May 2006 NewsStand
Aug 17, 2006 | General
May 31, 2006
Wave has experience vs. Jaguars
New Orleans Times Picayune
With just a couple of weeks remaining in Tulane's regular season, the team was enjoying an unexpected day off in the middle of the week as players completed final exams. But while the team was off, Green Wave coach Rick Jones was hard at work, his eyes glued to the television screen...
'Wonderful journey' continues on to Oxford
New Orleans Times Picayune
As Rick Jones sat in the dugout at Zephyr Field on Tuesday, watching his players go through pre-practice stretching exercises, Tulane's baseball coach was busy counting memories that will be with him, and the players, for a lifetime. "I keep thinking what a challenging, wonderful journey it's been, getting from 'there' to 'here,' " Jones said...
May 30, 2006
Wave hopes to duplicate success in Oxford
New Orleans Times Picayune
Now that Tulane knows its NCAA regional destination, it can begin hoping that this trip goes as well as its last regional trip in 2004. On Monday, the Green Wave was seeded No. 2 in the Oxford (Miss.) regional. Tulane won its first NCAA regional on the road in Oxford two seasons ago...
Strong finish gives Tulane No. 2 seed
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane's strong finish to the regular season wasn't enough to allow it to host a regional, but it did solidify a No. 2 seeding for the Green Wave (41-19)...
Tulane lone Louisiana representative in regionals
Shreveport Times
In 2001 and 2005, the Tulane Green Wave carried the hopes of Louisiana college baseball fans to Nebraska as the state's only College World Series participant. This year, they will carry those same fans' hopes as the only Louisiana entrant into the NCAA Tournament...
The Lone Bid State
Gannett News Services
When it comes to college baseball this spring, just call Louisiana the Lone Bid State. A season which began with two teams nationally ranked in the preseason and two more picked to either win or contend for conference championships, ends with just one school, Tulane, playing in the NCAA Tournament...
Green Wave carry load
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
(AP)Tulane is the only Louisiana team in the NCAA baseball regionals this year, marking the first time in 18 years that LSU has not made the tournament. Tulane is in the Oxford Regional, with Bethune-Cookman, South Alabama and host Mississippi...
Former Boston Patriots captain Sardisco dies at 73
ESPN.com
Former pro football player Tony Sardisco, who was captain of the Boston Patriots in the early 1960s, has died at age 73. Sardisco died of a massive heart attack at his home in Shreveport on Sunday, said Madeleine Bergeron, his daughter...
First Captain of Boston Patriots Dead
TheBostonChannel.com
The captain of the first Boston Patriots team has died. Tony Sardisco was 73. His daughter said he died over the weekend after suffering a massive heart attack in his home in Shrevesport, La. The former Tulane star played middle linebacker for the Patriots in their inaugural year of 1960 and was considered the leader of the team's defense. He later played guard before retiring in 1962...
May 29, 2006
Tulane not chosen to host regional
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones learned Sunday the Green Wave was not selected to host an NCAA regional, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed. But he quickly realized not hosting didn't end Tulane's season...
May 28, 2006
Tulane, UNO have readied storm plans
New Orleans Times Picayune
For Tulane and UNO, some hurricane plans won't change but some will. Tulane won't change much of what it has done in the past. UNO will, with the help of its conference...
Cougars, Flores oust Wave from Tournament
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Rick Jones has said time and again that pitching and defense are the two elements most critical to winning baseball games. On Saturday, Jones watched as Luis Flores and the Houston Cougars gave the Green Wave a heavy dose of it...
Tulane set to begin preps for NCAAs
New Orleans Times Picayune
Instead of thinking of would could have been had his team done everything right Saturday, Tulane coach Rick Jones was taking the positive approach to the Green Wave's loss. "We're going to look at the silver lining on this thing," Jones said after his Green Wave was eliminated from the Conference USA tournament with a 6-0 loss to Houston. "We've got two days we can take off and catch our breath and start practice again on Tuesday...
Katrina fails to rob Tulane of its strength
Houston (Texas) Chronicle
Those frantic first days were the hardest because they didn't know who made it out and who hadn't. The players would find out some had lost their belongings and a few had lost homes. They would understand they were among the lucky ones. Theirs is a sports story, barely a footnote in the larger tragedy of Katrina...
