Tulane baseball tops LSU, earns No. 1 play on SC Top Ten
No. 1 play on SportsCenter Top Ten? Check.
No. 27 Tulane (18-7) topped instate rival LSU (16-8) 7-1 Tuesday night for the Green Wave’s first win in Baton Rouge since 2007.
Tulane cruised to its victory on a strong pitching performance, seven hits and an impressive defensive showing highlighted by preseason All-American junior shortstop Stephen Alemais’ outstanding double play. With his in-motion, behind-the-back-toss to second baseman junior Jake Willsey to lead to the 2nd and 3rd outs of the inning, Alemais notched the Wave the No. 1 play on SportsCenter Top Ten.
No. 1 in American Athletic Conference? Check.
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— Andrew Lemoine (@ajrunner) March 30, 2016
Tulane’s rout over the Tigers’ secured the Wave the No. 1 spot in the AAC standings heading into conference play.
The Wave opens conference play this weekend at Connecticut (12-11). Tulane will face LSU one more time this season, taking on the Tigers at home on April 26.
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