Tuesday, April 14
New Orleans, LA
6:30 p.m.
Tulane University
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
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TULANE GAME NOTES
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane baseball team (19-18, 6-6 American), after taking two of three conference games against ECU over the weekend, finishes up the homestand and plays a non-conference game against Southeastern Louisiana (23-14) on Tuesday, April 14, on Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Media
The game against Southeastern will be broadcasted on ESPN +. The Voice of the Green Wave, Corey Gloor, will call the action on the Tulane Sports Network from Learfield on WRBH 88.3 FM/ Varsity Network on Tuesday. Airtime for the radio/stream for the game is 15 minutes before first pitch.
Pitching Matchup
Tulane is slated to start sophomore lefty LuisPablo Navarro in a bullpen game for the squad. Navarro is making his 12 appearance and third start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.51 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 16.1 innings thrown. He has limited opponents to a .172 batting average against.
Southeastern Louisiana is slated to start senior lefty Luke Lirette. Lirette is making his 10th appearance and fifth start of the season. He is 2-1 with 16 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched on the year.
Scouting Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana has won 10 of the last 12 games after taking the final two games of the series from Texas A&M Corpus Christi over the weekend by scores of 10-5 and 5-4.
Peyton Woods leads the offensive attack with his .347 batting average. He also has 25 runs, 34 hits, seven doubles, four home runs, and 15 RBIs.
Justin Williams is hitting .299 with 29 runs, 40 hits, six doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 28 RBIs, 73 total bases, and a .545 slugging percentage.
Ben Robichaux has totaled nine home runs and 30 RBIS along with 36 runs, and 39 hits.
Brody Capps and Alex Perry are tied for the team lead with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs each.
Truitt Webb is 3-1 on the year with a 26 strikeouts in 21.0 innings thrown.
Triston Todorowski has pitched in 12 games in relief this year with 17 strikeouts in 21.2 innings thrown while limiting opponents to a .176 batting average against.
SLU were the 2025 Southland Conference Regular Season Champions last season
Bobby Barbier coaches the program. Barbier is in his third year with the Lions. He has a record of 91-58 leading SLU and is 272-227 in his 10 years as a collegiate head coach.
Series History
The Green Wave and the Lions have been playing against each other since 1947. Tulane leads the all-time series 82-42. Both team were able to win a road game over the other last season as Tulane earned a 5-3 victory over the Lions (2/19/25) in frigid temperatures in Hammond and Southeastern Louisiana returned the favor with a 7-3 victory later in the campaign in New Orleans (3/8/25). The teams also split the series in 2024 with the Lions earning an 8-7 victory at home in March and Tulane picking up the 13-6 victory in April back in New Orleans.
Against the Southland Conference
The home game against Southeastern Louisiana is the seventh and final game against a Southland Conference (SLC) opponent this season for Tulane. The program went 5-4 against Southland opponents last season and have started this year's games against SLC opponents with a 3-3 mark with all three losses coming on the road. The school's all-time mark is 310-169 against current schools in the SLC.
Long Streak Over, New Streak Begins
Jason Wachs saw his 60 game on-base streak ended on Friday, April 10, against ECU after going 0-1 and only reaching base on a catcher's interference in the fourth inning. He did drive in a pair of runs though with a ground out and a sacrifice fly. The 60-game streak dated back to the end of last season. Wachs then promptly started a new streak and went 4-for-8 with a walk in the final two games of the series against the Pirates (4/11-12).
Who's Hot in the Last Five Games
Jason Wachs sports a .600 batting average with five runs, nine hits, five doubles, a home run, six RBIs, 17 total bases, a 1.133 slugging percentage, three walks, a .650 on-base percentage.
Matthias Haas is hitting .350 with seven hits, three runs, three doubles, four RBIs, 10 total bases, and a slugging percentage of .500.
James Agabedis has a .333 batting average with three runs scored, a home run, a double, three walks, three sacrifice bunts, and three RBIs.
Tye Wood has scored six runs and has three stolen bases.
Trey Cehajic is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA
J.D. Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 3.09 ERA. He has struck out nine in 11.2 innings.
