NEW ORLEANS, La. – Tulane scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase an early deficit and held off Wichita State the rest of the way for an 8-6 win on Saturday night at Turchin Stadium.
 
The Shockers (8-14, 1-1) took a 3-0 lead into the fourth inning thanks to a run-scoring wild pitch in the second and a two-out, two-run triple from Jaden Gustafson in the third, but could not slow down the Tulane attack in the fourth. The combination of starter Brady Hamilton and reliever Jace Miner hit four Green Wave batters, walked another with the bases loaded, and eventually allowed a grand slam to Jackson Linn that turned the 3-0 lead into an 8-3 deficit.
 
Tulane (16-7, 1-1) got just one hit from the fourth inning on thanks to some good work from the Shocker bullpen, which got scoreless appearances from Caleb Anderson, Hunter Holmes, Karsen Richard and Colton Vercoe.
 
Wichita State chipped into the deficit with a Josh Livingston solo home run in the fifth and two unearned runs in the sixth. The sixth inning rally featured two batters reaching on catcher's interference, two walks and two wild pitches, eventually trimming Tulane's advantage to 8-6. Taylor Montiel (2-0) got out of the jam with a strikeout, one of six for the Green Wave reliever over 2.2 scoreless innings to earn the win.
 
Michael Lombardi notched his fourth save with another 1.2 shutout innings, striking out four. Green Wave pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts on the evening.
 
Gustafson was the only player for either team to finish with a multi-hit game, while Mauricio Millan walked three times and was hit by a pitch to reach base four times.
 
The Shockers and Green Wave conclude the series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm CT.