0) Dalquist (1–1) Johnson (1) 460 5–4 –
March (11–7) (Home; 11–2; Away: 0–5) Date Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record March 1 at UC San Diego* No. 23 ESPN+ Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA L 2–8 Seid (1–0) Mrakitsch (0–1) None 330 5–5 – March 2 at UC San Diego* No. 23 ESPN+ Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA L 0–5 Ries (1–0) Shultz (0–1) None 404 5–6 – March 4 Toledo* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 7–5 Johnson (2–0) Hughes (0–1) Mitchelle (1) 937 6–6 – March 7* Canisius* (1) - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 13–5 Carson (2–1) Kutz (0–1) None 354 7–6 – March 7* Canisius* (2) - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 7–0 Buczkowski (1–0) Albano (0–1) None 500 8–6 – March 8 Canisius* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 10–1 Taylor (2–0) Morin (0–2) None 576 9–6 – March 9 Canisius* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 12–1 (7) Pineiro (2–1) Abbott (0–1) None 786 10–6 – March 11 Miami (OH)* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 12–3 Johnson (3–0) Mastrian IV (0–3) None 2,188 11–6 – March 14 at Arizona - ESPN+ Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ L 3–8 Hintz (4–0) Bergmann (0–1) Hicks (1) 2,061 11–7 0–1 March 15 at Arizona - ESPN+ Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ L 2–14 Kramkowski (3–1) Barnett (1–2) None 2,660 11–8 0–2 March 16 at Arizona - ESPN+ Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ L 1–11(7) Smith (1–1) Pineiro (2–2) None 2,428 11–9 0–3 March 21 BYU (1) - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium L 5–7 Reiser (2–0) Johnson (3–1) Cushing (2) 250 11–10 0–4 March 21 BYU (2) - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 5–4 Taylor (3–0) Harris (1–1) Scheurer (1) 765 12–10 1–4 March 22 BYU - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium L 2–4 Sumner (3–1) Mrakitsch (0–2) Marx (1) 793 12–11 1–5 March 23 Butler* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium Cancelled March 25 No. 18 Louisville* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 12–2 Bergmann (1–1) West (0–1) None 1,107 13–11 – March 28 UCF - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 6–4 Taylor (4–0) Sandefer (1–2) Scheurer (2) 1,324 14–11 2–5 March 29 UCF - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 7–6 (10) Horst (1–0) Bauer (0–1) None 1,177 15–11 3–5 March 30 UCF - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 10–7 Johnson (4–1) Schoneboom (1–1) Scheurer (3) 811 16–11 4-5
April (8–9) (Home: 5–3; Away: 3–5; Neutral: 0–1) Date Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record April 1 at Miami (OH)* - Chatterbox Sports Hayden Park Oxford, OH W 6–4 Marsh (3–1) Fulk (1–2) Mitchelle (2) 414 17–11 – April 4 at Texas Tech - ESPN+ Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, TX W 8–7 (12) Scheurer (1–0) Pirko (0–2) None 3,198 18–11 5–5 April 6* at Texas Tech (1) - ESPN+ Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park W 8–1 O'Connor (1–0) Bourdreau (1–2) None - 19–11 6–5 April 6* at Texas Tech (2) - ESPN+ Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park L 8–12 Crotchfelt (2–2) Johnson (4–2) None 3,642 19–12 6–6 Joe Nuxhall Classic April 8 vs Wright State* - Chatterbox Sports Prasco Park Mason, OH L 3–10 Lax (3–1) Mrakitsch (0–3) None — 19–13 – April 9 vs Miami (OH)* - Chatterbox Sports Prasco Park Cancelled April 11 Arizona State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 11–7 Horst (2–0) Giblin (5–2) None 781 20–13 7–6 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 April 13 Arizona State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 9–8 (10) Conte (1–0) Kelly (3–1) None 588 21–14 8–7 April 15 Xavier* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium L 6–7 Hooker (2–5) Marsh (3–2) None 1,194 21–15 – April 17 at No. 24 West Virginia - ESPN+ Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 2–3 Meyer (7–1) Taylor (4–1) None 3,370 21–16 8–8 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 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 April 22 at Xavier* - FloCollege J. Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, OH L 6–15 Chavana (3–1) Pineiro (2–3) None 408 21–19 – April 23 Milwaukee* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 14–4 (8) Mrakitsch (1–3) Mulhern (0–1) None 606 22–19 – April 25 Oklahoma State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium W 4–0 O'Connor (2–2) Pesca (3–2) None 700 23–19 9–10 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 April 27 Oklahoma State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium L 1–8 Youngerman (2–1) Marsh (3–4) None 1,183 24–20 10–11
May (3–0) (Home; 0–0; Away: 3–0) Date Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record May 2 at No. 25 Kansas - ESPN+ Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 7–2 Taylor (5–1) Voegele (6–4) None 1,205 25–20 11–11 May 3 at No. 25 Kansas - ESPN+ Hoglund Ballpark W 18–14 (10) Conte (2–0) Vetock (3–1) None 1,278 26–20 12–11 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 May 6 at Oral Roberts* - Summit League Network J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK — — — — — — – May 9 at TCU - ESPN+ Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX — — — — — — – May 10 at TCU - ESPN+ Lupton Stadium — — — — — — – May 11 at TCU - ESPN+ Lupton Stadium — — — — — — – May 13 Indiana* - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium — — — — — — – May 15 Kansas State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium — — — — — — – May 16 Kansas State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium — — — — — — – May 17 Kansas State - ESPN+ UC Baseball Stadium — — — — — — –
Post-season (0–0)
Big 12 Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 20th - May 25th vs TBD TBD Globe Life Field Arlington, TX — — — — — -- --
NCAA tournament (0-0) Date Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 record May 30th - June 23rd vs TBD TBD TBD TBD — — — — — -- --
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest. "()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.   = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed Bold = Cincinnati team member * = Non-Conference Game
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Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	—	25	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.