Jack Brafa has pitched in four games out of the bullpen and has allowed a run with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings worked.
Sam Larson has pitched in four games with five strikeouts plus a save in 3.0 innings.
Trends
Dating back to the end of last season, five of the last 10 hits that James Agabedis has are home runs.
Tulane's pitching staff has yet to allow a triple this season in 37 games. The last time the Green Wave surrendered a triple was the second game of the series against Florida Atlantic last season when the lead-off batter hit a three-bagger to start the game (5/2/25). It has been 49 games (the final 12 last year and the first 37 this year) since the last triple was allowed. Those 49 games have accounted for 469 innings since Tulane last surrendered a triple. Tulane has the longest current streak in the nation as the top teams ahead of the program in the category in Auburn (61 games) and Georgia Tech (53 games) both allowed a triple over the weekend. The next longest streak in the American Conference is ECU at 11 games.
Jason Wachs has reached base safely in 36 of the team's 37 games this season.
Nate Johnson is hitting .300 with three home runs and 27 RBIs in the games he starts this year.
Kaikea Harrison leads the team with 11 multiple run scored games.
Tulane sports a 15-8 record this year in games that Hugh Pinkney starts behind the plate.
The program is also 6-4 in games that Matthias Haas starts as the designated hitter.
Haas has started at four different positions this season with five games at first, eight games at third, eight games in right field, and 10 games as the designated hitter.
Nate Johnson has started at three different spots on the infield with seven starts at first, 16 at second, and three at third. He also has batted in eight different spots in the starting lineup order (2nd - 9th).
Tye Wood (LF), Kaikea Harrison (SS), and Tanner Chun (CF) are the only three players on the team to start all the team's games at the same position all season long.
Nate Johnson leads the club with 12 two-out RBIs.
Trent Liolios is batting .750 (3-for-4) with the bases loaded.
The Green Wave are 5-1 in games that Jack Frankel starts on the mound.
Nolan Nawrocki, Brett Rowell, James Agabedis, Matthias Haas, and Hugh Pinkney have the team's only successful pinch hits on the year. On the flip side, the team's pitching staff has limited opponents to 3-for-23 (.130) in pinch-hitting opportunities.
After leading the American Conference last season with 131 doubles as team, Tulane is again among the leaders this season and are currently the league leader in two-baggers with 83 in the first 37 games.
The Green Wave lead the conference in walks (203) and are second in sacrifice bunts (26). The program is fourth in stolen bases (50) and third sacrifice flies (20)
Tulane is fifth in hit by pitches (50) and sixth in ERA (4.82). The team is fourth in double plays (27) and seventh in fielding percentage (.973).
The program's pitching is averaging an impressive 9.1 strikeouts per game to place fourth in the American Conference. Tulane ranked second in the league in strikeouts a year ago with an average of 9.75 per contest.
The program is fourth in the American in shutouts (1) and seventh in strikeout- to-walk ratio (1.90).
The Tulane pitching staff has recorded 13 games with double figure strikeout totals this season.
Of the 23 new players on the roster this season, 19 have already made their Tulane debuts following the first 37 games of the season. The only newbies that have not appeared in a game this season are RHP Max Mazinter, OF Cole Berge, OF/3B Matthew Major, and RHP Owen Geiss.
Individual Conference Leaders
Tanner Chun leads the American Conference in walks (34). He is third in hit by pitches (12) and seventh in doubles (11).
Jason Wachs leads in doubles (15) and is third in on-base percentage (.482). He is sixth in walks (29).
Kaikea Harrison is second in doubles (12).
Jack Frankel leads in complete games with one.
Sam Larson leads in appearances (20) and is fifth in saves (3)
Jude Abbadessa is third in appearances (18).
J.D. Rodriguez is third in wins (5) and seventh in ERA (3.66).
James Agabedis leads in sacrifice bunts (7).
Trent Liolios is third in sacrifice bunts (6)
Tye Wood is sixth in sacrifice flies (4), seventh in sacrifice bunts (4), and is fifth in stolen bases (15).
Tom Vincent is 10th in saves (2).
