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June 5, 2003
May 31, 2003
Big inning sends Tulane into showdown with LSU
Baton Rouge Advocate
The show that most LSU and Tulane baseball fans coveted is on...
May 31, 2003
Tulane campaign blueprint for other athletic programs?
New Orleans Times Picayune
Now that Tulane has dared to think the unthinkable, who's next?...
May 31, 2003
Swackhamer's home run caps win by Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane can now look forward to playing LSU again...
May 31, 2003
TRIPLE THREATS
New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU's decision to start pitcher Jake Tompkins on Friday was hotly debated, but Tigers center fielder J.C. Holt made it a moot point...
May 30, 2003
Tulane delays decision on athletics
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Tulane Board of Trustees on Thursday deferred a decision on the fate of Green Wave athletics until June 10, saying its members need more time to digest all the information...
May 30, 2003
Green Wave hopes top hitters warm up
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's 2003 baseball season has been easy to follow. The Green Wave has relied on three ingredients to get where it is today -- good pitching, solid defense and hitting at the top of the lineup...
May 30, 2003
Jones will enjoy alma mater match
New Orleans Times Picayune
If you happen to be Rick Jones, Tulane baseball coach and a class of 1975 graduate of UNC Wilmington, it's a pairing dripping with nostalgia...
May 30, 2003
LSU, Tulane get going in regional
New Orleans Times Picayune
The LSU Tigers like to say they have three No. 1 starting pitchers. But none of them will be on the mound for today's NCAA regional opener...
May 30, 2003
Regional will be hot time for some
New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU has been counting on home-field advantage throughout the playoffs this year for several reasons -- the fans at Alex Box Stadium, the regular routine, a slight intimidation factor...
May 30, 2003
Pitching key ingredient as regional starts
Baton Rouge Advocate
Pitching is baseball's great equalizer. A team overmatched in all other areas can defeat a powerhouse with one ace pitcher at the top of his game...
May 30, 2003
Seniors key to UNCW's rise
Wilmington Star-News
Chris Coughlin has been involved with the UNC-Wilmington baseball team for just five years, but the look and feel of the program is vastly different than when he arrived...
May 30, 2003
Seeing is believing for Holt
Baton Rouge Advocate
When LSU center fielder J.C. Holt went 0-for-4 against Florida more than two months ago, he realized something was wrong. He told hitting coach Turtle Thomas he was having trouble seeing the ball...
May 30, 2003
UNCW outfielder back in BR to take on Tulane
Baton Rouge Advocate
University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Chip Grawey had a date with his first bowl of gumbo Thursday evening, one that had been stirring in his palate for more than 21 years...
May 30, 2003
NCAA fever hits Box
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
It's easy for teams to fall into the trap. It's easy for a team that's nationally seeded to overlook their first round opponent in the NCAA Tournament...
May 30, 2003
Laval tabs Tompkins the starter as LSU opens regional play
Alexandria Town Talk
It's the 14th consecutive regional to be played at LSU, but this weekend's affair will have a fresh quality to it...
May 30, 2003
Hot NU braces for LSU
Boston Globe
One of the more improbable stories in college baseball continues today when Northeastern faces national power Louisiana State University in an NCAA Division 1 regional game at 3 p.m. in Baton Rouge, La...
May 29, 2003
Realignment might help non-BCS schools storm the gate
CBS.Sportsline.com
College football is the only sport without a Cinderella. Deep down that hurts the sport's soul...
May 29, 2003
Tulane coach has close ties to UNCW -- he played there
Wilmington Star-News
Like many people with UNC-Wilmington ties, Rick Jones was proud when he learned the Seahawks' baseball team had earned a spot in the NCAA baseball regional tournament in Baton Rouge, La...
May 29, 2003
LSU sets sights high in regional
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Fresh off yet another appearance in the SEC Tournament championship game, the LSU Tigers will set their sights on the big prize this weekend as the NCAA Tournament gets underway with a regional round at Alex Box Stadium...
