Tulane vs. Cincinnati

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W A V E

W E E K L Y

TULANE

GRANT SIEGEL

GAME 47-49 5/6/22-5/8/22

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INSIDE: GAME PREVIEW ROSTERS

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M A T C H U P

GREEN WAVE BASEBALL SET TO HOST BEARCATS WAV E L O O K S T O B E S T T H E B E A R C AT S

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University baseball team (28-17-1; 9-6)

for the Wave. The lefty has pitched the most innings for Tulane by

will welcome the University of Cincinnati (17-24;7-8) to Greer Field at

double digits and has struck out 64 batters, the fifth most of any

Turchin Stadium for a conference series this weekend. With a series win

AAC pitcher.

over the Bearcats, the Green Wave could propel itself right back to the top of the AAC conversation with two series left to play.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS •

THE MATCHUP •

First pitches are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, 2:00 p.m. on

Cincinnati is in fifth place in the AAC and is coming off a sweep at the hands of ECU last weekend.

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Saturday, and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

The Bearcats hit .278 as a team and the pitching staff has a 6.69 ERA.

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The matchup can be viewed on ESPN+ and heard on WRBH 88.3 FM.

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Cincinnati is third in the AAC with 60 stolen bases this season.

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Tulane leads the all-time series 45-17.

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Sophomore Conner Linn (4-1) has a 2.84 ERA over seven starts.

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The series is the first time the two sides have met since the Wave

He has 28 strikeouts in 38.0 innings of work and has started

was swept in Cincinnati in the final series of 2021.

Cincinnati’s last two Saturday games.

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Redshirt junior Griffin Merritt is hitting .329 and has hit a

HIGHLIGHTING THE WAVE

conference-high 16 home runs, good for 18th in the country.

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Merritt leads the Bearcats with 45 RBI.

The Wave is hitting .272 as a club and the pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA.

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The Green Wave has a 17-8-1 record at home, the second-best in LAST TIME OUT the AAC.

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Tulane is fourth in the AAC, with series wins against Memphis, USF,

The Wave took a game from UNO in GFATS, 6-5, on Tuesday to bring the Pelican Cup back to GFATS for the first time since 1991.

and ECU.

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Linn hit a three-run home run in the first inning.

Redshirt senior Luis Aviles is leading the Wave with 36 RBI. The first

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Tulane had four pitchers go two or more innings, highlighted by

baseman/catcher has launched nine home runs and ten doubles.

Keaton Knueppel’s 2.2 innings of work without allowing a single

The third-highest average in the AAC belongs to freshman

base runner.

outfielder Jackson Linn at .361. Linn has established himself as an everyday started in the heart of Tulane’s lineup in his inaugural season.

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Sophomore Dylan Carmouche has amassed a 3.86 ERA in 11 starts

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Head Coach: Scott Googins

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Hometown/Previous School(s) Mason, Ohio Taylor, Mich. / Oakland Mason, Ohio / Elon Strongsville, Ohio Louisville, Ky. Newark, Del. / Monmouth Cincinnati, Ohio Westchester, Ill. / North Iowa Area CC West Chester, Ohio Auburn, Ill. /Indiana State Indianapolis, Ind. Keller, Texas / Tennessee Mason, Ohio Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tyngsboro, Mass.

Georgetown, Ind. Chesterton, Ind. Cincinnati, Ohio Arcanum, Ohio South Lebanon, Ohio /Sinclair, C.C. Lexington, Ohio Hendersonville, Tenn.

Louisville, Ky. Maineville, Ohio / Lincoln Memorial Mooresville, Ind. Brownsburg, Ind. Middletown, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Snellville, Ga. / Georgia Knoxville, Tenn. / Tennessee Hamilton, Ohio / Findlay Lebanon, Ind. Liberty Township, Ohio Carmel, Ind. Kokomo, Ind. Loveland, Ohio Martinsville, Ind. Union, Ky. Union, Ky.

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

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

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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

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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)

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

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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

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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*

W, 16-3 W, 5-2 W, 5-3 W, 19-5 W, 8-5 W, 6-0 L, 8-13 W, 4-2 L, 3-6 W, 11-10 L, 9-10 L, 5-11 W, 10-5 L, 3-8 W, 10-5 L, 1-8 L, 1-2 W, 7-5

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*

L, 6-8 W, 6-5 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.

24-29

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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STANDINGS

AAC BASEBALL RANKINGS

OVERALL CONF.

EAST CAROLINA

27-18

11-4

HOUSTON

29-15

10-5

UCF

26-17

10-5

27-17-1

9-6

CINCINNATI

17-24

7-8

MEMPHIS

20-21

5-10

SOUTH FLORIDA

23-20

4-11

WICHITA STATE

15-29

4-11

TULANE