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
Women’s Track and Field Competes at Rice Twilight/Drake Relays
April 25, 2008
Women’s Track and Field Competes at Rice Twilight/Drake RelaysBeelendorf, Wilson, Phillips lead Green Wave in Thursday meets
April 24, 2008
HOUSTON - On an atypical day of competition Thursday, senior Shanon Beelendorf and the 4×100-meter relay team each placed first at the J. Fred Duckett/Rice Twilight meet, and senior Aubrey Phillips led Green Wave runners at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
Phillips finished the 5,000-meter run in 17:16.98 for 11th place, and freshman Laurie Dalrymple ran a personal-best time of 17:29.92 to finish 15th at the prestigious Drake Relays, which was held at Drake Stadium. Beelendorf won the 400-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 00.35seconds, while the 4×100-meter relay team won the event in 46.97 seconds at the Rice Twilight, which was held at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium.
Sophomore Valencia Wilson finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.01, while fellow sophomore Olivia Kizzee placed fifth with a time of 57.41. Senior Andrea Rosemond finished seventh in the 100m with a time of 12.26, and finished in the same place in the 200m with a time of 25.19, while sophomore Arielle Minor ran the 200m in a time of 27.21.
Freshman Rebecca Coady placed sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 11:33.46, while fellow freshman Peggy Keplinger set a personal record in the pole vault with a mark of 3.20m (10-06.00). Minor, who competes in the heptathlon, set a personal record in the long jump with a mark of 5.08m (16-08.00), and placed 13th in the javelin with a throw of 25.70m (84-03.75).
Junior Vanessa Kienast finished sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:05.82, and freshman Zandria Debowles placed eighth with a time of 1:07.29. Junior Katarina Busljeta placed seventh in the discus with a throw of 41.50m (136-01.75), and freshman Brree Carter completed the long jump with a mark of 4.69m (15-04.75).
For all Tulane track and field news, interviews and results, visit www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
TULANE RESULTS
Drake Relays
5,000 METER RUN
11. Aubrey Phillips, 17:16.98
15. Laurie Dalrymple, 17:29.92Rice Twilight
100 METER DASH
7. Andrea Rosemond, 12.26200 METER DASH
7. Andrea Rosemond, 25.19
26. Arielle Minor, 27.21400 METER DASH
2. Valencia Wilson, 56.01
5. Olivia Kizzee, 57.413,000 METER STEEPLECHASE
6. Rebecca Coady, 11:33.46400 METER HURDLES
1. Shanon Beelendorf, 1:00.35
6. Vanessa Kienast, 1:05.82
8. Zandria Debowles, 1:07.294X100 METER RELAY
1. Tulane, 46.97LONG JUMP
27. Arielle Minor, 5.08m (16-08.00)
34. Brree Carter, 4.69m (15-04.75)TRIPLE JUMP
4. Nicolette Taku, 11.84m (38-10.25)DISCUS
7. Katarina Busljeta, 41.50m (136-01.75)JAVELIN
13. Arielle Minor, 25.70m (84-03.75)POLE VAULT
4. Peggy Keplinger, 3.20m (10-06.00)
Women’s Track & Field Travels to Rice Twilight/Drake Relays
April 24, 2008
Green Wave runners Phillips, Dalrymple compete at prestigious Drake RelaysApril 23, 2008
NEW ORLEANS - Senior Aubrey Phillips and freshman Laurie Dalrymple will run the 5,000 meters at the prestigious Drake Relays held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, while the rest of the track and field team travels to Houston Thursday for the J. Fred Duckett/Rice Twilight meet held at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium.
Phillips, who has already qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000-meter run, will, along with Dalrymple, try to qualify for the regional in the 5,000-meter run at the Drake Relays. The regional competitions do not include the 10,000m and athletes with qualifying times in the event compete at the national championships.
Click here for live results of the Drake Relays. Live results of the Rice Twilight will be posted when they become available.
