Baseball to Celebrate Senior Weekend vs. Memphis

Friday, May 11

Greer Field at Turchin Stadium

6:30 p.m.

Tulane University

Memphis

Tickets

Photo by: Parker Waters

Baseball to Celebrate Senior Weekend vs. Memphis

May 10, 2018 | Baseball

TULANE GREEN WAVE (22-27, 7-11) vs. MEMPHIS TIGERS (17-32, 3-15)
When:	Friday, 6:30 p.m. \| Saturday, 2 p.m. \| Sunday, 1 p.m.
Where:	Greer Field at Turchin Stadium \| New Orleans, La.
Watch:	Live Video
Radio:	88.3 FM WRBH (Todd Graffagnini) \| TuneIn Radio
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 49-58 (2nd year)
Memphis Coach:	Daron Schoenrock (Tennessee Tech, '84) • 379-423 (14th year)
Notes:	Tulane \| Memphis
Social:	Twitter \| Instagram \| Facebook

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball plays its final home games of the season this weekend, as Memphis comes to town for a three-game American Athletic Conference series 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 be available through TulaneGreenWave.com. 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
• Fans can receive $5 tickets all weekend with their JazzFest ticket stub
• Saturday: Prior to the game, a special graduation ceremony will be held on the field for Tulane's three graduating seniors: Sam Bjorngjeld, Brandon Issa and Matt Rowland.
• Saturday is also Bark in the Park. Fans are invited to bring their dogs to enjoy the game in the right field bleachers. Find full details here, including ticket info, required waiver form, amenities and giveaways.
• Sunday is Senior Day and Mother's Day. Seniors Sam Bjorngjeld, Brandon Issa, Matt Rowland and Ben White will be honored on the field during the game. Senior mothers will throw out the ceremonial first pitches.
• Sunday is also Kids Day: youth 12 years and under can stand on the field next to Tulane players for the national anthem, and run the bases after the game and receive a Raising Cane's kids meal voucher.

SERIES HISTORY
Tulane and Memphis have played 95 times. Tulane leads the series, 55-40. The Green Wave have won two of three in the series each year the teams have played, going back to 2011 (teams did not meet in 2014), including last year in Memphis and three times in New Orleans during that span.

QUICK HITS
• Tulane plays its final home games of the season this weekend as it concludes a six-game homestand.
• Tulane's 103 doubles rank 16th in the nation. The 2.10 doubles/game ranks 24th.
• Tulane's 38 double plays rank 75th in the nation.
• Grant Witherspoon ranks 17th in the nation and leads The American with 19 doubles.
• Jonathon Artigues has reached base in 16 straight games
• Artigues' Last 16 Games: .359 (23-64), 17 RBI, 18 runs, nine doubles, a home run, three walks, eight HBP, three steals, .453 OBP
• Trevor Jensen's Last 14 Games: .382 (21-55), 10 RBI, 11 runs, three doubles, a triple, four homers, three walks, HBP, .691 SLG%, .417 OBP.
• Witherspoon's Last 10 Games: .400 (16-40), 13 RBI, nine runs, six doubles, three homers, eight walks, three steals, .775 SLG%, .500 OBP.
• Sam Bjorngjeld, who ranks eighth in the country and leads The American with 28 appearances this season, has thrown 6.0 scoreless innings across his last five outings.
• Trent Johnson has posted a 2.55 ERA in 17.2 innings across his last three relief appearances.
• Witherspoon has multiple hits in 20 games; Hoese and Artigues have 16 and Jensen has 14 multiple hit games. Witherspoon has a team-high eight games with three or more hits; Artigues has two four-hit games and seven games with three or more hits.
• Tulane has produced 96 2-out RBI – 39 percent of its 249 RBI this season have come with two outs.
• Tulane is averaging 5.6 runs per game and 8.8 hits per game. In 30 home games, the Green Wave average 6.1 runs and 9.2 hits per game. In 19 road games, the Wave average 4.9 runs and 8.3 hits per game.
• Witherspoon leads the team with 13 stolen bases while Artigues has eight, Gozzo has six and Ty Johnson has five stolen bases. The Green Wave are 44-for-53 in stolen bases.
• Witherspoon has hit two grand slams this season and three in his career. His first slam this season came on March 6 at UNO, and then he went the other way with an opposite field grand slam at UConn on April 28. His first career grand slam came at UConn in 2016.
• Tulane's 10-7 win at No. 11 Southern Miss on May 1 was its highest ranked road victory since a 7-6 win at No. 6 LSU on March 28, 2017.
• Gillies pitched Tulane's only complete game of the season on April 28 at UConn. His complete game was Tulane's first since 2016, when Ross Massey pitched a three-hit shutout against Cincinnati.

BIG RESPONSE INNINGS
When Tulane's opponent has scored in an inning this season, Tulane has responded with at least one run in its next at bat 55 times. Tulane has responded with multiple runs in its next at bat 29 times. At Home, Tulane has responded to opponent runs by scoring in the bottom half of the inning 35 times. Tulane has responded with multiple runs 22 times.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday
Tulane: RHP Kaleb Roper | Jr. | 4-4, 5.15 ERA, 11 APP, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 50 H, 33 ER, 45 K, 28 BB
Memphis: RHP Connor Alexander | Sr. | 2-2, 4.58 ERA, 12 APP, 4 GS, 35.1 IP, 46 H, 18 ER, 18 K, 11 BB
Saturday
Tulane: RHP Keagan Gillies | So. | 5-5, 2.94 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 70.1 IP, 53 H, 23 ER, 55 K, 28 BB
Memphis: RHP Jonathan Bowlan | Jr. | 2-7, 2.75 ERA, 12 APP, 12 GS, 75.1 IP, 75 H, 23 ER, 96 K, 15 BB
Sunday
Tulane: TBA
Memphis: LHP Hunter Smith | Jr. | 3-1, 2.47 ERA, 21 APP, 2 GS, 54.2 IP, 45 H, 15 ER, 57 K, 8 BB

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