Tulane Baseball Digital Program (MSU)

TULANE

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BENNETT LEE

GAME 10-12 3/4/22 - 3/6/22

V S . M I S S I S S I P P I S TAT E

INSIDE: GAME PREVIEW ROSTERS

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BASEBALL HOSTS DEFENDING CWS CHAMPS MISSISSIPPI STATE FOR A WEEKEND SERIES T U L A N E B A S E B A L L W I L L K I C K O F F A F O U R W E E K E N D H O M E S TA N D W I T H T H E B U L L D O G S

NEW ORLEANS- The Tulane University baseball team (8-1) is taking on #9

Sophomore lefty Dylan Carmouche has been named to the AAC Honor

Mississippi State University (5-4) in a three-game-series this weekend Roll in back-to-back weeks. Carmouche has a 0.69 ERA in 13 innings inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.

pitches. The lefty is also a Mississippi State transfer and is slotted to start on Saturday against the club with which he won a College World

THE MATCHUP

Series just last year.

The first tilt of the series is on Friday at 6:30. First pitch on Saturday is at 2:00 and Sunday’s finale begins at 1:00.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS Mississippi State has had a slower start to the year after winning

The series will be aired live on ESPN+ and radio coverage will be on

the College World Series inn 2021 and an incredible 50 games on the

WRBH 88.3 FM.

year. Most recently, the Bulldogs dropped a 7-1 contest to Southern Mississippi on Wednesday.

The two sides faced off in Starkville in 2021 in a highly-contested series where the Bulldogs won two of the three games, including a 5-4 walk-

Righty sophomore Cade Smith has made two Sunday starts and has

off win in game three.

a team-leading 0.84 ERA. Senior Brad Cumbest is leading the team in hitting with a .400 average.

Friday is the 109th all-time meeting between the two sides. Mississippi State Holds a 76-32 all-time series lead.

LAST TIME OUT Tulane played rare back-to-back midweek games this week, defeating

TULANE STARTS HOT

Southeastern Louisiana 23-1 away on Tuesday and Texas Southern 10-2

The Green Wave have enjoyed a strong start to the season and carry

at home on Wednesday.

a four-game winning streak into Friday’s matchup. The Tulane hitters have been red hot and have scored 46 combined runs in their last three Chase Engelhard led the way on Wednesday with five RBIs and eight games.

Redshirt sophomore outfielder Ethan Groff is the reigning AAC player of the week. Groff hit .417 with six runs scored and four RBIs in four games. Groff followed up his big week by collecting five hits, five RBIs, and scoring five runs against Southeastern on Tuesday.

Wave pitchers held TSU to two hits.

2 0 2 2 No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 43 44 45 47 48

Name KC Hunt Jess Davis RJ Yeager Aaron Downs Kamren James Brandon Smith Drew McGowan Pico Kohn Revy Higgins III Kellum Clark Davis Meche Matt Corder Cade Smith Cole Cheatham Stone Simmons Jack Walker Logan Tanner Luke Hancock Landon Sims Slate Alford Gray Bane Jackson Fristoe Tayler Montiel Andrew Walling Von Seibert Tanner Leggett Parker Stinnett Brad Cumbest Preston Johnson Brayland Skinner Bryce Chance Mikey Tepper Bradley Wilson Lane Forsythe Hunter Hines Cam Tullar Drew Talley Brooks Auger

Pos. B/T RHP L/R OF L/R INF R/R INF/OF R/R INF R/R RHP R/R OF L/R LHP L/L OF S/R OF L/R INF L/R INF/OF R/R RHP L/R LHP L/L RHP R/R RHP R/R C R/R C L/R RHP R/R INF R/R C R/R RHP R/R LHP L/L LHP L/L INF/OF L/L INF R/R RHP R/R OF R/R RHP R/R OF L/L OF R/R RHP L/R RHP R/R INF R/R INF/OF L/R LHP R/L RHP R/R RHP R/R

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-6 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5

M I S S I S S I P P I Wt. 200 200 200 210 205 220 185 200 210 205 175 180 190 185 235 210 215 195 227 220 193 210 205 220 245 165 190 235 250 185 180 200 230 175 209 215 220 205

COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF 22 Chris Lemonis - Head Coach (Fourth Season at Mississippi State, Eighth Overall; The Citadel, 1992) 21 Jake Gautreau - Assistant Coach (Fifth Season; Tulane, 2011) 42 Scott Foxhall - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season; College of Charleston, 2004) 0 Kyle Cheesebrough - Volunteer Assistant Coach (Fourth Season; Louisville, 2010) Roger Rodeheaver – Director of Operations (Fourth Season; Indiana, 2010) Blake Loper – Coordinator of Operations (First Season; Mississippi State, 2020) Bobby Austin – Coordinator of Player Development (Second Season; NC State, 2009) Adam Thackery – Strength and Conditioning Coach (Second Season; University of Indianapolis, 2010) Jason Wire - Associate Athletic Trainer (12th Season; St. Cloud State, 2006)

S T A T E Cl./Exp. Jr./So. Gr./Sr. Gr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. Jr./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. So./So.

