2016 TULANE GREEN WAVE BASEBALL SPORTS GUIDE

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2016 TULANE GREEN WAVE BASEBALL SPORTS GUIDE
2016 TULANE GREEN WAVE BASEBALL SPORTS GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2016 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Media Information/Athletic Communications . . . . 3
2015 Roster Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Baseball Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach David Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Associate Head Coach Sean Allen . . . . . . . . . 10
Assistant Coach Philip Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Volunteer Coach Phil Haig . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Director of Baseball Operations Brian Meyer . . . . 13
Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
Curtis Akey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Russ Buller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Todd Graffagnini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Trase Guidry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Andy Massey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
John McNamara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Additional Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
THE PLAYERS
The Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-41
Stephen Alemais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sam Bjorngjeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Matt Braud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Grant Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cameron Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Richard Carthon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Patrick Duester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
J.P. France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emerson Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Jordan Gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hunter Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Brandon Issa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Jackson Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lex Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alex Massey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Corey Merrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Jeremy Montalbano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dan Rankin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Jake Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Trevor Simms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Eric Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hunter Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Jake Willsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tim Yandel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-47
J. Artigues/C. Colletti/J. DeHart . . . . . . . . 42
C. Edwards/A. Forte/A. Galy . . . . . . . . . . 43
L. Glancy/G. Gray/T. Heinrichs . . . . . . . . 44
W. Johnston/R. Massey/B. Moskow . . . . . . 45
C. Oakley/S. Pierce/M. Rowland . . . . . . . . 46
E. Rutter/G. Witherspoon . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
TV Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HISTORY
All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-64
National Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-67
James Jurries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Michael Aubrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rick Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Tulane and USA Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
All-Americans Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-73
Freshman and Academic All-Americans . . . . . . 74
All-Conference Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Conference Specialty Awards . . . . . . . . . . 76-81
Conference/NCAA Tournament Awards . . . . . 82
Annual Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-83
Tulane in the MLB Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-88
Tulane in the Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-98
RECORDS & RESULTS
Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-101
Single Season Records (Ind.) . . . . . . . . . 102-105
Single Season Team Records . . . . . . . . . . 106-108
Single Game Records (Ind.) . . . . . . . . . . 109-110
Single Game Team Records . . . . . . . . . . 111-112
Year-By-Year Team Leaders . . . . . . . . . . 113-117
Year-By-Year Team Hitting . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Year-By-Year Team Pitching . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
All-Time Individual Hitting Statistics . . . . . 120-125
All-Time Individual Pitching Statistics . . . . 126-129
Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130-145
Year-by-Year Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
All-Time Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
All-Time Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 148-149
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
2005 CWS Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150-151
2001 CWS Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152-153
2015 Baton Rouge Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
2008 Tallahassee Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
2006 Oxford Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
2004 Fullerton Super Regional/Oxford Regional . 157
2003 Baton Rouge Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
2002 Baton Rouge Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
2000 Starkville Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
1999 Auburn Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
1998 South II Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
1996 South II Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
1994 South II Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
1992 South I Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
1988 East Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
1987 South II Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
1986 South II Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
1983 Central Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
1982 South Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
1979 South Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
All-Time Regional Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
2015 SEASON REVIEW
2015 The AAC Results/All-Conference Team . . . 49
2015 The AAC Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-51
2015 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53
2015 Season Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2015 Hitting/Pitching Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2015 Defensive Stats/Team Summary/Misc. . . . . 56
2015 Miscellaneous Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2015 Game-By-Game Lineups . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2015 Game-By-Game Batting Order . . . . . . . . 59
The Tulane Baseball Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Associate Athletics Communication Director Curtis Akey. Photography from Parker Waters and the Tulane Athletic
Communications archives, unless noted otherwise. Baseball card photos in the MLB section are from Akey’s personal collection. Special thanks goes to the Tulane Ath. Comm. student workers.
