Tulane Overcomes Furious Charlotte Rally to Win Final Regular Season Series

Friday, May 17

Charlotte, NC

1:00 PM

Tulane University

31-24, 15-12

Charlotte

23-32, 12-15

Tulane

Charlotte

Billy Price

Tulane Overcomes Furious Charlotte Rally to Win Final Regular Season Series

May 17, 2024 | Baseball

Box Score

CHARLOTTE – The Tulane baseball team saw its 7-0 lead evaporate in the late innings of Friday's series finale at Charlotte but gathered itself and rebounded for a 10-8 win in 10 innings to take its final regular season series of 2024.

Tulane goes into next week's American Athletic Conference Tournament at 31-24 overall and finished its league slate at 15-12.

Charlotte fell to 23-32 and 12-15 in the league.

The Green Wave overcame 19 stranded runners with 15 hits, including three by second baseman Connor Rasmussen and two each from center fielder Teo Banks, first baseman Brady Marget, third baseman Gavin Schulz and shortstop Marcus Cline. Rasmussen, Cline and catcher Colin Tuft scored twice.

The 49ers received three RBI from left fielder Thad Ector and pair of hits by left fielder Carson Bayne, shortstop Dante DeFranco and catcher Kaden Hopson.

A combined 15 pitchers (Charlotte 9, Tulane 6) were used during the game.

Green Wave reliever Will Clements (2-2) got the team's final five outs to get the win. 49ers reliever Joseph Taylor (2-4) took the loss as he was responsible for the ninth and 10th Tulane tallies.

After getting its third quality start in as many games, this time from Billy Price (6.0 IP, 4H, 0R, 4Ks), Tulane enjoyed a 7-0 lead heading to the bottom of the seventh.

However, the home team woke up and answered with eight runs of its own (three in the eighth, five in the ninth) and needed to record just three outs for the victory.

That's when Schulz plated Tuft with a run-scoring bunt single and Rasmussen and Banks followed with RBI in the 10th for the game's final margin.

The Green Wave will know its seed for the AAC Tournament (Clearwater, Florida) at the completion of Saturday's league action. The tournament starts on Tuesday.

NOTE: Banks took the team lead in doubles (14) with his 10th-inning base knock … Price has allowed just one earned run in his last 13 and two-thirds innings.

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