Tulane’s baseball team (5-3) fell to UNO (3-5) by a 11-3 margin on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Maestri Field in the first game of the Pelican Cup..
Jude Abbadessa (0-1) started for Tulane and surrendered six runs in two-thirds of the opening inning. Caden Tarango was the first man out of the bullpen. He allowed two runs in two innings. Jake Toporek had a solid outing with 3.1 innings with just three hits allowed and five strikeouts. LuisPablo Navarro surrendered one hit and two runs in 1.1 innings thrown with two strikeouts. Will Clements closed out the game, allowing a run in getting the final two outs in the eighth.
Jason Wachs led the offensive charge with three of the team’s five hits including a pair of doubles. The team’s runs were driven in by Kaikea Harrison, Wachs and Johnny Elliott. Tye Wood, Matthias Haas and Trent Liolios all scored a run.
The win was earned by Bryson Goff (1-1). Goff allowed three runs in 5.1 innings worked with four strikeouts.
Tulane took the early 1-0 lead in the opening inning on a Wachs’ RBI double to the gap in right field to score Wood.
UNO answered with six runs in the bottom of the frame on a two-run blast from Owen Smith and a grand slam from Jake D’Altrui.
The Green Wave drew two runs closer in the top of the second on an Elliott double followed by a sacrifice fly from Harrison.
The Privateers scored two runs in the third inning on a wild pitch and an RBI double from Eli Tidwell to increase their lead to 8-3.
UNO added three insurance runs to the tally in the bottom of the eighth, 9-3, on an Owen Smith single and a two-run bloop double from Dylan Biddick.
Next, Tulane continues the road trip against South Alabama, Feb. 25, before welcoming Eastern Kentucky for a three-game set from Feb. 27 – March 1.
Notables
Jason Wachs extended his on-base streak to 34 games from the end of last season and the first eight games this year with two hits today against UNO…The 34 games is a career high…Right-handed pitchers LuisPablo Navarro and Caden Tarango both made their debuts in the game…Tulane has now lost the team’s last four games to UNO.
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