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Photo by: Dale Stelz
Hot Bats Lead Baseball to 19-4 Win at No. 22 Wichita State
Apr 6, 2018 | Baseball
WICHITA, Kan. – Tulane baseball scored 11 runs in the second inning on its way to a 19-4 series-opening win over No. 22 Wichita State in cold and windy conditions Friday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
All nine starters scored a run for the Green Wave (13-18, 4-3 American Athletic Conference), which totaled 17 hits. Junior Kaleb Roper (4-3) went 6.0 frames to earn the win in the seven-inning game, which ended early per the conference 15-run rule. Codi Heuer (5-1) took the loss for the Shockers (20-7, 1-3 American).
Junior center fielder Grant Witherspoon went 3-for-6 with an RBI and scored two runs, and junior first baseman Trevor Jensen and junior catcher Acy Owen each collected three RBI. Jensen, sophomore second baseman Jonathon Artigues and junior right fielder Ty Johnson each scored three runs.
With temperatures in the mid-40s and wind blowing steady at 25 mph in from right center and gusting to 35 mph, Tulane put up its most runs and most hits this season. The 19 runs were the most since 2012 when the Green Wave beat Brown 20-2 in New Orleans. It was the most runs on the road since 2009 when Tulane won 20-5 at UCF.
"I thought we had two major victories today – one was Tulane beat Wichita State, and then we beat the weather too," Tulane head coach Travis Jewett said. "It was cold and really windy in adverse conditions, and I think the kids understood they had to bring their toughness mentally.
"From an offensive standpoint, they also understood what was going to be successful trying to hit in that type of weather. We walked more than we struck out, we forced them to make plays and our ball strikes were good. We were able to get out to an extended lead, and when you do that your starting pitcher probably feels pretty comfortable with it. It gives him a little bit of rope, and we just kept attacking."
Tulane sent 16 batters to the plate in the second inning scoring 11 runs on nine hits and two errors. Of the nine hits in the frame, three were doubles, including Owen's two-run double and Jensen's three-run double. Artigues, Witherspoon, sophomore third baseman Kody Hoese, freshman left fielder David Bedgood and sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo all had RBI hits in the inning. From Johnson's one-out single to a walk by senior designated hitter Matt Rowland 11 consecutive batters reached base as the Wave nearly batted around twice in the frame.
The Green Wave had scored a run in the first when Artigues walked and scored from third when Hoese hit into a double play. Tulane did not stop with a 12-0 lead after two innings. The good guys added two runs each in the third and fourth innings, then three more runs in the top of the seventh.
In the third, Hoese walked and scored when Jensen's ground ball kicked off the third baseman and into the left field corner, then Johnson grounded to short to plate Jensen. Hoese then hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to score Artigues, and Witherspoon scored when the throw to first went into the dugout.
After a pair of scoreless frames, the Green Wave plated three runs in the seventh when Bedgood laced a double to left center to score Jensen, then crossed the plate on Owen's RBI base hit. Artigues lined a hit to left to plate Johnson and make the score 19-4.
Wichita State scored its first run in the third inning when left fielder Luke Ritter doubled and scored on an RBI groundout by third baseman Alec Bohm. The Shockers scored three runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Bohm and two-run double by first baseman Josh Debacker.
Sophomore Robert Price coaxed three fly outs in a perfect seventh inning in relief of Roper to end the game.
Tulane and Wichita State continue the series at 2 p.m. Saturday. The game can be seen nationally on WatchESPN.com or heard on 88.3 FM WRBH in New Orleans or via TuneIn Radio.
Follow Green Wave Baseball on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat (TulaneBaseball). Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
All nine starters scored a run for the Green Wave (13-18, 4-3 American Athletic Conference), which totaled 17 hits. Junior Kaleb Roper (4-3) went 6.0 frames to earn the win in the seven-inning game, which ended early per the conference 15-run rule. Codi Heuer (5-1) took the loss for the Shockers (20-7, 1-3 American).
