Wave Takes Midweek Matchup with Nicholls

Tuesday, February 20

New Orleans, LA

6:30 PM

Tulane University

3-1

Nicholls

3-1

Nicholls

Tulane Green Wave

Marcus Cline

Feb 20, 2024 | Baseball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane Baseball (3-1) squared off with Nicholls Tuesday evening on Greer Field at Turchin Stadium and emerged with a 3-2 victory for its third straight win of the young season.

The Colonels suffered their first defeat and are also now 3-1.

The Green Wave's Henry Shuffler (1-0) was credited with the win as he tossed one and two-thirds shutout innings in relief of starter Luc Fladda. Fladda, a Chesterfield, Missouri native, scattered eight hits over five and one-third innings, allowing one run with two strikeouts.

Trey Cehajic picked up his second save, surrendering two hits and an unearned run en route to recording the final six outs.

Nicholls reliever Devin Desandro (1-1) took the loss, giving up a run on two hits in one and a third innings. Colonels' starter Dylan Farley was more than effective, whiffing eight Green Wave batters in four and two-thirds innings. He gave up a run on four hits with a walk.

Tulane center fielder Teo Banks and designated hitter Nathan Rose both had two hits. Both of Rose's base knocks were doubles.

The game was scoreless until Banks gave the home team its first lead on an RBI single to right, plating left fielder Gavin Schulz.

Both teams traded runs in the sixth, with the Olive and Blue going back on top 2-1 on a sacrifice fly to left by second baseman Connor Rasmussen.

Tulane right fielder Brock Slaton extended the lead to 3-1 on another sacrifice fly to left in the seventh before Nicholls pulled one back with an unearned run in the top of the eighth.

Cehajic, however, made quick work of the visitors in the ninth, retiring the side on six pitches.

Both teams combined for just one walk.

Gavin Schulz with the LASER from left field!🌊keeps the Colonels off the board in the top of the first and is now due up!#RollWave pic.twitter.com/ah7eKSK91x
— Tulane Baseball (@GreenWaveBSB) February 21, 2024

The Green Wave will be back in action this weekend when it hosts UC Irvine Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.). The Anteaters (3-0) were scheduled to host San Diego Tuesday evening but were rained out. Last weekend, the team swept North Dakota State at home.

Irvine swept the season-opening series with the Green Wave last season in California.

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