TULANE
G R E E N
W A V E
W E E K L Y
TYLER HOFFMAN
GAMES 1-3
2/18-2/20
VS. UMASS LOWELL
INSIDE: GAME PREVIEW ROSTERS
T H I S
W E E K E N D ’ D
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BASEBALL CARRIES HIGH EXPECTATIONA INTO OPENING DAY 2022 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 I T S 1 1 5 T H S E A S O N O N F R I D AY.
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane University Baseball team is kicking off its taken in the 2021 MLB draft, Jack Aldrich, Braden Olthoff, Donovan 115th season against the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Friday Benoit, and Keegan Gillies. inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Eleven new pitchers will take the mound for Tulane in 2022, eight freshmen and three transfers.
First pitch of game one is set for Friday at 6:30 p.m. and will be aired live on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM. Tulane’s Sophomore Surge “Voice of the Green Wave” Corey Gloor will call the action live.
Tulane got huge production from freshmen in 2021, who will look to take on an even bigger role in 2022.
Building Off a Strong 2021
Sophomore catcher Bennett Lee, who was 2021 AAC Newcomer Position
Tulane finished 2021 with a record of 31-24, including 17-10 in the
Player of the Year and an All-AAC First Teamer, led the Green Wave in
American.
batting average (.440), slugging (.600), and OBP (.527).
The 17-10 in-conference record propelled the Wave to a second-place Sophomore infielder Chase Engelhard, who was a Collegiate Baseball finish in the AAC, behind only ECU.
Freshman All-American, started 53 games in 2021, and led Tulane
Home-field advantage was a big factor for the Green Wave, as they
hitters in RBIs (52) and home runs (9).
went 20-11 in GFATS.
Sophomore outfielder Jacob LaPrairie started 45 games in 2021, hit
The Green Wave has been projected to repeat its second-place finish in .285, and led the team in walks (29). the AAC. Opening Day Dominance
Scouting the River Hawks
Tulane has won ten straight opening day games coming into Friday’s
UMASS Lowell went 19-28 in 2021.
matchup.
The River Hawks finished sixth in the American East and have been
The Wave’s last five opening day victories have come by just one run.
projected to finish sixth in 2022.
Filling the Pitching Void Tulane will need to find some serious production on the mound from Tyler Hoffman, Dylan Carmouche, Michael Massey. Wave pitchers threw 485.2 innings in 2021, 358.2 of those innings were by players who are no longer on the team. 248.1 of those innings were thrown by the four Green Wave pitchers
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R O S T E R
No. Name 1 Jacob Humphrey 2 Roddy Hernandez
Yr. B/T Pos. Fr. R/R IF/OF So. R/R IF
Ht. 5-10 6-0
Wt. 160 175
Hometown/Previous School(s) Standish, Maine / Bonny Eagle Jersey City, N.J. / St Peter’s Pre
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So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Gr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Gr. Fr. Fr. Gr. Jr.
5-8 5-11 6-0 5-7 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-3 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1
170 180 187 170 180 175 185 195 205 190 200 180 165 180 190 195 190 223 180 170 195 205 160 195 180 190 200 185 185 190 175 235 180 205 180 210
Kingston, N.Y. / Virginia Tech Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry Scotia, N.Y. / Scotia Glenville Rochester, N.Y. / Monroe CC East Hampton, Conn. / Choate Franklin, Mass. / Franklin Leominster, Mass. / Nashoba Burlington, Mass./Burlington Pittsfield, Mass. / Herkimer CC Holyoke, Mass. / Chicopee Hopkinton, Mass. / Hopkinton Hopedale, Mass. / Hopedale Northborough, Mass. / Wilbraham & Monson Centerville, Mass. / Barnstable Colonie, N.Y. / South Colonie Central Horseheads, N.Y. / Herkimer C Holden, Mass. / Phillips Andover Lowell, Mass. / Lowell North Reading, Mass. / North Reading Methuen, Mass. / Methuen Kinnelon, N.J. / Bergen Catholi Newburyport, Mass. / St John’s Prep Mattapoisett, Mass. / Bishop Stang Walpole, Mass. / MassBay CC Halifax, Mass. / Silver Lake Regiona Hampstead, N.C. / Topsail Auburn, N.Y. / Cayuga CC Mullica Hill, N.J. / Clearview Regional Lowell, Mass. / Quinnipiac Lyndhurst, N.J. / Lyndhurst North Andover, Mass. / North Andove Westfield, Mass. / Fitchburg State Dover, N.H. / Berwick Academy Duxbury, Mass. / Winchendon Parrish, Fla. / Southern Connecticut Poland, N.Y. / Herkimer CC
Fritz Genther Brandon Fish Nick Marola Trey Brown Jimmy Sullivan Jake Fitzgibbons Reed Parson Joshua Becker Cedric Rose Josh Frometa Conor Kelly Alex Luccini Nick Gleason Ryan Proto Sal Fusco Frank Wayman LJ Keevan Henry Funaro Matt DeBenedetto Jomari Rosa Gerry Siracusa Zach Fortuna Hayden Duke Brian Gaughan Michael Quigley Miles Cota Brendan Williams Robert Gallagher Matt Draper Frankie Venezia Brendan Holland Ryan Towle Spencer Aubin Drew Haight Zach Rodgers Matt Tobin
R/R IF L/R IF R/R IF R/R OF L/R C L/R C R/R RHP/IF R/R RHP R/R C/IF R/R RHP/IF L/R IF/OF L/R UTIL R/R RHP R/R C R/R RHP L/L IF R/L LHP/OF R/R RHP R/R C R/R RHP R/R RHP/OF L/L LHP L/L LHP R/R RHP R/R RHP R/R RHP R/R RHP L/R IF R/R RHP R/R RHP L/L LHP R/R RHP R/L OF R/R RHP R/R RHP R/R OF
Coaching Staff Head Coach: 3, Ken Harring (Le Moyne, ‘89), 18th Season Assistant Coach: 16, Joe Consolmagno (UMass Lowell, ‘16), Third Season Assistant Coach: Nick Barese (Saint Anslem, ’08), First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brent Edmunds (Brandeis, ’15), First Season
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R O S T E R
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. 1 Ethan Groff 6-0 200 OF 2 Gavin Schulz 5-9 173 INF
B/T R/R R/R
Yr. RS So. Fr.
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
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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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
6:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M. 6 P.M. 6 P.M. 2 P.M. 1 P.M.
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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
6 p.m. TBD 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.
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S C H E D U L E
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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 PRESEASON RANKINS
RANK VOTES
EAST CAROLINA
1
48
TULANE
2
36
CINCINNATI
3
30
WICHITA STATE
4
29
UCF
5
28
USF
6
26
HOUSTON
7
20
MEMPHIS
8
7