2016 QUICK FACTS
University
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans, La.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1843
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,462
President . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Michael A. Fitts
Harvard, ‘75
Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . Troy Dannen
Northern Iowa, ‘89
Coaching Staff
Head Coach . . . David Pierce (Second Season)
Houston (1988)
Overall Record (Yrs.) . . . . . . . 156-88 (Four)
Record at Tulane . . . . . . . . . . 35-25 (One)
Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . Sean Allen
(Houston, 2001)
Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . Philip Miller
(Northwestern State, 2005)
Volunteer Coach . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Haig
Dir. of Baseball Ops . . . . . . . . .Brian Meyer
(Otterbein, 2004)
Baseball Office . . . . . . . . . . (504) 862-8216
Athletic Communications
Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Akey
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . (504) 314-7271
Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . (504) 495-4073
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . cakey@tulane.edu
Team Information
First Year of Baseball . . . 1893 (110th Season)
Program Record . . . . . . 1908-1334-14 (.586)
The American Record . . . . . . . 13-11 (.542)
Facility . Greer Field at Turchin Stadium (5,000)
Built . . . . . . . . . . .1991 (Renovated: 2008)
First Game . . . . . . . . . . . March 11, 1991
(Tulane 11, Notre Dame 4)
Record at GFTS . . . . . 581-220-2 (23 Seasons)
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . AstroPlay Field Turf
Dimensions Lines: 325, Alleys: 370, Center:400
2015 Recap
2015 Record (The American) . . . 35-25 (13-11)
Position Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . 6/2
Pitching Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . 5/0
Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . 21/9
Total Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Freshman/Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . 11/6
History Recap
NCAA Regional Appearances . . . . . . . . 20
1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992 1994 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015
NCAA Super Regional Appearances . . . . . .3
2001, 2004, 2005
College World Series Appearances . . . . . . .2
2001, 2005
Overall Postseason Record . . . . . 36-42 (.462)
Last Postseason Results . .Baton Rouge Regional (2015)
L, 10-1 vs. UNC-Wilmington (5/29)
W, 15-3 vs. Lehigh (5/30)
L, 8-2 vs. UNC-Wilmington (5/31)
28 ALL-AMERICANS • 26 MAJOR LEAGUERS • 9 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 96 DRAFT PICKS
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Tulane will play 32 of their 56
games on the season within the
friendly confines of Greer Field at
Turchin Stadium.
2016 SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY
2/19
2/20
2/21
2/23
2/26
2/27
2/28
MARCH
3/2
3/4
3/5
3/6
3/8
3/9
3/11
3/12
3/13
3/15
3/18
3/19
3/20
3/22
3/25
3/26
3/27
3/29
APRIL
4/1
4/2
4/3
4/5
4/8
4/9
4/10
4/12
4/15
4/16
4/17
4/19
VS. ILLINOIS
VS. ILLINOIS
VS. ILLINOIS
VS. ALABAMA A&M
at Tony Gwynn Classic #
at Tony Gwynn Classic #
at Tony Gwynn Classic #
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
TBA
TBA
TBA
at Southeastern Louisiana
VS. PEPPERDINE
VS. PEPPERDINE
VS. PEPPERDINE
VS. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
at New Orleans
VS. FURMAN
VS. FURMAN
VS. FURMAN
at Nicholls State
at Texas
at Texas
at Texas
vs. Southern Miss $
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
at LSU
6:00 p.m.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
6:00 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
7:05 p.m.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M.
6:30 p.m.
AT UCONN *
AT UCONN *
AT UCONN *
VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
VS. EAST CAROLINA *
VS. EAST CAROLINA *
VS. EAST CAROLINA *
at Louisiana-Lafayette
VS. CINCINNATI *
VS. CINCINNATI *
VS. CINCINNATI *
VS. SOUTHERN MISS
2:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
4/22
4/23
4/24
4/26
4/29
4/30
at UCF *
at UCF *
at UCF *
VS. LSU
VS. HOUSTON *
VS. HOUSTON *
5:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
6:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
MAY
5/1
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/10
5/11
5/13
5/14
5/15
5/17
5/19
5/20
5/21
VS. HOUSTON *
at USF *
at USF *
at USF *
VS. NEW ORLEANS
VS. SOUTHERN
VS. MEMPHIS *
VS. MEMPHIS *
VS. MEMPHIS *
VS. NICHOLLS STATE
at Houston *
at Houston *
at Houston *
1:00 P.M.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
6:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
May 24-29
THE AMERICAN TOURNAMENT
Clearwater, Fla.TBA
June 3-6
NCAA REGIONALS
TBA
TBA
June 10-13
NCAA SUPER REGIONALS
TBA
TBA
June 18-29
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Omaha, Neb.
TBA
* - American Athletic Conference Game
# - San Diego, Calif.
$ - MGM Park (Biloxi, Miss.)