Competing for the Green Wave at the Rice Twilight will be seniors Andrea Rosemond and Taneekwa Ross in the 100-meter dash; Rosemond, and sophomores Olivia Kizzee, Arielle Minor, Jasmine Momoh and Nicolette Taku in the 200-meter dash; and junior Shaina Pelham, sophomores Olivia Kizzee and Valencia Wilson and freshman Aieshia Brooks in the 400-meter dash. Senior Shanon Beelendorf, junior Vanessa Kienast and freshman Zandria Debowles will run the 400-meter hurdles.
Freshman Rebecca Coady will run the 3,000m steeplechase, while the 4×100-meter relay team, which placed second at Ole Miss last weekend, will be composed of a combination of Ross, Rosemond, Momoh, Lobbins and Kizzee.
The Green Wave will once again run two 4×400-meter relay teams, led by the `A’ squad that includes Beelendorf, Momoh, Kienast and Wilson. The second unit includes Debowles, Lobbins, Pelham and Kizzee.
In the field events, junior Katarina Busljeta looks to qualify for NCAA Regionals for the third time in her career, when she throws the discus. Sophomore Nicolette Taku, who has qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the triple jump, will compete in the event Saturday. Taku and Minor will compete in the long jump, and Minor in the javelin. Freshman Peggy Keplinger looks to improve her best mark in the pole vault.
A recap and final results of the meets, as well as all Green Wave track and field news, interviews and results are available on the web at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
Tulane Athletics Spring Tour Heads to the North Shore this Wednesday
April 23, 2008
Official Athletics Site of the Tulane University Green Wave
Green Wave Coaches, Administrators will visit seven cities in four different statesApril 18, 2008
New Orleans - Tulane University is taking the excitement of Green Wave athletics on the road this spring with visits to seven total cities in four different states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Georgia, during the months of April and May. The “Tulane Spring Tour” is a unique opportunity for Green Wave fans of all ages to get an inside look at TU athletics.
Headlining the 2008 edition of the Spring Tour will be Tulane head football coach Bob Toledo, head baseball coach Rick Jones, head men’s basketball coach Dave Dickerson, head women’s basketball coach Lisa Stockton, head volleyball coach Liz Kritza, head track & field/cross country coach Heather Van Norman, head women’s golf coach John Thomas Horton, head women’s tennis coach Terri Sisk, Director of Athletics Rick Dickson and members of the Tulane coaching and administrative staffs.
The TU caravan will visit four communities in the state of Louisiana. The first stop was this past Monday in Monroe, and the next stop will be on Wednesday on the North Shore in Mandeville (April 23). The remaining stops in the state of will be in Lafayette (April 30) and Cut Off (May 1). The Spring Tour will also visit Gulfport, Miss. (April 24), Chicago, Ill. (May 9) and Atlanta, Ga. (May 10).
“The Spring Tour is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Tulane Athletics in the various communities where Tulanians have historically supported us,” Dickson said. “Additionally, it is a significant part of our annual TAF drive for which this year’s goal is $2.5 million. With our history with this Tour in state, we have also added stops in many out-of-state cities (Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Gulfport) where there is great support for Tulane. This is the best avenue for people to support all of our student-athlete’s and programs.”
Dates, Venues and Times for the 2008 Tulane Spring Tour:
North Shore, La.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Home of John & Mary Jane Becker
200 Fountain Street
Mandeville, LA 70448
By “7 Sisters Oak Tree”
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Complimentary food and beverages will be provided. Business Casual attire suggested.
RSVP’s are kindly requested to Tulane Athletics at (504) 865-5356 or taf@tulane.eduGulfport, Miss.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Bayou Bluff Tennis & Recreational Club
211553 W Taylor Road, Gulfport, MS 39503
5:30 PM - Cocktails
6:00 PM - Hors D’ Oeuvres
Business Casual attire suggested
RSVP’s are kindly requested to Tulane Athletics at (504) 865-5356 or taf@tulane.eduLafayette, La.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Café Vermilionville
1304 W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70503
5-7:00 PM
Beer, Wine, and Hors D’ Oeuvres will be served.