May 29, 2003
Board to discuss Wave's athletics future
Baton Rouge Advocate
The future of Tulane's athletics program will be the main topic when the university board meets today...
May 29, 2003
Tulane doing it with pitching and defense
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane doesn't want to get into a home run derby in the Baton Rouge Regional this weekend at Alex Box Stadium...
May 29, 2003
Tompkins gets call against Northeastern
Baton Rouge Advocate
LSU baseball coach Smoke Laval said senior right-hander Jake Tompkins is the probable starter for the Tigers' first-round NCAA regional game at 2 p.m. Friday against Northeastern University at Alex Box Stadium...
May 29, 2003
Jumbo Sports to televise regional
Baton Rouge Advocate
LSU associate sports information director Bill Franques said Wednesday the Jumbo Sports Network won the rights to televise all of the games in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional baseball tournament at Alex Box Stadium...
May 29, 2003
Tulane committee undecided on plan
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Tulane ad hoc committee has not reached a decision about what it will recommend to the Tulane board members regarding the fate of athletics...
May 29, 2003
Healthy Seahawks set for debut in regional
New Orleans Times Picayune
It could have happened just as easily last year, or the year before, for UNC Wilmington. But none of that matters anymore to Mark Scalf and his players...
May 29, 2003
Hedrick gives Huskies chance against Tigers
New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU had a much better season than Northeastern, and few would dispute that the Tigers are a better team...
May 28, 2003
20 Questions with Janell Burse
WNBA.com
Lynx center Janell Burse was drafted by Minnesota in 2001 after earning AP All-America Honorable Mention honors at Tulane. Burse led the Lynx in games played last season and ranks fifth in team history in blocked shots after two seasons. She has played in Russia, Hungary and Italy during the last two offseasons...
May 28, 2003
'Hawks ready for NCAA run
Wilmington Star-News
Mark Scalf was convinced the UNC-Wilmington baseball team's losses last week in the Colonial Athletic Association championships, which eliminated the Seahawks, wouldn't end their season. And he let the players know it...
May 28, 2003
STATE TROOPERS
New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU, Tulane, Southern and McNeese State will represent Louisiana in the NCAA regionals this weekend, each hoping to reach the CWS...
May 28, 2003
Northeastern pitcher not consumed with trip home
Baton Rouge Advocate
The half-hour trips to Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. -- site of the College World Series -- started at an impressionable age for Northeastern pitcher Justin Hedrick...
May 27, 2003
LSU overcomes obstacles to earn No. 2 seed
Thibodaux Daily Comet
The LSU baseball team received a No. 2 national seed in the NCAA tournament on Monday and will play Northeastern on Friday afternoon...
May 27, 2003
LSU gets No. 2 national seed for NCAA tournament
Lake Charles American Press
After two long weeks away from home, LSU got some good news Monday...
May 27, 2003
Back in the Box
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
For the second time in the last four seasons, LSU has earned the number two national seed in the NCAA baseball tournament, and will open play in its own regional Friday at 2 p.m. against fourth-seeded Northeastern...
May 27, 2003
Tigers top seed; Green Wave visits
Baton Rouge Advocate
The task was great for the LSU Tigers after stumbling to a 6-6 start...
May 27, 2003
BR Regional tickets on sale today
Baton Rouge Advocate
Ticket booklets for the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional at Alex Box Stadium will go on sale at 8 a.m. today in the LSU ticket office, according to a university news release...
May 27, 2003
Bound for the Bayou
Wilmington Star-News
The UNC-Wilmington baseball team will be traveling farther than expected this week...
May 27, 2003
Northeastern opens vs. LSU
Boston Globe
The Northeastern baseball team will travel to Baton Rouge, La., and play host Louisiana State Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament...
May 27, 2003
Trip to LSU motivation for Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Tulane's players were informed the Green Wave wasn't chosen as a host for an NCAA Regional, first baseman Michael Aubrey said the team would have to use it as motivation...