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
All times Central
TULANE VS. 2016 OPPONENTS, ALL-TIME
Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . First Meeting
Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-7
Last Meeting, 4/26/2015
East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-21
Last Meeting, 5/21/2015
Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Meeting
Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-38
Last Meeting, 5/3/2015
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Last Meeting, 3/9/1990
Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Last Meeting, 3/17/1989
2
Louisiana-Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-42
Last Meeting, 4/1/2014
Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-3
Last Meeting, 5/7/2008
LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-180-3
Last Meeting, 4/21/2015
Southern Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93-59-1
Last Meeting, 5/12/2015
Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-38
Last Meeting, 5/22/2015
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Last Meeting, 2/12/2006
New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-60
Last Meeting, 2/25/2015
UConn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Last Meeting, 5/22/2015
Nicholls State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-24
Last Meeting, 4/7/2015
UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-17
Last Meeting, 4/19/2015
Pepperdine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10
Last Meeting, 2/15/2015
USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-20
Last Meeting, 5/12/2015
Southeastern Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . 77-32
Last Meeting, 4/28/2015
20 NCAA REGIONALS • 3 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES
MEDIA INFORMATION/ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
INTERVIEWS
For interviews with head coach David Pierce
and/or Tulane assistant coaches, please contact Curtis
Akey in the Athletic Communications Office by phone
(504-314-7271) or by e-mail (cakey@tulane.edu).
Players are available for interviews, either in
person or on the phone, up until ten minutes before
practice is scheduled to start, depending on their class
and meeting schedules. Interviews can be set up for any
non-game day and no interviews will be granted after
the cutoff time.
In order to have time to arrange for player
interviews, please provide 24-hours notice to Curtis
Akey in the Tulane Athletic Communications Office.
Player interviews may be conducted in the atrium
of the Wilson Center, inside Greer Field at Turchin
Stadium or in the Athletic Communications Office.
The Tulane training rooms, locker rooms, weight room
and meeting room areas are off-limits to the media.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWS
The Tulane locker room is closed following all
Tulane contests (home and away). Head Coach David
Pierce and requested players will be available outside
the locker room or on the field following games.
For Tulane home games, the SID of the visiting
school will establish admittance policies to the visiting
locker room, coaches and players.
PRACTICE COVERAGE
In general, Tulane practices, usually held at
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, are open to the local
media. However, practices may be closed or moved
without notice. Please contact the Tulane Athletic
Communications Office if you plan on attending
practice. Please call the baseball office to confirm that
day’s practice schedule. Media are asked to remain in
the stands during practice, and are not permitted to
speak to players or coaches during the workout.
WEBSITE
Updated statistics, game recaps, game notes,
player and coaches’ bios, newspaper articles, as well
as historical, broadcast and ticket information, can
be found on the Tulane Official Athletics Website at
www.TulaneGreenWave.com. Media are encouraged
to check the website regularly for the latest Green Wave
athletics news.
In addition, information can be sent via e-mail or
fax on a daily or weekly basis. Simply contact Curtis
Akey at (504) 314-7271 or via e-mail at cakey@tulane.
edu if you would like to be added to the baseball e-mail
or fax distribution list.
VIDEO SERVICES
Requests for video footage of Green Wave
baseball should be made to Curtis Akey in the Athletic
Communications Office. He will work with the
Coordinator of Video Operations, Travis Detillier, to
fill specific requests. Please allow a minimum of three
days lead time for video requests.
PRESS BOX SERVICES
A press box is located on the fourth floor of
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Game notes, rosters,
programs and other information will be available in
the press box prior to games. Post-game statistics will
be delivered as soon as possible. Complete post-game
box scores will be available immediately following the
game.
RADIO/TELEVISION BROADCASTS
Visiting radio stations will have one (1) phone
line and one (1) ISDN line available in the visiting
radio booth, located on the fourth floor of Greer Field
at Turchin Stadium. Space will be allocated in the
television broadcast booth, also on the fourth floor.
Visiting SIDs will designate their official radio stations
and Tulane will supply phone lines on a reciprocal basis
for that station.
CREDENTIAL REQUESTS
All requests for media, radio, television,
photography, scouting and parking credentials for the
2015 Tulane baseball season, or for any individual
game, should be made IN WRITING, on company
letterhead or via e-mail, (company name in address),
to Curtis Akey and can be emailed (cakey@tulane.edu)
or faxed (504) 865-5379. Requests should be made at
least one week prior to the event. In general, individual
game credentials will not be mailed but can be picked
up in the Athletic Communications Office the week
of the game, or at the Media Gate located at the main
entrance of Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
CREDENTIAL REGULATIONS
All space for the working press, radio and
television for Tulane baseball games is allocated by
the Tulane Athletic Communications Office, which
reserves the right to deny credentials to any outlet.
Freelance and/or non-daily writers may be asked to
produce copies of actual publications in which their
work has appeared. Seating in the press box inside
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is limited and are
allocated for working members of the media ONLY.
Press credentials will be issued to working
press only. Press credentials are non transferable and
use by anyone other than members of the working
press is unauthorized. Press credentials used in an
unauthorized manner will be revoked immediately.
News organizations allowing unauthorized individuals
to use credentials will have their credentials revoked for
the remainder of the year.
