Tulane @ Vanderbilt

Tulane Club Baseball opened up their 2014-15 season on the road against Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN, taking the 3 game sweep of the Commodores. 

Game 1: Season Opening No-No by veteran Ace Matt Kogan gets the Green Wave on the winning track early.

Game 1 was a game ace Matt Kogan will set aside for the scrapbook as Kogan threw a no-hitter in Tulane Club Baseball's 1-0 victory over Vanderbilt.

No Commodore batter was able to locate Kogan's pitches during the game. Kogan did not allow a hit, striking out 10 batters and walking one while recording his momentous feat. He got Friedman to ground out to second base for the final out of the game.

Ian Sutton reached base three times in the game for the Green Wave, and he also drove in one run. He singled in the fifth inning.

Didfenbach couldn't get it done on the hill for Vanderbilt, taking a loss. He lasted just three innings, walked two, struck out two, and allowed one run.

Game 2: Tulane Club Baseball surges past Vanderbilt thanks to clutch late game hitting. 

Vanderbilt jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Commodores got a spark in the form of a Chang single, before before Friedman tripled, bringing home Chang. More runs came home for Vanderbilt when Friedman scored on an RBI single by Jacks and Jacks and Rosenzwerg scored on a two-run error.

Tulane battled back to take the lead for the duration of the game after the sixth inning when Freshman Dan Ivarone drove in the go-ahead run to give Tulane Club Baseball the lead. Jordan Salomon plated an additional run with an RBI single.

Tulane Club Baseball increased its lead with four runs in the seventh. A wild pitch scored Arye Janoff to start the scoring, followed by Gray Halliburton's double, plating Nick Bader and Jake Vollen.

Chris Choppin was also a major contributor, racking up two RBIs on two hits for TUCB; he singled in the fourth and fifth innings.

First year Freshman Eli Otting recorded the win for Tulane University Club Baseball. He threw 3 and 1/3 shutout innings. Otting struck out two, walked two and gave up just three hits.

Granderson couldn't get it done on the bump for Vanderbilt, taking the loss. He lasted just one inning, walked four, struck out none, and allowed four runs.

Green Wave closer Dan Iaverone put away the final five outs to record the save and end the game 9-4 in favor of the Green Wave.

Game 3: Tulane Club Baseball chips away at 5 Run deficit to squeak past Vanderbilt with the help of amazing late-game clutch defensive play by Captain Blair deBart and Brett Solomon. 

Things looked bleak for the Green Wave early in this Sunday morning 9-inning affair against Vanderbilt. After jumping out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Vanderbilt scored 6 unanswered runs. With the game remaining 6-1 in favor of the Commodores in the 6th, TUCB began kept chipping away at the deficit with 2 runs in the sixth, 1 in the seventh, and 3 in the eighth.  

With Tulane University Club Baseball trailing by one in the eighth inning, Ian Sutton came to the plate and tripled to deep right field, plating Chris Choppin and Ben Froman.

Sutton racked up two RBIs on two hits for Tulane Club Baseball.

Sutton also recorded the win for Tulane. He tossed two innings of shutout relief and struck out one, walked three and gave up two hits.

With Tulane taking a 1 run lead into the bottom of the ninth inning, Vanderbilt was able to put the tying run on third base with 1 away. Tulane Coach Dan Hunoway brought the Green Wave infield in on the grass. Tulane closer Dan Ivarone was able to induce ground ball that hugged the third base foul line. Captain Blair deBart made a diving stop, got to his knees and delivered one hop throw to the plate. Brett Solomon made a phenomenal pick and dive to tag the runner out at plate in a SportsCenter Top-10 esk bang-bang play to keep the Green Wave lead in tact. Ivarone would go on to retire the final out on a strike out to complete Tulane's season opening sweep of Vanderbilt on the road. 

Tulane vs. Rice

Game 1: 

Rice held a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the last inning (7th). Captain Blair deBart started the rally with a lead off single to left. Tulane then loaded the bases with nobody out. Gray Halliburton worked a walk to score deBart and put the Green Wave on the board. Brett Salomon then roped a bases loaded double off the top of the left-center field wall, plating two. With one man out, Ben Froman singled to right, giving the Green Wave the comeback victory in walk-off fashion. 

