The first of eight consecutive weekends of conference play gets underway Friday.
Tulane comes in to its road trip to UConn as the hottest team in The American. The Green Wave has won six in a row, capped by a solid 7-1 victory at No. 14 LSU Tuesday. The key for Tulane's has been its power throughout the lineup – the Green Wave has 24 home runs in 25 games this season – after hitting 29 home runs in 60 games last year. UConn a three-game winning streak of its own after Tuesday's 9-4 victory at Boston College.