The Bearcats played their home games at Marge Schott Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

The closest Cincinnati came to a win in the series was in the final game, in which the Bearcats allowed five runs in the thirteenth inning in the loss.

To complete the sweep, freshman Manny Rodriguez hit a walk off single in the tenth inning of the final game to lead Cincinnati to a 2–1 win.

[11] The Bearcats did not play a midweek game heading into a road series against nationally ranked Nevada over the sixth weekend of the season.

The Volunteers had struggled with high expectations early in the season, but had no issues with the visiting Bearcats, leaving home with a 7–0 win.

[14] The following weekend, the Bearcats hit the road again to open American Athletic Conference play, visiting South Florida.