Friday, March 31
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium
6:30 p.m.
Tulane University
vs
USF
Photo by: Parker Waters
Baseball Opens Conference Play vs USF
Mar 30, 2017 | Baseball
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball opens American Athletic Conference play this weekend against USF at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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The Green Wave enter the weekend at 10-15 overall, and winners of seven of their last 10 games. The Bulls, meanwhile, are 23-3 and winners of three of their last four contests. Tickets are available in person at the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office in the James W. Wilson Center, or by calling 504-861-WAVE.
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The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live video and live stats is available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
This will be the 51st meeting between Tulane and USF. Tulane leads the series, 30-20. The Green Wave has won five in a row in the series, including a three-game sweep last season in Tampa. The Wave won two of three in New Orleans in 2015, their first as a member of The American. Tulane and USF played each year from 1992-2005 as members of the Metro Conference and then Conference USA.
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Quick Notes
• Tulane has won seven of its last 10 games.
• Hunter Williams was named on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for second straight week after hitting .524 with four RBI, six runs, three doubles, a triple, and a .500 OBP in five games from March 21-26.
• Williams leads Tulane with a .373 batting average, 38 hits, 10 doubles, 14 extra base hits, a .578 SLG% and a .430 OBP. In his last nine games, Williams has hit .463 with 19 hits, nine RBI, 11 runs, nine extra base hits, seven doubles, a .756 SLG% and a .511 OBP.
• Jarret DeHart has a team-high 26 RBI and six home runs. He has 11 extra base hits. Grant Witherspoon leads the Wave with 24 runs and five stolen bases.
• Chase Solesky leads the Green Wave with a 1.82 ERA and .221 opponent batting average. He is 1-0 in nine appearances and five starts, and pitched 29.2 innings.
• Two players have started all 25 games for the Green Wave this season: Grant Witherspoon and Hunter Williams. Jake Willsey has played in all 25 games with 23 starts, and Jarret DeHart has played in and started 24 games.
• Among Tulane's 10 wins, six have been by one run. The Green Wave has posted two shutouts (6-0 vs West Virginia and 7-0 vs Columbia).
• Tulane is 6-4 in one-run games.
• J.P. France has made five starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in four of them (7.0 innings in three). In those four starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 3.33 ERA with 19 strikeouts, 27 hits and 10 earned runs in 27.0 innings.
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Pitching Matchup
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Corey Merrill, Sr. | 2-2, 4.54 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 35 H, 18 ER, 32 K, 17 BB
USF:Â Â Â Â Â RHP Phoenix Sanders, Sr. | 4-0, 1.64 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 38.1 IP, 32 H, 7 ER, 56 K, 8 BB
Saturday Game 1
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 1-3, 5.50 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 37.2 IP, 45 H, 23 ER, 26 K, 14 BB
USF:Â Â Â Â Â LHP Shane McClanahan, Fr. | 4-0, 1.57 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 34.1 IP, 16 H, 6 ER, 49 K, 11 BB
Saturday Game 2
Tulane:Â RHP Chase Solesky, Fr. | 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 9 APP, 5 GS, 29.2 IP, 23 H, 6 ER, 16 K, 10 BB
USF:Â Â Â Â Â RHP Peter Strzelecki, Jr. | 1-1, 1.66 ERA, 5 APP, 5 GS, 21.2 IP, 18 H, 4 ER, 22 K, 11 BB
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| TULANE (10-15, 0-0 American) vs. USF (23-3, 0-0 American) | |
| Time/Date: | Friday-Sunday, March 31-April 2, 2017 • 6:30 p.m./4 p.m./1 p.m. |
| Location: | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium/New Orleans, La. |
| Radio: | 88.3 FM WRBH/TuneIn Radio app |
| Live Stats/Live Video: | www.TulaneGreenWave.com |
| Twitter: | @GreenWaveBSB |
| Instagram: | TulaneBaseball |
| Series: | Tulane leads, 30-20 |
| Tulane Coach: | Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 10-15 (1st year) |
| USF Coach: | Mark Kingston (North Carolina, '95) • 81-62-1 (third year) |
| Game Notes: | Tulane |
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball opens American Athletic Conference play this weekend against USF at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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The Green Wave enter the weekend at 10-15 overall, and winners of seven of their last 10 games. The Bulls, meanwhile, are 23-3 and winners of three of their last four contests. Tickets are available in person at the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office in the James W. Wilson Center, or by calling 504-861-WAVE.
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The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live video and live stats is available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
This will be the 51st meeting between Tulane and USF. Tulane leads the series, 30-20. The Green Wave has won five in a row in the series, including a three-game sweep last season in Tampa. The Wave won two of three in New Orleans in 2015, their first as a member of The American. Tulane and USF played each year from 1992-2005 as members of the Metro Conference and then Conference USA.
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Quick Notes
• Tulane has won seven of its last 10 games.
• Hunter Williams was named on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for second straight week after hitting .524 with four RBI, six runs, three doubles, a triple, and a .500 OBP in five games from March 21-26.
• Williams leads Tulane with a .373 batting average, 38 hits, 10 doubles, 14 extra base hits, a .578 SLG% and a .430 OBP. In his last nine games, Williams has hit .463 with 19 hits, nine RBI, 11 runs, nine extra base hits, seven doubles, a .756 SLG% and a .511 OBP.
• Jarret DeHart has a team-high 26 RBI and six home runs. He has 11 extra base hits. Grant Witherspoon leads the Wave with 24 runs and five stolen bases.
• Chase Solesky leads the Green Wave with a 1.82 ERA and .221 opponent batting average. He is 1-0 in nine appearances and five starts, and pitched 29.2 innings.
• Two players have started all 25 games for the Green Wave this season: Grant Witherspoon and Hunter Williams. Jake Willsey has played in all 25 games with 23 starts, and Jarret DeHart has played in and started 24 games.
• Among Tulane's 10 wins, six have been by one run. The Green Wave has posted two shutouts (6-0 vs West Virginia and 7-0 vs Columbia).
• Tulane is 6-4 in one-run games.
• J.P. France has made five starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in four of them (7.0 innings in three). In those four starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 3.33 ERA with 19 strikeouts, 27 hits and 10 earned runs in 27.0 innings.
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Pitching Matchup
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Corey Merrill, Sr. | 2-2, 4.54 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 35 H, 18 ER, 32 K, 17 BB
USF:Â Â Â Â Â RHP Phoenix Sanders, Sr. | 4-0, 1.64 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 38.1 IP, 32 H, 7 ER, 56 K, 8 BB
Saturday Game 1
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 1-3, 5.50 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 37.2 IP, 45 H, 23 ER, 26 K, 14 BB
USF:Â Â Â Â Â LHP Shane McClanahan, Fr. | 4-0, 1.57 ERA, 6 APP, 6 GS, 34.1 IP, 16 H, 6 ER, 49 K, 11 BB
Saturday Game 2
Tulane:Â RHP Chase Solesky, Fr. | 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 9 APP, 5 GS, 29.2 IP, 23 H, 6 ER, 16 K, 10 BB
USF:Â Â Â Â Â RHP Peter Strzelecki, Jr. | 1-1, 1.66 ERA, 5 APP, 5 GS, 21.2 IP, 18 H, 4 ER, 22 K, 11 BB
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