ORLANDO, Fla. – Continuing the eight-game road trip to begin the American Athletic Conference portion of the 2021 slate, the UCF baseball travels to Cincinnati for a four-game set with the Bearcats. Friday features a doubleheader with a 1 p.m. first pitch for game one, the third game will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and Sunday's game four start time is set for 1 p.m.
The Black and Gold is coming off of a 2-3 week, splitting the War on I4 series over the weekend and falling to Jacksonville in the midweek to close out the non-conference schedule. Last week, Cincinnati took down No. 5 Louisville in a midweek contest before dropping four straight at No. 8 East Carolina over the weekend.
GAME 1 – Friday, 1 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Colton Gordon - LHP (4-2, 2.20 ERA) vs. RHP – Zach Segal (1-2, 4.09 ERA)
GAME 2 – Friday, DH | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Kenny Serwa – RHP (0-0, 5.25 ERA) vs. LHP – Garrett Schoenle (1-1, 6.12 ERA)
GAME 3 – Saturday, 4 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
AJ Jones – RHP (2-2, 4.91 ERA) vs. TBD
Game 4 – Sunday, 1 p.m. | LIVE STATS
Jack Sinclair – RHP (1-2, 5.01 ERA) vs. TBD
NOTABLES
- The Knights are 2-3 in the last five games against Cincinnati but lead the all-time series, 12-7.
- Gephry Pena currently has a 27-game on-base streak, dating back to March 6, 2020
- Pena is also ranked 10th nationally with 14 stolen bases on the season.
- As a team the Knights have swiped 41 bags, ranked 23rd nationally.
- With 63 strikeouts on the year, Colton Gordon is 4th in the nation
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