Baseball To Open Conference USA Play Over Weekend At UAB
March 27, 2008
The Tulane University baseball team will open the Conference USA portion of its schedule over the weekend when the Green Wave travel to Birmingham, Ala., for a three-game series against UAB at Young Memorial Field.
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Green Wave just picks up where it left off
March 27, 2008
Toledo pleased with opening spring practice
Thursday, March 27, 2008By Nakia Hogan
It didn’t take them long to realize that this spring practice could be much more productive than last year.
From the time the Tulane football players hit the field for the start of spring drills Wednesday afternoon, it was evident that they had been here before.
Running backs sprinted through drills. Defensive backs hustled to break up passes. Offensive linemen pushed hard to open lanes.
And they did this all without having to be told where and how to lineup. They already knew.
“We are already far ahead of where we were last year,” junior wide receiver Jeremy Williams said. “We all know what to do. We all know the plays. We all know how Coach wants practice to be run.”
Toledo put the Green Wave through a three-hour workout in shorts and helmets. The practice, which was crisp, was designed to pick up from where the team left off at the end of last season.
And Toledo was pleased with the effort, as the players appeared to have reported for drills in good shape. He also was satisfied with the lack of mental mistakes.
“The thing that’s pleasing is that it shows that they worked extremely hard in the offseason,” Toledo said. “We just took over from where we left off last fall, and that’s kind of a nice feeling for a coach.
“The veteran guys did a pretty good job. They kind of know what they are doing. And they moved around pretty well.”
The workouts are expected to get more intense as spring practice goes on. Tulane will hold another practice in helmets and shorts today before donning full pads Saturday. Toledo said the first scrimmage of spring drills is scheduled for April 5.
But for now, the Wave is happy with how things have started.
“Everybody came out with a drive like I haven’t seen in years here,” senior offensive tackle Troy Kropog said. “Everybody came out and gave it 100 percent physically and mentally. The fact of the matter is people came out, and they were ready to play. And they are ready to have a winning season.”
Perhaps the biggest adjustment for the Wave was going through practice without star running back Matt Forté, who has exhausted his eligibility and is expected to be selected in next month’s NFL draft.
Without Forté at running back, the quarterbacks handed off to young runners Andre Anderson and Andre Agers.
“It was kind of different not seeing Matt,” Williams said. “But it’s time to move on. He’s gone on to better things, so we’ve all got to move on and try to win games.”
His teammates agreed.
“Losing Matt was a huge loss, but I felt like we came into this spring with the right work ethic and attitude,” sophomore quarterback Kevin Moore said. “We went after it real hard with lifting and working seven-on-seven three times a week (during the offseason).
“We got into a pretty good rhythm before spring, and I feel like it showed a little. It showed that some of the work that we put in is going to pay off a little bit.”
WOUNDED WAVE: Three players missed practice with injuries. Reserve running back J.T. McDonald (hamstring) is day to day after injuring his leg while running sprints last week. Defensive end Adam Kwentua (back) was injured lifting weights and is day to day.
And fullback Jeremy McKinney (back) will miss spring drills while recovering from surgery after getting injured while lifting weights.
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Football Opens Spring Practice With 24-Period Session
March 26, 2008
While the familiar pings of the aluminum bats and the popping of baseballs pounded leather gloves at the new Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, there was a lot of hooting and hollering going on next door as the Tulane University football team opened Spring Practice 2008 Wednesday afternoon at the James Westfeldt Practice Facility.
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Tulane Athletics Fund Launches New Website
March 26, 2008
The Tulane University Athletics Department has launched a new website to promote the Tulane Athletics Fund - TulaneAthleticsFund.com - on Wednesday. The Tulane Athletics Fund (TAF) is the annual giving program in support of all Tulane University student-athletes, coaches, and staff. The new site provides details on TAF membership, benefits, and special events to those interested in supporting the Green Wave.
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Competition to heat up in Tulane spring drills
March 26, 2008
Quarterbacks will take hits just like the other players
Wednesday, March 26, 2008By Nakia Hogan
This spring will be different — more physical, more competition and perhaps more exciting.