Casual attire suggested
RSVP’s are kindly requested to Tulane Athletics at (504) 865-5356 or taf@tulane.eduCut Off, La.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
6:30 PM
Cut Off Youth Center (985) 632-7616
Hwy 1 (behind Sacred Heart Catholic Church)
Beer, Soft Drinks, and a full sampling of Bayouland favorites will be served. Casual attire suggested
RSVP’s are kindly requested to Tulane Athletics at (504) 865-5356 or taf@tulane.eduChicago, Ill.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Heaven on Seven
111 N. Wabash Ave Chicago, IL 60602
6-8:00 PM
A wide variety of New Orleans-style cuisine will be provided in addition to complimentary beer, wine, and Hurricanes.
RSVP’s are kindly requested to Susan Gaillot at 504-865-5745 or sgaillo@tulane.eduAtlanta, Ga.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tulane Club of Atlanta Annual Crawfish Boil
Chastain Park
4 Way Grill Pavilion, Atlanta, GA
Noon - 4:00 PMLots of Hot Boiled Crawfish, Jambalaya, hot dogs for the kids
Abita beer, water, and soft drinks
Live Cajun Music
$28 per person, $ 5 for kids
Special Guest: Bob Toledo, Tulane Head Football Coach
Please RSVP online at http://alumni.tulane.edu/clubs/atlanta/ by Wednesday, May 7, 2008Directions:
To get to Chastain Park, take Roswell Rd. South from 285. Go south 2.5 miles. Take s right on W. Weiuca Rd. Go .7 miles and take a right on Dudley Rd. and then a left on Park Dr.
Baseball Falls To State Rival LSU On Tuesday, 8-4
April 23, 2008
Green Wave pound out 13 hits but leave 10 runners on base, including five in scoring positionApril 22, 2008
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NEW ORLEANS, La. - Freshman utility athlete Rob Segedin and junior right fielder Drew Allain posted three hits each, and rookie right-hander Robby Broach gave the Green Wave a solid 5.2-inning start, but it was not enough as the Tulane University baseball team dropped an 8-4 decision to state rival LSU Tuesday evening at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Tulane posted 13 hits on the night, including four doubles and a home run. The difference in the ballgame, however, was clutch hitting as the Green Wave stranded 10 runners on the basepath, including five in scoring position. The Tigers stranded seven on the day, but got a key two-run, two-out single by shortstop D.J. LeMahieu in the eighth to erase a 4-3 deficit and the duo of right fielder Derek Helenihi and catcher Micah Gibbs combined to drive in three in the final stanza to account for the final score.
“If we had a big hit in one of those (earlier RBI) situations, that could have changed the complexion of the ballgame,” Tulane head coach Rick Jones said. “They were able to do that late, and their bullpen did a nice job against us.”
Combined with a 7-5 defeat back on March 19 in Baton Rouge, Tuesday’s loss marks the first time LSU swept Tulane in the regular season since 2000. With the loss, Tulane falls to 27-13-1 on the year. LSU, meanwhile, improves to 24-16-1.
Tulane led 4-3 in the sixth following a one-out RBI double to center by junior first baseman Sam Honeck, but Louis Coleman came on in relief of starter Ryan Verdugo and thwarted the rally by sandwiching a pair of ground-ball outs around a walk. Following a scoreless seventh, LSU got things going early in the eighth as designated hitter Blake Dean - who went 4-for-4 on the night - opened the stanza with a double and Helenihi followed with a single to put a pair of Tiger runners in scoring position with nobody out.
Segedin, who started the game at third base before taking the mound with two out in the sixth, nearly wiggled off the hook with a groundout and a strikeout. From there, however, LeMahieu turned on a 1-0 offering and sent it swiftly to right to give LSU a 5-4 advantage it would not relinquish.
