Tulane has hit 58 home runs while giving up 16 this year, the third best differential in the country behind Coastal Carolina's plus-59 (85/26) and Missouri State's plus-50 (68/18).
The 58 homers rank in a tie for 20th nationally, but today I looked up where Tulane ranked in home runs allowed, which required going to all 31 baseball conference's websites and checking the stats. That is the 15th fewest total in the country, and most of the teams ahead of Tulane are from low-major Northeastern conferences. The only teams on that list that have a chance to make a regional are Creighton (14), which plays its home games in the cavernous stadium that hosts the College World Series, Lamar (11), Bryant (15) and Navy (15), which just won the automatic bid from the Patriot League.
David Pierce admitted recently he was not sure why Tulane had given up so few home runs, but it is an impressive stat when combined with Tulane's power surge this year. The Wave is almost assured of finishing among the top 10 in school history for homers with bats that don't compare to the ones used before 2011.
The 58 homers rank in a tie for 20th nationally, but today I looked up where Tulane ranked in home runs allowed, which required going to all 31 baseball conference's websites and checking the stats. That is the 15th fewest total in the country, and most of the teams ahead of Tulane are from low-major Northeastern conferences. The only teams on that list that have a chance to make a regional are Creighton (14), which plays its home games in the cavernous stadium that hosts the College World Series, Lamar (11), Bryant (15) and Navy (15), which just won the automatic bid from the Patriot League.
David Pierce admitted recently he was not sure why Tulane had given up so few home runs, but it is an impressive stat when combined with Tulane's power surge this year. The Wave is almost assured of finishing among the top 10 in school history for homers with bats that don't compare to the ones used before 2011.