Tulane falls in C-USA despite Riser's heroics
Picayune (Miss.) Item
Friday night, Tulane's Matt Riser of Picayune helped put his Green Wave team in line to play for the Conference USA championship. Saturday, though, the Green Wave saw those hopes dashed by Houston...
May 27, 2006
McFadden's hit in 10th lifts Tulane past ECU
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's Warren McFadden, the team's leading hitter, was having one of those days hitters would like to forget. He struck out three times in his first four at-bats. Then came redemption. An RBI single through the right side by McFadden in the 10th inning lifted third-seeded Tulane to a 2-1 victory over East Carolina on Friday at Rice's Reckling Park in the losers' bracket of the Conference USA tournament...
Riser elevates at right time
New Orleans Times Picayune
As Tulane's leadoff hitter, Matt Riser knows his job is to get on base. It hasn't worked out that way this season as much as Riser would have liked. But the slump Riser was once in is over. In the past two Conference USA tournament games, Riser has come through for the Green Wave, going 6-for-10...
Tulane tops East Carolina in 10 innings
Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald
Matt Riser scored the game-winning run Friday as Tulane remained alive in the Conference USA Tournament with a 2-1 win against East Carolina in 10 innings. The win pushed the Wave (41-18) into today's semifinal round against Houston at Reckling Park. Tulane, however, must beat Houston twice to advance to Sunday's championship game...
Tulane eliminates ECU
Goldsboro (N.C.) News-Argus
Warren McFadden's one-out single in the top of the 10th inning scored Matt Riser with the game-winning run as Tulane posted a 2-1 victory over East Carolina and eliminated the Pirates from the 2006 Conference USA Baseball Championships at Reckling Park Friday afternoon...
Tulane sends ECU packing in C-USA
Wilmington (N.C.) Morning Star-News
Warren McFadden's RBI-single in the top of the 10th inning broke a tie and lifted No. 3 seed Tulane to a 2-1 victory over No. 6 seed East Carolina on Friday during an elimination game at the 2006 Conference USA Championship...
Tulane ends ECU's stay at C-USA Tourney
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
Just like how Tulane got its last two hits, securing one more victory at the Conference USA tournament trickled just out of the reach of East Carolina's baseball team. Tulane snapped a tied score with a run in the top of the 10th inning to eliminate East Carolina from the tournament, potentially ending its season, as well...
Tulane bounces back to reach semifinals
Hattiesburg (Miss.) American
Tulane University decided it was not ready to leave the Conference USA baseball tournament Friday. So it took its time and used an extra inning to accomplish its goal. The No. 3 seeded Green Wave outlasted No. 6 East Carolina 2-1 in 10 innings to live another day...
May 26, 2006
Hits fall for Tulane in rout of Marshall
New Orleans Times Picayune
A day after having trouble scoring runs and getting crucial hits, things turned around for Tulane's hitters Thursday. The Green Wave matched a season high with 20 hits in beating Marshall 12-1 at Rice's Reckling Park, eliminating the Thundering Herd from the Conference USA tournament. The game was stopped after the eighth inning because of the tournament's 10-run rule...
Tulane's Gomes puts Jones' mind at ease
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane pitcher Brandon Gomes had little to show for his previous month of work. In 171/3 innings in four starts, his only decision was a loss. And the way Gomes started Thursday's game against Marshall, it didn't look like he was going to break the pattern. But all Gomes needed was a visit from pitching coach Chad Sutter to set him on the right path in the Green Wave's 12-1 victory in the Conference USA tournament...
Tulane bounces Marshall, 12-1
Huntington (W. Va.) Herald-Dispatch
Third-seeded Tulane scored runs Thursday in seven-consecutive innings in a 12-1 defeat of No. 7-seed Marshall in the Conference USA baseball tournament at Reckling Park. The game was called after eight innings because of C-USA's 10-run rule. Marshall (22-32) was eliminated from the tournament...
May 25, 2006
Missed opportunities haunt Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Rick Jones knew a golden opportunity had gotten away. The Green Wave loaded the bases in the first inning against East Carolina's ace, Brody Taylor, after its first three batters reached base. What Jones didn't know was just how much failing to capitalize early would come back to haunt his team...
