USF Bulls up Next for Baseball This Weekend

TULANE GREEN WAVE (22-11, 4-2 AMERICAN) vs. USF BULLS (15-16, 2-7 AMERICAN)
When:	Friday, 6:30 p.m. \| Saturday, 2 p.m. \| Sunday, 1 p.m.
Where:	Greer Field at Turchin Stadium (5,000) \| New Orleans, La
Watch:	Live Stream
Radio:	88.3 FM WRBH (Todd Graffagnini)
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 74-75 (3rd year)
USF Coach:	Billy Mohl (Tulane, '07) • 51-38-1 (2nd year)
Notes:	Tulane (PDF) \| Southeastern La.
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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane baseball team looks to continue its winning ways in the conference as the Green Wave opens a three-game league series against the USF Bulls on Friday at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans.

First pitch for the opener on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m., with game two on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. and the finale Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games of the series will be streamed online at TulaneGreenWave.com, with Todd Graffagnini providing play-by-play on the radio home of Tulane baseball on WRBH 88.3 FM.

The Tulane University Marching Band drumline will be performing pregame just outside the gates of the stadium on Friday, as Tulane welcomes back all former letterwinners to the contest that night. Saturday is a big day as the team will honor the 1979 Metro Tournament Champion Green Wave team, as fans will be able to pick up a 1979 commemorative poster.

Sunday, conference champion swimmer Olivia Johnson from the women's swimming and diving team, as well as indoor pole vault conference champion Rebekah Markel of the track and field team will each throw out ceremonial first pitches pregame, while members of Riptide's Kids Club will celebrate his birthday with inflatables, cupcakes and pizza.

The Green Wave take a three-game winning streak into the series against the Bulls, looking to overcome their conference foes in a series for the first time since the 2016 season. Tulane is 22-11 on the season, sitting in second place in the league with a 4-2 mark after playing two league series.

Tulane's propensity for scoring runs in droves came through again on Tuesday, with the team plating seven runs in the second inning and three each in two of the latter innings in a 15-14 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday. Tulane had a season-high 19 hits and five home runs as a team in the win, with the group hitting .307 on the year right now.

A big week for junior Kody Hoese got even bigger on Tuesday as he broke a 9-9 tie with the Lions with his nation-leading 17^th home run of the year on a three-run shot. Hoese, ranking at or near the top of a host of national stats, became the latest Tulane baseball player to be affiliated with the prestigious USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, being selected to the midseason watch list on Wednesday afternoon.

In the illustrious history of the program, Hoese is the fourth player to be named to the list in some fashion and the first since Rob Segedin was a semifinalist for the award in 2010. Michael Aubrey is the only player to be a finalist coming in 2003, while Hoese is the first to be selected to the midseason watch list and Shooter Hunt being on the preseason list in 2003.

There was a smattering of career bests on Tuesday against the Lions on Tuesday, as Trevor Jensen earned his 19^th multi-hit game of the year on a new career record four hits, while Luke Glancy set new personal marks with two home runs in the game. Glancy and Frankie Niemann combined to drive in eight, each having four in the game, joining four other players to drive in at least four in a game this season.

Tulane pitchers rallied after the tough loss to the Shockers in the opener last Friday by holding Wichita State to six runs in the first game of the doubleheader the next day, and four to clinch the series in the very next game of the afternoon. League opponents are hitting .259 against Tulane pitching so far through conference play and .242 on the year.

South Florida defeated Bethune-Cookman in Tampa on Wednesday 12-2, improving the Bulls' record to 15-16 in 2019. USF has played three weekend American series so far, sitting at 2-7 in the league after pulling a game off Cincinnati and UCF, with a sweep to league-leading ECU in between.

Tulane Green Wave (22-11, 4-2) vs. USF Bulls (15-16, 2-7)
April 12 – 6:30 p.m. (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)
April 13 – 2 p.m. (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)
April 14 – 1 p.m. (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)

TV
None

Live Stream
Tulane All-Access

Radio
WRBH 88.3 FM
PBP – Todd Graffagnini

Pitching Matchups
Friday
Tulane: Kaleb Roper
USF: Baron Stuart

Saturday
Tulane: Keagan Gillies
USF: Collin Sullivan

Sunday
Tulane: Chase Solesky
USF: Alex Wisely

Around the Horn
Tulane opens its final home weekend series for April this Friday, hosting the USF Bulls at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.

The Green Wave will be on the road each of the next two weekends against American foes Memphis and ECU.

Tulane is 16-7 at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium this season, winning their first conference series last weekend against Wichita State.

At 22-11, Tulane is off to its best start since 2016, when that team was 21-12 through 33 games of that year.

Tulane will be looking to claim its fifth consecutive weekend series and sixth of the season.

Up Next
Tulane takes on New Orleans in the team's final road midweek contest of the season on Tuesday at Maestri Field.

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Players Mentioned

Keagan Gillies

Luke Glancy

Kody Hoese

Trevor Jensen

Frankie Niemann

Kaleb Roper

Chase Solesky

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