No. 28 Baseball Makes First Trip to University of Texas Since 1983
Mar 17, 2016 | Baseball
| Games 18-20: Tulane Green Wave (11-6, 0-0) at Texas (7-10, 0-0) | |
| When | Friday, March 18, 2016 | 6:00 p.m. CT Saturday, March 19, 2016 | 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday, March 20, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. CT |
| Where | Austin, Texas | UFCU Disch-Falk Field |
| Tickets | Click here |
| Watch | Longhorn Network; ESPN3 Friday Saturday Sunday |
| Listen | 88.3 FM WRBH |
| Live Stats | Friday Saturday Sunday |
| Printable Notes | Tulane |
| Social Media | @GreenWaveBSB  | #RollWave | Facebook  | YouTube |
NEW ORLEANS - No. 28 Tulane baseball will head to Austin, Texas, for the first time since the 1983 Regionals when the Green Wave take on the Texas Longhorns for a three-game series at Disch-Falk Field, beginning Friday, March 18, at 6:00 p.m. CT.
Saturday's game will take place at 2:00 p.m. CT, and the series finale will be at noon on Sunday. All three games will be broadcast on 88.3 FRM WRBH. The series will also be televised on the Longhorn Network. Live stats can be found on TulaneGreenWave.com.
TEAM SUMMARIES
Tulane - 11-6, 0-0 The American, .296 Team BA, 4.12 Team ERA
Texas- 7-10, 0-0 Big XII, .264 Team BA, 3.66 Team ERA
LAST TIME OUT
-The Green Wave dropped a midweek contest at Nicholls State on Tuesday after sweeping Furman this past weekend.
-The Longhorns suffered a heartbreaker against Texas A&M on Tuesday, losing on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth. Prior to that, the Longhorns dropped two of three at UCLA.
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday - RHP Corey Merrill (TLN) - 2-0, 2.39 ERA, 32 K
RHP Kyle Johnston (UT) - 1-1, 3.54 ERA, 23 K
Saturday - RHP Alex Massey (TLN) - 2-1, 3.55 ERA, 23 K
LHP Ty Culbreth (UT) - 2-1, 2.22 ERA, 29 K
Sunday - RHP Emerson Gibbs (TLN) - 1-1, 3.24 ERA, 22 K
RHP Connor Mayes (UT) - 0-1, 1.89 ERA, 14 K
SERIES HISTORY
-Texas leads the all-time series, 11-4
-Teams first met in 1899
-Tulane last played Texas on 2/12/06 (W, 4-2) in Houston College Classic
-Teams met in 2003 (Kia Classic) and 1983 (Austin Regional) before that
-David Pierce is 1-1 vs. Texas as a head coach