Matt Kogan got the win for Tulane University. He allowed four runs over seven innings. He struck out five, walked two and surrendered eight hits.

Turner couldn't get it done on the rubber for Rice, taking a loss. He lasted 6 1/3 innings, walked 10, struck out seven, and allowed five runs.

The top of the third saw Rice take an early lead, 2-0. The Owl attack began with a double from Hernandez. Kendall singled, plating Monahan. Rice then tacked on more runs when Hernandez scored on an RBI single by Gopalkrishanan.

Game 2:

Brett Salomon went 2-3 at the plate, but Tulane fell 8-2 to Rice at The Fly on Saturday.

Gildan got it done on the hill on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over five innings. Gildan struck out three, walked one and gave up six hits.

Ben Froman was on the bump for the Green Wave, taking a loss. He allowed eight runs in seven innings, walked four and struck out five. Only three of the eight runs allowed were earned, however. 

The game's last lead went to Rice thanks to a second inning rally that saw seven runs cross the plate on a two-run double by Kendall, an error, a fielder's choice, and three singles.

One run in the bottom of the fourth put Tulane on the board. An error sparked Tulane's rally. But, Gildan got Matt Kogan to ground out to end the inning.

One Tulane run crossed the plate in the bottom half of the fifth, making the score 8-2. An RBI double by Dan Capone set off the rally. Finally, Gildan induced an inning-ending strike out from Nick Bader.

Game 3: 

Tulane University outlasted Rice on Sunday after several lead changes, squeaking out a 4-2 win at The Fly.

The Green Wave pulled out the win thanks to a strong sixth inning. Tulane scored on an RBI single by Dan Capone off Vatcher, scoring Johhny Wachtel.

Ian Sutton was the MVP of the day, racking up two RBIs on three hits for the Green Wave. He doubled in the second inning and singled in the fourth and sixth innings.

Adam Friedant worked out of three difficult moments for Tulane. He pitched seven innings and allowed just one earned run on seven hits. Adam faced his toughest moment in the seventh inning, but calm heads prevailed, as Friedant induced a game ending 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded.

Vatcher ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted six innings, walked two, struck out four, and allowed four runs.

Tulane at LSU

Game 1:

Matt Kogan allowed just one run on Friday at Port Allen High School, but Tulane Club Baseball couldn't get the offense going in a 1-0 defeat to LSU.

Matt Kogan handled LSU's lineup with ease, racking up seven strikeouts. Kogan allowed no earned runs, four hits and three walks over six innings.

Andrews got the win in relief for LSU. Andrews pitched 7 innings and allowed no runs.

Matt Kogan took the loss for Tulane University Club Baseball.

In the fifth inning, LSU pushed across its only run of the day on an error.

Games 2 and 3 were rained out and will be made up. 

Tulane Vs. Spring Hill

Game 1:

Tulane and Spring Hill exchanged the lead two times on Saturday, but the Green Wave ended up on top with a 3-2 win in seven innings over Spring Hill.

Tulane pulled out the win thanks to a strong fifth inning. Tulane Club Baseball went up for good on a two-run double by Johhny Wachtel off Rex Rutledge, plating Alex Gutwillig and Blair DeBart who evaded a tag at home with a savvy slide.

Matt Kogan's seven strikeouts helped Tulane to the victory. Kogan allowed no earned runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings.

Rex ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted just two innings, walked one, struck out one, and allowed one run.

The top of the first saw Spring Hill take an early lead, 1-0. Spring Hill got things going when Dylan Goff singled. A few plays later, Mason Hutson stole home.

Game 2:
Joe Bonner did all he could to give Tulane Baseball a boost, but it wasn't enough to get past Spring Hill, as Tulane lost 5-1 in seven innings at The Fly on Saturday.

Bonner boosted his batting average thanks to a perfect 2-2 day at the plate to pace the Green Wave. He singled in the first inning and doubled in the seventh inning.

Austin Lee recorded the win for Spring Hill. He pitched one shutout inning. He struck out two, walked two and surrendered no hits.

Mason Hutson, Dylan Goff and Brandon Krus helped lead Spring Hill. They combined for eight hits and four RBIs.

