Baseball Falls 10-2 On Friday to No. 17 TCU
Mar 6, 2026 | Baseball
FORT WORTH, TX -Â The Tulane baseball team (8-6) fell by a 10-2 score to No. 17 TCU (8-5) on Friday night, March 6, in the first game of the three-game set at Lupton Stadium. The Green Wave surrendered three runs in the first two innings and six more tallies in the final two innings.
The Horned Frogs are currently ranked 17th nationally in D1Baseball's Top 25 and 21st in USA Today's Coaches Poll.
Trey Cehajic (1-1) started and went six innings for Tulane. He surrendered four runs on nine hits, but limited the damage with a double play and five strikeouts. LuisPablo Navarro was tagged with a pair of runs in 0.1 of an inning. Jack Brafa surrendered three runs in his 0.1 of an inning. Julis Ejike-Charles allowed a run in 0.2 of an inning with two strikeouts. Jacob Moore finished out the game throwing the final 0.2 out of the bullpen.
Jason Wachs had two of the team's four hits. Kaikea Harrison drove in one of the team's two runs. The runs were scored by Nolan Nawrocki and Johnson. Nawrocki had two walks and a hit in the game. Hugh Pinkney and Johnny Elliott had the team's other hits.
The win was earned by Mason Brassfield (2-1). Brassfield went five innings with 10 strikeouts.
TCU was able to outhit Tulane 12-5 in the game.
TCU scored first on an RBI single from Nolan Traeger in the first.
The Horned Frogs added two more runs to the tally in the second inning on the base hit from Colton Griffin and an RBI infield hit away from the shift by Sawyer Stronsnider
TCU pushed another run across as Cole Cramer had an RBI base hit just out of the reach of the second baseman to increase their lead to 4-0 after four.
The fifth was fruitful for Tulane as the team scored a pair of runs. Harrison drove in the first with a fielder's choice. The second came as Johnson hustled home on a pass ball.
The Green Wave threatened with multiple runners on base in the top of the seventh but were unable to capitalized as a double play ended the frame.
TCU broke the game open with five runs, 9-2, in the bottom of seventh inning. The first run came off a stolen base throwing error to score the trailing runner from third. The next four came in on the grand slam from Lucas Franco.
The Horned Frogs tacked on a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Kyuss Gargett hit to make the final score 10-2.
Next, Tulane plays the second game of the series against the Horned Frogs starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.
Notables
Jason Wachs extended his on-base streak to 40 games from the end of last season and the first 14 games this year with two hits today against TCU…The 40 games is a career high… Jacob Moore made his first appearance of the season as he pitched in the eighth inning…The loss to No. 17 TCU was the second time that the Green Wave have fallen to a ranked opponent this season (No. 2 UCLA – 2/17).
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GREEN WAVE CLUB
Giving to the Green Wave Club provides Tulane Athletics with the resources student‑athletes need to excel in competition and in the classroom. Your support directly improves the lives of current and future Green Wave student‑athletes and enhances Tulane's competitiveness in intercollegiate athletics. Make a gift today by calling (504) 865‑5356, emailing greenwaveclub@tulane.edu, or visiting GreenWaveClub.com.
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The Horned Frogs are currently ranked 17th nationally in D1Baseball's Top 25 and 21st in USA Today's Coaches Poll.
Trey Cehajic (1-1) started and went six innings for Tulane. He surrendered four runs on nine hits, but limited the damage with a double play and five strikeouts. LuisPablo Navarro was tagged with a pair of runs in 0.1 of an inning. Jack Brafa surrendered three runs in his 0.1 of an inning. Julis Ejike-Charles allowed a run in 0.2 of an inning with two strikeouts. Jacob Moore finished out the game throwing the final 0.2 out of the bullpen.
Jason Wachs had two of the team's four hits. Kaikea Harrison drove in one of the team's two runs. The runs were scored by Nolan Nawrocki and Johnson. Nawrocki had two walks and a hit in the game. Hugh Pinkney and Johnny Elliott had the team's other hits.
The win was earned by Mason Brassfield (2-1). Brassfield went five innings with 10 strikeouts.
TCU was able to outhit Tulane 12-5 in the game.
TCU scored first on an RBI single from Nolan Traeger in the first.
The Horned Frogs added two more runs to the tally in the second inning on the base hit from Colton Griffin and an RBI infield hit away from the shift by Sawyer Stronsnider
TCU pushed another run across as Cole Cramer had an RBI base hit just out of the reach of the second baseman to increase their lead to 4-0 after four.
The fifth was fruitful for Tulane as the team scored a pair of runs. Harrison drove in the first with a fielder's choice. The second came as Johnson hustled home on a pass ball.
The Green Wave threatened with multiple runners on base in the top of the seventh but were unable to capitalized as a double play ended the frame.
TCU broke the game open with five runs, 9-2, in the bottom of seventh inning. The first run came off a stolen base throwing error to score the trailing runner from third. The next four came in on the grand slam from Lucas Franco.
The Horned Frogs tacked on a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Kyuss Gargett hit to make the final score 10-2.
Next, Tulane plays the second game of the series against the Horned Frogs starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.
Notables
Jason Wachs extended his on-base streak to 40 games from the end of last season and the first 14 games this year with two hits today against TCU…The 40 games is a career high… Jacob Moore made his first appearance of the season as he pitched in the eighth inning…The loss to No. 17 TCU was the second time that the Green Wave have fallen to a ranked opponent this season (No. 2 UCLA – 2/17).
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TICKETS
Tickets for the baseball season and the upcoming football and volleyball campaigns 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.
GREEN WAVE CLUB
Giving to the Green Wave Club provides Tulane Athletics with the resources student‑athletes need to excel in competition and in the classroom. Your support directly improves the lives of current and future Green Wave student‑athletes and enhances Tulane's competitiveness in intercollegiate athletics. Make a gift today by calling (504) 865‑5356, emailing greenwaveclub@tulane.edu, or visiting GreenWaveClub.com.
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