Tulane had a chance to tie in the home half of the frame was junior left fielder Warren McFadden smoked a one-out double down the right-field line, but Coleman got an infield pop-up and Shane Ardoin produced a 3-1 grounder to get out of the inning without any harm done.
In the ninth, LSU second baseman Ryan Schimpf hit a one-out single and stole second. With two away, Tulane elected to intentionally walk Dean. The move did not work out as planned, however, as Helenihi singled through the left side of the infield to plate Schimpf from second, and Gibbs followed with a two-run double to left central to put the game out of reach.
“It was such a good ballgame, but it just got away from us late,” Jones said. “I probably stayed with Segedin a hitter too long. I thought his stuff was good and it was a match-up with a lefty that we felt pretty good about. That didn’t work out and they stretched the lead.
“Early, we had some opportunities to build on our lead and we didn’t take advantage of that. And we got out of a couple of situations, too, early, and kept them from doing that. I thought it was a good ballgame in which we didn’t capitalize on as many RBI opportunities early in the game as we would have liked, and they stretched the lead late.”
Tulane drew first blood in the contest as Segedin belted a solo home run to right in the second - his third round tripper in the last four ballgames - but LSU answered in the top of the third when left fielder Jared Mitchell doubled to left, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on an RBI-single off the bat of third baseman Michael Hollander.
Two innings later, Segedin dropped a two-out, two-run single to left, but just as they had in the third, LSU answered in the next stanza with a solo home run by Dean and a two-out, RBI-double to right center by LeMahieu to tie things up again at 3-3. Allain opened the home half of the inning with a double past first baseman Matt Clark, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by reserve centerfielder Scott Powell, and scored on Honeck’s double off the wall in center.
Allain’s run was the last for the Green Wave as Coleman (3-0) earned the victory with 2.1 shutout innings out of the bullpen. Ardoin retired the only batter he faced, and Paul Bertuccini sat Tulane down in order in the ninth.
“I thought it was really a great game,” LSU head coach Paul Mainieri said. “It see-sawed back and forth, both teams played hard, but in the end we just came through with a couple of more clutch hits than they did. Late in the game, the difference was LeMahieu coming through with the clutch hit after Clark struck out and being able to tack on those runs in the ninth inning.
“I thought Coleman was awesome, and then Bertuccini has been great. Verdugo gave us a good performance. It was a good solid win for us, but Tulane has a great ballclub and they’re going to finish strong I’m sure.”
The Green Wave return to action on Friday, April 25, when they open a three-game weekend series with Conference USA foe Memphis at 6 p.m. at Nat Buring Stadium. The two teams will play again on Saturday at 2 p.m. before closing out the weekend on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
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.
2008 C-USA Spring Football Prospectus
April 22, 2008
Conference USA Official Athletic Site
TULANE
Junior WR Jeremy Williams returns in 2008 after playing in all 12 games for the Green Wave in 2007. He earned four starts. Williams led the team with 46 catches, 773 receiving yards and five TDs.Senior LG Michael Parenton, a three-year letterman, has started 34 of 35 games during his career. He was named to the Lombardi Trophy watch list as one of the nation’s top interior lineman during his junior campaign. Parenton has started 18 straight games and missed the only start of his career due to food poisoning prior to the UTEP game in 2006.
Senior DE Reggie Scott has played in 21 career games, including 12 starts in 2007. He received honorable mention All C-USA honors as a junior. Last season, he recorded 27 tackles (18 solo, 9 assists) along with four sacks, nine tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and three forced fumbles.
Junior DE Adam Kwentua is a two-year letterman and returning starter who has played in 24 career games with 10 starts. He played in all 12 games in 2007 and started 10. Kwentua tied for second on the team with four sacks while posting 20 tackles (16 solo, four assists) and five tackles for loss.
Junior QB Anthony Scelfo looks to return at the helm of the Green Wave. In 2007, Scelfo passed for 1,396 yards and six TDs.