Trey Cehajic is tied for the lead in games started (9)
Conference-Only Standouts
In conference-only play, Jason Wachs is hitting .372 with 13 runs, 16 hits, six doubles, a triple, two home runs, nine RBIs, 30 total bases, a slugging percentage of .698 and an on-base percentage of 491.
Tye Wood sports a .318 batting average with 12 runs, 14 hits, three doubles, 12 RBIs, and seven stolen bases.
Jake Toporek is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA along with 16 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched.
Jack Brafa has thrown in five games with eight strikeouts and a save in 7.2 innings pitched.
Cehajic and Wachs Honored By the American
Jason Wachs and Trey Cehajic were named to the American Conference's Weekly Honor Roll, the league office announced on April 13
Wachs helped lead the Tulane offense on the week as he hit .545 with four runs scored, three doubles, six hits and nine total bases. He also walked three times, had an on-base percentage of .600, a slugging percentage of .818 while driving in four runs.
Cehajic helped the pitching staff set the tone in the series victory over the Pirates by going 5.1 innings in the opening game on Friday, April 10. He limited the potent ECU attack, who had been averaging nearly eight runs a game and 10 hits a contest, to one run on four hits. He also struck out two in the victory. It was his first victory since Feb. 27 against Eastern Kentucky.
Overall, this is the seventh and eighth time that Tulane baseball has been honored weekly by the conference this season.
Notables from ECU Series - 4/10-12
Tulane took the series from the Pirates and have now won eight of the last 12 over ECU including a streak of five of the last six at home.
Jason Wachs saw his on-base streak end at 60 games from the end of last season and the first 34 games this year as he failed to reach base safely on either a hit, a walk or hit-by-pitch although he did reach base on an error (catcher's interference in the fourth),
The series was only the second, third and fourth games this season that Kaikea Harrison was not the lead-off hitter.
The home run from Trent Liolios in the fourth inning of the first game (4/10) was his first of the season after he hit 16 last season for Northwestern.
The Green Wave improved to 12-7 when scoring in the opening inning.
The three-run double from Matthias Haas in the middle game (4/11) was his first hit in nine opportunities with the bases loaded this season.
Hugh Pinkney had the team's fifth successful pinch hit of the season in the eighth inning on Saturday (4/11).
The 9-6 loss (4/11) dropped Tulane to 13-6 when scoring first this season.
Tulane fell to 3-8 when the pitching staff walks five or more batters after the team walked seven against the Pirates in the second game (4/11).
On the flip side, the program is 13-8 when drawing 5+ walks in a game this year.
Tulane's 10 hits in the final game (4/12) was the ninth time that offense has reached double figures in hits on the season.
In the series clinching 6-3 comeback win (4/12) improved Tulane to 3-13 when the opponent scores in the opening inning.
J.D. Rodriguez's 5.1 inning performance in the final game of the series (4/12) was only the ninth time a Tulane starter has pitched five innings or more and only the seventh time a starter has gotten past the fifth.
Tulane has now won back-to-back series in the conference and a total of six weekend series this season.
The Green Wave are 44-39 all-time against the Pirates
Green Wave Chosen For Fourth and Has Two Named Preseason All-Conference
In a vote of the league's coaches, Tulane was picked for fourth and had two players selected as American Preseason All-Conference. The Green Wave were chosen for fourth overall with 57 points. The team also saw outfielder Jason Wachs and designated hitter Matthias Haas chosen as Preseason American All-Conference.
The 2026 Schedule
The Green Wave hosts 27 games at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, along with one neutral-site game in Mississippi and 28 road contests in 2026. Tulane will compete across seven states, including matchups in California, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Kansas, Florida, and North Carolina. Notable opponents include seven teams that participated in the 2025 NCAA Tournament: Southern Miss (2 games), UTSA (3), Creighton (3), East Carolina (3), TCU (3), Mississippi State (1), UCLA (1), and LSU (1).
The 2026 Schedule - Part Two
Tulane is playing games against five teams this season that are ranked in the USA Today's Preseason Coaches' Poll in No. 1 LSU, No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 Mississippi State, No. 10 TCU, and No. 20
Southern Miss.