R O S T E R

Hometown/Previous School(s) Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo Kearney, Mo./Kearney (UAB) Lynn Haven, Fla./Mosley (Mercer) Pella, Iowa/Heritage Academy Southaven, Miss./DeSoto Central Richland, Miss./Richland Hopkinsville, Ky./University Heights Academy Verbena, Ala./Chilton County Oxford, Ala./Oxford Brandon, Miss./Brandon Lake Charles, La./Barbe Madison, Miss./Germantown (Hinds C.C.) Southaven, Miss./DeSoto Central Ardmore, Ala./Ardmore Houston,Texas/The Kinkaid School (Furman) Lake Charles, La./Barbe Lucedale, Miss./George County Houston, Miss./Houston Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth Madison, Ala./Bob Jones Olive Branch, Miss./Lewisburg Paducah, Ky./Paducah Tilghman Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Castle Rock, Wash./R.A. Long (Oregon State) Daphne, Ala./Daphne (Pearl River C.C.) Raymond, Miss./Central Hinds (Northwest Mississippi C.C.)

Oxford, Miss./Oxford (Northwest Mississippi C.C.)

Hurley, Miss./East Central Crystal Springs, Miss./Copiah Academy (Hinds C.C.) Lake Cormorant, Miss./Lake Cormorant (Northwest Mississippi C.C.)

Ridgeland, Miss./Madison-Ridgeland Acd.

Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill Irwinton, Ga./West Laurens Humboldt, Tenn./Trinity Christian Academy Madison, Miss./Madison Central Brighton, Mich./Brighton (WabashValley (Ill.) College) Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville (Wallace State C.C.-Hanceville)

Marion, La./Cedar Creek (Hinds C.C.)

2 0 2 2 No. Name 1 Ethan Groff 2 Gavin Schulz

Ht. Wt. Pos. 6-0 200 OF 5-9 173 INF

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R O S T E R

B/T R/R R/R

Yr. RS So. Fr.

Hometown/Previous School(s) Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep HS Meraux, La./Holy Cross HS

R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R S/L L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L

Fr. RS Jr. So. So. RS Jr. RS Jr. So. Fr. RS Jr. RS So. Grad.

Fr. RS Jr. RS Sr. RS So. Grad.

Fr. So. Fr. RS Jr. Fr. Grad.

So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Grad.

Fr. RS Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Grad.

RS So. RS Jr. So. So. Grad.

St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy Baton Rouge, La./Delgado CC Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood HS Tampa, Fla./Tampa Jesuit HS New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian HS Marietta, Ga./East Georgia College Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More HS Odessa, Texas/Odessa Permian HS Queen Creek, Ariz./Central Arizona College Evergreen, Colo./Lakewood HS Springfield, Ill./Parkland College Concord, N.H./Concord HS Baton Rouge, La./LSU Eunice Palmetto Bay, Fla./Dothan College Centreville, Va./Central Arizona College Sanford, Fla./Lake Mary HS Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin Tampa, Fla./Tampa Jesuit HS Anacoco, La./Anacoco HS Carencro, La./Pensacola State College Sunset, La./Tuerlings Catholic HS Fairbury, Ill./Heartland College New Orleans, La./Jesuit HS Whitefish Bay, Wisc./Whitefish Bay HS Slidell, La./Holy Cross HS Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS Phoenix, Ariz./UL-Lafayette Plantation, Fla./Univ. School of Nova Southeastern Walker, La./Jones CC Denham Springs, La./Mississippi State Windermere, Fla./West Orange HS Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek HS West Chester, Penn./Lehigh University Glenmoore, Penn./Downingtown West Campus Mobile, Ala./Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Eden Prairie, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s Lithia, Fla./Newsome HS Verona, Wisc./Gonzaga University

