No. 22 Wichita State evens series with 9-3 victory over Tulane

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WICHITA, Kan. – In a much different game from Friday’s series opener, Tulane baseball fell at No. 22 Wichita State 9-3 Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium, as the Shockers evened the series at one game apiece.

The Green Wave (13-19, 4-4 American Athletic Conference), which scored 19 runs on 17 hits in a 19-4 win Friday, was held without a run until fifth inning Saturday when sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo knocked an RBI single into center field. The Wave then added two runs in the ninth on a pair of wild pitches. Wichita State (21-7, 2-3 American) scored four runs in the third, one in the fourth and two each in the fifth and sixth.

Freshman left fielder David Bedgood led the Green Wave with two singles – the fourth straight game and fifth time in the last six contests he has collected at least two hits. Junior right fielder Ty Johnson doubled with one out in the seventh and junior center fielder Grant Witherspoon doubled in the eighth.

The teams will play a rubber match at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The game can be seen on WatchESPN.com or heard on 88.3 FM WRBH in New Orleans or via TuneIn Radio.

Tulane got on the board in the top of the fifth on a base hit by Gozzo. Senior designated hitter Matt Rowland drew a two-out walk and advanced to third on a base hit to right by junior catcher Acy Owen, then scored on Gozzo’s single.

In the ninth Tulane loaded the bases without swinging the bat, as junior first baseman Trevor Jensen was hit by a pitch and Bedgood and Johnson drew walks. A wild pitch plated Jensen and freshman catcher Frankie Niemann, a late game defensive replacement was hit by a pitch to load the bases again, before Bedgood came home on a wild pitch.

Wichita State scored four runs in the third inning on an RBI single by third baseman Alec Bohm, a two-run double by catcher Gunnar Troutwine and an RBI single by designated hitter Mason O’Brien. In the fourth, first baseman Josh Debacker reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by center fielder Greyson Jenista. A two-run single by Debacker in the fifth made it 7-1, and an RBI single by left fielder Travis Young followed by a throwing error plated two more runs in the sixth to make the score 9-1.

Tulane graduate senior Ben White (0-3) pitched 3.2 innings the loss while Wichita State starter Liam Eddy (6-1) went 7.0 innings to earn the win. Wichita State finished with 14 hits and an error, and the Wave totaled six hits and a pair of miscues.

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Wichita State 9, Tulane 3 (04-07-18 at Wichita, Kan.)
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Tulane………….. 000 010 002 – 3 6 2 (13-19, 4-4 AAC)
Wichita State……. 004 122 00X – 9 14 1 (21-7, 2-3 AAC)
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Pitchers: Tulane – WHITE, Ben; JOHNSON, Trent(4); GREEN, Ryan(7); CELLUCCI, Brendan(8) and
OWEN, Acy; NIEMANN, Frankie. Wichita State – EDDY; KILLGORE(8); SEGAL(9); LUNGWITZ(9) and TROUTWINE.
Win-EDDY(6-1) Loss-WHITE, Ben(0-3) T-3:22 A-1902
Weather: 42; sunny; N at 5 mph
SEGAL faced 1 batter in the 9th.