Baseball Hosts Middle Tennessee in Weekend Showdown

No. 29 TULANE GREEN WAVE (6-2, 0-0 AMERICAN) vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (3-5, 0-0 C-USA)
When:	Friday, 6:30 p.m. CT \| Saturday, 2 p.m. CT \| Sunday, 1 p.m. CT
Where:	Greer Field at Turchin Stadium (5,000) \| New Orleans, La.
Watch:	Tulane All-Access
Radio:	WRBH 88.3 FM (Andrew Allegretta), Tulane All-Access (Daniel Sallerson)
Stats:	Live Stats
Tulane Coach:	Travis Jewett (Washington State, '93) • 90-92 (4th year)
MT Coach:	Jim Toman (NC State, '85) • 21-42 (2nd year)
Notes:	Tulane
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The No. 29 Tulane Green Wave baseball team opens a three-game, non-conference homestand Friday night at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, hosting the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The set of games gets underway Friday night with the series opener, shifting to a 2 p.m. start for game two on Saturday, with Sunday's finale beginning at 1 p.m. in New Orleans.

All three games of the series will be streamed online through Tulane All-Access, with audio coverage taking place on WRBH 88.3 FM Friday and Sunday with Andrew Allegretta, and on Saturday through Tulane All-Access with Daniel Sallerson.

Links to video, audio, live stats and more can be found at TulaneGreenWave.com.

The Green Wave come into the third weekend series of the season looking to bounce back after a tough outing Wednesday night against the New Orleans Privateers where the team suffered a 10-1 defeat. The loss, the first at home this year, dropped the team's record to 6-2 on the season.

However, Tulane has proven to be a tough team to face on weekends as the squad has yet to drop a series after claiming the first one at home against Florida Gulf Coast and going on the road the next week and doing the same against Cal State Fullerton.

Tulane comes into the weekend batting .256 at the plate, led by Grant Mathews who leads the team with a .379 batting average with his 11 hits, eight RBI and .552 slugging percentage. Junior Trevor Minder has swung a hot bat through the last week, as he's hitting .333 with nine hits and five RBI, leading the team in walks drawn with six.

On the mound, the team will be led by reigning American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week Braden Olthoff, who currently leads the nation in strikeouts with 26 and sports a 2-0 record with a 0.60 ERA. With his performance in the opener, striking out 16 and holding the Titans to just three hits in the win, Olthoff became the first pitcher since Ross Massey in 2016 against Cincinnati to throw a nine-inning complete-game shutout.

As a staff, Tulane pitchers combine for a 2.92 ERA through eight games and includes 73 strikeouts to 39 walks issued, with an opponent batting average of .214.

The Blue Raiders come into the series coming off of a 12-6 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, dropping Middle Tennessee's record to 3-5 on the season.

Tulane Green Wave (6-2) vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-5)
Feb. 28 – (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)
Feb. 29 – (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)
March 1 – (Greer Field at Turchin Stadium)

TV
None

Live Stream
Tulane All-Access

Radio
Friday – WRBH 88.3 FM
Saturday – Tulane All-Access
Sunday – WRBH 88.3 FM

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

Around the Horn
Tulane welcomes the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to Greer Field at Turchin Stadium for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

The Green Wave are in the first week of a run of 12 of the next 13 games at home in New Orleans.

This is the first meeting between Tulane and Middle Tennessee since the 2014 season.

Tulane took two of three against Middle Tennessee in that 2014 series meeting.

Tulane is 3-2 all-time in the series against the Blue Raiders, with the first two games coming in 1975.

Probable Starters
Friday
Tulane – RHP Braden Olthoff
MT – RHP Aaron Brown

Saturday
Tulane – LHP Jack Aldrich
MT – LHP Peyton Wiggington

Sunday
Tulane – RHP Donovan Benoit
MT – LHP Justin Medlin

Up Next
Tulane remains home and welcomes the Texas Southern Tigers next Tuesday night, with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Aldrich

Donovan Benoit

Ross Massey

Grant Mathews

Trevor Minder

Braden Olthoff

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