Unlike last spring, Tulane Coach Bob Toledo’s first at the school, when the Green Wave takes to the field for the start of practice today there likely will be plenty more action.
A year ago, the coaching staff spent much of the spring workouts installing plays and teaching formations and terminology.
Toledo said that shouldn’t be the case this time around, as he and his staff expect an intense 15 practices, with players fighting for starting positions while continuing to grasp the fundamentals being taught.
“It’s fun to get on the field and deal with these kids and teach them things and see how they react and improve,” Toledo said. “We had a real good offseason program. The attitude right now is really good.
“We know the offense and defense now. A year ago we didn’t. We have a pretty good understanding of our players this year. So we have a better handle on things this spring than we did last spring.”
Following today’s practice, the Green Wave will work out every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday leading up to the spring game April 19, bringing an end to spring drills. The other Saturdays will be reserved for scrimmages.
Tulane, coming off a 4-8 season, lost two starters on offense and four on defense. But Toledo said he still expects plenty of competition for starting positions.
Perhaps the biggest battle will be at quarterback. Last season’s starter, Anthony Scelfo, isn’t participating so he can concentrate on baseball.
Toledo said it’s an open competition involving Kevin Moore, who rotated with Scelfo last season, and Joe Kemp, a freshman who redshirted last season. Moore completed 55.6 percent of his passes for 432 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, Also, Scott Elliott, who opened last season as the starter before losing the job to Scelfo, could get another look.
Toledo, who has said the quarterback play needs to improve, is hoping to get a starter capable of making more plays. And they’ll have to fight for the position under duress, as defenders will be able to hit the quarterback this spring.
“I’m not going to let them wear the red shirt,” Toledo said. “Normally we protect the quarterback, give them a red jersey and they can’t be hit in practice. Well I’m going to take the jersey off of them and see who can make plays.”
Another position that’ll get plenty of attention is running back, where the Green Wave lost the most decorated runner in school history, Matt Forté, who’s expected to be selected in next month’s NFL draft.
The frontrunners to take over for him are Andre Anderson, who gained 91 yards on 14 carries last season, and redshirt freshman Andre Agers, a former 2,000-yard rusher in high school.
Other key battles will be at defensive tackle, center and right tackle.
The Green Wave has to replace its top three defensive tackles — Antonio Harris, Avery Williams and Frank Morton. Julian Shives-Sams and Justin Adams will get the first chances to start.
At center, Tyler Rice and redshirt freshman Joey Rice are expected to battle for the starting job left by the departure of Aryan Barto.
At right tackle, a position that was a revolving door for players last season, Nick Landry and Pete Hendrickson will battle.
“I like the makeup of our team,” Toledo said. “It’s still a pretty young team, but it’s a team that has played in this system now — and they know the coaches.
“Spring will give young kids a chance who didn’t perform last year an opportunity to show you what they can do. And it will give us an opportunity to experiment with some new things.”
QUESTIONS ABOUND
As Tulane opens spring practice today, here are five questions that must be answered before the start of the season:
