Friday, May 12
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium
6:30 p.m.
Tulane University
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Houston
Baseball Plays Host to Houston for Senior Weekend
May 11, 2017 | Baseball
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball will honor its senior class this weekend when the Green Wave faces Houston in its final home conference series of the season this weekend at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Tulane will hold a special graduation ceremony for graduating players on the field prior to the game on Saturday. Sunday, the senior mothers will throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the graduating players will be honored individually between innings on the field Sunday.
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The Green Wave enter the weekend at 23-26 overall and 10-8 in conference play, just two games out of first place, while the Cougars come in a 31-17 overall and 11-7 in league play. Saturday's game will be televised on the CBS Sports Network. The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH, and live video and live stats will be available at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Tulane to Honor Senior Class This Weekend
Tulane will honor its departing players during the series vs. Houston this weekend. Saturday, a special graduation ceremony will be held on the field prior to first pitch, with University President Michael A. Fitts, Director of Athletics Troy Dannen and Faculty Athletics Representative Mike Hogg presenting diplomas. Sunday, the mothers of the senior class will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game, and the departing seniors will be honored one-by-one on the field between innings throughout the game. In addition, Tulane concessions is offering free Bloody Marys and Mimosas to mothers from 11 a.m. through the first inning.
     Tulane will celebrate the careers of seniors Christian Colletti, Jarret DeHart, Hunter Hope, Lex Kaplan, Corey Merrill, Jeremy Montalbano, Hunter Williams and Jake Willsey, as well as graduating fourth-year juniors Grant Brown and J.P. France.
     In their careers at Tulane, this group of players carried the Green Wave back to the NCAA postseason for the first time in seven years in 2015, and won the program's first conference championship in 11 years in 2016. Four players have earned All-American Athletic Conference selections to this point, and the class is represented in nine categories on Tulane career top-10 charts.
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Series History
Tulane and Houston have played 78 times. Houston leads the series, 45-33. The Cougars won two of three games in Houston April 21-23, after the Green Wave won the opener. Last season, the teams split two games in New Orleans, and the Wave won two of three games at Houston, before the Cougars won twice in the conference tournament. Tulane won one of three games in each of the two series in 2015.
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Quick Notes
• Junior J.P. France is on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll this week after his performance against UCF in which he struck out eight batters, walked zero and allowed one earned run on four hits, and retired 15 in a row at one point.
• Tulane has tallied double-digit hits in 18 games this season.
• The Green Wave leads The American with 52 home runs and 51 defensive double plays.
• Senior Hunter Williams has played in all 49 games, and he has multiple hits in 23 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 49 games.
• Williams leads Tulane with a .343 batting average, 70 hits, 15 doubles, 25 extra base hits, a .559 SLG% and a .392 OBP.
• Senior Jarret DeHart has a team-high 40 RBI and 10 home runs, and Grant Witherspoon leads the Wave with 44 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
• Two players have started all 49 games for the Green Wave this season: sophomore Grant Witherspoon and Williams. Senior Jake Willsey has played in all 49 games with 47 starts, and DeHart has played in and started 47 games.
• Among Tulane's 23 wins, 10 have been by one run. Tulane is 10-6 in one-run games. The Green Wave have posted two shutouts (6-0 vs West Virginia and 7-0 vs Columbia).
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Player Trends
• Hunter Williams: In his last 33 games, he has hit .367 with 27 RBI, 29 runs, 20 extra base hits (12 doubles, 7 HR), .619 SLG%, .407 OBP . . . In his last 78 games, dating back to April 8, 2016, Williams has hit .336 (110-for-327) with 64 RBI, 18 home runs and 25 doubles.
• Lex Kaplan: Since starting the season 1-for-22 (0-for his first 21), he has hit .328 (44-for-134) with 24 RBI, 30 runs, 11 doubles, seven home runs, 24 walks, a .567 SLG% and a .445 OBP.
• Grant Brown: Leads the team in conference play with .366 avg; has 10 RBI in 12 games, five extra base hits . . . Last 14 Games: .400 avg, 20 hits, 13 RBI, 10 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 walks, .660 SLG%, .508 OBP (1.168 OPS), 3-for-3 stolen bases.
• J.P. France: Conference play: 4-0, 2.28 ERA … Last 2 Starts: 2-0, 1.17 ERA, 15.1 IP, 13 K, 3 BB, 4 R, 2 ER, .182 Opp. Avg. . . . Has made 12 starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in 11 of them. In those 11 starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 3.00 ERA with 58 strikeouts, 20 walks and 26 earned runs in 78.0 innings.
