Tulane Baseball Opens Three-Game Series at Troy Friday Night

TULANE HEADS TO TROY FOR A THREE-GAME SERIES

The Green Wave baseball team returns to action as they head to Troy, Alabama to take on Troy University in a three-game series beginning on Friday.
The first pitch on Friday is set for 6 p.m. Game two on Saturday is slated for a 3 p.m. start. The series finale on Sunday will get started at 1 p.m. All three games will be aired live on ESPN+ and can be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM.
The Green Wave will look to continue their momentum following a 2-1 series victory over Western Kentucky this past weekend and a midweek shutout win over in-state foe Southern on Tuesday.
The Green Wave enter the three-game set having won three of their last four games.

SERIES HISTORY

Tulane's matchup with Troy will mark just the second time the two teams have met.
The last meeting between the two teams took place back in 1995 with the Green Wave earning a 8-2 win.

AROUND THE HORN WITH THE WAVE

Tulane enters its weekend contest with Troy with a .249 team batting average and an overall team earned run average of 3.90.
The Green Wave rank among the league's top three in five offensive categories.
Three Green Wave players own batting averages of .300-or-better
Redshirt junior Frankie Niemann enters the game on a team-best six-game hitting streak. During the six-game streak, Niemann has batted .381 with a home run and three RBI.
The Green Wave developed a strong trend of starting their weekend series matchups on a high note, as they have won each of their last seven Friday games, dating back to last year.

SCOUTING THE TROJANS

Troy University enters its matchup with Tulane in the midst of a five-game losing streak after it opened the year winning seven of its first eight games.
Orlando Ortiz has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 21.00, the third-best mark in the nation. Ortiz's 21 strikeouts are tied for the most in the Sun Belt entering the weekend.
Offensively, the Trojans are led by Nic Nolan and his .378 batting average. Troy also has received strong production from Logan Cemy, who leads the team with four home runs and 14 RBI.
As team, Troy ranks fifth in Sun Belt in batting average (.259) and third in earned run average (3.82
Prior to the season, Troy was picked to finish fourth in the East Division of the Sun Belt.

LAST TIME OUT: RECAPPING THE SOUTHERN GAME

The Tulane University Baseball Team (6-6) won 6-0 against Southern University (4-7) Tuesday night inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Tulane pitchers struck out a season-high 16 batters while only allowing three hits and got big hits when it mattered in the team's first shutout victory of the season.
Sophomore Tyler Hoffman (1-1) took the hill for the Green Wave and worked a stellar five innings, allowing no runs on two hits and recorded a career-high eight strikeouts.
Collin Burns and Jared Hart both totaled a pair of hits and had two RBI.

TULANE BASEBALL MOVES TO 18 PERCENT CAPACITY

Tulane University Athletics announced this week an increase in capacity for Green Wave baseball games inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
In accordance with state, local and American Athletic Conference guidelines while maintaining six feet between seating pods, capacity for remaining games will increase to 18 percent.
With this announced increase, Tulane Athletics has a limited number of tickets available to the general public for purchase.
Fans can purchase tickets for the Western Kentucky (March 5-7) and Louisiana Tech (March 19-21) series matchups. In addition, fans can purchase tickets for mid-week matchups with Southern (March 9) and Texas Southern (March 17) while supplies last.

BURNS NOTICE

Redshirt sophomore Collin Burns currently leads the team in batting (.373), hits (19), doubles (6) and triples (3).
He leads The American in doubles and triples. His three triples also lead the nation.
Burns opened the season by hitting safely in nine straight games.
Six of his 10 RBI have come with two outs.

STARTING STRONG

Tulane freshman second baseman Chase Engelhard has made his presence felt in the first seven games of his collegiate career.
Eight of Engelhard's 11 hits have gone for extra bases.
Engelhard currently leads the team in home runs with three.