Uncommon Road Start
Tulane's start on the road this season is the first for the program since 2023 and only the 11th time since 1979 the program has not started the season with games in New Orleans (1979, 1980, 1982, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2023, and 2026)
A Brotherly Connection
Tulane has a pair of brothers on the 2026 roster in sophomore infielder Nate Johnson and graduate student infielder Jake Johnson. The two are Tulane's first set of brothers on a team since 2017 when twins Paul Gozzo, a catcher, and Sal Gozzo, an infielder, were playing for the Green Wave. The 2016 team also had brothers on the squad in Ross Massey, a left-handed pitcher, and Alex Massey, a right-handed pitcher.
Who is Back?
The Green Wave return 14 players from the 2025 squad that a made a run to the 2025 American Championship Game for the third straight season this season in James Agabedis (infielder), Kaikea Harrison (infielder), Matthias Haas (infielder/outfielder), Tanner Chun (outfielder), Julius Ejike-Charles (left-handed pitcher/outfielder), Jason Wachs (outfielder), Hugh Pinkney (catcher), J.D. Rodriguez (right-handed pitcher), Nate Johnson (infielder), Will Clements (right-handed pitcher), Michael Devenney (right-handed pitcher), Jacob Moore (right-handed pitcher), Blaise Wilcenski (right handed pitcher), and Trey Cehajic (right-handed pitcher)
Inside the Numbers of the Returners
The team's 14 returning players accounted for 52.7 percent of the runs (204/387), 53 percent of the hits (287/541), 55 percent of the doubles (72/131), 58 percent of the triples (7/12), 45 percent of the home runs (23/51), 49 percent of the RBIs (178/360), 52 percent of the total bases (442/849) and 55 percent of the walks (159/287). On the mound, the club returns 48.4 percent of the wins (16/33), 53 percent of the game started (31/58), 43 percent of the innings (212/532) and 34 percent of the strikeouts (308/547).
Newcomers
Tulane added 23 new players to the roster this year. The list includes seven graduate students (Tye Wood, Brett Rowell, Trent Liolios, Jack Johnson, Jake Toporek, Tom Vincent and Aidan Rath), a senior (Nolan Nawrocki), seven juniors (Jude Abbadessa, Sam Larson, Caden Tarango, Jack Brafa, Beau Sampson, Owen Geiss, and Max Maxinter), four sophomores (AJ Groeneveld, Jack Frankel, Johnny Elliott, and LuisPablo Navarro) and four true freshmen (Bryson Ayala, Cole Berge, Evan Burg and Matthew Major).
The 2025 Season Quick Hitters
Tulane went 33-25 last season and had five American All-Conference selections on the year in Michael Lombardi (P – 1st), Connor Rasmussen (2B – 1st), Gavin Schulz (DH – 2nd), Jason Wachs (All-Freshman) and Tanner Chun (All-Freshman). The five selections are tied with the 2024 team for the most for the program since 2016 (seven).
The team also had three chosen for the league's All-Tournament Team in Schulz, Tayler Montiel and Theo Bryant IV plus a pair on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-State Team in Lombardi and Rasmussen.
Additionally, the program had three players selected in the 2025 MLB Draft in Lombardi (Kansas City Royals – 2nd round), Montiel (Arizona Diamondbacks – 12th round), and Rasmussen (Kansas City Royals – 15th round).
2025 Fun Stat Facts
Jason Wachs was ninth in the conference in batting average (.335) and on-base percentage (.457). Wachs and Tanner Chun were tied for 10th in the league in triples (2). Matthias Haas ranked second in the conference in doubles (21) and 26th in batting average (.303). Kaikea Harrison was tied for the conference lead in sacrifice bunts (8) and 38th in batting average (.283). Trey Cehajic and Blaise Wilcenski were tied for 10th in the league in wins (5).
