Tuesday, May 16
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium
6:30 p.m.
Tulane University
vs
New Orleans
Photo by: Parker Waters
Baseball Plays UNO in Home Finale Tuesday
May 15, 2017 | Baseball
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball will play its final home game of the 2017 season Tuesday when it welcomes crosstown rival UNO for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
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Tuesday's contest marks the final home game for 10 Green Wave senior, who were honored on Sunday as part of Senior Day festivities. The Wave enters the game 24-28 overall, while the Privateers are 25-25-1. UNO won the first meeting this season, 9-5, on the lakefront on April 4.
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The game will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH, while live video and live stats will be available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
This will be the 142nd meeting between Tulane and UNO. Tulane leads the series, 79-62. The Privateers won, 9-5, on the lakefront on April 4. The teams split the series last season, with UNO winning, 10-9, on their home field, and the Wave winning, 5-2, at Turchin Stadium. The schools first met on April 2-3, 1971, when UNO won 3-1 before Tulane claimed a 9-4 victory the next day.
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Quick Notes
• The Green Wave leads The American with 56 home runs and 55 defensive double plays.
• Hunter Williams has played in all 52 games, and he has multiple hits in 25 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 51 games.
• In Sunday's 11-4 Senior Day win over Houston, Tulane's senior accounted for 14 of the team's 16 hits, 8 RBI and scored all 11 runs.
• Hunter Hope has 10 home runs this season, and has hit double digit home runs in consecutive years (14 in 2016)
• Jarret DeHart leads the team with 11 home runs and 44 RBI
• Williams: In his last 36 games, he has hit .377 with 27 RBI, 33 runs, 22 extra base hits (14 doubles, 7 HR), .623 SLG%, .417 OBP. . . . In his last 78 games, dating back to April 8, 2016, Williams has hit .336 (116-for-339) with 64 RBI, 18 home runs and 27 doubles.
• Lex Kaplan: Since starting the season 1-for-22 (0-for his first 21), he has hit .315 (46-for-146) with 24 RBI, 32 runs, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 25 walks, a .541 SLG% and a .429 OBP.
• Grant Brown: Leads the team in conference play with .396 avg; has 14 RBI in 14 games, seven extra base hits (4 2B, 3 HR), .6667 SLG%, .464 OBP . . . Last 16 Games: .421 avg, 24 hits, 17 RBI, 11 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 walks, .719 SLG%, .514 OBP (1.233 OPS), 3-for-3 stolen bases.
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Strength of Schedule
Tulane's schedule ranks No. 6 in the nation, according to the NCAA, while it's RPI sits at No. 79, as of May 15. The Green Wave is 8-5 vs. the RPI Top-25 and 15-12 vs. the RPI Top-50. Tulane's RPI ranking has moved up 190 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 15 Top-50 wins – No. 7 Kentucky (18), No. 12 LSU (18), No. 3 Texas Tech (17), No. 12 Mississippi State (17), and No. 2 North Carolina (17).
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Double 'Em Up
Tulane leads The American with 55 double plays turned. That figure ranks seventh in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.06 double plays per game ranks 13th.
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Going Deep
The Green Wave have hit 56 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 11 home runs, Hunter Hope has 10 and Hunter Williams has nine, while Jake Willsey has eight homers and Lex Kaplan has seven home runs.
