Wednesday, April 2
New Orleans
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Tulane University
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Baseball Earns 8-4 Victory Over Northwestern State
Apr 2, 2025 | Baseball
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane baseball team (18-12) ended the team's five-game losing streak with an 8-4 home victory over visiting state rival Northwestern State (18-11) on Wednesday evening, April 2, on Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
The Green Wave led wire-to-wire in this one with a run in the second, four more in the third, two in the sixth plus a tally in the eighth.
Tulane pounded out nine hits and received 11 walks to put constant traffic on the bases all night.
The Green Wave pitching staff struck out 12 and held the Demons' lineup scoreless for eight of the nine frames.
Michael Lombardi (1-0) started for the Green Wave and struck out four in two unblemished innings. Carter Benbrook fanned a pair in his inning of work. Wes Burton struck out four in 1.1 innings. Gavin Smith had 0.2 scoreless. Grayson Smith surrendered three runs in 0.2 innings with a strikeout. Garrett Payne did the heavy lift out of the bullpen with 2.1 innings with a run allowed. Jacob Moore had a flawless ninth to close out the victory.
James Agabedis III led the offensive attack with three hits and four RBIs. He also walked and had a run scored. Hugh Pinkney also drove in three with his double. Matthias Haas had a pair of hits and scored a run. Gavin Schulz had a pair of hits and runs scored. Kaikea Harrison walked twice and had a hit. Connor Rasmussen scored two runs. Nate Johnson walked three times and scored a run. Jason Wachs knocked in a run.
The loss was taken by Brandon Carter (0-1) as he allowed five runs in 2.1 innings worked.
Tulane started the scoring with run in the second inning on Agabedis' bunt single.
The Green Wave exploded for four runs in the third with the big hit being a three-run double from Pinkney that was followed by an Agabedis' RBI single.
Tulane added two runs to the lead in the fifth inning with Wachs driving in a run on a fielder's choice and the second run scoring later in the frame on a throwing error from the NSU pitcher.
NSU scored all their runs in the sixth inning on a three-run home run from Clay Jong followed by a solo home run from Daniel Burroway.
Tulane finished the scoring in the eighth inning on an Agabedis' infield single to make the final score 8-4.
Next, the team keeps the homestand going and gets back to league play against Rice starting on Friday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. for a three-game set.
Notables
The win stopped the five-game losing streak for the program…The five-game losing skid had been the team's longest since the 2023 campaign…Michael Lombardi's start on the mound was his first since last season when he went the first 4.1 innings against Southern Miss (3/26/24)….He has now recorded 33 strikeouts this season in only 16 innings worked with a conference leading seven saves…This was the first game that the two-way player hasn't batted or played in the field this year… Wes Burton fanned four against Northwestern State and is also, like Lombardi, averaging nearly two strikeout per inning with 18 strikeouts in 9.2 innings worked on the campaign …James Agabedis III's three RBIs were a career-high…The win improved Tulane to 16-8 in non-conference play this year and 4-1 against in-state competition…The victory also made Tulane 3-0 on Wednesdays this year…Tulane's 12 strikeouts as a staff marked the 17th time that pitching staff has reached double figures in strikeouts (two more than all of last season).
TICKETS
Tickets for the baseball season and the upcoming football campaign can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
---TulaneGreenWave.com---
The Green Wave led wire-to-wire in this one with a run in the second, four more in the third, two in the sixth plus a tally in the eighth.
Tulane pounded out nine hits and received 11 walks to put constant traffic on the bases all night.
The Green Wave pitching staff struck out 12 and held the Demons' lineup scoreless for eight of the nine frames.
Michael Lombardi (1-0) started for the Green Wave and struck out four in two unblemished innings. Carter Benbrook fanned a pair in his inning of work. Wes Burton struck out four in 1.1 innings. Gavin Smith had 0.2 scoreless. Grayson Smith surrendered three runs in 0.2 innings with a strikeout. Garrett Payne did the heavy lift out of the bullpen with 2.1 innings with a run allowed. Jacob Moore had a flawless ninth to close out the victory.
James Agabedis III led the offensive attack with three hits and four RBIs. He also walked and had a run scored. Hugh Pinkney also drove in three with his double. Matthias Haas had a pair of hits and scored a run. Gavin Schulz had a pair of hits and runs scored. Kaikea Harrison walked twice and had a hit. Connor Rasmussen scored two runs. Nate Johnson walked three times and scored a run. Jason Wachs knocked in a run.
The loss was taken by Brandon Carter (0-1) as he allowed five runs in 2.1 innings worked.
Tulane started the scoring with run in the second inning on Agabedis' bunt single.
The Green Wave exploded for four runs in the third with the big hit being a three-run double from Pinkney that was followed by an Agabedis' RBI single.
Tulane added two runs to the lead in the fifth inning with Wachs driving in a run on a fielder's choice and the second run scoring later in the frame on a throwing error from the NSU pitcher.
NSU scored all their runs in the sixth inning on a three-run home run from Clay Jong followed by a solo home run from Daniel Burroway.
Tulane finished the scoring in the eighth inning on an Agabedis' infield single to make the final score 8-4.
Next, the team keeps the homestand going and gets back to league play against Rice starting on Friday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. for a three-game set.
Notables
The win stopped the five-game losing streak for the program…The five-game losing skid had been the team's longest since the 2023 campaign…Michael Lombardi's start on the mound was his first since last season when he went the first 4.1 innings against Southern Miss (3/26/24)….He has now recorded 33 strikeouts this season in only 16 innings worked with a conference leading seven saves…This was the first game that the two-way player hasn't batted or played in the field this year… Wes Burton fanned four against Northwestern State and is also, like Lombardi, averaging nearly two strikeout per inning with 18 strikeouts in 9.2 innings worked on the campaign …James Agabedis III's three RBIs were a career-high…The win improved Tulane to 16-8 in non-conference play this year and 4-1 against in-state competition…The victory also made Tulane 3-0 on Wednesdays this year…Tulane's 12 strikeouts as a staff marked the 17th time that pitching staff has reached double figures in strikeouts (two more than all of last season).
TICKETS
Tickets for the baseball season and the upcoming football campaign can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
---TulaneGreenWave.com---
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Larson, Sam (1-0)
L: Carter, Brandon (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Jung, Clay 1 ; Burroway, Daniel 1
RBI: Jung, Clay 3 ; Burroway, Daniel 1
SH: Stephenson, Samuel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gump, Rocco 1 ; Valentine, Balin 1 ; Jung, Clay 1 ; Burroway, Daniel 1
HBP: Stephenson, Samuel 1 ; Burroway, Daniel 1
Batting:
2B: Haas, Matthias 1 ; Gavin Schulz 1 ; Pinkney, Hugh 1
RBI: Wachs, Jason 1 ; Pinkney, Hugh 3 ; Agabedis, James 3
SH: Vincent, Tom 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Haas, Matthias 1 ; Connor Rasmussen 2 ; Gavin Schulz 2 ; Pinkney, Hugh 1 ; Johnson, Nate 1 ; Agabedis, James 1
SB: Harrison, Kaikea 1
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H
1
RBI
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