May 26, 2003
Catching up with ... Patrick Ramsey
NFL.com
There sure are a lot of new faces in Washington after a busy offseason, something Redskins fans know all too well. Last season, three different quarterbacks divvied up 16 starts for the 7-9 Redskins. The constant change under center may have been part of the problem...
May 26, 2003
Tulane falls to Southern Miss in C-USA finals
Shreveport Times
Shreveport's Michael Aubrey had the not-so-fun honor of accepting Tulane's runner-up trophy at the Conference USA baseball tournament Sunday...
May 26, 2003
Sunday: Great day for USM Golden Eagles
Hattiesburg American
It was hard for University of Southern Mississippi baseball fans to decide what the best news of the day was Sunday afternoon...
May 26, 2003
Win, news of regional add up to special day for USM
Clarion Ledger
It was the sixth inning of the Conference USA championship game when the Southern Miss Golden Eagles learned they would host an NCAA baseball regional for the first time in school history...
May 26, 2003
COSTLY MISTAKES
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane second baseman Tommy Manzella perhaps put it best when explaining the Green Wave's 7-5 loss to Southern Mississippi on Sunday in the Conference USA tournament championship game at Turchin Stadium...
May 26, 2003
NCAA awards the Tigers a regional; Green Wave left out
New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU was awarded its 15th NCAA baseball regional Sunday. Tulane remained stuck on one...
May 25, 2003
BASEBALL: MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jurries jumps from .158 to .311. With his average at .158 in April, it looked like James Jurries wasn't ready for Class AA pitching. Now, the Greenville third baseman is one of the hottest hitters in the Southern League...
May 25, 2003
Tulane reaches athletic crossroads
Shreveport Times
Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson has pleaded his case. He's formulated a plan and presented it to the ad hoc committee of Tulane's Board of Trustees, the one that will decide by as soon as early as this week or as late as mid-summer whether the Green Wave will remain in Division I-A, the highest classification in collegiate athletics, or drop to the non-scholarship Division III level...
May 25, 2003
Jones, players ignore debate on TU future
New Orleans Times Picayune
As the waves churn outside, stirred by the school's debate on its athletic future, it's safe to say there are no waves inside the Green Wave baseball franchise...
May 25, 2003
Wish come true: Eagles vs. Wave
Clarion Ledger
Ever since the Conference USA Tournament brackets were configured last weekend, both Southern Miss and Tulane had hoped they would meet in today's championship game...
May 25, 2003
Tulane baseball team tough to beat at home
Hattiesburg American
The championship game matchup the Golden Eagles wanted has come to pass...
May 25, 2003
Win sends Eagles to C-USA finals
Biloxi Sun Herald
Southern Miss relied on the bat and arm of Jeff Cook to reach the Conference USA tournament finals...
May 25, 2003
USM edges ECU
Shreveport Times
The host school in the Conference USA baseball tournament has 43 victories, and the tournament's top seed has a school-record 44...
May 25, 2003
Mohl masters Cards as Tulane advances
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Louisville and Tulane met two weeks ago in a regular-season series, the Cardinals took advantage of Green Wave freshman pitcher Billy Mohl, ripping him for three home runs...
May 25, 2003
USM edges ECU
New Orleans Times Picayune
The turning point of Southern Mississippi's 3-1 win against East Carolina on Saturday in the Conference USA tournament at Turchin Stadium was actually a double by one of the Pirates...
May 25, 2003
ECU hoping for at-large NCAA invite
Greenville Daily Record
The rest of East Carolina's season - if any - now rests in the hands of the NCAA baseball selection committee...
May 24, 2003
The Big Shakeup
Birmingham Post-Herald
As the quest for money becomes the driving force in college athletics, some universities might be forced to ask a difficult question: Can they afford to stay in the game?...
May 24, 2003
Wave will thrive well if review isn't long
New Orleans Times Picayune
There is a lively heartbeat, just you wait and see. In the end, there will be a future for Tulane athletics...