Up Next
Next, Tulane gets on the road with a conference trip to take on Florida Atlantic (17-18, 4-8 American) over the weekend from April 17-19 in Boca Raton, Florida. Games times are 5:30 p.m. CT, 3 p.m. (CT), and 11 a.m. (CT)
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TULANE GAME NOTES
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane baseball team (19-18, 6-6 American), after taking two of three conference games against ECU over the weekend, finishes up the homestand and plays a non-conference game against Southeastern Louisiana (23-14) on Tuesday, April 14, on Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Media
The game against Southeastern will be broadcasted on ESPN +. The Voice of the Green Wave, Corey Gloor, will call the action on the Tulane Sports Network from Learfield on WRBH 88.3 FM/ Varsity Network on Tuesday. Airtime for the radio/stream for the game is 15 minutes before first pitch.
Pitching Matchup
Tulane is slated to start sophomore lefty LuisPablo Navarro in a bullpen game for the squad. Navarro is making his 12 appearance and third start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.51 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 16.1 innings thrown. He has limited opponents to a .172 batting average against.
Southeastern Louisiana is slated to start senior lefty Luke Lirette. Lirette is making his 10th appearance and fifth start of the season. He is 2-1 with 16 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched on the year.
Scouting Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana has won 10 of the last 12 games after taking the final two games of the series from Texas A&M Corpus Christi over the weekend by scores of 10-5 and 5-4.
Peyton Woods leads the offensive attack with his .347 batting average. He also has 25 runs, 34 hits, seven doubles, four home runs, and 15 RBIs.
Justin Williams is hitting .299 with 29 runs, 40 hits, six doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 28 RBIs, 73 total bases, and a .545 slugging percentage.
Ben Robichaux has totaled nine home runs and 30 RBIS along with 36 runs, and 39 hits.
Brody Capps and Alex Perry are tied for the team lead with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs each.
Truitt Webb is 3-1 on the year with a 26 strikeouts in 21.0 innings thrown.
Triston Todorowski has pitched in 12 games in relief this year with 17 strikeouts in 21.2 innings thrown while limiting opponents to a .176 batting average against.
SLU were the 2025 Southland Conference Regular Season Champions last season
Bobby Barbier coaches the program. Barbier is in his third year with the Lions. He has a record of 91-58 leading SLU and is 272-227 in his 10 years as a collegiate head coach.
Series History
The Green Wave and the Lions have been playing against each other since 1947. Tulane leads the all-time series 82-42. Both team were able to win a road game over the other last season as Tulane earned a 5-3 victory over the Lions (2/19/25) in frigid temperatures in Hammond and Southeastern Louisiana returned the favor with a 7-3 victory later in the campaign in New Orleans (3/8/25). The teams also split the series in 2024 with the Lions earning an 8-7 victory at home in March and Tulane picking up the 13-6 victory in April back in New Orleans.
Against the Southland Conference
The home game against Southeastern Louisiana is the seventh and final game against a Southland Conference (SLC) opponent this season for Tulane. The program went 5-4 against Southland opponents last season and have started this year's games against SLC opponents with a 3-3 mark with all three losses coming on the road. The school's all-time mark is 310-169 against current schools in the SLC.
Long Streak Over, New Streak Begins
Jason Wachs saw his 60 game on-base streak ended on Friday, April 10, against ECU after going 0-1 and only reaching base on a catcher's interference in the fourth inning. He did drive in a pair of runs though with a ground out and a sacrifice fly. The 60-game streak dated back to the end of last season. Wachs then promptly started a new streak and went 4-for-8 with a walk in the final two games of the series against the Pirates (4/11-12).
Who's Hot in the Last Five Games
Jason Wachs sports a .600 batting average with five runs, nine hits, five doubles, a home run, six RBIs, 17 total bases, a 1.133 slugging percentage, three walks, a .650 on-base percentage.
Matthias Haas is hitting .350 with seven hits, three runs, three doubles, four RBIs, 10 total bases, and a slugging percentage of .500.
James Agabedis has a .333 batting average with three runs scored, a home run, a double, three walks, three sacrifice bunts, and three RBIs.
Tye Wood has scored six runs and has three stolen bases.
Trey Cehajic is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA
J.D. Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 3.09 ERA. He has struck out nine in 11.2 innings.
