Baseball Returns to Conference Play at UConn

Friday, April 27

Storrs, Conn.

6 p.m.

Tulane University

UConn

Photo by: Parker Waters

Apr 26, 2018 | Baseball

TULANE GREEN WAVE (20-22, 6-6) at #20 UCONN HUSKIES (23-12-1, 7-5)
When:	Friday, 6 p.m. CT* \| Saturday, 1 p.m. CT* \| Sunday, 10 a.m. CT^
Where:	*Dunkin' Donuts Park \| Hartford, Conn. • ^J.O. Christian Field \| Storrs, Conn.
Watch:	Live Video
Radio:	88.3 FM WRBH (Todd Graffagnini) \| TuneIn Radio
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 47-53 (2nd year)
UConn Coach:	Jim Penders (UConn, '94) • 511-357-5 (15th year)
Notes:	Tulane \| UConn
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball is on the road for the first time in three weeks when it returns to conference play with a three-game American Athletic Conference series at UConn Friday through Sunday. Game times are 6 p.m. CT Friday, 1 p.m. CT Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. The Friday and Saturday games will be played at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., and the Sunday game will be played at J.O. Christian Field on UConn's campus in Storrs, Conn.

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

SERIES HISTORY
Tulane and UConn have played 10 times. Tulane leads the series, 6-4. The Green Wave swept three games last season in New Orleans. The teams split two games in Storrs in 2016. UConn won three of five in 2015 – two during the regular season and one of two in the conference tournament.

QUICK HITS
• Tulane is back on the road after a nine-game homestand in which it went 7-2.
• The Green Wave turned a triple play against Texas Southern – its first since 2005.
• Tulane's 91 doubles rank 12th in the nation. The 2.17 doubles/game ranks 22nd.
• Tulane's 35 double plays rank 47th in the nation.
• Grant Witherspoon ranks 11th 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 an eight-game hitting streak; Trevor Jensen has a seven-game hitting streak.
• David Bedgood has reached base in 13 straight games; Hoese has reached base in 10 straight games, and Jonathon Artigues and Acy Owen have reached base in nine straight games
• Witherspoon has multiple hits in 18 games; Hoese has 15 multiple hit games and Artigues has 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 Last 8 Games: .455 (15-33) with nine RBI, 11 runs, two homers, two doubles, five walks, .697 SLG% and .526 OBP.
• Jensen Last 7 Games: .458 (11-24) with five RBI, eight runs, two homers, a triple, two walks, .792 SLG% and .500 OBP.
• Witherspoon Last 3 Games: .583 (7-12) with three RBI, five runs, four doubles, one homer, four walks, two steals, 1.167 SLG% and .688 OBP.
• Tulane has produced 85 2-out RBI – 39 percent of its 220 RBI this season have come with two outs.
• Tulane has won four straight Friday games in conference play.
• Sam Bjorngjeld ranks sixth nationally and leads The American in appearances (25).
• Fourteen different players have multiple hit games, and 12 different players have multiple RBI games this season.
• Witherspoon leads the team with 10 stolen bases while Artigues and Gozzo have six, and Ty Johnson has five stolen bases. The Green Wave are 35-for-43 in stolen bases.
• The 21 runs scored in Game 1 of the DH vs. ETSU 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).
• The 19 runs and 17 hits Tulane recorded in a 19-4 win at Wichita State on April 6 were season highs at the time. The 19 runs were the most for Tulane in a game since 2012 in a 20-2 win over Brown, and the most on the road since 2009 in a 20-5 win at UCF.
• Seven position players and nine pitchers have seen their first action at Tulane this season, and seven of those position players have started a game. Twelve of those players have seen their first Division I action.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday
Tulane:   RHP   Kaleb Roper   Jr.   4-3, 4.72 ERA, 9 APP, 9 GS, 47.2 IP, 36 H, 25 ER, 40 K, 25 BB
UConn:   LHP   Mason Feole   So.   5-1, 2.72 ERA, 10 APP, 10 GS, 59.2 IP, 49 H, 18 ER, 77 K, 32 BB
Saturday
Tulane:   RHP   Keagan Gillies   So.   4-4, 2.98 ERA, 10 APP, 10 GS, 57.1 IP, 43 H, 19 ER, 44 K, 22 BB
UConn:   LHP   Chase Gardner   Jr.   3-1, 3.72 ERA, 9 APP, 9 GS, 46.0 IP, 41 H, 19 ER, 36 K, 17 BB
Sunday
Tulane:   RHP   Josh Bates   Fr.   2-0, 4.00 ERA, 12 APP, 7 GS, 36.0 IP, 24 H, 16 ER, 29 K, 25 BB
UConn:   TBA

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