May 24, 2003
Catcher's constancy is key for Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Instead of taking it easy before batting practice Friday, Tulane catcher Brian Bormaster arrived at the Wilson Center early to lift weights...
May 24, 2003
Tourangeau in charge
New Orleans Times Picayune
Essentially by default, East Carolina pitcher Jason Tourangeau found himself starting his team's biggest game of the season. Essentially, he was perfect...
May 23, 2003
Tulane weighing the fate of its athletic program
New York Newsday
It was a big year for Tulane athletics...
May 23, 2003
Tulane AD pleads case to committee
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson made a three-hour presentation to an ad hoc committee of Tulane's Board of Trustees on Thursday, explaining his reasoning for keeping the financially struggling athletics program in Division I...
May 23, 2003
Freshman pitcher helps Tulane roll
Shreveport Times
Tulane hasn't won the Conference USA baseball tournament yet, but it's starting to look that way again...
May 23, 2003
Tulane tops list as C-USA favorite
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Tulane is regarded as the favorite to win the Conference USA Tournament...
May 23, 2003
Postseason will include Golden Eagles this year
Hattiesburg American
There is no longer any real uncertainty regarding the University of Southern Mississippi baseball team's chances of making the NCAA tournament field...
May 23, 2003
USM opponents can't help but be impressed with Eagles' hot bats
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Wednesday, Charlotte coach Loren Hibbs had dubbed Southern Miss one of the best-hitting teams he had seen in the past decade...
May 23, 2003
Crowel's 7 strikeouts get Wave past Louisville
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane freshman J.R. Crowel tied a career high with seven strikeouts and allowed just four hits as Tulane defeated Louisville 3-1 Thursday night in the Conference USA tournament at Turchin Stadium...
May 23, 2003
Pirates rally in 8th inning
New Orleans Times Picayune
East Carolina scored six runs on five hits in the eighth inning to defeat Charlotte 8-5 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament Thursday at Turchin Stadium...
May 23, 2003
Consecutive losses hurt TCU's NCAA chances
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The NCAA's Division I Baseball Committee will determine Monday whether a 48-hour nightmare at Tulane's Turchin Stadium outweighs the merits of a 55-game regular season...
May 23, 2003
UH falls to Southern Miss
Houston Chronicle
The stiff wind blowing in from the outfield at Turchin Stadium on Thursday night made it nearly impossible to hit a ball over the fence, which isn't a bad thing when Southern Mississippi is the opponent...
May 22, 2003
Bormaster double breaks Bulls
New Orleans Times Picayune
Catcher Brian Bormaster drove in three runs Wednesday night as Tulane broke a three-game losing streak in the first round of the Conference USA tournament with a 4-3 victory over South Florida at Turchin Stadium...
May 22, 2003
USM socks Charlotte 13-0
New Orleans Times Picayune
After Southern Mississippi's 13 runs, 15 hits and a Conference USA tournament-record seven doubles, Charlotte coach Loren Hibbs slumped in his chair in the makeshift interview room, which normally serves as a Tulane football meeting room...
May 21, 2003
Council lauds Tulane athletics
New Orleans Times Picayune
If Tulane University decides to de-emphasize its intercollegiate athletics program, it will do so over the objections of the New Orleans City Council...
May 21, 2003
Fresh arms deliver for Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Long before the start of the season, Tulane coach Rick Jones acknowledged what seemed to be obvious: the Green Wave's year was going to hinge on how quickly its group of freshmen pitchers matured...
May 21, 2003
Tulane's Aubrey voted C-USA Player of the Year
New Orleans Times Picayune
On Tuesday, Tulane junior first baseman Michael Aubrey became the fifth consecutive Green Wave player to be named C-USA's Player of the Year...
May 20, 2003
TU committee postpones its recommendation
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's ad hoc committee to study the role of the athletics program has postponed presenting its final recommendation, which was originally set for the Board of Trustees meeting May 28-29...