WILL CALL
Any media credentials not picked up during the
week at the Wilson Center will be available at the Media
Gate located at the main entrance of Greer Field at
Turchin Stadium beginning one and a half hours prior
to game-time. The Press Will Call gate is located to the
left of the main entrance, off of Ben Wiener Drive.
PARKING
Parking will be available free of charge in the
Rosen Lot, located off of South Claiborne Avenue,
behind the right field fence of Greer Field at Turchin
Stadium. Please include all parking needs with your
credential requests.
FOOD SERVICES
A light meal and soft drinks will be provided for
working media in the press box on the fourth floor
beginning approximately 90 minutes prior to game
time.
CURTIS AKEY
Associate Director/Baseball Contact
Office: (504) 314-7271
Cell: (504) 495-4073
E-Mail
cakey@tulane.edu
Sport Assignments
Baseball, Secondary
Football, Bowling
Mailing & Overnight Address
Tulane University
Athletic Communications
James W. Wilson, Jr. Center
Ben Weiner Drive
New Orleans, LA 70118
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION STAFF
ROGER DUNAWAY
Assistant Athletics Director
Office: (504) 862-8240
Cell: (504) 452-2906
E-Mail
roger@tulane.edu
Sport Assignments
FB, WGOLF
RACHEL PERREAULT
Associate Director
Office: (504) 314-7219
Cell: (504) 495-5251
E-Mail
rperreau@tulane.edu
Sport Assignments
MBB, S&D
JOSH BATES
Assistant Director
Office: (504) 865-5504
Cell: (504) 355-6283
E-Mail
jbates3@tulane.edu
Sport Assignments
WBB, MTen, WTen
TBD
Assistant Director
Sport Assignments
VB, TF, XC, BEACH VB
28 ALL-AMERICANS • 26 MAJOR LEAGUERS • 9 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 96 DRAFT PICKS
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Tulane returns (l-r) Hunter
Hope, Stephen Alemais, Jake
Rogers, Alex Massey and Hunter
Williams.
2016 TULANE GREEN WAVE BASEBALL ROSTER
NUMERICAL
NO.
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NAME
Cade Edwards
Stephen Alemais
Jonathan Artigues
Jake Rogers
Tim Yandel
Lex Kaplan
Alex Galy
Richard Carthon
Shea Pierce
Jarret DeHart
Jackson Johnson
J.P. France
Matt Rowland
Hunter Hope
Jake Willsey
Tyler Heinrichs
Eric Steel
Corey Merrill
Grant Brown
Trevor Simms
Ross Massey
Alex Massey
Emerson Gibbs
Grant Witherspoon
Patrick Duester
Sam Bjorngjeld
Jeremy Montalbano
Evan Rutter
Cameron Burns
Jordan Gross
Anthony Forte
Dan Rankin
Hunter Williams
Garrett Gray
Christian Colletti
Chris Oakley
Matt Braud
Brandon Issa
Will Johnston
Bobby Moskow
Luke Glancy
22
3
7
19
HT.
5-11
6-0
5-11
6-1
6-1
6-2
5-10
5-8
5-7
6-2
5-9
6-1
5-11
6-2
5-11
6-2
5-10
6-4
6-2
6-3
6-1
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-6
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-1
6-3
6-0
5-9
6-3
6-6
5-9
6-4
5-11
5-8
6-0
WT.
POS.
160
INF
190
INF
175 INF/RHP
185
C
190 RHP/UTL
210
OF
160
INF
195
OF
185 INF/C
210
OF
165
LHP
210
RHP
210
INF
210
INF
190
INF
190 OF/RHP
170
RHP
235
RHP
210
OF
195 RHP/OF
185
LHP
190
RHP
200
RHP
185 OF/LHP
220
RHP
220
LHP
220
C
185
RHP
175
C
215
LHP
190
OF
185
RHP
215
INF
200
C
210
LHP
225
RHP
180
UTL
220
RHP
160
LHP
160
OF
170
OF
B/T
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
L/R
L/R
L/L
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
L/R
L/L
R/R
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
L/R
L/R
R/R
S/R
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
L/R
L/L
YR.
