Baseball Plays Host to Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday

TULANE (22-23) vs. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (28-15)
Time/Date:	Tuesday, May 2, 2017 • 6:30 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, 77-35
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 22-23 (1st year)
SLU Coach:	Matt Riser (Tulane, '07) • SLU: 148-78 (fourth year)
Game Notes:	Tulane \| SLU

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball is back at the friendly confines of Greer Field at Turchin Stadium for an eight-game homestand, beginning with an in-state matchup against Southeastern Louisiana at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Green Wave enter the contest at 22-23 overall, as winners of 19 of their last 30 games, while the Lions are 28-15, and winners of five in a row and six of their last seven contests. The game will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live video and live stats will be available at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.

Series History
This will be the 113th meeting between Tulane and Southeastern Louisiana. Tulane leads the series, 77-35. The Lions have won three in a row in the series: 8-5 in Hammond on Feb. 21, and last season, 13-4 in Hammond, and 7-6 in New Orleans. The Green Wave won the previous four meetings, and 11 of 16 meetings, dating back to 2012.

Quick Notes
• Sophomore Grant Witherspoon is on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll this week after hitting .421 with five RBI and five runs in four games last week. He tallied two hits in each contest, and recorded three RBI and three runs in a 9-6 win over LSU last Tuesday.
• Tulane is 19-11 in its last 30 games after a 3-12 start. The Green Wave has won nine of its last 15 contests.
• Tulane has tallied double-digit hits 16 of the last 29 games, and 18 times overall this season.
• Senior Hunter Williams has played in all 45 games, and he has multiple hits in 22 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 45 games.
• Tulane leads The American with 44 double plays turned. That figure ranks sixth in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.04 double plays per game ranks 11th.
• Tulane's schedule ranks No. 28 in the nation, while it's RPI sits at No. 81, as of April 30. The Green Wave has 12 wins vs. RPI Top-50 teams, including eight vs. the Top-25 RPI. From No. 269 on March 14, Tulane's RPI has climbed 188 spots.

Pitching Matchups
Tuesday
Tulane: LHP Ross Massey, So. | 0-6, 6.82 ERA, 9 APP, 8 GS, 30.1 IP, 30 H, 23 ER, 19 K, 32 BB
SLU: RHP Derrick Mount, Sr. | 1-1, 5.68 ERA, 4 APP, 3 GS, 12.2 IP, 18 H, 8 ER, 6 K, 5 BB

Up Next
Tulane plays UCF this weekend in an American Athletic Conference matchup between two of the five teams tied for first place in the league with 9-6 records. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. The Green Wave then plays host to Houston May 12-14, and closes the home schedule against New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. May 16.

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Players Mentioned

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