TU's Hamilton dealt tough breaks
New Orleans Times Picayune
In his first at-bat, Tulane first baseman Mark Hamilton drove a breaking pitch from East Carolina's Brody Taylor that was caught at the right-field wall. In Hamilton's final at-bat, in the eighth inning, he saw more breaking pitches from Taylor. But this time it was much different...
East Carolina stuns Tulane
Houston Chronicle
Lefthander Brody Taylor shackled No. 22 Tulane for the second time this season as East Carolina upset the Green Wave 4-2 in first-round Conference USA tournament play Wednesday at Reckling Park. Taylor (8-2) allowed one earned run over 7 1/3 innings to best Tulane ace Sean Morgan (8-5) and earn his second win over Tulane (39-18) in a month...
Pirates upset Tulane
Kinston (N.C.) Free Press
Needing to win the Conference USA tournament or at least advance deep into the five-day event to earn its eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament, East Carolina got off to a solid start...
Pirates down Green Wave in C-USA tourney
Washington (N.C.) Daily News
Brody Taylor and Jake Smith showed why they were named to the All-Conference USA teams. Taylor, named to the Second Team, was solid on the mound in leading the No. 6 seed East Carolina Pirates to a 4-2 win over the No. 3 seed Tulane Green Wave in Wednesday's opening game of the C-USA Tournament at Rice's Reckling Park. Smith, named to the First Team, smashed a two-run home run in a three-run fifth inning to power the offense...
May 24, 2006
Tulane duo nabs C-USA honors
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane failed in its bid to repeat as the Conference USA champion, but that didn't stop the Green Wave from capturing a couple of the conference's top honors. Green Wave first baseman Mark Hamilton was selected C-USA's Player of the Year, and outfielder Warren McFadden, who is trying to become the second Tulane player in four seasons to finish with a .400 batting average, was selected Freshman of the Year...
TU's bullpen pulls weight
New Orleans Times Picayune
Throughout the season, Tulane's bullpen, propelled by the one-two punch of Trey Martin and Daniel Latham, had little trouble delivering when it was needed. But in the Green Wave's final game of the regular season, a sizable lead slipped away as Tulane's 10-game winning streak ended. Wave pitching coach Chad Sutter said that wasn't a typical bullpen performance, and there's no need to start worrying...
Green Wave up first for Pirates at C-USA Tournament
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
East Carolina was the first out-of-town club to arrive in Houston for the Conference USA baseball tournament. The Pirates also plan to be the last team to leave, too. ECU will play Tulane at 10 this morning at Rice's Reckling Park in the first game of the tournament. The Pirates, who are the event's No. 6 seed, likely need to win the championship in order to receive a bid to an NCAA regional. They seem to have no problem with facing such a task...
May 23, 2006
Riser recognized as true student-athlete at Tulane
Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald
Matt Riser might not be the most recognized face on a powerful Tulane baseball team that opens play Wednesday against East Carolina in the Conference USA Tournament in Houston. But the Picayune native is a perfect example of the student athlete chasing a dream on and off the field...
May 22, 2006
What Might Have Been
New Orleans Times Picayune
Sue Bower had it all mapped out. So did Robert Klein and David Schumacher. This was the week the trio had circled on their calendars. For them, it meant NCAA championship week. But these days Bower, who was entering her 14th season as Tulane's women's golf coach, Klein and Schumacher, the Green Wave men's and women's tennis coaches, respectively, are trying to keep busy and not think about what's going on this week...
Tulane Baseball: Meeting Expectations
RosenblattReport.com
After the displaced Tulane baseball team spent the fall semester at Texas Tech University, Green Wave head coach Rick Jones called the unfortunate move a lesson in life and a team-building experience. When the dust settles in June, Jones' club may look at the stay in Lubbock as the difference between another successful season and a potential letdown after fielding such a talented club in 2005...
May 21, 2006
Winded, But Still Standing
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson thought 2003 was as bad as it can get. That's when he had to steer his department through a university review that could have seen it reduced in stature to Division III or eliminated. Then Hurricane Katrina hit Aug. 29, 2005...
Manzella's Message: Stay Positive!
LexingtonLegends.com
Tommy Manzella is no stranger to adversity. Nine months ago Manzella's hometown of Chalmette, Louisiana was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, leaving his family without a place to live. His boyhood home was gone. His old photos and possessions were gone. His friends and family were displaced. His father was without a job...
