Baseball Set for Road Series at Cincinnati
Apr 6, 2017 | Baseball
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball is on the road to take on Cincinnati in a three-game American Athletic Conference series this weekend. Game times are 5 p.m. CT Friday, 3 p.m. CT Saturday and noon CT Sunday at Marge Schott Stadium.
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The Green Wave enter the weekend at 12-17 overall and 2-1 in The American, while the Bearcats are 14-14 overall and 1-2 in league play. The Wave have won nine of their last 14 games, and UC is 5-5 in its last 10 contests. The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live audio and live stats is available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
Tulane and Cincinnati have played 48 times. Tulane leads the series, 39-9. The Bearcats won two of three last season in New Orleans, but the Green Wave swept the series in 2015 in Cincinnati. The teams played each year from 1996-2004 as members of Conference USA, when the Wave posted a 27-3 record in the series.
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Quick Notes
• Tulane has won nine of its last 14 games.
• In its last 14 games, Tulane has hit .285, and averaged 6.0 runs per game with 41 extra base hits; posted a 4.86 ERA and a .981 fielding pct. In its first 15 games, Tulane hit .220, and averaged 4.0 runs per game with 38 extra base hits; posted a 5.99 ERA and .966 fielding pct.
• Junior RHP J.P. France was named on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll this week, after pitching a career-high 8.1 innings, striking out six batters and allowing two runs to lead the Wave to a series-clinching win over USF on April 2.
• Hunter Williams leads Tulane with a .370 batting average, 44 hits, 14 doubles, 18 extra base hits, a .580 SLG% and a .420 OBP. In his last 13 games, Williams has hit .463 (25-54), with 14 runs, 12 RBI, 13 extra base hits, a .759 SLG%, and a .492 OBP.
• Jarret DeHart has a team-high 29 RBI and six home runs. Grant Witherspoon leads the Wave with 26 runs and seven stolen bases.
• Chase Solesky leads the Green Wave with a 2.14 ERA. He is 1-1 in 10 appearances and six starts, and pitched 33.2 innings.
• Two players have started all 29 games for the Green Wave this season: Grant Witherspoon and Hunter Williams. Jake Willsey has played in all 29 games with 27 starts, and Jarret DeHart has played in and started 27 games.
• Among Tulane's 12 wins, seven have been by one run. Tulane is 7-4 in one-run games. The Green Wave has posted two shutouts (6-0 vs West Virginia and 7-0 vs Columbia).
• J.P. France has made seven starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in six of them. In those six starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 3.56 ERA with 30 strikeouts, 44 hits and 17 earned runs in 43.0 innings.
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Tulane Ranks in The American rankings as of 4/3
Hunter Williams leads the American Athletic Conference with 14 doubles, and ranks among the top-10 in batting average (4th), slugging pct. (T-5th), on-base pct. (10th), hits (4th), and total bases (T-3rd). His 14 doubles also rank 10th nationally. Jarret DeHart ranks fifth in RBI and T-3rd in home runs, Grant Witherspoon ranks T-5th in hits and ninth in stolen bases, and Lex Kaplan and Jake Willsey rank T-5th in home runs.
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Double 'Em Up
Tulane leads The American with 34 double plays turned – 10 more than Memphis, which ranks second. That figure ranks third in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.17 double plays per game ranks fourth.
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Winning Conference Opening Series
Tulane won two of three games from USF to open conference play last weekend. It was the first time as a member of the American Athletic Conference the Green Wave has won its opening league series, including a 1-1 matchup at UConn in 2016. Tulane has claimed the opening series of conference play 10 of the last 14 years, dating back to 2004.
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Pitching Matchups
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Corey Merrill, Sr. | 3-2, 4.43 ERA, 7 APP, 7 GS, 42.2 IP, 43 H, 21 ER, 38 K, 22 BB
UC:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RHP Andrew Zellner, Sr. | 2-2, 4.38 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 39.0 IP, 34 H, 19 ER, 32 K, 10 BB
Saturday
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 2-3, 4.89 ERA, 7 APP, 7 GS, 46.0 IP, 52 H, 25 ER, 32 K, 18 BB
UC:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LHP J.T. Perez, Jr. | 1-4, 3.98 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 40.2 IP, 38 H, 18 ER, 34 K, 13 BB
Sunday
Tulane:Â RHP Chase Solesky, Fr. | 1-1, 2.14 ERA, 10 APP, 6 GS, 33.2 IP, 31 H, 8 ER, 18 K, 12 BB
UC:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
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| TULANE (12-17, 2-1 American) at Cincinnati (14-14, 1-2 American) | |
| Time/Date: | Friday-Sunday, April 7-9, 2017 • 5 p.m. CT/3 p.m. CT/Noon CT |
| Location: | Marge Schott Stadium/Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Radio: | 88.3 FM WRBH/TuneIn Radio app |
| Live Stats/Live Video: | www.TulaneGreenWave.com |
| Twitter: | @GreenWaveBSB |
| Instagram: | TulaneBaseball |
| Series: | Tulane leads, 39-9 |
| Tulane Coach: | Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 12-17 (1st year) |
| UC Coach: | Ty Neal (Miami (Ohio), '99) • 77-117-1 (fourth year) |
| Game Notes: | Tulane |
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball is on the road to take on Cincinnati in a three-game American Athletic Conference series this weekend. Game times are 5 p.m. CT Friday, 3 p.m. CT Saturday and noon CT Sunday at Marge Schott Stadium.
