American Athletic Conference/Conor Kvatek

Tulane Advances to Final of the 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions with 13-1 Victory over Florida Atlantic

05.25.24

CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 3 seed Tulane advanced to the final of the 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions with a 13-1 victory in seven innings over No. 6 seed Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon, May 25, at Bay Care Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.
 
With the win, Tulane (34-24) will look to become the first team to win the American Championship in back-to-back years and will face the winner of East Carolina and Wichita State in the final on Sunday, May 26 at noon Eastern on ESPNEWS and ESPN+. The Owls complete their first season in The American with an overall record of 28-29.
 
Billy Price (3-2) pitched a complete game for the Green Wave, allowing one run in the first inning with seven strikeouts over his 7-inning outing.
 
Jackson Linn, Gavin Schulz and Michael Lombardi each drove in three runs, while Brady Marget crossed the plate three times and was 3-for-4 from the plate.
 
Marget recorded triples in the second and fourth innings, becoming the first player in Championship history to record a pair of triples in a single game. Tulane as a team broke the Championship record for team triples in a single game with three, as Schulz also tripled in the second inning.
 
Trey Beard (4-4) took the loss for the Owls.
 
2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.
Championship Central
 
Schedule
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 4 Wichita State 8, No. 5 UAB 2 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 2: No. 1 East Carolina 12, No. 8 Rice 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 3: No. 7 Charlotte 9, No. 2 UTSA 5 (12 innings) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 4: No. 3 Tulane 14, No. 6 Florida Atlantic (7 innings) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5: Rice 9, UAB 0 (UAB Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 6: Florida Atlantic 12, UTSA 5 (UTSA eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Thursday, May 23
Game 7: Wichita State 14, East Carolina 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 8: Tulane 7, Charlotte 5 | Box Score | Highlights
 
Friday, May 24
Game 9: East Carolina 8, Rice 7 (Rice Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 10: Florida Atlantic 10, Charlotte 8 (Charlotte Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Saturday, May 25
Game 11: East Carolina 5, Wichita State 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 12: Tulane 13, Florida Atlantic 1 (7 innings) (Florida Atlantic Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 13: Wichita State vs. East Carolina | 4:25 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Sunday, May 26
Game 15: Tulane vs. Game 13 Winner | Noon | ESPNEWS/ESPN+
 
All times listed are Eastern.