Baseball Heads to Memphis to Open Conference Play

NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane University baseball team (16-9-1) will hit the road to start off AAC play in Memphis (12-9) for a three-game series starting on Friday.

The showdown is Tulane's first set of conference games of the season and starts an eight-week American Conference battle that leads to the postseason.

THE MATCHUP

First pitches are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 2:00 p.m. on Saturday and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
The matchup can be viewed on ESPN+ on Friday and can be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM. and the Varsity app all three days.
Tulane bested Memphis in seven of its eight meetings in the 2021 season, outscoring the tigers 63-16.

HIGHLIGHTING THE WAVE

Tulane is 5-1 in weekend series including series wins over Mississippi State and LA Tech.
Tulane is currently fifth in NCAA Division I baseball in doubles with 67 through 26 games. The Wave trails the number one spot, Tennessee, by seven doubles.
The Green Wave hits .268 as a group and has a 4.32 ERA as a pitching staff.
Freshman Grant Siegel touts a 0.62 ERA accumulated over 29.0 innings of work. The right-hander has the third-lowest ERA in the nation.
Redshirt sophomore Ethan Groff leads the Green Wave in hits (33), runs scored (25), and doubles (13). Groff is tied for seventh in the nation in two-baggers.
Freshman outfielder Jackson Linn has a .422 average over 45 at-bats and has an eleven-game reached base streak coming out of the mid-week matchup against UNO.

LAST TIME OUT

Tulane dropped a midweek clash to New Orleans 16-4 Tuesday night on the Lakefront.
All of Tulane's runs were scored on the long ball including two homeruns from Luis Aviles.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Memphis is coming off a midweek loss to the reigning national champion Mississippi State 10-4.
Memphis has collected series wins over Valparaiso, Brown, Samford and Southern Illinois Edwardsville.
The Tigers pitching staff has a 4.94 ERA and the batters hit .283 as a group.
Sophomore infielder Logan Kohler leads the club in average (.321), hits (26), and doubles (4).

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Baseball Heads to Memphis to Open Conference Play

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Luis Aviles

Ethan Groff

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Baseball Heads to Memphis to Open Conference Play

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Players Mentioned

Luis Aviles

Ethan Groff

Jackson Linn

Grant Siegel

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