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
FR
Houston, Texas/Second Baptist
JR Bronx, N.Y./All Hallows/Elev8 Sports Institute
FR
Bay St. Louis, Ms./St. Stanislaus
JR
Canyon, Texas/Canyon
SR
Woodstock, Ga./Etowah
JR
St. Louis, Mo./Ladue
FR
New Orleans, La./Jesuit
SR
Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd
RS SR
Houston, Texas/Episcopal
JR
Medford, N.J./Shawnee
SO
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra
RS SO
Luling, La./Archbishop Shaw
RS SO Blue Bell, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy
JR
Jupiter, Fla./Dwyer
JR Chestnut Hill, Mass./The Rivers School
FR
Marietta, Ga./Walton
RS JR
Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island
JR
Lutcher, La./Lutcher
RS SO
Gulfport, Miss./Gulfport
RS SR
Hurst, Texas/Liberty Christian
FR
Baton Rouge, La./Catholic
RS SR
Baton Rouge, La./Catholic
SR
River Ridge, La./Jesuit
FR
Lakewood, Colo./D’Evelyn
SR
Titusville, Fla./Astronaut
RS SO
Sugar Land, Texas/W.P. Clements
RS JR
Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes
RS SR
Spring, Texas/Klein
SR
Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire
RS SR Franklin Lakes, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
FR
Hoffman Estates, Ill./J.B. Conant
RS JR
Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes
JR
West Monroe, La./West Monroe
FR
Sugar Land, Texas/George Ranch
RS JR
Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside
RS SO
Egg Harbor, N.J./St. Augustine Prep
SR
River Ridge, La./Jesuit
RS FR
Old Tappan, N.J./Old Tappan
FR Menlo Park, Calif./Sacred Heart Preparatory
FR
Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge
FR Andover, Mass./Governor Dummer Academy
David Pierce - Head Coach (2nd Season at Tulane; 5th Season as Head Coach; 15th Season in NCAA; Houston, 1988)
Sean Allen - Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (2nd Season at Tulane; 15th Season in NCAA; Houston, 2001)
Philip Miller - Assistant Coach (2nd Season at Tulane; 11th Season in NCAA; Northwestern State, 2005)
Phil Haig - Assistant Coach (2nd Season at Tulane; 5th Season in NCAA)
Brian Meyer - Director of Baseball Operations (Fifth Season at Tulane; Otterbein, ‘04)
Curtis Akey - Associate Athletics Communication Director (Fourth Season; LSU, ‘07)
Russ Buller - Assistant AD/Student Athlete Performance and Nutrition (Sixth Season; LSU, ‘00)
Trase Guidry - Assistant Equipment Manager (Seventh Season; Louisiana-Lafayette, ‘07)
Andy Massey - Head Athletic Trainer (10th Season; The Citadel, ‘83)
John McNamara - Student Manager (Second Season)
4
ALPHABETICAL
#NAME
2 Stephen Alemais
3 Jonathan Artigues
32 Sam Bjorngjeld
43 Matt Braud
23 Grant Brown
35 Cameron Burns
8 Richard Carthon
41 Christian Colletti
11 Jarret DeHart
31 Patrick Duester
1 Cade Edwards
37 Anthony Forte
14 J.P. France
7 Alex Galy
29 Emerson Gibbs
48 Luke Glancy
40 Garrett Gray
36 Jordan Gross
18 Tyler Heinrichs
16 Hunter Hope
44 Brandon Issa
13 Jackson Johnson
45 Will Johnston
6 Lex Kaplan
28 Alex Massey
26 Ross Massey
21 Corey Merrill
33 Jeremy Montalbano
46 Bobby Moskow
42 Chris Oakley
9 Shea Pierce
38 Dan Rankin
4 Jake Rogers
15 Matt Rowland
34 Evan Rutter
24 Trevor Simms
20 Eric Steel
39 Hunter Williams
17 Jake Willsey
30 Grant Witherspoon
5 Tim Yandel
POS. YR.