1. Who will be the quarterback?
2. Can the Green Wave replace running back Matt Forté?
3. How will players respond to new defensive coordinator O’Neill Gilbert?
4. Will Tulane be able to shore up the defensive tackle position?
5. Has anyone developed enough to take over at center and right tackle?
SPRING ROSTER
No Player Pos Cl
1 Matt Harding CB Jr.
2 Kevin Moore QB So.
3 Chris Dunn WR Jr.
4 Scott Elliott QB Sr.
5 Andre Agers RB Fr.
6 Travis Burks LB Jr.
7 Joe Kemp QB Fr.
8 Alex Wacha S So.
9 Anthony Scelfo QB Jr.
10 James Dillard LB Sr.
12 Josh Lumar CB Sr.
13 Phillip Davis CB So.
15 Michael Batiste WR Sr.
16 Drew Villar P/K WO
19 Casey Robottom WR So.
20 Jeremy Williams WR Jr.
21 Charles Harris CB Sr.
22 J.T. McDonald RB Fr.
23 Dominique Dade CB Fr.
24 Chinonso Echebelem S Jr.
30 Stephen Capone FB WO
31 Devin Holland S So.
32 André Anderson RB Jr.
33 David Skehan LB Sr
34 Evan Lee LB Sr.
35 Jordan Stephany FB So.
36 Cody Blackwelder FB So.
37 Logan CoBell LB Fr.
38 Cory Sonnier S Jr.
40 Darren deRochemont K/P So.
41 Cody Sparks LB Jr.
44 Jordan Ellis LB Sr.
45 Lamont Simmons LB Fr.
46 Adam Podet LB Fr.
47 Ross Thevenot K Jr.
48 Josh Smith DT Fr.
49 Jeremy McKinney FB Jr.
52 Troy Wilson DE Jr.
53 James McMurchy LB Jr.
55 David Kirksey LB Jr.
57 Ian Assell OL WO
58 Pete Hendrickson T So.
59 Dhamari Thomas G Fr.
62 Oscar Ponce de Leon G So.
63 Kevin Leary C So.
64 Andrew Higgins T Fr.
65 Michael Parenton G Sr.
66 Joey Ray C Fr.
68 Andrew Nierman G So.
69 Craig Gelhardt DS Sr.
70 Travis Olexa T Jr.
73 Duke Krause T Fr.
75 Tyler Rice C Jr.
76 John Landa G Jr.
77 Troy Kropog T Sr.
78 Nick Landry T Jr.
80 Justin Kessler TE Sr.
81 Taylor Echols WR Fr.
83 Brian King WR Sr.
85 Charles Gaspard WR Fr.
86 Chandler Davis WR Fr.
87 Alan Mitchell WR So.
88 Tyler Helm TE So.
89 Antoine Duplessis TE Fr.
90 Adam Kwentua DE Jr.
91 Brooks Cunningham DE Fr.
92 Reggie Scott DE Sr.
93 Logan Kelley DE Jr.
95 Justin Adams DT So.
96 Tony Bryant DT So.
97 Julian Shives-Sams DT Sr.
98 Cedric Wilson DT Fr.
Baseball Loses Wild One At Southeastern Louisiana, 12-11
March 25, 2008
Junior second baseman Seth Henry went 3-for-4 with four RBI, but was cut down at the plate on a botched double-play in the top of the ninth as the Tulane University baseball team dropped game two of the Senator’s Cup Series to Southeastern Louisiana, 12-11, Tuesday evening at Alumni Field.
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Tulane Alum Coaching Girls Basketball McDonald’s High School All-America Game Wednesday
March 25, 2008
Former Tulane women’s basketball player Sherri [Fuqua] Retif will coach the girls’ East squad in at the 2008 McDonald’s® All American Games Wednesday night. Retif, who played for Tulane from 1978-1982 was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. The McDonald’s All American Games tip-off in Milwaukee on Wednesday with coverage on ESPNU.
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2008 Conference USA Baseball Championship Tickets Now on Sale
March 25, 2008
Tulane Athletics has announced that tickets are currently on-sale for the 2008 Conference USA Baseball Championship, which will be hosted by Tulane University at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium on May 21-25. The all-session packages are only $90 and include eight sessions and a minimum of 13 games. Ticket packages are currently on sale to current season ticket-holders as well as the general public.
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TULANE AT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
When/where: 6:30 p.m. at Alumni Field in Hammond. Radio: 88.3-FM. Records: Tulane 16-6; Southeastern Louisiana 11-10.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Tulane RH Jonathan Garrett (1-1, 2.31 ERA) vs. LH Adam Jones (1-0, 3.38).
TULANE’S TOP HITTERS
Player | Pos. | Avg. | HR | RBIs
J. Dyer | C | .375 | 3 | 15
W. McFadden | OF | .348 | 0 | 12
A. Barto | OF | .333 | 3 | 13
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA’S TOP HITTERS
Player | Pos. | Avg. | HR | RBIs
C. Hargis | OF | .375 | 2 | 16
T. Summerlin | INF/OF | .341 | 1 | 16
B. Street | OF/1B | .310 | 1 | 10