Senior S David Skehan also returns to the Green Wave in 2008 after finishing 2007 with 66 tackles (39 solo, 27 assist). He led the team with four interceptions and was second on the squad with 10 pass break-ups.
CUSA April 21 Baseball Notebook
April 22, 2008
Conference USA Official Athletic Site
TULANEThe Green Wave took two-of-three from Southern Miss over the weekend. Junior RHP Shooter Hunt struck out a season-high 12 batters in Tulane’s 4-3 win over Southern Miss on Friday. He posted at least one strikeout in six of the seven innings he tossed, including a pair of two-K stanzas while striking out the side in both the sixth and seventh innings. All three of Hunt’s punches in the sixth came on nine consecutive pitches. He had a no-hitter through four and gave up just two hits during his time on the hill to improve to 6-1 on the year. Freshman 3B Rob Segedin and junior C Steve Moritz have both hit safely in their last five games and junior IF Seth Henry concluded the week having successfully reached in seven consecutive contests. Junior 1B Sam Honeck, however, leads the squad with an 11-game hitting streak dating back to April 2. Since then, Honeck is connecting at a .405 clip (17-for-42) with a .595 slugging percentage courtesy of five doubles and a home run. By hitting four home runs during the Green Wave’s 3-1 week, Tulane now has 37 bombs on the year which is already three more than the season total of a year ago. Junior OF Andrew Rodgers paces the 2008 team with eight home runs and junior IF/OF Anthony Scelfo follows closely with six.
Baseball To Host LSU Tuesday At Greer Field At Turchin Stadium
April 22, 2008
April 21, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Tulane University baseball team will continue the oldest rivalry in its storied program on Tuesday, April 22, when the Green Wave play host to arch-rival LSU at 6 p.m. at the new Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Tuesday’s game marks the 293rd meeting between the two schools on the diamond - a rivalry that dates back to 1893 - but the game will be different from the rest for one major reason. After hosting LSU in its last14 “home” games at either the Louisiana Superdome or Zephyr Field, the Green Wave will play tomorrow’s game on the Tulane campus for the first time since the 1997 season.
The game is sold out, but will be televised live locally on Cox Sports Television (local channel 37) and will be rebroadcast on CBS College Sports Network (Cox Cable Channel 315, DirecTV Channel 610, Dish Network Channel 152) on Wednesday at 11 a.m. In addition, the game will air on the flagship station of Tulane baseball, WRBH 88.3 FM, and live stats are available on the internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com for free via GameTracker.
“Being back on campus is the exciting thing,” Tulane head coach Rick Jones said. “It’s an in-state rivalry and has more history than probably the majority of college baseball rivalries in the country. It’ll be the first time we’ll play them in our new stadium, it’ll be a capacity crowd and there will be a lot of excitement about the game for a lot of reasons.”
One of the reasons for the excitement circling the Tulane team is the play of the Green Wave in recent weeks. Tulane has won six of its last eight ballgames, and some of the players that started the year in a bit of a lull have come around both offensively and on the mound.
At the plate, junior college transfers Sam Honeck and Drew Allain have been swinging hot sticks of late as Honeck enters Tuesday’s game riding the crest of a 13-game hitting streak and Allain is hitting .321 in over the last eight ballgames. On the mound, Shooter Hunt has been dominant, but sophomore southpaw Matt Petiton seems to have found his niche as the team’s Saturday starter, and freshman utility athlete Rob Segedin has emerged as a viable option out of the bullpen. “We’re still learning more and more about ourselves,” Jones said. “I was encouraged with the way we played this past week. We’re starting to mature a little bit, but there’s still a long way to go.
“I think we’re playing better because we’re starting to understand our roles more and the guys are getting more comfortable in them. You play to find out. You never know. A team can have a bad week and then a great week. We’re trying to avoid having that bad week.”
