The Tulane Green Wave baseball team represents

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. The Green Wave baseball team competes in the

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and play their home games on campus at

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. They are coached by head coach Jay Uhlman. Tulane has captured 15 conference championships in three different leagues and have made 21 NCAA Regional Appearances, including three Super Regionals and two trips to the

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History

By the numbers

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Draft Picks *28 - All Americans *22 - Freshman All Americans *9 - Academic All Americans *27 -

players *15 - Conference Championships *9 - 1st Round draft picks *21 - NCAA Regional appearances *3 - NCAA Super Regional Appearances *2 -

appearances

Early years (1893–1946)

Tulane played its first game during the 1893 season. It was a 10–2 victory over the Southern Athletic Club.

Early Modern era (1947–1974)

During this era, Tulane won the 1948 SEC championship. Tulane left the SEC after the 1966 season. The school's final SEC season marked a milestone in racial integration in the South when Stephen Martin, a walk-on who was attending the school on an academic scholarship, became the first

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to play any varsity sport in the SEC.

Joe Brockhoff era (1975–1993)

Under Joe Brockhoff, Tulane made seven NCAA Tournament appearances. His teams won one regular season and three tournament

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championships. Brockhoff finished with an overall record of 641–350–2 (.647) in his 19 seasons as head baseball coach.

Rick Jones era (1994–2014)

Rick Jones was hired as head baseball coach at Tulane in 1994. In 1996, Tulane played its first season as a founding member of

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. In 2001, the team's 55 wins set a school record and led the nation. The team made it to the

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, only to blow an 8–0 lead against

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and lose the game 13–11. The Green Wave won its next game against

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6–5 but was eliminated in the third game by

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. In 2005, the Green Wave tied its 2001 record for wins. Tulane started the season ranked first in the nation and held the top spot throughout most of the regular season. The Green Wave entered the postseason ranked No. 1 and beat

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to win its Super Regional. Tulane advanced to the

for the second time in school history. The Green Wave defeated Oregon State 3–1 in its first game but fell 5–0 to Texas, the eventual national champion. In an elimination game against Baylor, the Green Wave led 7–0 in the 7th inning before the Bears scored 8 runs in the final three innings to win the game. Brian Bogusevic won Louisiana Pitcher of the Year, was named to four All-American teams (including Louisville Slugger's first team), and was a semifinalist for three national awards. He was taken in the first round of the 2005 draft by the

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. Pitcher and first baseman

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was named Conference USA and Louisiana Player of the Year. He was drafted in the third round by the

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. Third baseman Brad Emaus was named Conference USA and Louisiana Freshman of the Year. Head Coach Rick Jones was named Louisiana Coach of the Year. In 2006, the Tulane baseball team returned to New Orleans after spending the fall semester at

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in Lubbock, Texas, due to the effects of

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. With the renovation of Turchin Stadium delayed, the Green Wave were forced to play home games at nearby

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for 2 seasons. Despite the distractions and disruptions of their day-to-day lives, the Green Wave finished the regular season 39–17, in third place in C-USA with a 15–9 conference record. Tulane lost to Ole Miss in the NCAA Regionals to end the season. The university's Renewal Plan called for the suspension of some of its sports, and Tulane Athletics did not return to a full 16 teams until the 2011–12 school year. Prior to the 2007 season the Green Wave was recognized by

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as one of the top college baseball programs in the country since the NCAA expanded its tournament from 48 to 64 teams. The ratings were formulated by evaluating a program's national impact, overall competitiveness, fans and facilities, and academics. The Wave received an "A" rating, one of only 16 teams so designated. The 2007 season saw the long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina finally wear on the team. With construction underway on the new Turchin Stadium, the Wave played a second straight season at Zephyr Field. A solid 28–11 start to the season (including a sweep of in-state rival LSU) was followed by a 6–15 limp to the finish line. The Green Wave failed to garner an NCAA bid for the first time since 1997. In 2010, the NCAA named Tulane the 17th winningest team of the 2000s in terms of winning percentage and 16th by overall wins. Due to health concerns in his 21st season as head coach, Rick Jones stepped down temporarily, handing over control of the 2014 team to recruiting coordinator and hitting coach Jake Gautreau. He was replaced by David Pierce. Jones finished with an overall record of 726–401–2 (.644) during his tenure as head coach for the Green Wave.