OLTHOFF PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF

Tulane right-handed pitcher Braden Olthoff was masterful on Feb. 26 at No. 5 Mississippi State, as he guided the Green Wave to a win over a Top 5 opponent since 2014.
Olthoff struck out six batters in 8.0 innings of work while only allowing one run on just two hits en route to his first win of the season.
In three outings this year, Olthoff owns a 2.50 earned run average and is holding opponents to a .250 batting average. He also leads the team with 18.0 innings pitched and is second on the team with 18 strikeouts.

SO CLOSE

In the first three weekends of the collegiate baseball season, Tulane has suffered four losses by two runs or less.
In its matchup with then No. 5-ranked Mississippi State, Tulane was four outs away from completing a three-game sweep of the Bulldogs on the road.
Tulane also held the lead in all three games at Mississippi State, heading into the bottom of the ninth.
In the Green Wave's lone loss this past weekend against Western Kentucky on Sunday, Tulane held a two-run lead heading into the seventh inning.

A 20 SPOT

In the series finale against Louisiana-Lafayette on Feb. 21, Tulane posted a season-high 20 hits.

WORKING OVERTIME

The Tulane baseball team got its money's worth at the diamond during opening weekend, as it began its 114th baseball season.
In all three games with in-state rival Louisiana-Lafayette, nine innings weren't enough to decide the outcome.
Games one and two both went 10 innings with the series finale going 12 frames.
During the first weekend of Division I collegiate baseball, 20 games went into extra frames.
Tulane and Louisiana-Lafayette were the ONLY teams in Division I to see all three of its opening weekend games go into extra frames.

A THREE-HEADED MONSTER

The Tulane baseball team returns all three players from its 2020 rotation for this season in the form of Braden Olthoff, Jack Aldrich and Donovan Benoit.
The Green Wave trio combined for an 8-0 win-loss record, posted a 1.89 earned run average, logged 66.2 innings, struck out 83 and held opponents to a .181 batting average.

ESPN+ THE HOME FOR TULANE BASEBALL

Tulane University baseball games will be more accessible than ever, as the program announced today that all 33 home games will be aired exclusively on ESPN+ for the 2021 campaign.
Televised Tulane baseball road games will be announced on a weekly basis. Fans should check back on TulaneGreenWave.com for the latest broadcast information.

TULANE LOOKS TO BUILD OFF STRONG 2020 START

The Green Wave will look to build off of their momentum from the 2020 campaign.
Tulane finished the year with a 15-2 mark, which matched its best start to a season since 1972.
The Green Wave closed the year on a nine-game winning streak - the program's longest since 2010.
Tulane also posted an incredible 11-1 record at home.

LEADING THE WAY

The Green Wave led the American Athletic Conference in 11 team statistical categories in 2020.

TULANE RANKED AMONG THE FAB 50

The Green Wave enters the 2021 season ranked among the Fab 50 by Collegiate Baseball.
Tulane checked in ranked No. 43.
The Green Wave were one of five teams ranked in the Fab 50 from the American Athletic Conference.

GREEN WAVE FEATURES A 56-GAME SCHEDULE

The Tulane baseball team's 2021 schedule features 10 non-conference games against teams from the state of the Louisiana, including matchups with Louisiana-Lafayette, New Orleans, Southeastern, Southern, Louisiana Tech and LSU.
The Green Wave's upcoming slate also features 32 games against American Athletic Conference opponents.
Tulane will face four opponents that are ranked in the preseason Top 25 this fall.

BRINGING HOME THE PRESEASON HARDWARE

Following a 2020 campaign where right-handed pitcher Braden Olthoff posted a 4-0 record in just four starts while recording a microscopic 0.32 earned run average with 47 strikeouts across 28 innings of work, folks across the country are starting to take notice.
Prior to the 2021 campaign, Olthoff was recognized as the American Athletic Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
Olthoff has also earned preseason All-America honors from Perfect Game, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.

