Friday, April 25
Greenville, NC
5 p.m.
Tulane University
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at
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East Carolina
Baseball’s Huge First Inning Leads to 20-5 Victory over ECU
Apr 25, 2025 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, NC – The Tulane baseball team (25-17, 9-7 AAC) had the program's biggest offensive outing of the season in a 20-5 victory over East Carolina (24-18, 9-7 AAC) on Friday night, April 25, at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Tulane exploded for nine runs in the opening inning. The team added three runs in the third, two more in the fourth and finished off their scoring with six runs in the fifth in the run-shortened seven inning victory.
Luc Fladda started for Tulane (3-4) and allowed five runs in seven innings with three strikeouts to earn his third win of the season and first complete game.
Gavin Schulz led the offense with his three hits, four runs and four RBIs. Kaikea Harrison also had a memorable performance with three hits, four runs and three RBIs. Matthias Haas picked up two hits, two runs and three RBIs. Michael Lombardi hit a grand slam to drive in four runs. Jason Wachs had a hit and a run scored. Hugh Pinkney had a pair of hits, runs scored and RBIs. Connor Rasmussen put up two runs, two RBIs and a hit. Tanner Chun had a run scored and an RBI. James Agabedis III scored a pair of runs with a hit. Theo Bryant IV had a run scored and an RBI.
Brad Pruett (3-4) started for ECU and surrendering nine runs on six hits in 0.2 of an inning before getting chased to take the loss.
Tulane scored first with nine in the first inning on a two-run single to right from Haas, a bases loaded walk by Bryant, a two-run single from Harrison, a two-run double from Schulz and a two-run single from Rasmussen.
The Green Wave scored three more in the third inning as Haas was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, followed by a bases loaded walk from Pinkney and finished on the sacrifice fly from Chun.
Schulz added two more runs to the Tulane lead with his home run in the fourth inning to put the Green Wave up 14-0.
The Green Wave added six runs to the lead in the fifth inning on a Pinkney double, a grand slam from Lombardi and a solo home run from Harrison to go up 20-0.
The Pirates scored five runs in the bottom of the frame on Nick Parham's home run, a three-run home run from Dixon Williams and solo home run from Michael Kalinich to make the final score 20-5.
Next, Tulane plays the second game of the series against the Pirates starting at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday.
Notables
The nine runs scored by Tulane in the opening inning was the most since scoring 10 in the first inning against Texas Southern last season (4/2/24)..The team's 20 runs was the most for the program since scoring 23 in a 23-1 victory on the road against Southeastern Louisiana during the 2022 season (3/1/22)..The grand slam by Michael Lombardi was the team's fourth of the season…Kaikea Harrison's home run in the fifth was his first home run at Tulane and second of his career dating back to his time at USC…The 15 run differential was the most for the program since beating Texas Southern 16-1 in 2024…The 15 run differential in a conference game was the best for the program since beating Memphis by the same margin in 2019 (4/20/19)..The Green Wave have now beat ECU in five straight games. The win improved the Green Wave to 41-36 all-time against the Pirates including 18-19 all-time in Greenville.
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.
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Tulane exploded for nine runs in the opening inning. The team added three runs in the third, two more in the fourth and finished off their scoring with six runs in the fifth in the run-shortened seven inning victory.
Luc Fladda started for Tulane (3-4) and allowed five runs in seven innings with three strikeouts to earn his third win of the season and first complete game.
Gavin Schulz led the offense with his three hits, four runs and four RBIs. Kaikea Harrison also had a memorable performance with three hits, four runs and three RBIs. Matthias Haas picked up two hits, two runs and three RBIs. Michael Lombardi hit a grand slam to drive in four runs. Jason Wachs had a hit and a run scored. Hugh Pinkney had a pair of hits, runs scored and RBIs. Connor Rasmussen put up two runs, two RBIs and a hit. Tanner Chun had a run scored and an RBI. James Agabedis III scored a pair of runs with a hit. Theo Bryant IV had a run scored and an RBI.
Brad Pruett (3-4) started for ECU and surrendering nine runs on six hits in 0.2 of an inning before getting chased to take the loss.
Tulane scored first with nine in the first inning on a two-run single to right from Haas, a bases loaded walk by Bryant, a two-run single from Harrison, a two-run double from Schulz and a two-run single from Rasmussen.
The Green Wave scored three more in the third inning as Haas was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, followed by a bases loaded walk from Pinkney and finished on the sacrifice fly from Chun.
Schulz added two more runs to the Tulane lead with his home run in the fourth inning to put the Green Wave up 14-0.
The Green Wave added six runs to the lead in the fifth inning on a Pinkney double, a grand slam from Lombardi and a solo home run from Harrison to go up 20-0.
The Pirates scored five runs in the bottom of the frame on Nick Parham's home run, a three-run home run from Dixon Williams and solo home run from Michael Kalinich to make the final score 20-5.
Next, Tulane plays the second game of the series against the Pirates starting at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday.
Notables
The nine runs scored by Tulane in the opening inning was the most since scoring 10 in the first inning against Texas Southern last season (4/2/24)..The team's 20 runs was the most for the program since scoring 23 in a 23-1 victory on the road against Southeastern Louisiana during the 2022 season (3/1/22)..The grand slam by Michael Lombardi was the team's fourth of the season…Kaikea Harrison's home run in the fifth was his first home run at Tulane and second of his career dating back to his time at USC…The 15 run differential was the most for the program since beating Texas Southern 16-1 in 2024…The 15 run differential in a conference game was the best for the program since beating Memphis by the same margin in 2019 (4/20/19)..The Green Wave have now beat ECU in five straight games. The win improved the Green Wave to 41-36 all-time against the Pirates including 18-19 all-time in Greenville.
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---
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