Junior center fielder Grant Witherspoon went 3-for-6 with an RBI and scored two runs, and junior first baseman Trevor Jensen and junior catcher Acy Owen each collected three RBI. Jensen, sophomore second baseman Jonathon Artigues and junior right fielder Ty Johnson each scored three runs.
With temperatures in the mid-40s and wind blowing steady at 25 mph in from right center and gusting to 35 mph, Tulane put up its most runs and most hits this season. The 19 runs were the most since 2012 when the Green Wave beat Brown 20-2 in New Orleans. It was the most runs on the road since 2009 when Tulane won 20-5 at UCF.
"I thought we had two major victories today – one was Tulane beat Wichita State, and then we beat the weather too," Tulane head coach Travis Jewett said. "It was cold and really windy in adverse conditions, and I think the kids understood they had to bring their toughness mentally.
"From an offensive standpoint, they also understood what was going to be successful trying to hit in that type of weather. We walked more than we struck out, we forced them to make plays and our ball strikes were good. We were able to get out to an extended lead, and when you do that your starting pitcher probably feels pretty comfortable with it. It gives him a little bit of rope, and we just kept attacking."
Tulane sent 16 batters to the plate in the second inning scoring 11 runs on nine hits and two errors. Of the nine hits in the frame, three were doubles, including Owen's two-run double and Jensen's three-run double. Artigues, Witherspoon, sophomore third baseman Kody Hoese, freshman left fielder David Bedgood and sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo all had RBI hits in the inning. From Johnson's one-out single to a walk by senior designated hitter Matt Rowland 11 consecutive batters reached base as the Wave nearly batted around twice in the frame.
The Green Wave had scored a run in the first when Artigues walked and scored from third when Hoese hit into a double play. Tulane did not stop with a 12-0 lead after two innings. The good guys added two runs each in the third and fourth innings, then three more runs in the top of the seventh.
In the third, Hoese walked and scored when Jensen's ground ball kicked off the third baseman and into the left field corner, then Johnson grounded to short to plate Jensen. Hoese then hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to score Artigues, and Witherspoon scored when the throw to first went into the dugout.
After a pair of scoreless frames, the Green Wave plated three runs in the seventh when Bedgood laced a double to left center to score Jensen, then crossed the plate on Owen's RBI base hit. Artigues lined a hit to left to plate Johnson and make the score 19-4.
Wichita State scored its first run in the third inning when left fielder Luke Ritter doubled and scored on an RBI groundout by third baseman Alec Bohm. The Shockers scored three runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Bohm and two-run double by first baseman Josh Debacker.
Sophomore Robert Price coaxed three fly outs in a perfect seventh inning in relief of Roper to end the game.
Tulane and Wichita State continue the series at 2 p.m. Saturday. The game can be seen nationally on WatchESPN.com or heard on 88.3 FM WRBH in New Orleans or via TuneIn Radio.
Follow Green Wave Baseball on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat (TulaneBaseball). Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Roper, Kaleb (4-3)
L: HEUER (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Witherspoon, Grant 1 ; Jensen, Trevor 1 ; Bedgood, David 2 ; Owen, Acy 1
RBI: Artigues, Jonathon 2 ; Witherspoon, Grant 1 ; Hoese, Kody 2 ; Jensen, Trevor 3 ; Bedgood, David 2 ; Johnson, Ty 1 ; Owen, Acy 3 ; Gozzo, Sal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Artigues, Jonathon 3 ; Witherspoon, Grant 2 ; Hoese, Kody 2 ; Jensen, Trevor 3 ; Bedgood, David 2 ; Johnson, Ty 3 ; Rowland, Matt 2 ; Owen, Acy 1 ; Gozzo, Sal 1
Batting:
2B: RITTER 1 ; BOHM 1 ; DEBACKER 1
RBI: BOHM 2 ; DEBACKER 2
Base Running:
RUNS: RITTER 1 ; YOUNG 1 ; JENISTA 1 ; BOHM 1
SB: YOUNG 1
HBP: YOUNG 1
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RBI
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