Baseball Takes Opening Conference Series With 11-5 Win Over Wichita State

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Carter Benbrook started and went the first 2.1 innings. He allowed one run on four hits with a strikeout and a walk. Garrett Payne threw two thirds of an inning with a walk and a pair of strikeouts. Gavin Smith threw a scoreless inning. Julius Ejike-Charles (1-0) had a scoreless frame with a strikeout and a walk. Henry Shuffler was able to retire one but also hit a batter in his 0.1 innings worked. John Paul-Sauer walked the only man he faced in the sixth. Grayson Smith threw 0.2 innings with two runs allowed. Blaise Wilcenski went 0.2 and totaled a strikeout. Jacob Moore surrendered a run with two strikeouts in his inning. Lombardi had a walk and two strikeouts getting the last out in the eighth and the final three in the ninth to secure the victory.

The loss went to WSU's Aaron Arnold (3-1) as he surrendered five runs in two innings. started and went the first 2.1 innings. He allowed one run on four hits with a strikeout and a walk.threw two thirds of an inning with a walk and a pair of strikeouts.threw a scoreless inning.(1-0) had a scoreless frame with a strikeout and a walk.was able to retire one but also hit a batter in his 0.1 innings worked. John Paul-Sauer walked the only man he faced in the sixth.threw 0.2 innings with two runs allowed.went 0.2 and totaled a strikeout.surrendered a run with two strikeouts in his inning. Lombardi had a walk and two strikeouts getting the last out in the eighth and the final three in the ninth to secure the victory.The loss went to WSU's Aaron Arnold (3-1) as he surrendered five runs in two innings.

The Tulane baseball team (17-7, 2-1 AAC) took the rubber game of the team's opening conference series over Wichita State (8-15, 1-2 AAC) by an 11-5 score on Sunday, March 23, on Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.was the story of the game as he went 2-for-3 at the plate with five RBIs and also pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn his seventh save of the season.andalso had two hits each plus each scored a pair of runs.had a pair of RBIs plus scored a run.III,andall had a hit and RBI. The team had a season-high four home runs in the game in pounding out 12 hits.Tulane scored first as Rasmussen doubled, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt fromand scored on the single up the middle by Lombardi.The Green Wave put up two more runs in the second inning on back-to-back home runs from Schulz and Chun.The Shockers answered and broke through for the team's first run of the game on Josh Livingston's single.Tulane tallied a four-spot in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Lombardi, a two-run double from McKenna and a sacrifice fly from Harrison.Wichita State scored a run in the fourth inning on an RBI ground out from Kam Durnin.The Green Wave got the run back in the sixth inning on the sacrifice fly from Lombardi.The Shockers scored two runs in the seventh inning as Gannon Snyder drew a bases loaded walk and Ryan Callahan had an RBI ground out.Wichita State drew a run closer in the eighth, 8-5, as Cole Dillon was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.After recording a strikeout to end the top half of the eighth, Lombardi launched his third home run of the season in the eighth. His home run came with Wachs on base to make it a two-run blast. Agabedis followed with his first home run of the season to put the final score at 11-5.Next, the team hits the road for the next five games starting with a trip across town to take on UNO on Tuesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m.with two hits extended his on-base percentage to 22 games…with seven saves this season now has 12 in career and is tied with Christian Colletti (2016-17), DJ Ponder (2009-12) and Juan Ibieta (1990-93) for eighth all-time at the school…His five RBIs in the game were a career-high…Tulane's four home runs were the most for the program this season and the most since hitting five against the Shockers in the AAC Conference Tournament last season (5/26/24)…With 10 strikeouts today against Wichita, the Tulane pitching staff has reached double figure in strikeouts in 15 of the team's 24 games this season.Tickets for the baseball season and the upcoming football campaign can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com

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