Thursday, May 18
Memphis, Tenn.
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Baseball Concludes Regular Season with Series at Memphis
May 17, 2017 | Baseball
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tulane baseball is on the road at Memphis for the final American Athletic Conference series of the season, Thursday through Saturday at FedEx Park. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday.
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The Green Wave enter the final weekend of the regular season at 25-28 overall and 11-10 in conference play, while the Tigers are 28-25 overall and 7-14 in league play. The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live stats will be available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
Tulane and Memphis have played 92 times. Tulane leads the series, 53-39. The Green Wave have won two of three in the series each year the teams have played, going back to 2011 (teams did not meet in 2014), including twice in Memphis.
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Quick Notes
• The Green Wave leads The American with 58 home runs and 59 defensive double plays. Tulane ranks second in the nation in double plays.
• Senior Hunter Williams has played in all 53 games, and he has multiple hits in 26 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 52 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.
• Senior Hunter Hope has 11 home runs this season, and has hit double digit home runs in consecutive years (14 in 2016)
• Hope and fellow senior Jarret DeHart lead the team with 11 home runs, while Williams has 10 home runs. DeHart leads the team with 44 RBI.
• Williams: In his last 36 games, he has hit .383 with 29 RBI, 35 runs, 23 extra base hits (14 doubles, 8 HR), .643 SLG%, .429 OBP. . . . In his last 79 games, dating back to April 8, 2016, Williams has hit .345 (118-for-342) with 66 RBI, 19 home runs and 27 doubles.
• Lex Kaplan: Since starting the season 1-for-22 (0-for his first 21), he has hit .309 (46-for-149) with 25 RBI, 32 runs, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 25 walks, a .530 SLG% and a .423 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), .667 SLG%, .464 OBP . . . Last 17 Games: .410 avg (25-61), 25 hits, 17 RBI, 12 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 13 walks, .689 SLG%, .507 OBP (1.196 OPS), 3-for-3 stolen bases.
• J.P. France: Conference play: 4-1, 2.32 ERA … Last 3 Starts: 2-1, 1.61 ERA, 22.1 IP, 18 K, 6 BB, 8 R, 4 ER, .198 Opp. Avg. . . . Has made 32 starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in 12 of them. In those 12 starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 2.96 ERA with 63 strikeouts, 23 walks and 28 earned runs in 85.0 innings.
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Strength of Schedule
Tulane's schedule ranks No. 10 in the nation, according to the NCAA, while it's RPI sits at No. 81, as of May 16. The Green Wave is 9-7 vs. the RPI Top-25 and 15-12 vs. the RPI Top-50. Tulane's RPI ranking has moved up 188 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 and ranks second in the NCAA with 59 double plays turned – 14 more than the next team in the league. Tulane's average of 1.11 double plays per game ranks sixth.
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Going Deep
The Green Wave have hit 58 home runs this season – tops in The American – including four against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 21, and four against Nicholls State on April 11. Three players have double figure home runs: Jarret DeHart and Hunter Hope lead the team with 11 homers, while Hunter Williams has 10 homers. Jake Willsey has eight and Lex Kaplan has seven home runs.
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Pitching Matchups
Thursday
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 5-4, 3.68 ERA, 13 APP, 13 GS, 88.0 IP, 90 H, 36 ER, 65 K, 27 BB
Memphis: LHP Drew Crosby, Jr. | 5-3, 4.75 ERA, 14 APP, 13 GS, 72.0 IP, 82 H, 38 ER, 58 K, 26 BB
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Chase Solesky, Fr. | 4-2, 4.05 ERA, 23 APP, 7 GS, 60.0 IP, 68 H, 27 ER, 34 K, 24 BB
Memphis: RHP Colton Hathcock, Jr. | 3-3, 2.54 ERA, 24 APP, 2 GS, 39.0 IP, 41 H, 11 ER, 47 K, 22 BB
Saturday
Tulane:Â LHP Sam Bjorngjeld, Jr. | 3-4, 5.84 ERA, 20 APP, 7 GS, 49.1 IP, 54 H, 32 ER, 25 K, 38 BB
Memphis: RHP Jonathan Bowlan, So. | 4-5. 3.81 ERA, 17 APP, 9 GS, 78.0 IP, 65 H, 33 ER, 72 K, 28 BB
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| TULANE (25-28, 11-10 American) at MEMPHIS (28-25, 7- 14 American) | |
| Time/Date: | Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20, 2017 • 6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./1 p.m. |
| Location: | FedEx Park/Memphis, Tenn. |
| Radio: | 88.3 FM WRBH/TulaneGreenWave.com |
| Live Stats/Live Audio: | TulaneGreenWave.com |
| Twitter: | @GreenWaveBSB |
| Instagram: | TulaneBaseball |
| Series: | Tulane leads, 79-62 |
| Tulane Coach: | Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 25-28 (1st year) |
| Memphis Coach: | Daron Schoenrock (Tennessee Tech, '84) • 332-365 (13th year) |
| Game Notes: | Tulane |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tulane baseball is on the road at Memphis for the final American Athletic Conference series of the season, Thursday through Saturday at FedEx Park. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday.
