Junior Kaleb Roper struck out eight batters over eight shutout innings to lead Tulane baseball to a 1-0 victory over Purdue Friday evening at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Sophomore second baseman Jonathon Artigues delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning with a single that scored senior designated hitter Matt Rowland, who led off the inning with a double. The Green Wave won the pitcher's duel to improve to 7-7 while the Boilermakers fell to 8-3.
"I'm really happy for (Roper) to pitch like that," Tulane head coach Travis Jewett said. "I knew how much he wanted to get back out there after the short outing that he had last Friday.