Jack Brafa has pitched in four games out of the bullpen and has allowed a run with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings worked.
Sam Larson has pitched in four games with five strikeouts plus a save in 3.0 innings.
Trends
Dating back to the end of last season, five of the last 10 hits that James Agabedis has are home runs.
Tulane's pitching staff has yet to allow a triple this season in 37 games. The last time the Green Wave surrendered a triple was the second game of the series against Florida Atlantic last season when the lead-off batter hit a three-bagger to start the game (5/2/25). It has been 49 games (the final 12 last year and the first 37 this year) since the last triple was allowed. Those 49 games have accounted for 469 innings since Tulane last surrendered a triple. Tulane has the longest current streak in the nation as the top teams ahead of the program in the category in Auburn (61 games) and Georgia Tech (53 games) both allowed a triple over the weekend. The next longest streak in the American Conference is ECU at 11 games.
Jason Wachs has reached base safely in 36 of the team's 37 games this season.
Nate Johnson is hitting .300 with three home runs and 27 RBIs in the games he starts this year.
Kaikea Harrison leads the team with 11 multiple run scored games.
Tulane sports a 15-8 record this year in games that Hugh Pinkney starts behind the plate.
The program is also 6-4 in games that Matthias Haas starts as the designated hitter.
Haas has started at four different positions this season with five games at first, eight games at third, eight games in right field, and 10 games as the designated hitter.
Nate Johnson has started at three different spots on the infield with seven starts at first, 16 at second, and three at third. He also has batted in eight different spots in the starting lineup order (2nd - 9th).
Tye Wood (LF), Kaikea Harrison (SS), and Tanner Chun (CF) are the only three players on the team to start all the team's games at the same position all season long.
Nate Johnson leads the club with 12 two-out RBIs.
Trent Liolios is batting .750 (3-for-4) with the bases loaded.
The Green Wave are 5-1 in games that Jack Frankel starts on the mound.
Nolan Nawrocki, Brett Rowell, James Agabedis, Matthias Haas, and Hugh Pinkney have the team's only successful pinch hits on the year. On the flip side, the team's pitching staff has limited opponents to 3-for-23 (.130) in pinch-hitting opportunities.
After leading the American Conference last season with 131 doubles as team, Tulane is again among the leaders this season and are currently the league leader in two-baggers with 83 in the first 37 games.
The Green Wave lead the conference in walks (203) and are second in sacrifice bunts (26). The program is fourth in stolen bases (50) and third sacrifice flies (20)
Tulane is fifth in hit by pitches (50) and sixth in ERA (4.82). The team is fourth in double plays (27) and seventh in fielding percentage (.973).
The program's pitching is averaging an impressive 9.1 strikeouts per game to place fourth in the American Conference. Tulane ranked second in the league in strikeouts a year ago with an average of 9.75 per contest.
The program is fourth in the American in shutouts (1) and seventh in strikeout- to-walk ratio (1.90).
The Tulane pitching staff has recorded 13 games with double figure strikeout totals this season.
Of the 23 new players on the roster this season, 19 have already made their Tulane debuts following the first 37 games of the season. The only newbies that have not appeared in a game this season are RHP Max Mazinter, OF Cole Berge, OF/3B Matthew Major, and RHP Owen Geiss.
Individual Conference Leaders
Tanner Chun leads the American Conference in walks (34). He is third in hit by pitches (12) and seventh in doubles (11).
Jason Wachs leads in doubles (15) and is third in on-base percentage (.482). He is sixth in walks (29).
Kaikea Harrison is second in doubles (12).
Jack Frankel leads in complete games with one.
Sam Larson leads in appearances (20) and is fifth in saves (3)
Jude Abbadessa is third in appearances (18).
J.D. Rodriguez is third in wins (5) and seventh in ERA (3.66).
James Agabedis leads in sacrifice bunts (7).
Trent Liolios is third in sacrifice bunts (6)
Tye Wood is sixth in sacrifice flies (4), seventh in sacrifice bunts (4), and is fifth in stolen bases (15).
Tom Vincent is 10th in saves (2).
