Conference USA Baseball Championship: Live-ish Tulane Blog

Tulane Baseball is in Houston, TX for the Conference USA Baseball Championship. I'm going to keep updating this post over the weekend to keep up with the action. But first...

THE STORY ON TULANE 

The Green Wave's storied baseball program has been in trouble this season. Coach Rick Jones faces the possibility of ending the season with the fewest wins in his 20-year career as head coach. That's never good.

Likewise, 11 seniors will graduate without a single postseason appearance during their time in Uptown --- that is, unless the Green Wave pulls off some magic this weekend.

The top eight C-USA squads make the tournament, and Tulane is seeded a modest #7. Each team is placed in a pod with three other schools - Tulane thus has #2 Southern Mississippi, #3 East Carolina, and #6 Houston on the docket. You can see the whole breakdown on C-USA's Championship Central page.

The top team from each pool advances to the final and plays for a berth into regionals.

GAME 1: TULANE VS. #2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 

Tulane lost its series against USM's Golden Eagles this season after a trip to Hattiesburg. The Green Wave will look to upset a vulnerable squad in Texas.

This is officially a wild one. Tulane scores in T6 to tie it at 7-7 after giving up 5 runs in the 5th inning.

Tulane scores a run in the top of the sixth to tie Southern Miss at 7-7. #CUSAChamp
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA1) May 22, 2013

Southern Miss trying to mount a comeback. 6-4 with Tulane leading in the bottom of the fourth.

Seven of last nine USM batters have reached base. #Tulane wobbling here, hoping for big pitches from Garner.
— Guerry Smith (@Guersmith) May 22, 2013

Southern Miss at bat in B4 --- Tulane pulls pitcher.

Rizzotti pulled, Kyle McKenzie in. #Tulane up 5-2, inherits runner at 2nd w/ 1 out. Likely would be 5-3, no outs if Lynch had not held up.
— Guerry Smith (@Guersmith) May 22, 2013

Southern Miss homers, still trailing 5-2.

Blake Brown hits a bomb that sails over Brandon Boudreaux's head in CF. It scores USM's Lynch and #tulane's lead is cut to 5-2
— Tammy Nunez (@tammynunez) May 22, 2013

Greenies score twice in 2nd to move lead to 5-1.

Now Yandel scores on Middleton's groundout and #tulane is up 5-1 over #southernmiss, TO4
— Tammy Nunez (@tammynunez) May 22, 2013

Tulane gets to 3rd inning with 3-0 lead.

Rizzotti sits another 3 in order (that makes 6 consecutive) and #tulane heads to TO3 w/3-0 lead: bit.ly/11cxTjQ
— Tammy Nunez (@tammynunez) May 22, 2013

Texas is hot.

Lineups are being announced right now...things about to get underway here in hot, hot Houston...
— Tulane Baseball (@GreenWaveBSB) May 22, 2013