Blazers surge past Green Wave in finale
New Orleans Times Picayune
First baseman Zac Ward's grand slam highlighted a 10-run eighth inning, and Alabama-Birmingham defeated Tulane 20-11 Saturday at Young Memorial Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. The Conference-USA game marked the regular-season finale for the Green Wave...
Tulane falls at UAB, 20-11
Baton Rouge Advocate
(bottom of page) In Birmingham, Ala., Zac Ward's grand slam highlighted a 10-run eighth inning as the Blazers stopped the Green Wave's 10-game winning streak in the regular-season finale. Tulane (39-17, 15-9 Conference USA) jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first, capped by a grand slam by Matt Riser, and led 10-1 after three and a half innings...
May 20, 2006
Tulane bounces back to down UAB, 17-8
New Orleans Times Picayune
(bottom of page) The Green Wave scored 10 consecutive runs to erase an 8-7 deficit to defeat the Blazers in Birmingham, Ala. Tulane scored three runs in the seventh, six in the eighth and one in the ninth to give Steven Porlier (7-3) the victory...
May 19, 2006
Tulane defeats UAB in 11 innings, 8-6
New Orleans Times Picayune
(about a third of the way down) Tulane claimed the opening game of its final regular-season Conference USA series by scoring two runs in the top of the 11th inning to defeat Alabama-Birmingham on the road. Tulane (38-16, 14-8 C-USA) won its ninth consecutive game and is 2-1 in extra-inning games this season...
Shaw hired as Vandy golf
New Orleans Times Picayune
Moving from Tulane to Vanderbilt might be a natural progression, but circumstances beyond Tom Shaw's control might have given him an unnatural push. Shaw, who had been the men's golf coach at Tulane since 2000, was hired Thursday as golf coach at Vanderbilt...
Tulane's Shaw is new VU golf coach
Nashville (Tenn.) City Paper
Tom Shaw, men's golf coach at Tulane since 2000, was named to the same post at Vanderbilt Thursday. Shaw, who will arrive on campus in June, replaces Press McPhaul, who resigned earlier this year to accept a position at East Carolina University...
May 18, 2006
Young Wave team plays veteran role
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's 2005 baseball team was so experienced and mature that handling success never was a problem. It was merely living up to the expectations of a veteran squad. This year's team is filled with youth and inexperience. Coach Rick Jones hoped the few seniors he had could help this team grow up in a hurry...
May 16, 2006
TU seeks to host NCAA regional
New Orleans Times Picayune
Having won 19 of its past 23 games, Tulane (37-16) has all but solidified a spot in the NCAA regionals. Now Green Wave officials are attempting to become an NCAA regional host for the second consecutive year and the third time in six seasons. Tulane will submit its bid this week to the NCAA to host a regional at Zephyr Field, where it has played all of its games this season. Friday is the deadline to submit bids...
Wave reaches their peak
Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald
A month ago, Tulane looked like a long shot to make the 2006 NCAA baseball tournament. Things have changed in the Crescent City and the Green Wave's possibly on the verge of earning a host site for next month's tournament. Since a 6-2 loss at Houston on April 9, the Green Wave have posted a 17-2 record that includes a win against LSU and last weekend's sweep of Southern Mississippi...
May 15, 2006
Familiar script: Tulane defeats USM by one run
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Going into the Conference USA series finale, Tulane coach Rick Jones knew the Green Wave had history on its side. Southern Mississippi coach Corky Palmer knew it, too. And when it was over, more than series history repeated itself...
Tulane sweeps Southern Miss
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane scored one run in the seventh inning and four more in the eighth inning to pull out a 5-4 win over Southern Mississippi at Zephyr Field. The Green Wave (37-16, 13-8 Conference ) scored five runs on eight hits and committed one error, while Southern Miss (34-19, 10-11 C-USA) scored four runs on nine hits...
Wave roars past USM again
Hattiesburg (Miss.) American
Southern Miss coach Corky Palmer was furious on Sunday. He had every right to be. Palmer had just watched his baseball team drop its third straight one-run game to Tulane in a 5-4 Conference USA loss at Zephyr Field. On top of that, the Golden Eagles led in each ballgame. Oh, and Southern Miss had the tying run on second base in the ninth inning of all three games...