Tulane enters the midweek matchup with the Tigers 27-12-1 on the year, 6-5-1 in Conference USA play, and fresh off a 2-1 series victory over C-USA rival Southern Miss over the weekend at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
As a team, the Green Wave are hitting .290 with a .449 slugging percentage on the strength of 72 doubles, 17 triples and 37 home runs. Junior middle infielder Seth Henry leads the team with a .341 batting average while junior catcher Jared Dyer and Segedin follow with respective marks of .328 and .327. Junior designated hitter Andrew Rodgers leads the team with eight home runs, Henry has a club-best 39 RBI, and junior outfielder Aja Barto is 20-of-22 in the stolen base category.
From the mound, Tulane sports a 3.63 ERA and has held opponents to a .231 batting average. Green Wave hurlers have combined for 325 strikeouts and 159 walks in 359.1 innings. Tulane will send freshman right-hander Robby Broach to the mound on Tuesday. The native of Luling, La., and 2007 graduate of nearby Archbishop Rummel High School will be making his ninth start of the year and enters the ballgame 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA and a .284 opponent batting average while striking out 33 and walking 19 in 43.0 innings of work.
LSU, meanwhile, comes to town 23-16-1 on the year, 6-11-1 in Southeastern Conference action and looking to bounce back from a 0-2-1 performance over the weekend against Georgia at Alex Box Stadium.
As a team, the Tigers are hitting .293 with a .468 slugging percentage after belting 69 doubles, 19 triples and 46 home runs. Derek Helenihi leads LSU with a .354 batting average while D.J. LeMahieu and Matt Clark follow closely with averages of .322 and .308, respectively. Clark paces the Tigers with 13 home runs, Blake Dean leads the squad with 32 RBI, and Ryan Schimpf has 10 stolen bases in 13 tries.
From the mound, LSU has a 4.02 ERA and has held opponents to a .260 batting average. The Tiger hurlers have combined for 307 strikeouts and 118 walks in 356.1 innings of work. Ryan Verdugo, who will toe the rubber for the Tigers on Tuesday, leads LSU with a 2.70 ERA and a .205 opponent batting average and shares the team lead in wins with Jared Bradford at six each. Verdugo has 38 strikeouts and 18 walks to his credit in 46.2 innings pitched.
Following Tuesday’s showdown with LSU, the Green Wave return to action on Friday, April 25, when they open a three-game weekend series with Conference USA foe Memphis at 6 p.m. at Nat Buring Stadium. The two teams will play again on Saturday at 2 p.m. before closing out the weekend on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
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 MATCHUP Tuesday, April 22 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB K TU - Robby Broach R/R 3.35 4-1 10/8 43.0 46 16 16 19 33 LSU - Ryan Verdugo L/L 2.70 6-2 11/9 46.2 34 18 14 18 38
Rob Segedin named conference hitter of the week
April 21, 2008
Segedin hit .600 (9-for-15) with a 1.000 slugging percentage with two home runs, seven RBI and a stolen base during Tulane’s 3-1 week. He had at least two hits and an RBI in all four games, including a three-hit contest on Sunday vs. Southern Miss. Segedin recorded two hits in Tuesday, Friday and Saturday’s ballgames, and drove in a pair of runs on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. He posted a .647 on-base percentage with a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Segedin also posted a pair of saves with 2.0 scoreless frames vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday and a series-clinching 2.0 perfect innings on Saturday vs. Southern Miss when he struck out three of the six batters he faced.