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Adam Ebling 6-1 190 INF Brennan Lambert 5-10 200 C/DH Chase Engelhard 6-0 185 INF Bennett Lee 6-0 208 C Logan Stevens 6-2 210 OF Jared Hart 6-3 195 OF Jacob LaPrairie 5-9 170 OF Teo Banks 6-2 190 OF/RHP Seth Beckstead 6-0 195 C Simon Baumgardt 6-2 195 INF/OF Trevor Minder 6-3 200 INF Jonah Wachter 6-2 180 RHP Brady Hebert 6-0 192 INF Luis Aviles 5-11 200 C/INF Cristian Sanchez 6-3 200 RHP Frankie Niemann 6-0 210C/INF/DH Jackson Linn 6-3 210 OF Turner Thompson 6-0 208 RHP Landry Alligood 6-0 180 RHP Brayden Morrow 6-3 225 INF Ben Tate 6-2 200 OF/LHP Clifton Slagel 6-1 180 RHP Brian Valigosky 6-1 200 LHP Brady Marget 6-5 195 INF Chandler Welch 6-0 170 RHP Michael Massey 6-5 230 RHP Carter Robinson 6-8 230 RHP Grant Siegel 6-1 195 RHP Lane Thomas 6-2 187 RHP Dylan Carmouche 6-6 225 LHP Tracy Mitchem 6-0 205 OF Kyle Beaty 6-0 190 RHP Cam Van Hoorebeke 6-5 220 LHP Adam Grintz 6-2 200 RHP Tyler Hoffman 6-0 182 RHP Blake Mahmood 6-2 200 RHP Zach DeVito 6-0 185 RHP Keaton Knueppel 6-2 225 LHP

50 20 19 47

Travis Jewett - Head Coach (6th Season at Tulane; Washington State, 1993) Jay Uhlman - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (3rd Season at Tulane; Nevada, 1997) Daniel Latham - Assistant Coach (4th Season at Tulane; Tulane, 2007) Adam Core - Assistant Coach (2nd Season at Tulane; Harris-Stowe, 2017) Curtis Akey - General Manager, Baseball Operations & Player Development (8th Season at Tulane; LSU, 2007) Cory Houston - Strength and Conditioning (6th Season at Tulane; West Alabama, 2008) Victoria Elia - Athletic Trainer (2nd Season at Tulane; Lasell College, 2014) Lorne Robertson - Sport Administrator (7th Season at Tulane; Eastern Michigan, 2004)

2 0 2 2 FEBRUARY 18 FRI 19 SAT 20 SUN 23 Wed 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun

UMASS LOWELL UMASS LOWELL UMASS LOWELL at Nicholls at Louisiana Tech at Louisiana Tech at Louisiana Tech

MARCH 1 2 4 5 6 9 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 22 25 26 27 29

at Southeastern Louisiana TEXAS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE at Southern Miss EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE at LSU NICHOLLS VILLANOVA VILLANOVA VILLANOVA SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA DAYTON DAYTON DAYTON at New Orleans

Tues WED FRI SAT SUN Wed FRI SAT SUN Tues WED FRI SAT SUN TUES FRI SAT SUN Tues

W, 10-2 W, 11-0 W, 6-5 W, 7-5 L, 1-6 W, 4-1 W, 13-5

W, 23-1 W, 10-2 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M.

S C H E D U L E

APRIL 1 2 3 6 8 9 10 12 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 26 29 30

Thurs Fri Sat Wed FRI SAT SUN Tues Fri Sat Sun TUES FRI SAT SUN Tues Fri Sat

at Memphis* at Memphis* at Memphis* at Southern USF* USF* USF* at New Orleans at Houston* at Houston* at Houston* SOUTHERN MISS ECU* ECU* ECU* at South Alabama at UCF* at UCF*

6 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 4 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 5 p.m.

5 p.m.

MAY 1 3 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 19 20 21

Sun TUES FRI SAT SUN TUES Fri Fri Fri FRI FRI FRI

at UCF* NEW ORLEANS CINCINNATI* CINCINNATI* CINCINNATI* SOUTH ALABAMA at Wichita State* at Wichita State* at Wichita State* MEMPHIS* MEMPHIS* MEMPHIS*

Noon 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 1 PM.

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American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.)

JUNE 2-5 9-12 16-27

NCAA Regionals NCAA Super Regionals College World Series

*- Denotes American Athletic Conference game Home games in BOLD, and played at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium All times central time zone and subject to change.

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S TA N D I N G S

AAC BASEBALL RANKINS

RECORD P C T.

TULANE

8-1

.889

UCF

7-1

.875

MEMPHIS

5-2

.714

HOUSTON

5-3

.625

SOUTH FLORIDA

5-3

.625

CINCINNATI

3-3

.500

EAST CAROLINA

3-5

.375

WICHITA STATE

2-7

.222