Eagles can't flip script, lose third straight to Wave
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Eyes flashing, Southern Miss baseball coach Corky Palmer didn't bother to wait for questions before launching into a cold-fury evaluation of his Golden Eagles' lost weekend at Zephyr Field against archrival Tulane...
Green Wave completes sweep of Golden Eagles
Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald
Tulane rallied late to complete a weekend sweep of Southern Mississippi with a 5-4 win on Sunday at Zephyr Field. The Green Wave improved to 37-16 overall and 13-8 in Conference USA play with their eight straight win. Tulane also secured the third seed in the C-USA Tournament set for May 24-28 at Rice...
May 14, 2006
Emaus delivers again for Tulane
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane sophomore Brad Emaus admits this season hasn't been as big as his freshman season. But he has delivered big hits. For the second consecutive day, Emaus hit the game-winner, a one-out double in the bottom of the eighth inning that gave the Green Wave a 10-9 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday at Zephyr Field...
Big Easy voodoo continues to haunt Eagles
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Sometimes, it just seems like one team has another's number, regardless of the circumstances. Take Southern Miss' tale of woe when the Golden Eagles travel to the home baseball turf of Tulane...
Southern Miss loses another close one
Hattiesburg (Miss.) American
Same teams. Opposite ballgame. Same result. The Southern Miss baseball team squandered an opportunity to pull even with Tulane in the Conference USA standings Saturday. The Golden Eagles lost a one-run pitcher's duel on Friday to fall a game behind in the conference standings. Saturday, they lost 10-9 at Zephyr Field to fall behind by two games in the standings...
Tulane comeback dooms USM one more time
Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald
Southern Mississippi jumped out to an early lead for the second consecutive game against Tulane at Zephyr Field. Unfortunately for the Golden Eagles, the lead vanished for a second time as the Green Wave rallied for a dramatic 10-9 win...
Ramsey helped bring relief for Katrina
Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans and left the city in ruins, the Tulane University football team found itself homeless -- players and coaches alike. But offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo and his family found a safe haven, thanks to Patrick Ramsey, a former star at the school...
Ramsey's next knock might be opportunity
Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger
Patrick Ramsey remembers the conversation as if it happened five minutes ago. It was a Monday morning. Hours after a sprained neck forced him to the sidelines in a season-opening victory over the Bears. The office of Redskins' coach Joe Gibbs. Gibbs told the quarterback his reign as the starter was over after less than two quarters of football. Mark Brunell was his guy...
May 13, 2006
Tulane's Morgan halts Southern Miss in opener
New Orleans Times-Picayune
When Tulane and Southern Mississippi meet last season, 45 runs were scored in their three-game Conference USA series -- with the winner scoring no fewer than 10 runs. On Friday, a first-inning home run by Golden Eagles third baseman Marc Maddox might have had some thinking another slugfest was about to take place. It didn't happen...
Tulane holds on, tops Southern Miss
Baton Rouge Advocate
Sophomore right-hander Sean Morgan struck out nine, and sophomore second baseman Brad Emaus ripped an RBI-double down the left field line in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie as Tulane defeated Conference USA-rival Southern Miss, 2-1, Friday at Zephyr Field...
Wave nips USM
Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call
Tulane scored one run in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie, and Sean Morgan pitched eight strong innings, giving up one run on four hits, walking two and striking out nine to lead the Green Wave to a 2-1 victory, today, over Southern Miss in game one of the three-game Conference USA weekend series at Zephyr Field in front of 2,690 in attendance...
Eagles miss opportunity
Hattiesburg (Miss.) American
Bragging rights were the least of anyone's concern at Zephyr Field on Friday. Sure, the Southern Miss and Tulane baseball programs are historic rivals. Sure, USM coach Corky Palmer would like to improve on his one New Orleans victory. Sure, the Golden Eagles are ranked No. 22 while Tulane is No. 21. But with identical records and NCAA tournament invites hanging in the balance, a W is all that mattered. So, there were no surprises when Palmer was in a surly mood after the 2-1 loss...