Trey Cehajic is tied for the lead in games started (9)
Conference-Only Standouts
In conference-only play, Jason Wachs is hitting .372 with 13 runs, 16 hits, six doubles, a triple, two home runs, nine RBIs, 30 total bases, a slugging percentage of .698 and an on-base percentage of 491.
Tye Wood sports a .318 batting average with 12 runs, 14 hits, three doubles, 12 RBIs, and seven stolen bases.
Jake Toporek is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA along with 16 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched.
Jack Brafa has thrown in five games with eight strikeouts and a save in 7.2 innings pitched.
Cehajic and Wachs Honored By the American
Jason Wachs and Trey Cehajic were named to the American Conference's Weekly Honor Roll, the league office announced on April 13
Wachs helped lead the Tulane offense on the week as he hit .545 with four runs scored, three doubles, six hits and nine total bases. He also walked three times, had an on-base percentage of .600, a slugging percentage of .818 while driving in four runs.
Cehajic helped the pitching staff set the tone in the series victory over the Pirates by going 5.1 innings in the opening game on Friday, April 10. He limited the potent ECU attack, who had been averaging nearly eight runs a game and 10 hits a contest, to one run on four hits. He also struck out two in the victory. It was his first victory since Feb. 27 against Eastern Kentucky.
Overall, this is the seventh and eighth time that Tulane baseball has been honored weekly by the conference this season.
Notables from ECU Series - 4/10-12
Tulane took the series from the Pirates and have now won eight of the last 12 over ECU including a streak of five of the last six at home.
Jason Wachs saw his on-base streak end at 60 games from the end of last season and the first 34 games this year as he failed to reach base safely on either a hit, a walk or hit-by-pitch although he did reach base on an error (catcher's interference in the fourth),
The series was only the second, third and fourth games this season that Kaikea Harrison was not the lead-off hitter.
The home run from Trent Liolios in the fourth inning of the first game (4/10) was his first of the season after he hit 16 last season for Northwestern.
The Green Wave improved to 12-7 when scoring in the opening inning.
The three-run double from Matthias Haas in the middle game (4/11) was his first hit in nine opportunities with the bases loaded this season.
Hugh Pinkney had the team's fifth successful pinch hit of the season in the eighth inning on Saturday (4/11).
The 9-6 loss (4/11) dropped Tulane to 13-6 when scoring first this season.
Tulane fell to 3-8 when the pitching staff walks five or more batters after the team walked seven against the Pirates in the second game (4/11).
On the flip side, the program is 13-8 when drawing 5+ walks in a game this year.
Tulane's 10 hits in the final game (4/12) was the ninth time that offense has reached double figures in hits on the season.
In the series clinching 6-3 comeback win (4/12) improved Tulane to 3-13 when the opponent scores in the opening inning.
J.D. Rodriguez's 5.1 inning performance in the final game of the series (4/12) was only the ninth time a Tulane starter has pitched five innings or more and only the seventh time a starter has gotten past the fifth.
Tulane has now won back-to-back series in the conference and a total of six weekend series this season.
The Green Wave are 44-39 all-time against the Pirates
Green Wave Chosen For Fourth and Has Two Named Preseason All-Conference
In a vote of the league's coaches, Tulane was picked for fourth and had two players selected as American Preseason All-Conference. The Green Wave were chosen for fourth overall with 57 points. The team also saw outfielder Jason Wachs and designated hitter Matthias Haas chosen as Preseason American All-Conference.
The 2026 Schedule
The Green Wave hosts 27 games at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, along with one neutral-site game in Mississippi and 28 road contests in 2026. Tulane will compete across seven states, including matchups in California, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Kansas, Florida, and North Carolina. Notable opponents include seven teams that participated in the 2025 NCAA Tournament: Southern Miss (2 games), UTSA (3), Creighton (3), East Carolina (3), TCU (3), Mississippi State (1), UCLA (1), and LSU (1).
The 2026 Schedule - Part Two
Tulane is playing games against five teams this season that are ranked in the USA Today's Preseason Coaches' Poll in No. 1 LSU, No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 Mississippi State, No. 10 TCU, and No. 20
Southern Miss.