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Strength of Schedule
Tulane's schedule ranks No. 15 in the nation, according to the NCAA, while it's RPI sits at No. 82, as of May 10. The Green Wave is 7-3 vs. the RPI Top-25 and 14-10 vs. the RPI Top-50. Tulane's RPI ranking has moved up 187 spots since March 14, when the Wave had a 3-12 record and an RPI of 269. Only five teams have more than Tulane's 14 Top-50 wins – No. 3 Texas Tech (17), No. 12 Mississippi State (17), No. 2 North Carolina (16), No. 8 Kentucky (15) and No. 16 LSU (15).
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Double 'Em Up
Tulane leads The American with 51 double plays turned – 12 more than the next team in the league. That figure ranks eighth in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.05 double plays per game ranks 14th.
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Going Deep
The Green Wave have hit 52 home runs this season, including four against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 21, and four against Nicholls State on April 11. Jarret DeHart leads the team with 10 home runs, and Hunter Hope and Hunter Williams have nine, while Jake Willsey has eight homers and Lex Kaplan has seven home runs.
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Pitching Matchups
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Corey Merrill, Sr. | 6-4, 5.37 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 70.1 IP, 76 H, 42 ER, 54 K, 36 BB
Houston: RHP Mitch Ullom, So. | 6-3, 3.28 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 74.0 IP, 70 H, 27 ER, 39 K, 23 BB
Saturday
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 5-3, 3.78 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 81.0 IP, 84 H, 34 ER, 60 K, 24 BB
Houston: LHP Trey Cumbie, So. | 7-1, 2.41 ERA, 11 APP, 11 GS, 71.0 IP, 65 H, 19 ER, 58 K, 11 BB
Sunday
Tulane:Â LHP Sam Bjorngjeld, Jr. | 3-4, 5.76 ERA, 19 APP, 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 49 H, 29 ER, 25 K, 33 BB
Houston: TBA
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| TULANE (23-26, 10-8 American) vs. HOUSTON (31-17, 11-7 American) | |
| Time/Date: | Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, 2017 • 6:30 p.m./2:30 p.m./1 p.m. |
| Location: | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium/New Orleans, La. |
| Audio: | Live Audio (free) |
| TV: | CBS Sports Network (Saturday only) (Dave Ryan and Danny Graves) |
| Live Stats/Live Video: | Live Stats (free) • Live Video ($) |
| Twitter: | @GreenWaveBSB |
| Instagram: | TulaneBaseball |
| Series: | Houston leads, 45-33 |
| Tulane Coach: | Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 23-26 (1st year) |
| Houston Coach: | Todd Whitting (Houston, '95) • 239-167-1 (seventh year) |
| Game Notes: | Tulane | Houston |
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball will honor its senior class this weekend when the Green Wave faces Houston in its final home conference series of the season this weekend at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Tulane will hold a special graduation ceremony for graduating players on the field prior to the game on Saturday. Sunday, the senior mothers will throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the graduating players will be honored individually between innings on the field Sunday.
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The Green Wave enter the weekend at 23-26 overall and 10-8 in conference play, just two games out of first place, while the Cougars come in a 31-17 overall and 11-7 in league play. Saturday's game will be televised on the CBS Sports Network. The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH, and live video and live stats will be available at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Tulane to Honor Senior Class This Weekend
Tulane will honor its departing players during the series vs. Houston this weekend. Saturday, a special graduation ceremony will be held on the field prior to first pitch, with University President Michael A. Fitts, Director of Athletics Troy Dannen and Faculty Athletics Representative Mike Hogg presenting diplomas. Sunday, the mothers of the senior class will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game, and the departing seniors will be honored one-by-one on the field between innings throughout the game. In addition, Tulane concessions is offering free Bloody Marys and Mimosas to mothers from 11 a.m. through the first inning.
     Tulane will celebrate the careers of seniors Christian Colletti, Jarret DeHart, Hunter Hope, Lex Kaplan, Corey Merrill, Jeremy Montalbano, Hunter Williams and Jake Willsey, as well as graduating fourth-year juniors Grant Brown and J.P. France.
     In their careers at Tulane, this group of players carried the Green Wave back to the NCAA postseason for the first time in seven years in 2015, and won the program's first conference championship in 11 years in 2016. Four players have earned All-American Athletic Conference selections to this point, and the class is represented in nine categories on Tulane career top-10 charts.