Adam Friedant was charged with the loss. He lasted seven innings, walked none, struck out three, and allowed two runs.

Spring Hill didn't relinquish the lead after scoring three runs in the first inning when it scored on a three-run double by Dylan.

Tulane U managed to score one run in the first inning on an error.

Spring Hill got one-run rallies in the fifth inning and the seventh. In the fifth, Spring Hill scored on a groundout by Andrew Daigle, plating Mason.

Game: 3
Tulane and Spring Hill both had scoring chances on Sunday, but it was Tulane that was able to capitalize on them as it pulled out a 4-3 win at The Fly.

Spring Hill had nine hits compared with Tulane's four, but Spring Hill stranded 10 runners on base.

The Green Wave held off Spring Hill, as Spring Hill was unable to overcome a four-run fourth inning deficit.

Spring Hill scored three runs in the seventh on an error and two singles. Fortunately, Spring Hill wasn't able to take the lead back.

Ben Froman recorded the win for Tulane University. He allowed three runs over seven innings. He struck out four, walked one and surrendered nine hits.

Anzalone took the loss for Spring Hill. He lasted just one inning, walked one, struck out two, and allowed one run.

The game's last lead went to the Green Wave thanks to a first inning rally that saw one run cross the plate on an RBI double by Joe Bonner. Wachtel gunned out the Spring Hill's potential game tying run at the plate with two outs in the seventh to end the game.

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Tulane vs. University of Georgia

Game 1:

The game's last lead went to UGA thanks to a second inning rally that saw two runs cross the plate on an RBI single by Czernlawski.

UGA added two more runs in the top of the fourth. Sanders doubled, scoring Namura to start the inning. That was followed up by Czernlawski's single, bringing home Sanders.

Two runs in the bottom of the seventh helped Tulane close its deficit to 5-2. A two-run single by Johhny Wachtel sparked Tulane University Club Baseball's rally. The rally was short lived, and the game ended 5-2 in favor of Georgia. 

Game 2:

Tulane lost 7-5 in seven innings at The Fly on Saturday, despite outhitting UGA 11 to 7.

Johhny Wachtel racked up two RBIs on three hits for the Green Wave. He singled in the first and second innings and doubled in the sixth inning.

Avery got the win for UGA despite allowing five runs over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven, walked three and surrendered 11 hits.

Matt Kogan couldn't quite get it done on the mound for Tulane, taking a loss. He allowed seven runs in seven innings, walked three and struck out seven.

UGA closer Hayer put away the final two outs to record the save.

UGA jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first.

Tulane got one-run rallies in the fourth inning and the sixth. In the fourth, the Green Wave scored on an RBI single by Ryan Fishel, plating Sean Keating.

UGA went up for good in the fifth, scoring three runs on two singles.

Game 3:

Matt Iannone went 1-2, but Tulane still fell to UGA 8-3 in seven innings on Sunday at The Fly.

Matt Iannone got on base two times in the game for the Green Wave. He scored two runs and had one RBI. He doubled in the second inning.

Hayes got the win for UGA. He allowed two runs over three innings. Hayes struck out two, walked three and gave up two hits.

Czernlawski, Casanova and Dejoy helped lead UGA. They combined for six hits and two RBIs.

Alex Gutwillig took the loss for Tulane. He allowed eight runs in six innings, walked two and struck out one.

In the bottom of the second, Tulane grabbed the early lead, 2-0. A double by Matt Iannone, plating Teddy Rogozinski started the inning off. The Green Wave pushed one more run across when Iannone scored.

The game's last lead went to UGA thanks to a fourth inning rally that saw three runs cross the plate on an error and a two-run home run by Czernlawski.

UGA added three more runs in the top of the seventh. Namura singled, scoring Autry to start the inning.

Tulane scored one run in the bottom of the seventh to cut its deficit to five. An RBI single by Blair DeBart gave Tulane University Club Baseball life. Finally, Sergio Al Hussein got Brett Salomon to strike out swinging to end the game.

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Tulane vs. TCU

Tulane had a great weekend at home this weekend, securing a two game sweep over TCU thanks in large part to a crowd of over 40 for game 1!

