
Tulane Baseball Closes 2026 Season with Extra‑Inning Defeat to Rice
The Green Wave led until the bottom of the ninth but fell 11 innings to Rice, finishing the year with a 25‑31 record and a conference‑last position.
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The Green Wave led until the bottom of the ninth but fell 11 innings to Rice, finishing the year with a 25‑31 record and a conference‑last position.

The Tulane baseball team saw its season conclude in dramatic fashion on Friday night, dropping an 11‑inning contest to Rice by a 6‑5 margin. What began as a modest lead evaporated as the Owls rallied twice, erasing two‑run deficits in the ninth and tenth frames before sealing the win with a decisive hit in the eleventh.

Tulane secured a 6‑5 victory over Rice after an 11‑inning showdown at Reckling Park, highlighted by Jason Wachs’s early homer and a decisive late rally.

With the regular season winding down, Tulane's baseball squad faces Rice in a high‑stakes series that could shape both teams' postseason hopes.