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Pitching Matchups
Tulane: RHP Keagan Gillies, Fr. | 0-0, 6.30 ERA, 21 APP, 1 GS, 30.0 IP, 39 H, 21 ER, 14 K, 14 BB
UNO: LHP Christopher DeMayo, Fr. | 1-5, 4.62 ERA, 15 APP, 8 GS, 37.0 IP, 33 H, 19 ER, 31 K, 25 BB
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| TULANE (24-28) vs. NEW ORLEANS (25-25-1) | |
| Time/Date: | Tuesday, May 16 • 6:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium/New Orleans, La. |
| Radio: | 88.3 FM WRBH |
| Live Stats/Live Video: | TulaneGreenWave.com |
| Twitter: | @GreenWaveBSB |
| Instagram: | TulaneBaseball |
| Series: | Tulane leads, 79-62 |
| Tulane Coach: | Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 24-28 (1st year) |
| UNO Coach: | Blake Dean (LSU, '13) • 56-51-1 (second year) |
| Game Notes: | Tulane | UNO |
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball will play its final home game of the 2017 season Tuesday when it welcomes crosstown rival UNO for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
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Tuesday's contest marks the final home game for 10 Green Wave senior, who were honored on Sunday as part of Senior Day festivities. The Wave enters the game 24-28 overall, while the Privateers are 25-25-1. UNO won the first meeting this season, 9-5, on the lakefront on April 4.
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The game will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH, while live video and live stats will be available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
This will be the 142nd meeting between Tulane and UNO. Tulane leads the series, 79-62. The Privateers won, 9-5, on the lakefront on April 4. The teams split the series last season, with UNO winning, 10-9, on their home field, and the Wave winning, 5-2, at Turchin Stadium. The schools first met on April 2-3, 1971, when UNO won 3-1 before Tulane claimed a 9-4 victory the next day.
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Quick Notes
• The Green Wave leads The American with 56 home runs and 55 defensive double plays.
• Hunter Williams has played in all 52 games, and he has multiple hits in 25 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 51 games.
• In Sunday's 11-4 Senior Day win over Houston, Tulane's senior accounted for 14 of the team's 16 hits, 8 RBI and scored all 11 runs.
• Hunter Hope has 10 home runs this season, and has hit double digit home runs in consecutive years (14 in 2016)
• Jarret DeHart leads the team with 11 home runs and 44 RBI
• Williams: In his last 36 games, he has hit .377 with 27 RBI, 33 runs, 22 extra base hits (14 doubles, 7 HR), .623 SLG%, .417 OBP. . . . In his last 78 games, dating back to April 8, 2016, Williams has hit .336 (116-for-339) with 64 RBI, 18 home runs and 27 doubles.
• Lex Kaplan: Since starting the season 1-for-22 (0-for his first 21), he has hit .315 (46-for-146) with 24 RBI, 32 runs, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 25 walks, a .541 SLG% and a .429 OBP.
• Grant Brown: Leads the team in conference play with .396 avg; has 14 RBI in 14 games, seven extra base hits (4 2B, 3 HR), .6667 SLG%, .464 OBP . . . Last 16 Games: .421 avg, 24 hits, 17 RBI, 11 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 walks, .719 SLG%, .514 OBP (1.233 OPS), 3-for-3 stolen bases.
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Strength of Schedule
Tulane's schedule ranks No. 6 in the nation, according to the NCAA, while it's RPI sits at No. 79, as of May 15. The Green Wave is 8-5 vs. the RPI Top-25 and 15-12 vs. the RPI Top-50. Tulane's RPI ranking has moved up 190 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 15 Top-50 wins – No. 7 Kentucky (18), No. 12 LSU (18), No. 3 Texas Tech (17), No. 12 Mississippi State (17), and No. 2 North Carolina (17).
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Double 'Em Up
Tulane leads The American with 55 double plays turned. That figure ranks seventh in the nation, while Tulane's average of 1.06 double plays per game ranks 13th.
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Going Deep
The Green Wave have hit 56 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 11 home runs, Hunter Hope has 10 and Hunter Williams has nine, while Jake Willsey has eight homers and Lex Kaplan has seven home runs.
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Pitching Matchups
Tulane: RHP Keagan Gillies, Fr. | 0-0, 6.30 ERA, 21 APP, 1 GS, 30.0 IP, 39 H, 21 ER, 14 K, 14 BB
UNO: LHP Christopher DeMayo, Fr. | 1-5, 4.62 ERA, 15 APP, 8 GS, 37.0 IP, 33 H, 19 ER, 31 K, 25 BB
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