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Series History
Tulane and Houston have played 78 times. Houston leads the series, 45-33. The Cougars won two of three games in Houston April 21-23, after the Green Wave won the opener. Last season, the teams split two games in New Orleans, and the Wave won two of three games at Houston, before the Cougars won twice in the conference tournament. Tulane won one of three games in each of the two series in 2015.
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Quick Notes
• Junior J.P. France is on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll this week after his performance against UCF in which he struck out eight batters, walked zero and allowed one earned run on four hits, and retired 15 in a row at one point.
• Tulane has tallied double-digit hits in 18 games this season.
• The Green Wave leads The American with 52 home runs and 51 defensive double plays.
• Senior Hunter Williams has played in all 49 games, and he has multiple hits in 23 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 49 games.
• Williams leads Tulane with a .343 batting average, 70 hits, 15 doubles, 25 extra base hits, a .559 SLG% and a .392 OBP.
• Senior Jarret DeHart has a team-high 40 RBI and 10 home runs, and Grant Witherspoon leads the Wave with 44 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
• Two players have started all 49 games for the Green Wave this season: sophomore Grant Witherspoon and Williams. Senior Jake Willsey has played in all 49 games with 47 starts, and DeHart has played in and started 47 games.
• Among Tulane's 23 wins, 10 have been by one run. Tulane is 10-6 in one-run games. The Green Wave have posted two shutouts (6-0 vs West Virginia and 7-0 vs Columbia).
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Player Trends
• Hunter Williams: In his last 33 games, he has hit .367 with 27 RBI, 29 runs, 20 extra base hits (12 doubles, 7 HR), .619 SLG%, .407 OBP . . . In his last 78 games, dating back to April 8, 2016, Williams has hit .336 (110-for-327) with 64 RBI, 18 home runs and 25 doubles.
• Lex Kaplan: Since starting the season 1-for-22 (0-for his first 21), he has hit .328 (44-for-134) with 24 RBI, 30 runs, 11 doubles, seven home runs, 24 walks, a .567 SLG% and a .445 OBP.
• Grant Brown: Leads the team in conference play with .366 avg; has 10 RBI in 12 games, five extra base hits . . . Last 14 Games: .400 avg, 20 hits, 13 RBI, 10 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 walks, .660 SLG%, .508 OBP (1.168 OPS), 3-for-3 stolen bases.
• J.P. France: Conference play: 4-0, 2.28 ERA … Last 2 Starts: 2-0, 1.17 ERA, 15.1 IP, 13 K, 3 BB, 4 R, 2 ER, .182 Opp. Avg. . . . Has made 12 starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in 11 of them. In those 11 starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 3.00 ERA with 58 strikeouts, 20 walks and 26 earned runs in 78.0 innings.
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Strength of Schedule
Tulane's schedule ranks No. 15 in the nation, according to the NCAA, while it's RPI sits at No. 82, as of May 10. The Green Wave is 7-3 vs. the RPI Top-25 and 14-10 vs. the RPI Top-50. Tulane's RPI ranking has moved up 187 spots since March 14, when the Wave had a 3-12 record and an RPI of 269. Only five teams have more than Tulane's 14 Top-50 wins – No. 3 Texas Tech (17), No. 12 Mississippi State (17), No. 2 North Carolina (16), No. 8 Kentucky (15) and No. 16 LSU (15).
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Double 'Em Up
Tulane leads The American with 51 double plays turned – 12 more than the next team in the league. That figure ranks eighth in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.05 double plays per game ranks 14th.
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Going Deep
The Green Wave have hit 52 home runs this season, including four against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 21, and four against Nicholls State on April 11. Jarret DeHart leads the team with 10 home runs, and Hunter Hope and Hunter Williams have nine, while Jake Willsey has eight homers and Lex Kaplan has seven home runs.
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Pitching Matchups
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Corey Merrill, Sr. | 6-4, 5.37 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 70.1 IP, 76 H, 42 ER, 54 K, 36 BB
Houston: RHP Mitch Ullom, So. | 6-3, 3.28 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 74.0 IP, 70 H, 27 ER, 39 K, 23 BB
Saturday
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 5-3, 3.78 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 81.0 IP, 84 H, 34 ER, 60 K, 24 BB
Houston: LHP Trey Cumbie, So. | 7-1, 2.41 ERA, 11 APP, 11 GS, 71.0 IP, 65 H, 19 ER, 58 K, 11 BB
Sunday
Tulane:Â LHP Sam Bjorngjeld, Jr. | 3-4, 5.76 ERA, 19 APP, 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 49 H, 29 ER, 25 K, 33 BB
Houston: TBA
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