2008 Baseball Stats as of April 21st
April 21, 2008
2008 Tulane Baseball
Overall Statistics for Tulane Green Wave (as of Apr 20, 2008)
(All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 27-12-1 Home: 21-5-1 Away: 5-6 Neutral: 1-1 C-USA: 6-5-1
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
11 Seth Henry....... .341 40-37 138 22 47 12 4 4 39 79 .572 20 1 28 4 .417 4 3 9-12 57 122 8 .957
5 Jared Dyer....... .328 32-32 125 20 41 6 1 5 25 64 .512 1 6 28 3 .353 4 3 1-2 246 37 4 .986
26 Rob Segedin...... .327 40-39 147 19 48 12 1 4 38 74 .503 13 6 14 3 .401 1 0 2-3 14 78 9 .911
7 Anthony Scelfo... .299 40-39 147 40 44 5 5 6 35 77 .524 34 1 34 2 .432 1 1 3-5 82 65 7 .955
35 Aja Barto........ .291 39-39 134 38 39 7 2 3 19 59 .440 28 3 37 4 .422 1 3 20-22 79 1 0 1.000
24 Warren McFadden.. .288 38-38 125 22 36 11 1 0 18 49 .392 20 4 23 4 .397 2 2 6-7 25 1 0 1.000
3 Sam Honeck....... .280 38-36 125 19 35 7 0 3 24 51 .408 17 4 23 4 .381 1 5 0-0 352 21 5 .987
4 Drew Allain...... .276 37-29 116 30 32 8 2 1 10 47 .405 17 1 22 1 .373 0 3 7-8 66 2 2 .971
44 Andrew Rodgers... .274 34-32 117 28 32 1 1 8 25 59 .504 23 2 26 2 .399 1 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000
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39 Marc Robert...... .500 3-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 .750 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
9 Rustin Rebowe.... .400 5-0 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 3 .600 0 0 1 0 .333 1 0 0-0 13 0 0 1.000
2 Steve Moritz..... .355 16-8 31 7 11 0 0 1 8 14 .452 4 3 8 0 .450 2 1 0-0 74 5 0 1.000
33 Scott Powell..... .214 24-12 56 18 12 1 0 2 7 19 .339 11 0 8 0 .338 1 0 10-10 22 0 0 1.000
17 Josh Prince...... .167 35-18 72 13 12 0 0 0 5 12 .167 6 2 15 3 .250 0 4 7-10 28 54 2 .976
16 Nick Boullosa.... .143 14-1 14 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1 0 2 0 .200 0 1 3-3 4 0 0 1.000
6 Jonny Weiss...... .000 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1.000
20 Grayden Griener.. .000 5-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 1 0 .400 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000
21 Kirk Cunningham.. .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000
Totals.............. .290 40-40 1364 284 395 72 17 37 258 612 .449 197 33 272 30 .387 19 26 69-83 1078 462 44 .972
Opponents........... .231 40-40 1320 168 305 56 4 27 154 450 .341 159 41 325 20 .331 6 29 63-84 1037 416 56 .963
LOB - Team (318), Opp (309). DPs turned - Team (25), Opp (35). IBB - Team (4), Rodgers 2, Segedin 2, Opp (6). Picked off -
Scelfo 2, Barto 2, Prince 1, Segedin 1, Henry 1, Dyer 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
22 Shooter Hunt..... 1.59 6-1 9 9 0 0/4 0 56.2 24 13 10 32 78 5 0 3 190 .126 7 7 0 0 3
13 Robby Broach..... 3.35 4-1 10 8 0 0/2 0 43.0 46 16 16 19 33 8 1 1 162 .284 7 3 0 0 5
14 Jonathan Garrett. 5.18 2-2 9 8 0 0/0 0 41.2 43 26 24 21 36 12 1 4 161 .267 3 5 1 2 2
28 Aaron Loup....... 5.27 2-3 10 7 0 0/1 0 42.2 47 30 25 17 29 5 0 4 165 .285 3 10 0 2 4
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1 Peter Connick.... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 0
29 Matt Petiton..... 1.71 4-0 9 4 0 0/1 0 31.2 18 10 6 10 25 1 0 3 105 .171 1 6 0 1 4
26 Rob Segedin...... 2.08 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 2 8.2 6 2 2 2 11 1 0 1 33 .182 0 2 1 0 0
34 Taylor Rogers.... 2.73 3-0 9 4 0 0/2 0 26.1 11 9 8 13 34 3 0 3 87 .126 1 0 2 0 0
19 Nick Pepitone.... 3.57 2-1 16 0 0 0/2 0 22.2 22 11 9 11 13 6 0 1 83 .265 1 4 0 0 2
36 Mason Griffin.... 4.03 2-1 19 0 0 0/4 6 29.0 23 14 13 7 24 2 0 3 107 .215 2 3 0 0 2
32 Preston Claiborne 4.38 1-0 14 0 0 0/2 2 24.2 22 13 12 16 24 4 0 1 93 .237 2 1 1 0 3
40 Trey Martin...... 4.98 1-2 14 0 0 0/2 0 21.2 26 14 12 7 10 6 2 2 86 .302 0 0 0 1 4
42 Josh Zeid........ 7.45 0-1 7 0 0 0/1 0 9.2 16 10 8 4 7 3 0 1 44 .364 1 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 3.63 27-12 40 40 0 7/7 10 359.1 305 168 145 159 325 56 4 27 1320 .231 28 41 5 6 29
Opponents........... 6.33 12-27 40 40 1 0/0 8 345.2 395 284 243 197 272 72 17 37 1364 .290 37 33 4 19 26
PB - Team (2), Moritz 2, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (13), Loup 4, Petiton 3, Garrett 2, Dyer 2, Zeid 1, Hunt 1, Opp (8).