INF
JR
INF/RHP
FR
LHP RS SO
UTL
SR
OF
RS SO
C
SR
OF
SR
LHP
RS JR
OF
JR
RHP
SR
INF
FR
OF
FR
RHP RS SO
INF
FR
RHP
SR
OF
FR
C
FR
LHP
RS SR
OF/RHP
FR
INF
JR
RHP RS FR
LHP
SO
LHP
FR
OF
JR
RHP
RS SR
LHP
FR
RHP
JR
C
RS JR
OF
FR
RHP RS SO
INF/C RS SR
RHP
RS JR
C
JR
INF
RS SO
RHP
RS SR
RHP/OF RS SR
RHP
RS JR
INF
JR
INF
JR
OF/LHP
FR
RHP/UTL
SR
PRONUNCIATION
Stephen Alemais . . . . STEF-In Al-eh-mace
Artigues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-teegs
Bjorngjeld . . . . . . . . . . . BYORN-yeld
Braud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRO
Carthon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAR-thon
DeHart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEE-heart
Duester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOO-stir
Forte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for-TAY
Issa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EE-sa
Yandel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yan-DELL
20 NCAA REGIONALS • 3 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
BY STATE
1
4
9
18
24
32
35
34
38
40
Texas (10)
Cade Edwards
Jake Rogers
Shea Pierce
Jeremy Montalbano
Trevor Simms
Sam Bjorngjeld
Cameron Burns
Evan Rutter
Dan Rankin
Garrett Gray
7
8
14
21
26
28
29
39
43
Louisiana (9)
Alex Galy
New Orleans
Richard Carthon
Shreveport
J.P. France
Marrero
Corey Merrill
Lutcher
Ross Massey
Baton Rouge
Alex Massey
Baton Rouge
Emerson Gibbs
River Ridge
Hunter Williams
West Monroe
Matt Braud
River Ridge
11
36
42
44
46
New Jersey (5)
Jarret DeHart
Medford
Jordan Gross
Franklin Lakes
Chris Oakley
Egg Harbor
Brandon Issa
Old Tappan
Bobby Moskow
Basking Ridge
13
16
20
31
Florida (4)
Jackson Johnson
Ponte Vedra Beach
Hunter Hope
Jupiter
Eric Steel
Merritt Island
Patrick Duester
Titusville
Georgia (2)
7 Tim Yandel
18 Tyler Heinrichs
Houston
Canyon
Houston
Katy
Hurst
Sugar Land
Bellaire
Spring
Katy
Sugar Land
Woodstock
Marietta
Masschusetts (2)
17 Jake Willsey
Chesnut Hill
48 Luke Glancy
Andover
Mississippi (2)
3 Jonathan Artigues
Bay St. Louis
23 Grant Brown
Gulfport
New York (2)
2 Stephen Alemais
Bronx
41 Christian Colletti
Rockville Centre
California (1)
45 Will Johnston
Menlo Park
Colorado (1)
30 Grant Witherspoon
Lakewood
Illinois (1)
37 Anthony Forte
Hoffman Estates
6
Missouri (1)
Lex Kaplan
Pennsylvania (1)
15 Matt Rowland
St. Louis
BY POSITION
CATCHERS
No.
4
18
35
40
43
Name
Jake Rogers
Jeremy Montalbano
Cameron Burns
Garrett Gray
Matt Braud
Ht.
6-1
6-2
6-0
5-9
5-9
Wt.
185
220
175
200
180
Pos.
C
C
C
C
UTL
B/T Yr.
R/R
JR
R/R RS JR
R/R
SR
S/R
FR
R/R SR
Hometown/High School
Canyon, Texas/Canyon
Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes
Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire
Sugar Land, Texas/George Ranch
River Ridge, La./Jesuit
No.
1
2
3
5
7
9
16
17
39
43
Name
Cade Edwards
Stephen Alemais
Jonathan Artigues
Tim Yandel
Alex Galy
Shea Pierce
Hunter Hope
Jake Willsey
Hunter Williams
Matt Braud
Ht.
5-11
6-0
5-11
6-1
5-10
5-7
6-2
5-11
6-0
5-9
Wt.
Pos.
B/T Yr.
Hometown/High School
160
INF
R/R FR
Houston, Texas/Second Baptist
190
INF
R/R
JR Bronx, N.Y./All Hallows/Elev8 Sports Institute
175 INF/RHP R/R FR
Bay St. Louis, Ms./St. Stanislaus
190 RHP/UTL R/R SR
Woodstock, Ga./Etowah
160
INF
R/R FR
New Orleans, La./Jesuit
185 INF/C L/R RS SR
Houston, Texas/Episcopal
210
INF
R/R
JR
Jupiter, Fla./Dwyer
190
INF
R/R
JR
Chestnut Hill, Mass./The Rivers School
215
INF
R/R
JR
West Monroe, La./West Monroe
180
UTL R/R SR
River Ridge, La./Jesuit
No.
6
8
11
13
18
23
24
30
37
46
48
Name
Lex Kaplan
Richard Carthon
Jarret DeHart
Jackson Johnson
Tyler Heinrichs
Grant Brown
Trevor Simms
Grant Witherspoon
Anthony Forte
Bobby Moskow
Luke Glancy
Ht.
6-2
5-8
6-2
5-9
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-1
5-8
6-0
Wt.
210
195
210
165
190
210
195
185
190
160
170
No.
3
5
13
14
18
20
21
24
26
28
29
30
31
32
34
36
38
41
42
44
45
Name
Jonathan Artigues
Tim Yandel
Jackson Johnson
J.P. France
Tyler Heinrichs
Eric Steel
Corey Merrill
Trevor Simms
Ross Massey
Alex Massey
Emerson Gibbs
Grant Witherspoon
Patrick Duester
Sam Bjorngjeld
Evan Rutter
Jordan Gross
Dan Rankin
Christian Colletti
Chris Oakley
Brandon Issa
Will Johnston
Ht.
