The 2026 Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2026 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 third season at Cincinnati.
Previous season In 2025, the Bearcats finished 8th in the Big 12 with a record of 31–23, 16–14 in conference play. As the 8th seed in the Big 12 tournament, they beat 9th seeded Texas Tech 6–5, before losing to rival and top seeded West Virginia. They accepted a bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, playing as a 3 seed in the Knoxville Regional, hosted by Tennessee. The Bearcats beat Wake Forest in the first round, before losing to Tennessee in the second round, and to Wake Forest in the second chance game. Overall, the Bearcats finished with a record of 1–2 in the NCAA tournament.
Preseason
Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll The Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll was released on February 05, 2026. Cincinnati was voted to finish eighth in the Big 12.
+Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll 1 TCU 169 (13) 2 Arizona 157 (1) 3 West Virginia 137 4 Arizona State 128 T–5 Kansas 112 Oklahoma State 7 Kansas State 878 Cincinnati85 9 Texas Tech 78 10 UCF 66 11 Baylor 54 12 Houston 42 13 BYU 29 14 Utah 18
Preseason Big 12 awards and honors +Big 12 Preseason All-Big 12 Jack Natili C Nathan Taylor SP
Personnel Roster
Schedule and results
! style="" | Regular season (37–19) |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 13 || at Jacksonville State || — || ESPN+ || Jim Case StadiumJacksonville, AL || W 11–5 || — || — || — || — || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 14 || at Jacksonville State || — || — || Jim Case StadiumJacksonville, AL || W 6–5 || — || — || — || — || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | February 15 || at Jacksonville State || — || ESPN+ || Jim Case StadiumJacksonville, AL || L 0–1 || — || — || — || — || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 17 || at No. 9 Auburn || — || SEC Network Plus || Plainsman ParkAuburn, AL || W 8–0 || — || — || — || — || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | February 19 || at || — || ESPN+ || Young Memorial FieldBirmingham, AL || L 11–12 || — || — || — || — || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | February 20 || at UAB || — || ESPN+ || Young Memorial FieldBirmingham, AL || L 3–8 || — || — || — || — || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 21 || at UAB || — || ESPN+ || Young Memorial FieldBirmingham, AL || W 8–4 || — || — || — || — || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 22 || at UAB || — || ESPN+ || Young Memorial FieldBirmingham, AL || W 8–6 || — || — || — || — || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 25 || || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 11–1 (7) || — || — || — || — || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | February 27 || || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 5–4 (10) || — || — || — || — || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | || Austin Peay || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 1–7 || — || — || — || — || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | || Austin Peay || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 3–0 || — || — || — || — || 8–4 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 3 || at || — || — || Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY || W 5–2 || — || — || — || — || 9–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 5 || || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 9–5 || — || — || — || — || 10–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | || UC San Diego || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 16–1 (7) || — || — || — || — || 11–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | || UC San Diego || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 13–3 (7) || — || — || — || — || 12–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 8 || UC San Diego || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 9–8 (11) || — || — || — || — || 13–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 10 || || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 13–11 || — || — || — || — || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 12 || at BYU || — || ESPN+ || Miller ParkProvo, UT || L 2–5 || — || — || — || — || 14–5 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 13 || at BYU || — || ESPN+ || Miller ParkProvo, UT || W 9–7 || — || — || — || — || 15–5 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 14 || at BYU || — || ESPN+ || Miller ParkProvo, UT || L 9–10 || — || — || — || — || 15–6 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 16 || at || — || ESPN+ || UCCU BallparkOrem, UT || W 11–1 (8) || — || — || — || — || 16–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 17 || at Utah Valley || — || ESPN+ || UCCU BallparkOrem, UT || W 6–3 || — || — || — || — || 17–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 20 || Utah || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 13–4 || — || — || — || — || 18–6 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 21 || Utah || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 20–10 (8) || — || — || — || — || 19–6 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 22 || Utah || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 11–13 || — || — || — || — || 19–7 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 24 || at || — || — || J. Page Hayden FieldCincinnati, OH || L 3–4 || — || — || — || — || 19–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 27 || Kansas || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 5–0 || — || — || — || — || 20–8 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 28 || Kansas || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 2–8 || — || — || — || — || 20–9 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | March 29 || Kansas || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 6–13 || — || — || — || — || 20–10 || 4–5 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | March 31 || || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 8–5 || — || — || — || — || 21–10 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 3 || at Oklahoma State || — || ESPN+ || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || L 9–12 || — || — || — || — || 21–11 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 4 || at Oklahoma State || — || — || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || L 3–11 || — || — || — || — || 21–12 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 5 || at Oklahoma State || — || — || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || L 4–10 || — || — || — || — || 21–13 || 4–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 8 || vs. || — || — || Prasco ParkMason, OH || W 8–7 || — || — || — || — || 22–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 10 || vs. Baylor || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 11–1 (8)|| — || — || — || — || 23–13 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 11 || Baylor || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 8–0 || — || — || — || — || 24–13 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 12 || Baylor || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 3–8 || — || — || — || — || 24–14 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 14 || vs. Xavier || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 15–5 (7) || — || — || — || 2,042 || 25–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 17 || at No. 21 UCF || — || — || John Euliano ParkOrlando, FL || L 1–7 || — || — || — || — || 25–15 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 18 || at No. 21 UCF || — || — || John Euliano ParkOrlando, FL || W 9–3 || — || — || — || — || 26–15 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbffbb | April 19 || at No. 21 UCF || — || — || John Euliano ParkOrlando, FL || W 11–9 || — || — || — || — || 27–15 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffbbbb | April 21 || at || — || — || Nischwitz StadiumDayton, OH || L 7–12 || — || — || — || — || 27–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 24|| No. 12 West Virginia || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 5–9 (13) || — || — || — || — || 27–17 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 25 || No. 12 West Virginia || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 5–2 || — || — || — || — || 28–17 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 26 || No. 12 West Virginia || — || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 7–5 || — || — || — || — || 29–17 || 10–11 |- align="center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || at Houston || — || ESPN+ || Darryl & Lori Schroeder ParkHouston, TX || W 3–2 || — || — || — || — || 30–17 || 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || at Houston || — || — || Darryl & Lori Schroeder ParkHouston, TX || W 8–1 || — || — || — || — || 31–17 || 12–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 3 || at Houston || — || — || Darryl & Lori Schroeder ParkHouston, TX || W 4–3 (11) || — || — || — || — || 32–17 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 5 || at || — || — || J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK || W 15–4 || — || — || — || — || 33–17 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 8 || at Kansas State || — || — || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W 4–2 || — || — || — || — || 34–17 || 14–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | May 9 || at Kansas State || — || — || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || W 5–3 || — || — || — || — || 35–17 || 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | May 10 || at Kansas State || — || — || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L 2–5 || — || — || — || — || 35–18 || 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | May 14 || Texas Tech || No. 25 || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 13–1 (7) || — || — || — || — || 36–18 || 16–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | || Texas Tech || No. 25 || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || L 5–6 || — || — || — || — || 36–19 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | || Texas Tech || No. 25 || ESPN+ || UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH || W 8–7 || — || — || — || — || 37–19 || 17–13
! style="" | Postseason (1–2)
| style="font-size:88%" | "#" 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 |- | Schedule Source:
Schedule Notes:
NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors Rankings
References