Baseball Opens Road Slate With Nicholls Tuesday

TULANE GREEN WAVE (6-2) vs. NICHOLLS COLONELS (6-1)
When:	Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Where:	Ray E. Didier Field \| Thibodaux, La.
Watch:	Live Video
Radio:	88.3 FM WRBH
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 58-66 (3rd year)
Nicholls Coach:	Seth Thibodeaux (William Carey, '03) • 235-221 (9th year)
Notes:	Tulane \| Nicholls
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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane Green Wave will get its first taste of the road life on Tuesday, traveling down the road to take on the Nicholls State University Colonels at 6 p.m. at Ray E. Didier Field.

Tuesday's game will be televised by CST and streamed live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app, with blackout restrictions based on location. WRBH 88.3 FM will carry the game on radio with play-by-play from Todd Graffagnini.

The Green Wave head into the matchup with a 6-2 overall record, putting an end to their eight-game set of home contests to start the year over the weekend against the Ole Miss Rebels. While the team dropped two of the three games in the series, Tulane finished the weekend outhitting the visitors from Oxford in all three games, including the walk-off, two-run home run to seal the win on Saturday.

Tulane's offense has continued to produce incredible numbers with the team batting .341 on the year, with eight starters holding a .300 or better average through the team's eight games so far. Four players feature double figure hits, as among the 102 hits the team has produced this year 19 are for doubles, 13 are home runs and four are triples.

After a week where he hit 563 with a 1.000 slugging percentage against Lamar and Ole Miss, sophomore Kobi Owen leads the team at the plate with a .462 batting average with 12 total hits, three home runs and 14 RBI. Owen belted two home runs in Saturday's game and drove in five in a career day for the outfielder, leading to David Bedgood's two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth to cap the day.

Trevor Jensen had 11 hits, including four doubles and seven RBI, while Grant Mathews nearly hit for the cycle and finished with eight hits.

On the mound Tulane got some strong performances as Kaleb Roper struck out eight in 6.2 innings, while Keagan Gillies fanned six on Saturday and Chase Solesky held the Rebels to just three runs in 6.1 innings with four strikeouts on Sunday.

Tulane will be taking on a Nicholls team that is 6-1 on the season and is coming off a sweep of Grambling over the weekend in Thibodaux. After dropping the first game of the season to Southern Illinois two weeks ago, the Colonels have won six-straight coming into Tuesday.

The two sides didn't meet last year, as in 2017 Tulane took a pair of games in Thibodaux and New Orleans.

Tulane Green Wave (6-2) vs. Nicholls Colonels (6-1)
Feb. 26 – 6 p.m. (Ray E. Didier Field)

TV
CST

Live Stream
ESPN3 (Blackout restrictions apply)

Radio
WRBH 88.3 FM
PBP – Todd Graffagnini

Pitching Matchups
Tuesday
Tulane: Josh Bates
Nicholls: Parker White

Around the Horn
Tulane hits the road for the first time this season, taking on the Nicholls Colonels in Thibodaux Tuesday.

The game will be televised on CST, with a stream of the game on ESPN3 (blackout restrictions apply).

The Green Wave will be on the road all week, taking part in the 2019 Army Invitational this weekend in Cary, North Carolina.

Tulane opens a new week after dropping two of three games at home to Ole Miss over the weekend.

On the week, the squad went 3-2 to close out their string of eight home games to start the year.

Up Next
Tulane heads to North Carolina to participate in the 2019 Army Invitational. The Green Wave will face Dartmouth, Saint Joseph's and the Black Knights.

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Baseball Opens Road Slate With Nicholls Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Josh Bates

David Bedgood

Keagan Gillies

Trevor Jensen

Grant Mathews

Kobi Owen

Kaleb Roper

Chase Solesky

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