SBA/ATT - Dyer (51-64), Hunt (18-24), Garrett (10-13), Moritz (12-13), Loup (9-13), Broach (9-10), Pepitone (4-5), Claiborne
(4-4), Petiton (1-4), Rogers (2-3), Martin (2-3), Segedin (2-2), Griffin (1-2), Zeid (1-1).
2008 Tulane Baseball
Overall Statistics for Tulane Green Wave (as of Apr 20, 2008)
(All games Sorted by Fielding pct)
Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI
35 Aja Barto........ 80 79 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
2 Steve Moritz..... 79 74 5 0 1.000 0 12 1 .923 2 0
24 Warren McFadden.. 26 25 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0
33 Scott Powell..... 22 22 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
9 Rustin Rebowe.... 13 13 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0
32 Preston Claiborne 7 0 7 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0
13 Robby Broach..... 6 1 5 0 1.000 1 9 1 .900 0 0
40 Trey Martin...... 5 2 3 0 1.000 0 2 1 .667 0 0
19 Nick Pepitone.... 5 1 4 0 1.000 0 4 1 .800 0 0
16 Nick Boullosa.... 4 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
42 Josh Zeid........ 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0
6 Jonny Weiss...... 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
44 Andrew Rodgers... 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
1 Peter Connick.... 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
20 Grayden Griener.. 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
21 Kirk Cunningham.. 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
34 Taylor Rogers.... 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 2 1 .667 0 0
3 Sam Honeck....... 378 352 21 5 .987 19 0 0 --- 0 0
5 Jared Dyer....... 287 246 37 4 .986 1 51 13 .797 0 0
17 Josh Prince...... 84 28 54 2 .976 10 0 0 --- 0 0
4 Drew Allain...... 70 66 2 2 .971 1 0 0 --- 0 0
11 Seth Henry....... 187 57 122 8 .957 14 0 0 --- 0 0
28 Aaron Loup....... 23 3 19 1 .957 1 9 4 .692 0 0
7 Anthony Scelfo... 154 82 65 7 .955 9 0 0 --- 0 0
36 Mason Griffin.... 12 0 11 1 .917 1 1 1 .500 0 0
26 Rob Segedin...... 101 14 78 9 .911 6 2 0 1.000 0 0
14 Jonathan Garrett. 10 2 7 1 .900 0 10 3 .769 0 0
29 Matt Petiton..... 8 1 6 1 .875 0 1 3 .250 0 0
22 Shooter Hunt..... 14 3 8 3 .786 0 18 6 .750 0 0
39 Marc Robert...... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0
Totals.............. 1584 1078 462 44 .972 25 63 21 .750 2 0
Opponents........... 1509 1037 416 56 .963 35 69 14 .831 6 0
Hitting minimums - 75% of Games 2.5 AB/Game
Pitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game