May 18, 2003
Giving Wave three years a donation worth doing
New Orleans Times Picayune
My instincts say sit tight. Do what you're doing right now. But don't do anything drastic...
May 18, 2003
Ripple effect is wide
New Orleans Times Picayune
Included in the program for last week's Conference USA spring meetings at the Sandestin Hilton was a reminder to everyone to mark their calendars for next year's gathering...
May 18, 2003
Wave swim coach ready to start
New Orleans Times Picayune
Daniella Irle was hired in October to head the Tulane women's swimming and diving program, which begins competition in 2003. The previous Tulane women's swim team was disbanded after the 1989-90 season...
May 18, 2003
Tulane pounds ECU 14-4
New Orleans Times Picayune
East Carolina discovered that pitching around Tulane's Michael Aubrey can sometimes create bigger problems...
May 17, 2003
C-USA officials mulling Tulane exodus
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson listened attentively as NCAA president Myles Brand talked to Conference USA's top administrators during the league's spring meeting earlier this week in Destin, Fla...
May 17, 2003
TU men seek new heights
New Orleans Times Picayune
He's had his water cooler moment. Now, Tulane's Robert Klein is looking for his watershed moment...
May 17, 2003
Pirates can't rein Aubrey
New Orleans Times Picayune
East Carolina has done just about everything possible in its first two games with Tulane to keep Michael Aubrey from being effective...
May 16, 2003
Tulane alumni and fans donating to drive
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Tulane athletics program is not going down without a fight...
May 16, 2003
Costly error drops Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane, the fourth-ranked defensive team in college baseball this year, committed a season-high six errors Thursday night that allowed East Carolina to take an 8-7 Conference USA victory and break the Green Wave's 23-game home winning streak...
May 15, 2003
Aubrey's career ranks among state's best
Shreveport Times
Piecing together lists of all-time greats in any sport on any level is never easy. And picking a group of the top collegiate baseball players in Louisiana is no exception...
May 15, 2003
Tulane star 'one of the greatest'
Shreveport Times
Three years ago, the Tulane baseball roster was loaded with talented players and the team was coming off an NCAA regional berth...
May 15, 2003
FEELING A DRAFT
New Orleans Times Picayune
Power-hitting first baseman Michael Aubrey stands to make millions when a major-league team calls this summer, but he has the option of staying for his senior season at Tulane if the price or situation isn't right...
May 15, 2003
Pirates end season vs. Green Wave
Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector
Expect to see the East Carolina baseball team to do a little scoreboard watching this weekend...
May 14, 2003
ACC has reportedly voted for expansion; Some say C-USA could capitalize
Louisville Courier-Journal
A Charlotte (N.C.) Observer report reached yesterday's Conference USA meetings about the same time clouds rolled into this beach community...
May 14, 2003
Tulane sweeps UNO on Bogusevic's triple
New Orleans Times Picayune
Brian Bogusevic, who struck out in his first two at-bats, tripled with two outs in the 14th inning to give Tulane a 5-4 victory against UNO on Tuesday night at Zephyr Field in the third game of the Popeyes Cup...
May 12, 2003
Wave wins 1st tennis regional
New Orleans Times Picayune
For the first time in school history, the Tulane men's tennis team won an NCAA regional championship...
May 11, 2003
Draft has intriguing prospects
Detroit News
Three weeks from Tuesday, the Tigers will make the third pick in amateur draft, a scenario slightly less dramatic than last month's Lions snagging of Charles Rogers, Boss Bailey and Co. Don't undersell the baseball draft, particularly this year's...
May 11, 2003
GREEN WAVE, RED INK
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's athletic program is in financial trouble, but AD Dickson aims to show it can stay afloat...
May 11, 2003
Wave men top Jags
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane advanced to the second round of the NCAA regional men's team tournament with a 4-0 win Saturday against Southern at Goldring Stadium...
May 10, 2003
TU, LSU to face foes today
New Orleans Times Picayune
Beginning today, Tulane will host an NCAA men's regional at Goldring Stadium for the first time...
