SENIOR DAY: Tulane Honors Baseball's Jonathon Artigues
Mar 27, 2020 | Baseball, General
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the next few months, TulaneGreenWave.com will honor the 35 seniors that had their respective collegiate careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic through this SENIOR DAY series. We hope you the fans enjoy this series and remember the seniors from the 2020 graduating class.
After a standout prep career at Saint Stanislaus in nearby Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Jonathon Artigues began his Tulane career in the spring of 2016 as a freshman. After sitting out that season, Artigues grew into an important member of the team as he played in 21 games the next season before becoming the mainstay at second base for the Green Wave. Over the course of the last three seasons, Artigues has started in 132 of 133 games at the spot, earning preseason all-conference honors this season as one of the longest-tenured players in the American Athletic Conference.
Today we honor Artigues in our SENIOR DAY web series.
Q AND A WITH JONATHON ARTIGUES
What was your favorite memory from Tulane?
“They all run together. I'm just thankful for the opportunity to have experienced all that I have on and off the field. The games, the training, the travel, and most of all the time spent with my teammates have all been special every year of my career here. ”
What made you decide to come to Tulane?
“It was the perfect opportunity and challenge for me academically and athletically. It has been all that and more over these past five years.”
I'm just thankful for the opportunity to have experienced all that I have on and off the field.Jonathon Artigues
JONATHON ARTIGUES COMES THROUGH! The base hit ties the game up at 8-8! #RollWave pic.twitter.com/RWzYNVaKql
— Tulane Baseball (@GreenWaveBSB) March 11, 2020
Bases Loaded
— Tulane Baseball (@GreenWaveBSB) April 29, 2019
One out
Up one
Back against the Wall
Take it away @NTGraff pic.twitter.com/u4JQf1nzWh
2020 All-American Athletic Conference Preseason Team
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Started all 17 games of his redshirt senior season at second base for the Green Wave… Ended the year batting .313 at the plate with 20 hits, including six doubles and two triples… Finished fourth on the team with five multi-hit outings, while having three multi-RBI games… Finished the year going on a nine-game hitting streak which was the second-longest for a Tulane player this season… Drove in 13 while scoring nine times, finishing the year with a slugging percentage of .469 with a .384 on-base percentage… Went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in game two against Florida Gulf Coast (2/15)… Had a double and triple, with an RBI and run scored in win at Louisiana-Lafayette (2/19)… Went 2-for-4 with a double in game one against Middle Tennessee (2/28)… Drove in two runs and scored once against Texas Southern (3/3)… Went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in game one of the series against Southern (3/6)… Had four RBI and a triple among his two hits in game one win against Lamar (3/10).
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 58 games for Tulane at second base as a redshirt junior… Averaged .310 at the plate with 63 hits, including nine doubles, five triples and two home runs… Had 27 RBI with 47 runs scored.. The triples is tied for the third most in program history in a single season… Led the team in walks with 44, posting a slugging percentage of .433 and on-base percentage of .450… Led the team in stolen bases, swiping eight bags on nine attempts… Had a .980 fielding percentage… Finished fourth on the team with 20 multi-hit games, producing six multi-RBI contests… Brought in the game-winning run in extra innings in the opener against George Washington(2/15)… Drove in two with a hit and a walk in the third game against the Colonials (2/17)… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in the win over Ole Miss (2/23)…. Went 3-for-3 with a triple, four RBI and a run scored against Texas Southern (3/6)… Scored four times and went 2-for-2 with triple against UC Riverside (3/17)… Drove in a pair on a pair of hits, including a double, on the road at Louisiana-Lafayette (3/26)… Combined for six hits in a doubleheader sweep in the conference opener against Cincinnati (3/29)… Belted his first home run of the season among two hits and two RBI against Memphis (4/20)… Hit a two-run shot in the first game of a doubleheader on the road at Houston (5/11)... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 58 games with 57 starts at second base…batted .303 with 70 hits, 16 doubles, three home runs, one triple, team-high 49 runs scored and 38 RBI…drew 17 walks and posted a .385 on-base percentage, and was 10-for-12 in stolen bases…recorded 20 multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI games…listed on the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll (4/16)…went 2-for-5 with 2 runs at Ole Miss (2/25)…hit his first career home run and scored 2 runs vs. Lamar (2/28)…tallied 3 hits and 3 RBI vs. SLU (3/7)…matched his career-high 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI vs. Purdue (3/10)…went 3-for-5 with a double and 3 RBI vs. Cincinnati (3/24)…had 2 hits, 2 walks, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored at Wichita State (3/6)…drove in the first and last runs, including the walkoff RBI double in the 9th inning vs. UNO (4/10)…went 4-for-5 with 3 doubles, 3 RBI and 3 runs – stole third and scored the winning run on a passed ball in the bottom of the 9th of a 10-run comeback vs. Houston (4/13)…hit a 3-run homer and doubled in a run vs. LSU (4/18)…went 4-for-6 with a double, 3 RBI and 4 runs vs. ETSU (4/21; G1)…was 4-for-5 with 3 RBI vs. Houston in AAC Tournament (5/22)…was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2017 and spring 2018.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 21 games with seven starts at catcher…batted .200 with four hits, one double, three walks and one sacrifice bunt…notched a slugging percentage of .250 and an on-base percentage of .304…made his college debut at UC Santa Barbara as a pinch hitter (2/25)…recorded his first multi-hit game vs. San Diego (3/12)…went 1-3 vs. UCF (5/5)...singled vs. Houston (5/14)…on defense, notched 36 putouts and 11 assists…off the field, was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.
