Tulane earned a series win in American Athletic Conference baseball league play on Saturday, April 2, while Houston and East Carolina evened up their respective series.

Saturday, April 2
Tulane 5, Memphis 2 - Box Score
East Carolina 8, Cincinnati 4 - Box Score
Houston 5, Wichita State 3 - Box Score

Tulane 5, Memphis 2 - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A three-run ninth inning helped the Tulane University (18-9-1, 2-0 American) earn the series-clinching win over Memphis (12-11, 0-2) 5-2 on Saturday inside FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. 
 
Three consecutive singles accompanied by a pair of wild pitches and an error by the Tigers opened the door for the Green Wave to plate three runs in the top of the ninth and take a 5-2 lead it would not relinquish.
 
Redshirt sophomore Ethan Groff led the way offensively for the Wave going 2-for-4 at the plate including the go-ahead RBI-single in the top of the ninth. With two hits, this marks the 10th multi-hit game of the season for the Orlando, Florida, native.
 
Bennett Lee and Simon Baumgardt each recorded an RBI in the contest as well with Baumgardt smacking his third home run of the season.
 
It was a group effort on the bump for Tulane as sophomore left-hander Dylan Carmouche got the start pitching 4.2 innings while allowing two earned runs on five hits and striking out four hitters. 
 
Carter Robinson dealt 2.1 scoreless innings in relief for the Wave while giving up just one hit. Keaton Knueppel and Chandler Welch combined to work a scoreless eighth inning setting up Welch to earn his third win of the year while recording just one out. 
 
The final piece on the bump for the Green Wave was Zach DeVito struck out three to record a scoreless ninth inning and earn his sixth save on the season.

East Carolina 8, Cincinnati 4 - Box Score
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Ryder Giles tossed 4.1 scoreless frames while his offense pounded out 12 hits as East Carolina evened the weekend series against Cincinnati Saturday afternoon at UC Baseball Stadium with an 8-4 victory. With the win the Pirates improve to 15-13 and 1-1 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Bearcats dropped to 10-15 overall and 1-1 in league action.
 
With the Pirates leading 4-2 after six full innings of play, Cam Clonch's sac fly scored Lane Hoover for the would-be game-winning run. Hoover led off with a double to left center and stole third base just before Josh Moylan drew a walk to put runners on the corners. Clonch lifted a first pitching offering from Alex Shea to left field allowing Hoover to tag up from third base.
 
Giles (2-0) earned the win tossing a career-high 4.1 scoreless innings in his third career start allowing four hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Garrett Saylor picked up his second save of the year working a scoreless ninth where he came in with a two runners on and no outs. The right-hander got Griffin Merritt to pop up to short, where an infield fly was called and Zach Agnos threw over to first for a double play. He then got Ryan Nicholson to line out to end the contest. C.J. Mayhue allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with a pair of walks before passing the ball over to Carter Spivey in the sixth. Spivey worked 2.1 innings giving up two runs (both earned) on five hits with a pair of strikeouts before Saylor entered the contest.
 
Beau Keathley (2-1) got the loss after giving up four runs (all earned) on eight hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts. The Bearcats would use three arms in relief getting outings from Shea (0.0 IP, 1 R, 1 BB), Even Kemp (1.0 IP, 2 BBs) and Garrett Harker (2.0 IP, 3 Hs, 3 Rs).

Houston 5, Wichita State 3 - Box Score
HOUSTON – Houston starter Nathan Medrano was lights out, backing a rejuvenated offense as the Cougars bounced back to defeat Wichita State, 5-3 to even the three-game series on Saturday night from Sanders Field at Schroeder Park.
 
Medrano (4-1) set career highs in strikeouts (9) and innings pitched (7.1). The right-hander worked around six hits, permitting just one run alongside two walks. The Gilroy, Calif., native held the Shockers (12-14, 1-1 American) off the board until the eighth inning.
 
After being held scoreless Friday night, Houston (18-9, 1-1 American) broke through with three runs, helped by four hits, in the second inning. Malachi Lott lined an RBI-single into center field and Ian McMillan crushed a two-run home run for his first of the season.
 
The Cougars added insurance in the seventh, taking advantage of a Brandon Burckel leadoff walk. The second baseman came home on a Brandon Uhse sacrifice fly before Zach Arnold struck a solo home run, his team-leading fifth long ball, just inside the left field foul pole.
 
Houston closer Ben Sears stranded a runner at second in the eighth on a pair of strikeouts. The Riverside, R.I., native permitted a two-run home run in the ninth inning but left the tying run at the plate.
 
Wichita State starter Payton Tolle (2-3) allowed three runs on seven hits across 6.0 innings. Offensively, the Shockers were held to 3-for-17 (.176) with runners aboard. Eight-hole hitter Xavier Casserilla (3-for-4) led the way with three hits and two RBIs.