May 9, 2003
Manzella shows second strength
New Orleans Times Picayune
Change hasn't been all that bad for Tulane's Tommy Manzella...
May 9, 2003
Smekodub, Kuhn boost Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's freshman duo of Julie Smekodub and Jenny Kuhn have established quite a reputation this tennis season...
May 8, 2003
Come out and cheer Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane athletics, especially football and basketball, are in dire need of support from our community. NCAA top-division athletics within the geographical boundaries of New Orleans will die unless increased support is forthcoming...
May 8, 2003
Saints donate $20K to Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Green Wave athletic director Rick Dickson announced that Tulane was in danger of dropping to Division III and issued a public distress call this week, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and Coach Jim Haslett saw it not only as a chance to help the city's only Division I football program, but as an opportunity to help a pair of friends...
May 6, 2003
Gaze upon these spring stars
SportingNews.com
Keep an eye on the members of TSN's All-Spring team to see if they can carry over their excellent play to the fall, when it really will matter...
May 6, 2003
FISCAL WAVE
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane AD Rick Dickson launches a fund-raising campaign for the athletic program. Dickson says its success will determine the Wave's future in Division I...
May 6, 2003
Kaplan is C-USA's Player of the Week
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane center fielder Jonny Kaplan was chosen Conference USA Player of the Week after batting .474 in four games this past week. Kaplan was 9-for-19 with three RBIs, three doubles and three stolen bases...
May 5, 2003
Tulane sweeps Cincinnati
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane is just one game out of first place in Conference USA after posting a series sweep against Cincinnati with Sunday's 10-2 win over the Bearcats at Turchin Stadium...
May 4, 2003
Marler makes point early
Jacksonville Times-Union
The Jaguars unveiled their three-way kicker competition yesterday, and the early favorite could be undrafted rookie Seth Marler...
May 4, 2003
Wave capitalizes on Bearcats errors
New Orleans Times Picayune
Cincinnati outhit Tulane 14-10 in Saturday's game at Turchin Stadium, but four Bearcats errors helped the Green Wave to a 7-6 win. Tulane clinched the series with its 22nd consecutive home victory...
May 3, 2003
'Skins' Ramsey more at ease heading into second year
SI.com
A year ago, when given the bulk of the Fun 'n' Gun play book on the first day of minicamp, Patrick Ramsey was in way over his head.
May 3, 2003
Tulane rallies, tops Cincinnati
New Orleans Times Picayune
Brian Bormaster's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run for Tulane in a 5-4 comeback win Friday night against Cincinnati...
May 3, 2003
Just another Friday in New Orleans
New Orleans Times Picayune
For the first time since what seemed like the Byzantine Era, I embraced my nemesis -- the devilish beeps of my alarm clock -- while avoiding its tantalizing cousin, the snooze button...
May 2, 2003
Jones wants Wave to be wary of Bearcats
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Rick Jones is concerned. He doesn't see Cincinnati, the Green Wave's weekend opponent, with a 13-30 record, as a Conference USA weakling...
May 1, 2003
Jaguars work quick to sign kicker Marler
ESPN.com
During a 2002 season in which the Jacksonville Jaguars compiled a 6-10 record, the club lost five games by three points or less, and one of many significant components for the failure was a .704 field goal conversion rate that ranked as the NFL's fourth worst...
May 1, 2003
Already hounded, Aubrey handles pressure at Tulane
USAToday.com
To the autograph hound that approached Tulane junior Michael Aubrey with a dozen baseballs and a pen after a recent Green Wave contest: He knows your game. Big-leaguers complain of the same thing, when memorabilia collectors ask them to sign a bulk of items that eventually wind up on eBay...
May 1, 2003
TU men awarded tennis regional
New Orleans Times Picayune
Host sites for the NCAA tennis championships were announced Wednesday, and the 15th-ranked Tulane men's team was awarded a regional at Goldring Stadium. The first round will be May 10 and the championship May 11...