MINDER EARNS PRESEASON NOD FROM THE AAC

Redshirt junior Trevor Minder was named to the preseason all-league team this past December.
Minder earned the preseason all-conference nod following a 2020 campaign where he finished the year with .359 batting average, three home runs and 14 RBI. In addition, the Springfield, Illinois, native posted 23 hits, five doubles and scored a team-best 20 runs.
Minder also led The American in runs scored.

RANKED WAVE

The Green Wave finished the 2020 campaign ranked No. 20 in the D1Baseball.com Top 25 poll.
Tulane also earned national rankings in the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball National Polls.

FIVE YEARS WITH JEWETT

Tulane baseball head coach Travis Jewett begins his fifth season in Uptown this spring.
Jewett owns a career record of 105-98.
In each of Jewett's first three seasons at Tulane, the Green Wave have steadily improved in batting average, hits, runs, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage.

JEWETT WELCOMES 20 NEW PLAYERS

Earlier this fall, Travis Jewett announced the addition of 20 members of the 2020 recruiting class.
The 2020 class marks the fifth under Jewett.
Joining the Green Wave for the 2021 season will be: Aaron Ball, Matthew Bihm, Walker Burchfield, Andres Castro, Zach DeVito, Chase Engelhard, Jared Hart, Tyler Hoffman, Brandon Howell, Keaton Knueppel, Jacob LaPrairie, Bennett Lee, Blake Mahmood, Jake McDonald, Kennedy Norton, Camryn Szynski, Lane Thomas, Turner Thompson, Brian Valigosky and Charlie Yanoshik.

GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM

This past fall, Tulane baseball continued to excel at a high level in the classroom, as 36 players earned their way onto the 3.0 club.
As a team, Tulane posted a fall semester GPA of 3.367.
Prior to the fall semester, the Tulane baseball team received the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Excellence Award for the fourth year in a row.
The Green Wave are one of just 22 NCAA Division I baseball programs who have received the award in four consecutive years and one of just four American Athletic Conference programs along with Cincinnati, East Carolina and Memphis to earn the recognition.
Tulane has posted a team GPA of 3.0 or better in nine straight semesters.

PLEDGE PER WIN

Tulane fans can ensure that every Green Wave win makes a lasting impact this season by joining the Pledge Per Win campaign.
Fans can participate in the Pledge Per Win campaign by pledging to give $5, $10, or $25 to the Green Wave Club for each game the Tulane Baseball team wins this season.
Additionally, supporters are encouraged to pledge $1 for every strikeout by Tulane pitchers this season. Fans interested in enrolling in the Pledge Per Win and Pledge Per Strikeout campaigns are encouraged to visit www.GreenWaveClub.com/ppw.

LOOK GOOD. FEEL GOOD. PLAY GOOD.

The Tulane University's uniform combinations are some of the most unique in all of collegiate baseball.
The Green Wave baseball team features 33 different uniform combinations.

Tulane Baseball Opens Three-Game Series at Troy Friday Night

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Players Mentioned

Jack Aldrich

Donovan Benoit

Walker Burchfield

Collin Burns

Zach DeVito

Chase Engelhard

Jared Hart

Tyler Hoffman

Keaton Knueppel

Jacob LaPrairie

Bennett Lee

Blake Mahmood

Jake McDonald

Trevor Minder

Frankie Niemann

Kennedy Norton

Braden Olthoff

Lane Thomas

Turner Thompson

Brian Valigosky

Charlie Yanoshik

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Tulane Baseball Opens Three-Game Series at Troy Friday Night

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jack Aldrich

Donovan Benoit

Walker Burchfield

Collin Burns

Zach DeVito

Chase Engelhard

Jared Hart

Tyler Hoffman

Keaton Knueppel

Jacob LaPrairie

Bennett Lee

Blake Mahmood

Jake McDonald

Trevor Minder

Frankie Niemann

Kennedy Norton

Braden Olthoff

Lane Thomas

Turner Thompson

Brian Valigosky

Charlie Yanoshik

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