CLEARWATER, Fla. – Wichita State baseball saw its 2021 season come to an end after falling to the Tulane Green Wave, 12-2 in seven innings, in an elimination game in the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Friday, May 28, at BayCare Ballpark.
Wichita State ends its season with an overall record of 31-23, including an 18-13 record in The American – the most wins the Shockers have had in the AAC since joining the conference before the 2018 season. WSU's third-place finish in the conference regular season standings also marks a program-best since joining the AAC.
Senior Corrigan Bartlett went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs scored and an RBI, while junior Garrett Kocis drove in a run and doubled, pacing Wichita State at the plate.
WSU senior right-handed pitcher Preston Snavely (4-7) suffered the loss on the mound after giving up four earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 3 1/3 innings.
The Green Wave advance to the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship semifinals with the win and will face South Florida Saturday.