Tulane vs. Florida State

The Green Wave fought hard against a strong FSU team at home, but ultimately fell just short this weekend.

Adam Friedant got the call for the Green Wave in Game 1 and went 6 strong innings. Down 2-0 in the fifth, Nick Bader singled and later scored on a pass ball to help Tulane pull within one. Two batters later, Blair deBart was hit by a pitch and came around to score the tying run on an RBI single by outfielder Matt Iannone. FSU quickly rallied for three runs in the top half of the six, and one more in the seventh, stretching their lead to 4. The Green Wave were able to put two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, but the offense stalled, ending the game 6-2 in favor of FSU.

Freshman Matt Kogan of Silver Spring, MD took the hill for Tulane in game two, with game-time temperatures dipping into the 30s. A Tulane fielding error put the second batter of the game aboard, who would later score the game's first run. The Green Wave rebounded quickly with two runs of their own, after Gray Halliburton followed a Kogan leadoff walk with a hit by pitch that knocked Halliburton out of the game. Sloppy defense continued to plague the Green Wave, however, leading to two unearned runs putting the game almost out of reach. Tulane was able to load the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, but were not able to cash in, leaving the game 7-2 Seminoles.

The two teams met for a third time on Sunday in an exciting 9-inning affair. Veteran pitcher and third baseman Josh Woolford was on the mound for Tulane, having pitched a complete game shut-out victory against FSU in Fall play. "Woolf" was on the prowl again, going the distance in this game as well. FSU jumped out in front with three runs early, but Tulane's John Cornfield crushed an RBI double scoring Alex Gutwillig in the bottom of the fourth to put the Green Wave on the board. Cornfield came around to score on an RBI single by DH Brett Salomon, brining the score to 3-2. Shortstop Blair deBart was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score now 5-2. After a strike out and a walk, Sophomore Catcher Ari Janoff continued to swing the bat well with a huge double to the wall in left. The trailing runner was tagged out rounding third, however, eliminating a possible run. Down by two in the ninth, a walk of Cornfield followed by a single by deBart put the tying runs on base. Tulane was unable to capitalize, and the game ended with a final score of 5-3.