Baseball Opens 2020 Season With Florida Gulf Coast

TULANE GREEN WAVE (0-0, 0-0 AMERICAN) vs. FLORIDA GULF COAST (0-0, 0-0 ASUN)
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 (Andrew Allegretta, Gus Kattengell, Daniel Sallerson)
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 84-90 (4th year)
UH Coach:	Dave Tollett (Houston, '95) • 599-318-3 (18th year)
Notes:	Tulane (PDF)
Social:	Twitter \| Instagram \| Facebook

NEW ORLEANS, La. – After weeks of preparation, the 2020 edition of the Tulane Green Wave baseball team begins regular-season play on Friday night hosting the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles for a three-game series at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.

The three-game set kicks off Friday at 6:30 p.m. under the lights at Turchin Stadium, with Saturday's game set for 2 p.m. and Sunday's finale beginning at 1 p.m. All three games of the series will be streamed live through Tulane All-Access, with links to the video and live stats

The Green Wave are coming off a 32-win season from 2019 and return 17 letterwinners from that team that finished third in the American Athletic Conference. This year, Tulane was picked to finish fourth in The American, in a league that routinely sends multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament at the end of the year.

After tying the school record for Major League Baseball draft picks with six, Tulane bolstered the ranks over the offseason and added 16 newcomers to the squad with six freshmen and 10 junior college transfers. Seven of those transfers are pitchers, as the rest are scattered throughout the infield, outfield and battery.

This is the first-ever meeting between Florida Gulf Coast and Tulane on the diamond, as the Green Wave have only played two other current Atlantic Sun Conference teams Lipscomb and Stetson.

FGCU enters the season after winning its fifth ASUN regular season title in 2019, as the 2020 team was picked to finish second in the league this year.

Tulane Green Wave (0-0) vs. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (0-0)
Feb. 14 – (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)
Feb. 15 – (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)
Feb. 16 – (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)

TV
None

Live Stream
Tulane All-Access

Radio
Friday – WRBH 88.3 FM
Saturday – WRBH 88.3 FM
Sunday – Tulane All-Access (Online only)

PBP – Andrew Allegretta (Friday), Gus Kattengell (Saturday), Daniel Sallerson (Sunday)

Around the Horn
Tulane opens the 2020 regular season this weekend against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in a three-game series.

The 2020 campaign is the 113th season of Tulane baseball.

Tulane has won its last eight regular-season openers dating back to the 2012 season.

Since the beginning of the program, Tulane is 67-46 all-time in the first game of the year.

The Green Wave have claimed the season-opening series in each of the last two seasons and eight of the last nine overall.

Probable Starters
Friday
Tulane – RHP Braden Olthoff
FGCU – RHP Mason Studstill

Saturday
Tulane – LHP Jack Aldrich
FGCU – RHP Hudson McGarry

Sunday
Tulane – RHP Donovan Benoit
FGCU - TBD

Up Next
Tulane begins a week on the road Wednesday, traveling to take on the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.

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Baseball Opens 2020 Season With Florida Gulf Coast

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Players Mentioned

Jack Aldrich

Donovan Benoit

Braden Olthoff

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