Former Bearcats join Rockies organization, football to host Murray State
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Former Badin standout and Cincinnati Bearcats outfielder Landyn Vidourek was involved in a trade Monday, July 20, when the Los Angeles Dodgers sent him and fellow prospect Nick Frasso to the Colorado Rockies for relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen.
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The Dodgers are trading prospects Landyn Vidourek (📹) and Nick Frasso to the Rockies in exchange for Seth Halvorsen, per Mark @Feinsand.
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) July 20, 2026
Vidourek was one of BA's late-round sleepers in last year's draft: https://t.co/NawNmJN6vppic.twitter.com/eloGnqoomK
Vidourek was hitting .176 in 210 at-bats for the Ontario Tower Buzzers, Single-A affiliate of the Dodgers and LA's Arizona Complex League team. He had eight home runs and 28 runs batted in to go along with nine steals.
Vidourek was a third-round draft choice of the Dodgers and the 104th pick overall in 2025. On the Cincinnati Bearcats 2025 NCAA team that made the Knoxville Regional, Vidourek hit .304 with 14 homers, 47 RBI and 39 steals. Following that, he hit .313 in 16 games for Class A Rancho Cucomonga with a home run.
Landyn Vidourek now joins former UC Bearcats teammate Jack Natili with Rockies
The same day Vidourek was traded, it was announced former Cincinnati Bearcats catcher Jack Natili signed with Colorado for just over $1.1 million. Natili was the first third-round pick of the Rockies on July 11.
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3rd-rder Jack Natili signs w/@Rockies for $1.1 million (slot 76 value = $1,103,500). @GoBearcatsBASE C, big power translated into three 3-HR games and 19 HR overall this spring, strong arm & leadership skills behind the plate. @MLBDraftpic.twitter.com/Txe7Yox2oa
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 20, 2026
Natili hit .339 with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs in 2026 for the Bearcats, playing and starting in 60 games. He fielded at a .993 percentage and threw out 14 of 35 runners attempting to steal. Three times this past season, he had three-homer games, doing it vs. Utah March 21, UCF April 19 and in the Starkville Regional opener vs. Louisiana May 29.
Cincinnati Bearcats schedule Murray State for football in 2027
UC recently released details of a home-and-home game with Michigan State in 2030. UC will host the Spartans Sept. 14, 2030 at Nippert Stadium, with the return game in East Lansing Sept. 13, 2031. Monday, July 20, UC confirmed a report and verified the Bearcats will also host Murray State in a non-conference game in 2030.
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Cincinnati adds Murray State to 2030 football schedule https://t.co/pK77v1kZQ3
— FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) July 20, 2026
The Bearcats and Racers have played just one time in the past, when UC defeated them 42-7 on Sept. 11, 2021, in the second game of that season under Luke Fickell. UC would go on to a 13-0 season and not suffer a defeat until losing to Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Bearcats join Rockies organization, football to host Murray State