2016 (Freshman): Did not play during his freshman year...was named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
High School: Was a three-year letterman at St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, Miss. … pitched and played shortstop for the Rock-A-Chaws … helped lead his team to a 29-5 record as a senior, winning the Mississippi state championship … hit .392 with five doubles, four triples, one home run and 26 RBI, while going 12-1 on the mound with a 1.12 ERA as a senior … picked up first-team all-state and all-district honors as a senior … named to the Sun Herald All-South Mississippi team … earned the Most Valuable Pitcher Award and the “Mr. Rock-A-Chaw” Award as a senior from the school … earned First-Team All-District honors as a sophomore and junior while also earning Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore … also lettered one year in football as a safety … played summer ball for Louisiana Elite.
Personal: Has one sister … both parents graduated from Tulane … his uncle, Jay Artigues, is the former head baseball coach and current Athletic Director at Southeastern Louisiana … major is finance.
March 28 – Senior Day on Maya Harewood (Track and Field)
March 29– Senior Day on Christion Thompson (Men’s Basketball)
March 31– Senior Day on Isabelle Lee (Bowling)
April 2– Senior Day on K.J. Lawson (Men’s Basketball)
April 3 – Senior Day on Brandi Hughes (Track and Field)
April 4– Senior Day on Gabrielle Correia (Women’s Golf)
April 6– Senior Day on Luis Elenbusch (Men’s Tennis)
April 8– Senior Day on Laura Fabrizi (Women’s Tennis)
April 10– Senior Day on Jessica Duckett (Track and Field)
April 11– Senior Day on Luke Glancy (Baseball)
April 12– Senior Day on Josie Larkin (Sailing)
April 14– Senior Day on Grant Matthews (Baseball)
April 16– Senior Day on Kaylie McHugh (Beach Volleyball)
April 18– Senior Day on Nic Thomas (Men’s Basketball)
April 20– Senior Day on Haydyn Gibson (Women’s Golf)
April 22– Senior Day on Dane Esses (Men’s Tennis)
April 23– Senior Day on Tom Coe (Track and Field)
April 24– Senior Day on Ty Johnson (Baseball)
April 26– Senior Day on Paige Fatland (Track and Field)
April 27– Senior Day on Christina Sisti (Women’s Tennis)
April 28– Senior Day on Stephen Hahn (Sailing)
April 30– Senior Day on Trent Johnson (Baseball)
May 2– Senior Day on Eva Torruella (Beach Volleyball)
May 4– Senior Day on Ewan Moore (Men’s Tennis)
May 6 – Senior Day on Keagan Gillies (Baseball)
May 7 – Senior Day on Mary Catherine Stovall (Track and Field)
May 8 – Senior Day on Tim Ruetzel (Men’s Tennis)
May 10 – Senior Day on Meghan Doyle (Beach Volleyball)
May 12 – Senior Day on Corey Dauphine (Track and Field)
May 13 – Senior Day on Brinton Hoover (Sailing)
May 14 – Senior Day on Skyler Guillot (Track and Field)
May 15 – Senior Day on Tarin Mergener (Beach Volleyball)
May 16 – Senior Day on Robert Price (Baseball)
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