Game 1:

A superb effort by Matt Kogan carried Tulane Club Baseball to a 3-2 win over TCU on Saturday at The Fly.

Matt Kogan struck out 13, paving the way for a Green Wave win. Matt Kogan allowed no earned runs on three hits and two walks over nine innings.

The game was back-and-forth heading into the eighth, with five lead changes.

Tulane finally managed to grab the lead after a strong eighth inning. A walk by Alex Gutwillig scored Joe Bonner and gave Tulane University the lead for good.

Myers was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just two innings, walked five, struck out one, and allowed two runs.

In the bottom of the first, the Green Wave grabbed the early lead, 1-0. The Tulane attack began with a single from Blair DeBart.

A key eighth-inning rally gave Tulane both the tying and go-ahead runs. Tulane tacked on a total of two runs on.


Game 2:

Tulane pounded TCU on Sunday 10-0 at The Fly in seven innings.

The Green Wave scored four runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Blair DeBart, an error, an RBI single by Joe Bonner, and an RBI single by Brian Robinowitz.

Freshman Ben Froman went a perfect 2-2 at the plate for Tulane. He singled in the fifth and sixth innings.

Adam Friedant held TCU scoreless for six innings. Friedant allowed five hits, one walk and struck out five.

Baker took the loss for TCU. He lasted just three innings, walked six, struck out three, and allowed two runs.

Tulane never surrendered the lead after the third inning, scoring two runs on a two-run error.

Tulane Club Baseball brought home one run in the fifth inning, and matched that run total in the sixth. In the fifth, the Green Wave scored on an RBI single by Dan Capone, bringing home Froman.

2014 Home Opener vs. Top Ranked Stephen F. Austin

Game 1:

Tulane Club Baseball seize victory thanks to late bases loaded walk, drop SFA 6-5

Tulane and SFA passed the lead back and forth five times on Sunday at The Fly, but in the end the Green Wave pulled out a 6-5 win in seven innings over top ranked SFA.

Tulane finally managed to grab the lead after a strong seventh inning. A walk by Brett Salomon scored Blair DeBart and gave Tulane the lead for good.

The Green Wave were led by Blair's hitting. Blair went 3-4 and scored three runs. He singled in the first, third, and seventh innings.

SFA couldn't get anything going as long as veteran ace Adam Friedant was on the mound. SFA managed just two hits off of Friedant, who allowed no earned runs, walked four and struck out one during his five innings of work.

Matt Kogan got the win for Tulane. He tossed 1 2/3 innings of shutout ball out of the Pen. Matt struck out two, walked none and gave up one hit.

Fletcher was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed six runs in six innings, walked seven and struck out nine.

Tulane jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Green Wave attack began with a single from Blair. A stolen base then moved Blair from first to second. Brett singled, plating Blair.

SFA scored five runs in the sixth, keyed by a two-run home run off the bat of Adams, scoring New.

Game 2:

Great pitching leads Tulane Club Baseball past SFA 5-0

Matt Kogan threw a complete game shutout to lift Tulane to a 5-0 win over SFA at The Fly in seven innings.

The Green Wave got the win thanks in large part to Matt's dominant, 10-strikeout performance. Tulane's pitcher tossed seven innings of shutout ball and allowed only three hits.

Tulane got its bats going early, scoring three runs in the first inning to pull ahead of SFA.

Brett Salomon racked up three RBIs on one hit for Tulane University Club Baseball. He homered in the first inning.

Lopez ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted six innings, walked three, struck out four, and allowed five runs.

Tulane pushed across one run in both the second inning and the third. In the second, Tulane University scored on an RBI single by Gray Halliburton, scoring Blair DeBart.

Game 3:

Tulane Club Baseball built an early edge on Sunday, but SFA roared back to steal a 3-2 victory in a thriller at The Fly.

While the Green Wave led until the fourth inning, SFA worked its way back and took the lead on a two-run single by Coronado.

SFA jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second. The SFA attack began with a single from Lopez. A single by Loria then moved Lopez from first to second.

It didn't take long for Tulane to answer as it scored two runs of its own in the second. Tulane scored on a fielder's choice and an error.

SFA stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the fourth, scoring two runs on a two-run single by Coronado.

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