So, it sucks.”īob Reed, a 40-year season ticket holder, attends games with his wife of 48 years, Sandy. The way that our athletic program is run, we can’t really afford to have less than we have now. And I feel like we’ve lost the fight to stay relevant. “Nobody wants to be the last kid picked in gym class,” Corbin said. Because this one felt different from all the others.
And that’s why Corbin couldn’t help but approach Washington State’s home opener with a tinge of sadness. But so much else around him and the rest of the fans is changing in a way far beyond their control. That’s not going to change in the future. What keeps Corbin coming back is a timeless sense of community and a love for the program he has devoted so many waking hours to over the years. He still gives his buddy a hard time about the date he picked. One was for a family member during a 2009 game against SMU and the other for a former roommate-turned-Marine whose stateside nuptials coincided with a 2021 game against BYU.
The game started more than an hour late after the contest between top-seeded East Carolina and eighth-seeded USF went 11 innings, with the Bulls pulling out a 12-11 win.įor behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Corbin, a 2006 graduate of Washington State, had missed exactly two home games since 2000, both for weddings. Houston third baseman Zach Arnold drove in three runs himself, while left fielder Cameron Nickens had three hits. Tulane’s Schulz also finished with three hits with three runs scored. He went five and two-thirds innings in relief, yielding one run on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk after starter Ricky Castro surrendered seven runs in the first two innings.Ĭougars starter Josh Ekness (2-4) was tagged with the loss after Tulane put seven runs on him as he recorded just three outs. Fowler’s effort made a winner of Chandler Welch (4-5), who pitched masterfully. In the bottom of the ninth, Tulane reliever Michael Fowler came on to get his first save, allowing just one walk, while getting one strikeout. The two teams traded single tallies in the eighth and ninth innings, racing against Mother Nature to finish the contest. Houston closed within one in the bottom half of the frame before Tulane pushed the margin back to two on run-scoring single down the right field line by center fielder Teo Banks. The Cougars jumped to an early 2-0 lead but then the Green Wave responded with three-run home runs by right fielder Jacob LaPrairie and shortstop Gavin Schulz to go with a two-run shot by Brady Marget. The offensive fireworks were plentiful Tuesday as Tulane and Houston combined for 15 runs in the first two innings of play, including 13 in the second inning alone. The Cougars and Shockers will play an elimination game Wednesday in the bracket’s Game 6 at approximately 6:45 p.m. The Tigers won 10-6 over third-seeded Wichita State in their opener. Tulane will now play Thursday against sixth-seeded Memphis in a game that should start at approximately 4:45 p.m. The win vaulted the Green Wave to 16-39 overall, while the Cougars dropped to 33-22. POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE | TOURNAMENT CENTRALĬLEARWATER, FL – Seventh-seeded Tulane got eight second inning runs and held off a game comeback effort by second-seeded Houston to emerge with a 10-8 win on the first day of play Tuesday at the 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament.
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