David Pierce era (2015–2016)

In his first year at Tulane in 2015, David Pierce brought the Green Wave back to postseason play for the first time since 2008. In 2016, he improved on that and Tulane won the

championship. On June 29, 2016, Pierce left the Green Wave baseball program for the

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Travis Jewett era (2017–2022)

On July 14, 2016, Tulane hired

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as head coach after a previous stint as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. On May 16, 2022, Tulane and Jewett agreed to mutually part ways effective immediately. Jay Uhlman was named interim head coach.

Jay Uhlman era (2022-present)

On June 7, 2022, Tulane hired Jay Uhlman as head coach.

Traditions

Logo and uniforms

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. Their jerseys feature two

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s, Louisiana's state bird, perched on a baseball bat in the style of the

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logo. Throughout the years, multiple publications and fans have voted the Green Wave jerseys as having the #1 Logo and Uniform in

, and as recently as 2016 the

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named it one of the top nine in the country. Tulane's "birds on the bat" logo pays homage to the

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, a former minor league baseball team in New Orleans whose logo also borrowed from their parent club, the Cardinals. Tulane has worn multiple color combinations throughout the years that include the following: olive green, sky blue, cream, white, gray, black, and padre style camo jerseys, all donning the famous Tulane "birds on the bat" logo. The baseball cap insignia features either the school's "Angry Wave" logo or the "Slugger Bird".

Stadium

The Green Wave have played its home games at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium since 1991. The team has a .750 winning percentage in games played there and consistently ranks highly among Division I baseball programs in average attendance figures. In 2008 the Green Wave returned to a brand-new Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, nearly rebuilt at the site of the old stadium after damage from Katrina forced the municipality to go with a much larger construction project. The new stadium expanded seating to 5,000, including four luxury box suites and a partially covered seating area with 2,700 chairback seats.

Head coaches

Year-by-year results

Tulane in the NCAA tournament

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started in 1947. The

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of the tournament has changed through the years.

Notable players

Retired numbers

The Tulane baseball program has retired three numbers in the school's history. One player, a player/coach and a coaching legend each have their names and numbers immortalized inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. A trio of New Orleans natives are all enshrined in the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame, with head coach Joe Brockhoff (East Jefferson High School), Cary D. Livingston (West Jefferson High School) and Milt Retif (Jesuit High School) all have their numbers hung on the facade inside the Green Wave's home stadium.

Other prominent former players

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Player awards

National award winners

Conference award winners

Collegiate national team members

Over the last two decades, the Green Wave have been well represented on the nation's most elite team: USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team. Nine players/coaches have donned the red, white and blue uniform on eight separate occasions since Ivan Zweig became the first to represent Tulane as a member of Team USA in 1991. "**"Indicates selected to team but did not participate due to injury

Tulane and MLB

By the numbers

*Tulane players in MLB, all-time = 27 *Most career home runs = 52 - Eddie Morgan *Most career strikeouts = 510 -

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*Highest draft pick to reach MLB =

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- 11th overall pick, 2003 *Lowest draft pick to reach MLB =

Kevin Mmahat Kevin Paul Mmahat (Mama-Hat) (born November 9, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Biography Mmahat was born in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Tulane University, where he pitched for the Tulane Green Wave baseball team. ...

- 805th pick, 1987 *Free agents to reach MLB = 5 *Most Tulane MLB players in one season = 6 (2013) *Longest stretch of Tulane in MLB = 1978–present Front office in MLB *

, MLB general manager

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tulane Green Wave Baseball

History

By the numbers

Early years (1893–1946)

Early Modern era (1947–1974)

Joe Brockhoff era (1975–1993)

Rick Jones era (1994–2014)

David Pierce era (2015–2016)

Travis Jewett era (2017–2022)

Jay Uhlman era (2022-present)

Traditions

Logo and uniforms

Stadium

Head coaches

Year-by-year results

Tulane in the NCAA tournament

Notable players

Retired numbers

Other prominent former players

Player awards

National award winners

Conference award winners

Collegiate national team members

Tulane and MLB

By the numbers

See also

References

External links