Tulane thumps FAU to reach AAC tourney title game for second straight season

CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 3 seed Tulane advanced to the final of the 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions with a 13-1 victory in seven innings over No. 6 seed Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon, May 25, at Bay Care Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.

With the win, Tulane (34-24) will look to become the first team to win the American Championship in back-to-back years and will face Wichita State in the final on Sunday, May 26 at noon Eastern on ESPNEWS and ESPN+.

The Owls complete their first season in The American with an overall record of 28-29.

Billy Price (3-2) pitched a complete game for the Green Wave, allowing one run in the first inning with seven strikeouts over his 7-inning outing.

Jackson Linn, Gavin Schulz and Michael Lombardi each drove in three runs, while Brady Marget crossed the plate three times and was 3-for-4 from the plate.

Marget recorded triples in the second and fourth innings, becoming the first player in Championship history to record a pair of triples in a single game. Tulane as a team broke the Championship record for team triples in a single game with three, as Schulz also tripled in the second inning.

Trey Beard (4-4) took the loss for the Owls.

2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.
Championship Central

Schedule/Results (times Central)
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 4 Wichita State 8, No. 5 UAB 2
Game 2: No. 1 East Carolina 12, No. 8 Rice 4
Game 3: No. 7 Charlotte 9, No. 2 UTSA 5 (12 innings)
Game 4: No. 3 Tulane 14, No. 6 Florida Atlantic (7 innings)

Wednesday, May 22
Game 5: Rice 9, UAB 0 (UAB Eliminated)
Game 6: Florida Atlantic 12, UTSA 5 (UTSA eliminated)

Thursday, May 23
Game 7: Wichita State 14, East Carolina 4
Game 8: Tulane 7, Charlotte 5

Friday, May 24
Game 9: East Carolina 8, Rice 7 (Rice Eliminated)
Game 10: Florida Atlantic 10, Charlotte 8 (Charlotte Eliminated)

Saturday, May 25
Game 11: East Carolina 5, Wichita State 4
Game 12: Tulane 13, Florida Atlantic 1 (7 innings)
Game 13: Wichita State 12, East Carolina 2 (8 innings)

Sunday, May 26
Game 15: Tulane vs. Wichita State| 11 a.m. | ESPNEWS/ESPN+