Uncommon Road Start
Tulane's start on the road this season is the first for the program since 2023 and only the 11th time since 1979 the program has not started the season with games in New Orleans (1979, 1980, 1982, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2023, and 2026)
A Brotherly Connection
Tulane has a pair of brothers on the 2026 roster in sophomore infielder Nate Johnson and graduate student infielder Jake Johnson. The two are Tulane's first set of brothers on a team since 2017 when twins Paul Gozzo, a catcher, and Sal Gozzo, an infielder, were playing for the Green Wave. The 2016 team also had brothers on the squad in Ross Massey, a left-handed pitcher, and Alex Massey, a right-handed pitcher.
Who is Back?
The Green Wave return 14 players from the 2025 squad that a made a run to the 2025 American Championship Game for the third straight season this season in James Agabedis (infielder), Kaikea Harrison (infielder), Matthias Haas (infielder/outfielder), Tanner Chun (outfielder), Julius Ejike-Charles (left-handed pitcher/outfielder), Jason Wachs (outfielder), Hugh Pinkney (catcher), J.D. Rodriguez (right-handed pitcher), Nate Johnson (infielder), Will Clements (right-handed pitcher), Michael Devenney (right-handed pitcher), Jacob Moore (right-handed pitcher), Blaise Wilcenski (right handed pitcher), and Trey Cehajic (right-handed pitcher)
Inside the Numbers of the Returners
The team's 14 returning players accounted for 52.7 percent of the runs (204/387), 53 percent of the hits (287/541), 55 percent of the doubles (72/131), 58 percent of the triples (7/12), 45 percent of the home runs (23/51), 49 percent of the RBIs (178/360), 52 percent of the total bases (442/849) and 55 percent of the walks (159/287). On the mound, the club returns 48.4 percent of the wins (16/33), 53 percent of the game started (31/58), 43 percent of the innings (212/532) and 34 percent of the strikeouts (308/547).
Newcomers
Tulane added 23 new players to the roster this year. The list includes seven graduate students (Tye Wood, Brett Rowell, Trent Liolios, Jack Johnson, Jake Toporek, Tom Vincent and Aidan Rath), a senior (Nolan Nawrocki), seven juniors (Jude Abbadessa, Sam Larson, Caden Tarango, Jack Brafa, Beau Sampson, Owen Geiss, and Max Maxinter), four sophomores (AJ Groeneveld, Jack Frankel, Johnny Elliott, and LuisPablo Navarro) and four true freshmen (Bryson Ayala, Cole Berge, Evan Burg and Matthew Major).
The 2025 Season Quick Hitters
Tulane went 33-25 last season and had five American All-Conference selections on the year in Michael Lombardi (P – 1st), Connor Rasmussen (2B – 1st), Gavin Schulz (DH – 2nd), Jason Wachs (All-Freshman) and Tanner Chun (All-Freshman). The five selections are tied with the 2024 team for the most for the program since 2016 (seven).
The team also had three chosen for the league's All-Tournament Team in Schulz, Tayler Montiel and Theo Bryant IV plus a pair on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-State Team in Lombardi and Rasmussen.
Additionally, the program had three players selected in the 2025 MLB Draft in Lombardi (Kansas City Royals – 2nd round), Montiel (Arizona Diamondbacks – 12th round), and Rasmussen (Kansas City Royals – 15th round).
2025 Fun Stat Facts
Jason Wachs was ninth in the conference in batting average (.335) and on-base percentage (.457). Wachs and Tanner Chun were tied for 10th in the league in triples (2). Matthias Haas ranked second in the conference in doubles (21) and 26th in batting average (.303). Kaikea Harrison was tied for the conference lead in sacrifice bunts (8) and 38th in batting average (.283). Trey Cehajic and Blaise Wilcenski were tied for 10th in the league in wins (5).
Up Next
Next, Tulane gets on the road with a conference trip to take on Florida Atlantic (17-18, 4-8 American) over the weekend from April 17-19 in Boca Raton, Florida. Games times are 5:30 p.m. CT, 3 p.m. (CT), and 11 a.m. (CT)
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