Tulane baseball carries high expectations into opening day

GAME NOTES

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University Baseball team is kicking off its 115th season against the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Friday inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.

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 “Voice of the Green Wave” Corey Gloor will call the action live.

Building Off a Strong 2021
• Tulane finished 2021 with a record of 31-24, including 17-10 in the American.
• The 17-10 in-conference record propelled the Wave to a second-place finish in the AAC, behind only ECU.
• Home-field advantage was a big factor for the Green Wave, as they went 20-11 in GFATS.
• The Green Wave has been projected to repeat its second-place finish in the AAC.
Opening Day Dominance
• Tulane has won ten straight opening day games coming into Friday’s matchup.
• The Wave’s last five opening day victories have come by just one run.
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 taken in the 2021 MLB draft, Jack Aldrich, Braden Olthoff, Donovan Benoit, and Keegan Gillies.
• Eleven new pitchers will take the mound for Tulane in 2022, eight freshmen and three transfers.

Sophomore Surge
• Tulane got huge production from freshmen in 2021, who will look to take on an even bigger role in 2022.
• Sophomore catcher Bennett Lee, who was 2021 AAC Newcomer Position Player of the Year and an All-AAC First Teamer, led the Green Wave in batting average (.440), slugging (.600), and OBP (.527).
• Sophomore infielder Chase Engelhard, who was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, started 53 games in 2021, and led Tulane hitters in RBIs (52) and home runs (9).
• Sophomore outfielder Jacob LaPrairie started 45 games in 2021, hit .285, and led the team in walks (29).

Scouting the River Hawks
• UMASS Lowell went 19-28 in 2021.
• The River Hawks finished sixth in the American East and have been projected to finish sixth in 2022.

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