Baseball Hits The Road For A 3-Game C-USA Series At Memphis
April 25, 2008
Baseball Hits The Road For A 3-Game C-USA Series At MemphisGreen Wave enter the weekend third in the league standings with a 6-5-1 C-USA record
April 24, 2008
Tulane Quotes Entering The Memphis Series
NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Tulane University baseball team will look to improve on a 6-5-1 Conference USA record over the weekend when the Green Wave travel to The Volunteer State to take on league foe Memphis in a three-game series at Nat Buring Stadium.
The two teams open the series on Friday at 6:30 p.m., play again on Saturday at 2 p.m. and close out the weekend on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on the flagship station of Tulane baseball, WRBH 88.3 FM, and the contests will also be simulcast on the internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com to paid members of the All-Access Pass. In addition, live stats are available on the official website of Tulane Athletics for free via GameTracker.
“We’re third place in the league and we have to keep playing well,” Tulane head coach Rick Jones said. “We understand that we need to have a great weekend. We’re in third place, and if we play well (down the stretch) we have a chance to be a viable postseason team.
“What’s kept us from being nationally ranked consistently, having over 30 wins and having everybody talking about another great year is that we haven’t strung together six or seven or eight wins in a row where we really did all three things (pitching, hitting and playing defense) most days. That’s what we’re looking to do.”
Tulane heads to Tennessee 27-13-1 on the year, 6-5-1 in Conference USA play, and looking to bounce back from an 8-4 loss to state rival LSU Tuesday night at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
As a team, the Green Wave are hitting .291 with a .452 slugging percentage on the strength of 77 doubles, 17 triples and 38 home runs. Junior middle infielder Seth Henry and freshman utility athlete Rob Segedin are tied for the team lead in batting average with .336 marks, and junior catcher Jared Dyer is next with a .323 clip. Junior designated hitter Andrew Rodgers leads the team with eight home runs, Segedin has a club-best 41 RBI, and junior outfielder Aja Barto is 20-of-22 in the stolen base category.
From the mound, Tulane sports a 3.74 ERA and has held opponents to a .235 batting average. Green Wave hurlers have combined for 334 strikeouts and 176 walks in 368.1 innings. Junior right-hander Shooter Hunt leads the team with six wins, 78 strikeouts, a 1.59 ERA, a .126 opponent batting average and 56.2 innings pitched. Junior right-hander Mason Griffin paces the staff with 19 appearances and has six of the team’s 10 saves so far in 2008.
Memphis enters the weekend 16-25 on the year, 4-8 in Conference USA action and fresh off a 17-11 victory over Middle Tennessee State Wednesday night in Murfeesboro, Tenn.
As a team, the Tigers are hitting .252 with a .339 slugging percentage after belting 64 doubles, five triples and 17 home runs. Chad Zurcher leads Memphis with a .289 batting average while Brett Bowen and Trey Wiedman follow closely with averages of .287 and .280, respectively. Bowen and Wiedman pace the Tigers with five home runs each, Wiedman leads the squad with 29 RBI, and K.K. Chalmers has 15 stolen bases in 22 tries.
From the mound, Memphis has a 5.35 ERA and has allowed opponents to connect at a .297 clip. The Tiger hurlers have combined for 327 strikeouts and 174 walks in 371.2 innings of work. Brennon Martin leads Memphis with four victories while Scott McGregor paces the staff with a 4.26 ERA, a .318 opponent batting average, 42 strikeouts and 57.0 innings pitched. Neil Schenk heads the Memphis bullpen with 15 appearances each, and Matt Yokley has three of the team’s six saves this season.
This weekend’s games mark the 60th, 61st and 62nd meetings between the two teams on the diamond, and Tulane leads the all-time series 36-23. Under Jones, Tulane is 29-9 against the Tigers, but Memphis did take two of three from the Green Wave last April 6-8 at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La.
Following the three-game weekend at Memphis, Tulane’s next home game is schedule for Tuesday, April 29, when the team plays host to Nicholls State at 6 p.m. at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. For ticket information to that ballgame, as well as future Green Wave events, contact the Tulane University Athletics Ticket Office at 504-861-WAVE or log on to the internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
PITCHING ROTATION
Friday, April 25 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB K
TU - Shooter Hunt R/R 1.59 6-1 9/9 56.2 24 13 10 32 78
UM - Scott McGregor R/R 4.26 1-4 9/9 57.0 76 37 27 17 42
Saturday, April 26 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB K
TU - Matt Petiton L/L 1.71 4-0 9/4 31.2 18 10 6 10 25
UM - Brach Davis R/L 5.20 2-1 9/6 36.1 44 27 21 13 35
Sunday, April 27 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB K
TU - Taylor Rogers R/R 2.73 3-0 9/4 26.1 11 9 8 13 34
UM - Will Hudgens R/R 7.34 1-5 11/6 38.0 46 33 31 20 39
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