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The Green Wave enter the weekend at 12-17 overall and 2-1 in The American, while the Bearcats are 14-14 overall and 1-2 in league play. The Wave have won nine of their last 14 games, and UC is 5-5 in its last 10 contests. The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live audio and live stats is available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
Tulane and Cincinnati have played 48 times. Tulane leads the series, 39-9. The Bearcats won two of three last season in New Orleans, but the Green Wave swept the series in 2015 in Cincinnati. The teams played each year from 1996-2004 as members of Conference USA, when the Wave posted a 27-3 record in the series.
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Quick Notes
• Tulane has won nine of its last 14 games.
• In its last 14 games, Tulane has hit .285, and averaged 6.0 runs per game with 41 extra base hits; posted a 4.86 ERA and a .981 fielding pct. In its first 15 games, Tulane hit .220, and averaged 4.0 runs per game with 38 extra base hits; posted a 5.99 ERA and .966 fielding pct.
• Junior RHP J.P. France was named on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll this week, after pitching a career-high 8.1 innings, striking out six batters and allowing two runs to lead the Wave to a series-clinching win over USF on April 2.
• Hunter Williams leads Tulane with a .370 batting average, 44 hits, 14 doubles, 18 extra base hits, a .580 SLG% and a .420 OBP. In his last 13 games, Williams has hit .463 (25-54), with 14 runs, 12 RBI, 13 extra base hits, a .759 SLG%, and a .492 OBP.
• Jarret DeHart has a team-high 29 RBI and six home runs. Grant Witherspoon leads the Wave with 26 runs and seven stolen bases.
• Chase Solesky leads the Green Wave with a 2.14 ERA. He is 1-1 in 10 appearances and six starts, and pitched 33.2 innings.
• Two players have started all 29 games for the Green Wave this season: Grant Witherspoon and Hunter Williams. Jake Willsey has played in all 29 games with 27 starts, and Jarret DeHart has played in and started 27 games.
• Among Tulane's 12 wins, seven have been by one run. Tulane is 7-4 in one-run games. The Green Wave has posted two shutouts (6-0 vs West Virginia and 7-0 vs Columbia).
• J.P. France has made seven starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in six of them. In those six starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 3.56 ERA with 30 strikeouts, 44 hits and 17 earned runs in 43.0 innings.
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Tulane Ranks in The American rankings as of 4/3
Hunter Williams leads the American Athletic Conference with 14 doubles, and ranks among the top-10 in batting average (4th), slugging pct. (T-5th), on-base pct. (10th), hits (4th), and total bases (T-3rd). His 14 doubles also rank 10th nationally. Jarret DeHart ranks fifth in RBI and T-3rd in home runs, Grant Witherspoon ranks T-5th in hits and ninth in stolen bases, and Lex Kaplan and Jake Willsey rank T-5th in home runs.
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Double 'Em Up
Tulane leads The American with 34 double plays turned – 10 more than Memphis, which ranks second. That figure ranks third in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.17 double plays per game ranks fourth.
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Winning Conference Opening Series
Tulane won two of three games from USF to open conference play last weekend. It was the first time as a member of the American Athletic Conference the Green Wave has won its opening league series, including a 1-1 matchup at UConn in 2016. Tulane has claimed the opening series of conference play 10 of the last 14 years, dating back to 2004.
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Pitching Matchups
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Corey Merrill, Sr. | 3-2, 4.43 ERA, 7 APP, 7 GS, 42.2 IP, 43 H, 21 ER, 38 K, 22 BB
UC:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RHP Andrew Zellner, Sr. | 2-2, 4.38 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 39.0 IP, 34 H, 19 ER, 32 K, 10 BB
Saturday
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 2-3, 4.89 ERA, 7 APP, 7 GS, 46.0 IP, 52 H, 25 ER, 32 K, 18 BB
UC:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LHP J.T. Perez, Jr. | 1-4, 3.98 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 40.2 IP, 38 H, 18 ER, 34 K, 13 BB
Sunday
Tulane:Â RHP Chase Solesky, Fr. | 1-1, 2.14 ERA, 10 APP, 6 GS, 33.2 IP, 31 H, 8 ER, 18 K, 12 BB
UC:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
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