CLEARWATER, Florida – Griffin Merritt hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs as No. 4 Cincinnati defeated No. 5 Tulane, 8-1, in the first game of the 2022 TicketSmarter American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tuesday morning at BayCare Ballpark.
The Bearcats (24-29) will move on to face the winner of No. 8 South Florida and No. 1 East Carolina on Thursday, May 26 at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+. With the loss, the Green Wave (31-25-1) will take on the loser of the Bulls and Pirates Wednesday, May 25 at 3 p.