5-11
6-1
5-9
6-1
6-2
5-10
6-4
6-3
6-1
6-3
6-1
6-3
6-6
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-6
6-4
5-11
Wt.
Pos.
B/T
175 INF/RHP R/R
190 RHP/UTL R/R
165
LHP
L/L
200
RHP R/R
190 OF/RHP R/R
170
RHP L/R
225
RHP R/R
195 RHP/OF R/R
185
LHP
L/L
195
RHP R/R
195
RHP L/R
185 OF/LHP L/L
220
RHP R/R
220
LHP
L/L
185
RHP R/R
215
LHP
L/L
185
RHP L/R
210
LHP
L/L
225
RHP R/R
185
RHP R/R
160
LHP
L/L
INFIELDERS
OUTFIELDERS
Pos.
OF
OF
OF
LHP/OF
OF/RHP
OF
RHP/OF
OF/LHP
OF
OF
OF
B/T Yr.
Hometown/High School
L/L
JR
St. Louis, Mo./Ladue
L/R
SR
Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd
L/L
JR
Meford, N.J./Shawnee
L/L
SO
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra
R/R FR
Marietta, Ga./Walton
R/R RS SO
Gulfport, Miss./Gulfport
R/R RS SR
Hurst, Texas/Liberty Christian
L/L
FR
Lakewood, Colo./D’Evelyn
L/R FR
Hoffman Estates, Ill./J.B. Conant
L/R FR
Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge
L/L
FR Andover, Mass./Governor Dummer Academy
PITCHERS
Yr.
FR
JR
FR
SO
FR
RS SO
SO
SR
FR
RS JR
JR
FR
JR
RS FR
RS SR
RS JR
RS SO
RS JR
RS SO
FR
FR
Hometown/High School
Bay St. Louis, Ms./St. Stanislaus
Woodstock, Ga./Etowah
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra
Luling, La./Archbishop Shaw
Marietta, Ga./Walton
Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island
Lutcher, La./Lutcher
Hurst, Texas/Liberty Christian
Baton Rouge, La./Catholic
Baton Rouge, La./Catholic
River Ridge, La./Jesuit
Lakewood, Colo./D’Evelyn
Titusville, Fla./Astronaut
Sugar Land, Texas/W.P. Clements
Spring, Texas/Klein
Franklin Lakes, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes
Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside
Egg Harbor, N.J./St. Augustine Prep
Old Tappan, N.J./Old Tappan
Menlo Park, Calif./Sacred Heart Preparatory
Blue Bell
28 ALL-AMERICANS • 26 MAJOR LEAGUERS • 9 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 96 DRAFT PICKS
5
GREER FIELD
AT TURCHIN STADIUM
GFATS BY THE NUMBERS
61,782
NUMBER OF FANS WHO CAME THROUGH
THE TURNSTILES DURING THE 2015
SEASON AT GREER FIELD AT TURCHIN
STADIUM, GOOD FOR 33RD IN THE ENTIRE NCAA
5,131
THE LARGEST ATTENDANCE AT GREER
FIELD AT TURCHIN STADIUM, WHICH
CAME AGAINST LSU ON APRIL 5, 2011
581
WINS BY THE GREEN WAVE IN THE
FRIENDLY CONFINES OF GREER FIELD
AT TURCHIN STADIUM
The crown jewel of Tulane University’s athletic facilities, Greer Field at Turchin Stadium will serve as home for the
Green Wave baseball team.
The brand new, state-of-the-art facility opened in 2008 and was built for a cost of $10.5 million and is named in honor of
Philip Greer and Robert and Lillian Turchin - the namesake of the old Turchin Stadium.
A pro-style stadium with a capacity of 5,000, Greer Field at Turchin Stadium features a grandstand design of structural
steel, which increases the number of chair-back seats from 900 to over 2,700. In addition the facility also features private
suites, an open-air club suite, a partially covered seating area and a new press box. The Green Wave’s facility also features
a different playing surface in FieldTurf - the same surface used by several Major League Baseball and NFL stadiums.
The FieldTurf replaces the natural-grass surface that the old Turchin Stadium had since its opening in 1991. The entire
field, with the exclusion of the pitcher’s mound, is FieldTurf, which all but eliminates the possibility of inclement weather
making the field unplayable.
