MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In the first conference matchup of the season, the Memphis Tigers (12-10, 0-1) couldn't slow down the Tulane Green Wave (17-9-1) in a 16-3 loss, as the Green Wave used a five-run frame and two four-run innings to run away with the victory.
Memphis: 3, Tulane: 16
WP: Grant Siegel (5-0)
LP: Dalton Kendrick (2-2)
SV: N/A
How it happened:
- 1B Luis Aviles gave Tulane a 2-0 lead two batters into the game with a two-run home run
- Memphis answered with a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout from 1B Jacob Compton but left the tying run at third base
- After Kendrick worked a scoreless second inning, he gave up four runs in the third, two on a two-run home run by 2B Chase Engelhard, as Tulane led 6-1 after 2.