Baseball Visits Louisiana-Lafayette Tuesday

TULANE GREEN WAVE (24-28) at LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE RAGIN' CAJUNS (29-23)
When:	Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Where:	M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park \| Lafayette, La.
Watch:	Cox Sports TV/WatchESPN (Dan McDonald, Ronnie Rantz)
Radio:	88.3 FM WRBH (Todd Graffagnini) \| TuneIn Radio
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 52-59 (2nd year)
ULL Coach:	Tony Robichaux (McNeese State, '86) • 879-555-2 (24th year)
Notes:	Tulane
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane baseball plays its final midweek game of the season Tuesday when it travels to face Louisiana-Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field in Lafayette, La.

The game will be televised on Cox Sports TV/WatchESPN.com, and broadcast on 88.3 FM WRBH and the TuneIn Radio app. Links to 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.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 91st meeting between Tulane and UL Lafayette. The series is tied, 45-45. The Ragin' Cajuns won 5-2 in 11 innings back on March 13 in New Orleans. The teams split two games last season, as the Green Wave won 6-4 in Lafayette, and the Ragin' Cajuns won 1-0 in New Orleans. The teams each won on their home field in a two-game split in 2016.

QUICK HITS
• Tulane is on the road for the final four games of the regular season, playing at ULL Tuesday and at UCF Thrusday through Saturday
• Beginning with the series against Memphis, Tulane is playing seven games in nine days to end the regular season
• Tulane's 110 doubles rank 13th in the nation. The 2.12 doubles/game ranks 23rd.
• Grant Mathews named American Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week and a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week. He hit .667 (8-for-12), and compiled a 1.750 SLG%, .733 OBP with four home runs and five RBI in three games; he hit three home runs on Saturday.
• Grant Witherspoon ranks 23rd in the nation and leads The American with 19 doubles.
• Jonathon Artigues has reached base in 19 straight games
• Trevor Jensen Last 17 Games: .368 (25-68) with 12 RBI, 14 runs, 5 HR, 5 2B, 3B, .691 SLG%, .413 OBP
• Witherspoon Last 13 Games: .385 (20-52) with 21 RBI, 12 runs, 5 HR, 6 2B, 11 BB, .788 SLG%, .492 OBP
• Witherspoon hit a grand slam Saturday vs. Memphis; he has hit three grand slams this season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grant Mathews was named the American Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week as well as a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week after hitting four home runs and going 8-for-12 in the weekend series win over Memphis. He hit four home runs, including a program and conference record-tying three home run game on Saturday. He added a double and three walks, tallying five RBI and four runs scored in three games. He batted .667 overall (8-for-12), slugged 1.750 and put up a .733 on-base percentage to compile an astounding 2.483 OPS, recording at least two hits in each game.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Tuesday
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
ULL: RHP Nick Lee | Jr. | 1-6, 4.84 ERA, 17 APP, 8 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 31 ER, 55 K, 26 BB

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Players Mentioned

Jonathon Artigues

Keagan Gillies

Trevor Jensen

Grant Mathews

Grant Witherspoon

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