Four private suites flank the breezeway on the first- base line and include air-conditioned kitchenette and restroom
facilities. Suites are sold on multi-year leases and are accessible via elevator, which also provides access to the press
box. For the first time, the press box includes individual broadcast booths, Ethernet capability and expanded space for
the print media. An updated sound system, a new padded outfield wall, concession stands, restrooms and an expanded
merchandise sales area make the facility one of the finest in the nation. The lighting system, the line-score portion of the
scoreboard and the Theresa Sofio Hitting Facility are the lone holdovers from the old Turchin Stadium, and nearly every
other area of the stadium has been replaced as part of the construction.
The exterior of the stadium is more fan-friendly, as well, as the fans enter the stadium via Goldring Plaza.
The Plaza features commemorative bricks purchased in a fundraising drive by Tulane’s die-hard fans. Inside, a new video
board was installed above the scoreboard in left field, which will allow Green Wave fans to enjoy video clips, in-game
replays and updated statistics of the teams playing that day. Along with the esthetics of Goldring Plaza, the corridors of
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium feature oversized images of some of the Green Wave’s most memorable moments on
the diamond.
5
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS HOSTED
GFATS QUICK FACTS
Opened: . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 11, 1991
Rededicated: . . . . . . . . .February 22, 2008
(Tulane 6, UIC 0)
First Game: . . . . . . . . . . March 11, 1991
(Tulane 11, Notre Dame 4)
Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Surface: . . . . . . . . . . AstroPlay Field Turf
Record: . . . . . . . . . 581-220-2 (22 Seasons)
6
20 NCAA REGIONALS • 3 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES
The Mickey Retif Memorial Clubhouse, located on the second floor of the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center, also underwent
a complete overhaul and now features 40 wooden lockers, nine flat-screen television sets, DVD and VCR players, and a
CD/Stereo system. The clubhouse also features a keypad entry system that gives the student-athletes unlimited access, a
player’s lounge, shower facilities and a locker room for the coaching staff.
Since moving to its current location for the 1991 season, Tulane’s home field has been a true advantage as the Green
Wave sports a .750 winning percentage in games played within its friendly confines. The old Turchin Stadium has played
host to the 1992 Metro Conference Tournament and the 1997 and 2003 C-USA Tournaments as well as the 2001 and
2005 NCAA New Orleans Regionals and the 2005 NCAA New Orleans Super Regional.
TULANE YEAR-BY-YEAR AT GREER
FIELD AT TURCHIN STADIUM
Year W
L
1991 27 8
1992 32 9
1993 14 12 1994 27 6
1995 24 14 1996 24 8
1997 29 13 1998
24 4
1999 26 3
2000 22 8
2001 41 7
2002 21 11 2003 33 3
2004 26 3
2005 33 4
2008 26 15 2009 24 13 2010 26 14
2011 22 15
2012 27 10
2013 16 16
2014 18 13
2015 19 11
Total 581 220
T PCT
0 .771
0 .780
0 .538
0 .818
0 .632
0 .750
0 .690
0 .857
0 .897
1 .733
0 .854
0 .656
0 .917
0 .897
0 .892
1 .631
0 .649
0.650
0.595
0.730
0.500
0.580
0.633
2 .724
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7
Home-field advantage came into play in all six tournaments with the Green Wave winning the 1992 league championship
and all three NCAA events while advancing to the semifinals in 1997 and the finals in 2003.
The Green Wave baseball team has played in the current vicinity for more than 40 years. The ballpark was originally
named Tulane Diamond and was located about 100 feet south of its current location,
Up until 1985, the dimensions were 347 and 353 to the power alleys in left and right field, respectively. The new park
measures 325 down the lines, 370 to the power alleys and 400 feet to straightaway center. The old outfield wall will be
replaced with a new padded wall to help ensure the safety and well being of both the home and visiting teams’ studentathletes.
Lights were originally added in 1991 with eight banks of between 22 and 30 lights illuminating Turchin Stadium. Also
new to the stadium in 1991 was the addition of permanent seating, a luxury box, a press box and a state-of-the-art computerized scoreboard.
Prior to the 2015 season, two video lineup boards were installed near the entrance of the stadium, providing fans with a
digital look at the conference standings, as well as the lineup for that day. Additionally, a new $600,000 scoreboard will
be installed during the fall of 2015. The state-of-the-art scoreboard will be one of the biggest in the nation at nearly 1,430
square feet.
The Theresa Sofio Hitting Facility
- or the Hack Shack - is home to
Tulane’s indoor hitting cages.
The Hack Shack houses four
batting cages, two pitching
mounds, a tee and toss area and a
coaches’ evaluation location.
The Milton J. “Mickey” Retif Jr.
Memorial Clubhouse features a
lounge area with televisions,
sofas and chairs.
Oak-recessed lockers surround a
ping-pong table in “The Mick”.