Baseball Closes Homestand Against Texas Southern on Tuesday

Tuesday, April 24

Greer Field at Turchin Stadium

6:30 p.m.

Tulane University

Texas Southern

Tickets

Photo by: Parker Waters

Baseball Closes Homestand Against Texas Southern on Tuesday

Apr 23, 2018 | Baseball

TULANE GREEN WAVE (19-22) vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS (19-22)
When:	Tuesday, 6:30 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) • 46-53 (2nd year)
TSU Coach:	Michael Robertson (Huston-Tillotson, '87) • 10th year
Notes:	Tulane
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball concludes its nine-game homestand against Texas Southern at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in the last midweek home contest of the season for the Green Wave.

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

GAME PROMOTIONS
Tuesday is Tulane Tuesday: Fans can receive $2 off chairback seats, $2 select concessions items and free t-shirts while supplies last.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the second meeting between Tulane and Texas Southern. The Green Wave lead the series, 1-0, and won the only previous meeting, 8-4, in 2005 in New Orleans.

QUICK HITS
• Tulane is concluding a nine-game homestand against Texas Southern, and is 6-2 on the homestand.
• The 21 runs scored in Game 1 of the doubleheader Saturday were the most in a game since 2005 in a 24-2 win over Marist. The 21 RBI in that game tied for fifth-most in a single game (tied with three others, including that Marist game).
• Tulane's 88 doubles rank 12th in the nation. The 2.15 doubles/game ranks 21st.
• Tulane's 35 double plays rank 41st in the nation.
• Grant Witherspoon ranks ninth in the nation with 17 doubles.
• Kody Hoese is on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll this week. He hit .471 (8-17) with five RBI and seven runs scored in four games last week; he hit the game-tying double and scored winning run vs. LSU, then hit .538 (7-13) in the ETSU series.
• Hoese has a seven-game hitting streak; Trevor Jensen has a six-game hitting streak.
• David Bedgood has reached base in 12 straight games; Jonathon Artigues and Acy Owen have reached base in eight straight games
• Witherspoon has multiple hits in 18 games; Artigues and Hoese have 14 multiple hit games. Witherspoon and Artigues each have a team-high seven games with three or more hits; Artigues has two four-hit games
• Hoese's Last 7 Games: .464 (13-28) with nine RBI, 10 runs, two homers, a double, five walks, .714 SLG% and .545 OBP.
• Jensen's Last 6 Games: .450 (9-20) with four RBI, seven runs, a homer, triple, two walks, .700 SLG% and .500 OBP.
• Witherspoon in the doubleheader on Saturday vs ETSU: 6-for-10, three RBI, four runs, four doubles, a home run. He has three hits in three of the last four games.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Tuesday
Tulane: LHP Ross Massey | Jr. | 1-2, 7.43 ERA, 11 APP, 4 GS, 23.0 IP, 32 H, 19 ER, 14 K, 14 BB
TSU: TBA

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