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Cincinnati Takes Series Opener Friday Night
3/20/2026 7:11 PM | Baseball
Long clubs third homer of season
CINCINNATI – Jake Long helped the Utah baseball team strike first with his third home run of the season, but Cincinnati put up an eight-run sixth inning as the Bearcats took the series opener 13-4 on Friday night at the UC Baseball Stadium.
Utah is now 12-7 on the season and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference play. It was the first game between the squads in recorded history.
Long, Bradley Navarro and Matt Flaharty each went 2-for-4 with Navarro driving in two runs and Flaharty scoring by way of Long's homer.
Long's home run extended his team-leading hitting streak to 14 consecutive games, the longest by a Utah Ute since the 2023 season. Cameron Gurney (12) and Daniel Arambula (11) both singled in the eighth inning to push their respective streaks as well.
After a scoreless two innings to open the game, the left-handed hitting Matt Flaharty poked a single the other way to lead off the top of the third. Three batters later, Long sent the first pitch 378 feet over left field wall for an opposite-field, two-run shot.
Cincinnati halved the Utes' lead with a run in the fifth inning and took charge of the game with an eight-spot in the sixth. The Bearcats added another run in the bottom of the seventh.
The Utes put together a two-out rally in the eighth on the way to getting two runs back. Arambula and Gurney reached on infield singles then Cal Miller was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Navarro then lifted a base hit into shallow center field to score both Arambula and Gurney.
However, the home squad would answer in the bottom of the eighth with three more tallies as the game reached its final score.
Starting pitcher Colter McAnelly (2-3) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and struck out six batters in six-plus innings of work.
Next Up
Utah will look to even up this three-game series on Saturday in another matchup with the Bearcats. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. MT inside the UC Baseball Stadium.
Follow Utah Baseball
Keep up with the Utes by following @utahbaseball and by visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.
Utah is now 12-7 on the season and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference play. It was the first game between the squads in recorded history.
Long, Bradley Navarro and Matt Flaharty each went 2-for-4 with Navarro driving in two runs and Flaharty scoring by way of Long's homer.
Long's home run extended his team-leading hitting streak to 14 consecutive games, the longest by a Utah Ute since the 2023 season. Cameron Gurney (12) and Daniel Arambula (11) both singled in the eighth inning to push their respective streaks as well.
After a scoreless two innings to open the game, the left-handed hitting Matt Flaharty poked a single the other way to lead off the top of the third. Three batters later, Long sent the first pitch 378 feet over left field wall for an opposite-field, two-run shot.
Cincinnati halved the Utes' lead with a run in the fifth inning and took charge of the game with an eight-spot in the sixth. The Bearcats added another run in the bottom of the seventh.
The Utes put together a two-out rally in the eighth on the way to getting two runs back. Arambula and Gurney reached on infield singles then Cal Miller was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Navarro then lifted a base hit into shallow center field to score both Arambula and Gurney.
However, the home squad would answer in the bottom of the eighth with three more tallies as the game reached its final score.
Starting pitcher Colter McAnelly (2-3) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and struck out six batters in six-plus innings of work.
Next Up
Utah will look to even up this three-game series on Saturday in another matchup with the Bearcats. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. MT inside the UC Baseball Stadium.
Follow Utah Baseball
Keep up with the Utes by following @utahbaseball and by visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Taylor, Nathan (2-1)
L: McAnelly, Colter (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Long, Jake 1
RBI: Long, Jake 2 ; Navarro, Bradley 2
SH: Miller, Cal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Long, Jake 1 ; Gurney, Cameron 1 ; Flaharty, Matt 1 ; Arambula, Daniel 1
SB: Flaharty, Matt 1
CS: Long, Jake 1
HBP: Miller, Cal 1
Batting:
2B: Pitts, Derrick 1
RBI: Infelise, Enzo 1 ; Natili, Jack 1 ; Mitchelle, Christian 1 ; Daniel, Conlan 2 ; Tyranski, Ryan 1 ; Sefcik, Cal 3 ; Coats, Quinton 1 ; Pitts, Derrick 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Infelise, Enzo 2 ; Natili, Jack 1 ; Smith, Jackson 1 ; Sefcik, Luke 1 ; Daniel, Conlan 1 ; Reardon, Jackson 2 ; Sefcik, Cal 2 ; Coats, Quinton 2 ; Pitts, Derrick 1
SB: Coats, Quinton 1
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