Four Games At Zephyr Field Highlight 2005 Baseball Schedule
Dec 7, 2004 | Baseball
Dec. 7, 2004
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Four games at Zephyr Field and three-game home series vs. defending national champion Cal State Fullerton and 2004 national seed Arizona State highlight the 2005 Tulane University baseball schedule, head coach Rick Jones announced Tuesday.
The Green Wave will play 36 home games with 32 being played at the on-campus Turchin Stadium, including a "Businessman's Special" vs. Northwestern State on March 22 at 1 p.m. Tulane's games at The Shrine on Airline will be Saturday affairs with the Sun Devils and Titans on Feb. 19 and March 12, respectively, as well as showdowns with arch-rival LSU on April 19 and cross-town foe UNO on May 3.
"This is a challenging schedule befitting the type of club we expect to field this year," Jones said. "I would expect Fullerton and Arizona State along with ourselves and LSU to all be ranked in the Top 10 in each preseason poll. This should be a treat for all of our fans."
Season tickets are on sale now through the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office at (504) 861-WAVE or via the internet at the official website of Tulane Athletics, www.tulanegreenwave.com. Grandstand ticket packages are $250, and general admission season tickets are priced at $180 (adult), $110 (senior citizens) and $85 (youth). In addition, Tulane will sell a "Three at The Z" ticket package good for admission to the Green Wave's Zephyr Field games against Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton and LSU for $30.
Tulane will begin the 2005 season with a three-game series vs. Southeast Missouri State beginning on Friday, Feb. 11, and will also host three-game non-conference slates against ASU, Marist (March 4-6) and Cal State Fullerton. In Conference USA play, the Green Wave will host East Carolina (March 18-20), UAB (April 1-3), Houston (April 15-17), Memphis (May 6-8) and TCU (March 19-21).
In-state foes McNeese State (Feb. 15), UNO (March 1), Northwestern State (March 22) and Nicholls State (April 12 and 26) also make trips to Turchin Stadium.
The Green Wave's road tilt is highlighted by a visit to Alex Box Stadium to take on LSU on March 8, and a weekend trip to Malibu, Calif., to take on Pepperdine from Feb. 25-27. Tulane will also hit the road for league showdowns vs. Louisville (March 25-27), Charlotte (April 8-10), Southern Miss (April 22-24), USF (April 29-May 1) and Saint Louis (May 13-15). The boys in olive green and sky blue will also make state visits to Nicholls State on March 29 at Ray E. Didier Field and UNO on April 5 at Maestri Field.
Following the regular season, Tulane will travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., for the 2005 Conference USA Tournament, which is hosted by Southern Miss. Dates for the NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals are June 3-6 and June 10-13, respectively. The College World Series, meanwhile, is slated for June 17-27 in Omaha, Neb., at Rosenblatt Stadium.
ALUMNI GAME NOTE - The Fifth Annual Alumni Game is scheduled for Feb. 5 at Turchin Stadium with an "Old-Timer's Game slated for noon while the 2005 Tulane squad will battle the Green Wave's professional players beginning at 2 p.m. Any Green Wave baseball alumni interested in participating and playing in the annual event should contact Tulane Director of Baseball Operations Sherry Schonekas at (504) 862-8216 or via e-mail at sschone@tulane.edu. The game is open to the public and admission is free. Following the game, fans will have an opportunity to meet Tulane players old and new with an autograph session on the field.
