Baseball Plays Host to Cal State Fullerton This Weekend

Friday, March 2

Greer Field at Turchin Stadium

6:30 p.m.

Tulane University

Cal State Fullerton

Tickets

Baseball Plays Host to Cal State Fullerton This Weekend

Mar 1, 2018 | Baseball

TULANE GREEN WAVE (5-3) vs. CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS (1-7)
When:	Friday, 6:30 p.m. • Saturday, 2 p.m. • Sunday, 1 p.m.
Where:	New Orleans, La. \| Greer Field at Turchin Stadium
Watch:	Live Video
Radio:	88.3 FM WRBH (Todd Graffagnini) \| TuneIn Radio
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 32-34 (2nd year)
CSF Coach:	Rick Vanderhook (Trinity Univ., '03) • 236-134 (seventh year)
Notes:	Tulane \| Cal State Fullerton
Social:	Twitter \| Instagram \| Facebook

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball will face off against Cal State Fullerton in a three-game series this weekend at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

The games will be broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app. Live video and live stats will also be available through TulaneGreenWave.com.

Tickets
Season tickets, flex books, and single-game tickets may be purchased online at TulaneTix.com, by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283) or at the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office in the Wilson Center.

Weekend Promotions
• PJ's Coffee will have free samples available at Friday and Saturday games
• Saturday will also include a sunglasses giveaway while supplies last
• Sunday is Kids Day: youth 12 years and under can stand on the field next to Tulane players for the national anthem, and then run the bases after the game and receive a Raising Cane's kids meal voucher.

Series History
Tulane and Cal State Fullerton have played 11 times. CSF leads the series, 9-2. The teams last met in 2005 when the Titans won two of three games in New Orleans. Tulane won the third game, 13-9, after CSF won 15-1 and 9-8. CSF went 2-0 in the 2004 Super Regional in Fullerton. The Green Wave defeated the Titans 8-4 in the 1988 Busch Challenge II in the Louisiana Superdome.

Quick Hits
• Tulane continues a five-game homestand against Cal State Fullerton. The Green Wave defeated Lamar in the midweek, 7-1 and 6-1.
• The Green Wave will play 18 games in 24 days between Feb. 23-March 18.
• Grant Witherspoon and Trevor Jensen each have four multiple hit games, while Jonathon Artigues and Ty Johnson have three each.
• Jensen and Artigues have five-game hitting streaks, and Artigues has reached base in seven consecutive games.
• Since moving to the top of the lineup on Feb. 25 at Ole Miss, Artigues has six hits in three games - two hits in each game.
• Witherspoon has nine hits in his last three games, including a career-best tying four hits vs. Lamar on Feb. 27.
• Senior Matt Rowland had his first two-home run game at Ole Miss on Feb. 23. He hit a solo home run and a two-run homer and leads the team with three home runs.
• Hoese, Johnson and Sal Gozzo each have three stolen bases this season. The Green Wave is 12-for-14 in stolen bases.
• Tulane has a .983 fielding percentage this season. Of the five errors, four were committed by pitchers and one was by a catcher trying to catch a runner stealing second.
• Tulane has 24 extra base hits among its 67 hits this season, including 17 doubles.
• The Green Wave have turned eight double plays in eight games this season.
• Seven position players and eight pitchers have seen their first action at Tulane in the first seven games of the season, and five of those position players have started a game.
• Tulane is in its second year under head coach Travis Jewett.

Pitching Matchups
Friday
Tulane: RHP Kaleb Roper | Jr. | 0-1, 2.79 ERA, 2 APP, 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
CSF:      RHP Colton Eastman | Jr. | 0-1, 3.48 ERA, 2 APP, 2 GS, 10.1 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 9 K, 6 BB
Saturday
Tulane: LHP Ross Massey | Jr. | 1-1, 4.50 ERA, 2 APP, 1 GS, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 4 BB
CSF:      RHP Andrew Quezada | Jr. | 0-2, 8.71 ERA, 2 APP, 2 GS, 10.1 IP, 14 H, 10 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
Sunday
Tulane: RHP Keagan Gillies | So. | 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 2 APP, 2 GS, 10.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 6 K, 4 BB
CSF:      RHP Blake Workman | Jr. | 0-1, 2.00 ERA, 2 APP, 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

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