Tulane University
8-11
Long Beach State
7-11
Baseball Drops Series Opener at Long Beach State, 13-2
Mar 17, 2018 | Baseball
The Green Wave (8-11) scored two runs in the eighth inning when sophomore third baseman Kody Hoese hit an RBI triple off the wall in left, scoring freshman catcher Frankie Niemann from first. Freshman outfielder David Bedgood then singled home Hoese with a base hit into left center field to make the score 12-2.
The Dirtbags (7-11) got out to an early lead with two runs in the first inning and four in the second, then added six runs in the sixth inning and one in the eighth.
"If we're not coming out of the gates firing – on offense, defense, it doesn't matter – then we get behind and we never come out and grab a lead or anything," Tulane head coach Travis Jewett said. "Then the next thing you know we're down. We weren't ready (tonight). We need to be ready from the get-go."
Tulane had three hits prior to the eighth inning but was unable to advance past second base in any frame. Junior first baseman Trevor Jensen, freshman right fielder Stephen Sepcich and sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo accounted for those hits.
Jensen, who was back in action after missing five games with an injury, singled to lead off the second inning. Freshman outfielder Stephen Sepcich recorded his first career hit with a double down the left field line in the fifth inning. He joined sophomores Grant Mathews and Luke Glancy in hitting doubles on the first career hits this season.
Tulane finished with six hits in the game. In the seventh inning sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo singled to right center field. Following Bedgood's RBI single in the eighth, senior designated hitter Matt Rowland singled to load the bases before a flyout ended the inning.
Long Beach State finished with 15 hits and received the benefit of four Tulane miscues to score 13 runs. The big blows were a four-run second inning on three hits and an error, and a six-run sixth inning on six hits and an error.
Junior starter Kaleb Roper (1-3) took the loss for the Wave while LBSU starter Zak Baayoun (3-2) earned the win.
Tulane and Long Beach State continue the series at 4 p.m. CT Saturday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Baayoun, Zak (3-2)
L: Roper, Kaleb (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Sepcich, Stephen 1
3B: Hoese, Kody 1
RBI: Hoese, Kody 1 ; Bedgood, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hoese, Kody 1 ; Niemann, Frankie 1
HBP: Jensen, Trevor 1 ; Mathews, Grant 1 ; Owen, Acy 1
Batting:
2B: Duran, Jarren 1 ; Stotler, Brooks 1 ; Robinson, Shaq 1
RBI: Andrews, Clayton 1 ; Jimenez, Chris 3 ; Stotler, Brooks 1 ; Jones, Leonard 2 ; Mercadel, Tristan 1 ; Robinson, Shaq 1 ; Rivera, Santino 2
SH: Rivera, Santino 1
SF: Jimenez, Chris 1 ; Mercadel, Tristan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Duran, Jarren 3 ; Andrews, Clayton 3 ; Stotler, Brooks 1 ; Huffman, Laine 1 ; Jones, Leonard 1 ; Mercadel, Tristan 1 ; Rivas, Steven 1 ; Robinson, Shaq 1 ; Rivera, Santino 1
SB: Duran, Jarren 1 ; Andrews, Clayton 1 ; Mercadel, Tristan 1
CS: Jimenez, Chris 1
HBP: Duran, Jarren 1 ; Stotler, Brooks 1 ; Jones, Leonard 1