May 12, 2006
Hamilton's improvement obvious to Tulane foes
New Orleans Times-Picayune
When Tulane's season ended with consecutive losses to Cal State Fullerton two years ago in the NCAA super regional, Mark Hamilton was completing what turned out to be a very frustrating freshman season. The highly recruited hitter from Bellaire, Texas, had gotten off to the kind of start the coaches had expected, driving in five runs with two doubles in the season opener...
Tulane hires ex-UNO assistant
New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Tulane women's basketball team added Shanna Cook, a former UNO player and assistant, as an assistant coach, Green Wave coach Lisa Stockton announced Thursday...
May 8, 2006
Wave Of Momentum
New Orleans Times-Picayune
On paper, Tulane's Conference USA series with Marshall appeared to be an easy sweep. The Thundering Herd entered the weekend series in eighth place, one spot out of last place. But Green Wave coach Rick Jones couldn't bring himself to believe the series was going to be anything but tough. He was correct...
Tulane wins in 10th on Southard's single
Baton Rouge Advocate
Senior centerfielder Nathan Southard hit a bases-loaded, RBI single in the 10th inning as the Tulane University baseball team completed a weekend sweep of Conference USA foe Marshall with a 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field...
Tulane scores in 10th to edge Herd
Huntington (W. Va.) Herald-Dispatch
Nathan Southard singled to left to drive in Matt Riser with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift No. 17 Tulane to a 2-1 victory over Marshall in Conference USA baseball Sunday in front of 2,516 fans at Zephry Field...
May 7, 2006
Ninth-inning rally keeps Wave rolling
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Saturday's game wasn't one of Tulane's sharpest performances this season, but when the game was on the line the Green Wave did what it had to do to win. Freshman third baseman Seth Henry's chopper up the middle with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave Tulane a 9-8 victory over Marshall on Saturday at Zephyr Field, the Green Wave's 13th victory in 15 games...
Tulane rallies past Marshall
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane third baseman Seth Henry ripped a two-out RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the ninth to lift Tulane to a 9-8 come-from-behind win over Marshall on Saturday at Zephyr Field...
May 6, 2006
Green Wave continues late-season surge
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Defense has been Tulane's best friend all season, and that relationship continued Friday night. The Green Wave turned two double plays and a triple play in consecutive innings, and Sean Morgan struck out five over eight innings in a 3-0 Conference USA victory over Marshall at Zephyr Field...
Triple play sparks Tulane past Marshall
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane turned in a triple play and two doubles plays and Sean Morgan stymied the Marshall offense as the Green Wave scored a 3-0 victory Friday night...
May 5, 2006
Tulane Turns It Around
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Three weeks ago, the whispers of Tulane possibly failing to make an NCAA regional for the first time since 1997 were getting louder. At the time, the Green Wave was struggling. It had dropped its second straight Conference USA series and had won just three of its first nine conference games...
May 3, 2006
Tulane capitalizes on McNeese miscues
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sometimes you have to take wins any way you can get them. And on Tuesday night, Tulane took advantage of some critical mistakes to get by McNeese State. The Green Wave, which jumped out to a 6-0 lead, rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to beat the Cowboys 11-8 at Zephyr Field in its final mid-week game of the season...
Alabama prep forward Tulane's third signee
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane has added a third member to its 2006 men's basketball signing class as Asim McQueen has committed to the Green Wave, coach Dave Dickerson announced Tuesday. McQueen, a 6-foot-7 forward from Auburn, Ala., joins 6-5 guard Johnny Mayhane and 5-10 point guard Kevin Sims, who were signed earlier in the period...
May 2, 2006
Tulane to host McNeese State
Baton Rouge Advocate
The Tulane University baseball team will look to continue its winning ways when the Green Wave take on McNeese State at 6:30 p.m. today at Zephyr Field. The Green Wave enter the game winners of 10 of its last 12 games, but will be facing a hot team in McNeese State as the Cowboys have won seven of their last nine games, including a five-game winning streak...
May 1, 2006
A fizzled finale: Tulane edges ECU to swipe rubber match
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
A ball hit 380 feet at Clark-LeClair Stadium is a home run in most cases - except when those balls go to straightaway center field. Unfortunately for East Carolina in the ninth inning, that's the part of the park where Jake Smith and Adam Witter hit balls just about as hard as they could during this Conference USA baseball series finale against No. 20 Tulane on Sunday...
