Baseball Heads back to the Capitol City on Wednesday

NEW ORLEANS- The Tulane University baseball team (19-9-1) will hit the road to start off the week in Baton Rouge for a matchup with Southern (8-19) on Wednesday. The showdown will be Tulane's first and only meeting with Southern this season.

THE MATCHUP

First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
The matchup can be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM. and the Varsity app.
Tulane bested Southern in its only meeting in the 2021 season, 6-0 in New Orleans.

HIGHLIGHTING THE WAVE

Tulane is 6-1 in weekend series this weekend including series wins over Mississippi State and LA Tech.
Tulane is currently fourth in NCAA Division I baseball in doubles with 75 through 29 games. The Wave trails the number one spot, UNLV, by five doubles.
The Green Wave hits .267 as a group and has a 4.11 ERA as a pitching staff.
Freshman Grant Siegel touts a 1.000 ERA accumulated over 36.0 innings of work. The right-hander has the10th-lowest ERA in the nation.
Redshirt sophomore Ethan Groff leads the Green Wave in hits (38), runs scored (32), and doubles (14). Groff is tied for sixth in the nation in two-baggers.
Freshman outfielder Jackson Linn has a .368 average over 57 at-bats and had a twelve-game reached base streak that was snapped in last Sunday's closer in Memphis.

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 JAGS

Southern is coming off a weekend sweep of SWAC opponent Texas Southern. The Jags outscored the Tigers 29-15 in three game endeavor over the weekend.
Memphis has collected series wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling and Texas Southern.
The Jag's pitching staff has a 7.58 ERA and the batters hit .251 as a group.
Sophomore outfielder JJ Rollon leads the club in average (.333), hits (30), and triples (3).

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Luis Aviles

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Baseball Heads back to the Capitol City on Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Luis Aviles

Ethan Groff

Jackson Linn

Grant Siegel

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