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The Green Wave enter the final weekend of the regular season at 25-28 overall and 11-10 in conference play, while the Tigers are 28-25 overall and 7-14 in league play. The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app, and live stats will be available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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Series History
Tulane and Memphis have played 92 times. Tulane leads the series, 53-39. The Green Wave have won two of three in the series each year the teams have played, going back to 2011 (teams did not meet in 2014), including twice in Memphis.
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Quick Notes
• The Green Wave leads The American with 58 home runs and 59 defensive double plays. Tulane ranks second in the nation in double plays.
• Senior Hunter Williams has played in all 53 games, and he has multiple hits in 26 of them, while Witherspoon has multiple hits in 21 of 52 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.
• Senior Hunter Hope has 11 home runs this season, and has hit double digit home runs in consecutive years (14 in 2016)
• Hope and fellow senior Jarret DeHart lead the team with 11 home runs, while Williams has 10 home runs. DeHart leads the team with 44 RBI.
• Williams: In his last 36 games, he has hit .383 with 29 RBI, 35 runs, 23 extra base hits (14 doubles, 8 HR), .643 SLG%, .429 OBP. . . . In his last 79 games, dating back to April 8, 2016, Williams has hit .345 (118-for-342) with 66 RBI, 19 home runs and 27 doubles.
• Lex Kaplan: Since starting the season 1-for-22 (0-for his first 21), he has hit .309 (46-for-149) with 25 RBI, 32 runs, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 25 walks, a .530 SLG% and a .423 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), .667 SLG%, .464 OBP . . . Last 17 Games: .410 avg (25-61), 25 hits, 17 RBI, 12 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 13 walks, .689 SLG%, .507 OBP (1.196 OPS), 3-for-3 stolen bases.
• J.P. France: Conference play: 4-1, 2.32 ERA … Last 3 Starts: 2-1, 1.61 ERA, 22.1 IP, 18 K, 6 BB, 8 R, 4 ER, .198 Opp. Avg. . . . Has made 32 starts, and pitched at least 6.0 innings in 12 of them. In those 12 starts (subtracting a 3.0-inning outing in which he allowed eight runs at UCSB), France has compiled a 2.96 ERA with 63 strikeouts, 23 walks and 28 earned runs in 85.0 innings.
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Strength of Schedule
Tulane's schedule ranks No. 10 in the nation, according to the NCAA, while it's RPI sits at No. 81, as of May 16. The Green Wave is 9-7 vs. the RPI Top-25 and 15-12 vs. the RPI Top-50. Tulane's RPI ranking has moved up 188 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 and ranks second in the NCAA with 59 double plays turned – 14 more than the next team in the league. Tulane's average of 1.11 double plays per game ranks sixth.
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Going Deep
The Green Wave have hit 58 home runs this season – tops in The American – including four against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 21, and four against Nicholls State on April 11. Three players have double figure home runs: Jarret DeHart and Hunter Hope lead the team with 11 homers, while Hunter Williams has 10 homers. Jake Willsey has eight and Lex Kaplan has seven home runs.
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Pitching Matchups
Thursday
Tulane:Â RHP J.P. France, Jr. | 5-4, 3.68 ERA, 13 APP, 13 GS, 88.0 IP, 90 H, 36 ER, 65 K, 27 BB
Memphis: LHP Drew Crosby, Jr. | 5-3, 4.75 ERA, 14 APP, 13 GS, 72.0 IP, 82 H, 38 ER, 58 K, 26 BB
Friday
Tulane:Â RHP Chase Solesky, Fr. | 4-2, 4.05 ERA, 23 APP, 7 GS, 60.0 IP, 68 H, 27 ER, 34 K, 24 BB
Memphis: RHP Colton Hathcock, Jr. | 3-3, 2.54 ERA, 24 APP, 2 GS, 39.0 IP, 41 H, 11 ER, 47 K, 22 BB
Saturday
Tulane:Â LHP Sam Bjorngjeld, Jr. | 3-4, 5.84 ERA, 20 APP, 7 GS, 49.1 IP, 54 H, 32 ER, 25 K, 38 BB
Memphis: RHP Jonathan Bowlan, So. | 4-5. 3.81 ERA, 17 APP, 9 GS, 78.0 IP, 65 H, 33 ER, 72 K, 28 BB
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