NEW ORLEANS, La. – Eastern Kentucky University will play a 3-game series at Tulane this weekend.
 
Friday's series opener will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET.  Saturday's contest is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.  The series finale is Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET.  All three games will air live on ESPN+.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU is 2-6 after falling 6-5 at Louisville on Wednesday.  The Colonels out-hit the Cardinals, 9-8, and got the tying run on base in the ninth.
 
-  Jay Douglas had a 3-for-4 game with a run and an RBI at Louisville.  Dylan Littlefield went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
 
-  Cooper Pumphrey, Caleb Freeman and Addison Stockham each pitched a scoreless inning of relief at UofL.  The trio combined to allow one hit and one walk while striking out two.
 
-  Griffin Howell has now made three appearances for the Colonels in relief and hasn't allowed a run.  In 3 1/3 innings of work he has given up two hits, two walks and struck out three.
 
-  Carson van Haaren will make his first Friday start of the season.  The sophomore righty is 0-1 this season with seven strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.  Newcomer Jacob Price will get the ball on Saturday.  The redshirt junior right-hander is 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA.  In 11 innings of work he has allowed three earned runs and struck out eight.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Tulane is now 6-3 after beating South Alabama, 15-2, on Wednesday.  The Green Wave have won three of their last four.
 
-  Sophomore outfielder Jason Wachs leads the team in hitting (.342) and RBIs (16).
 
-  Left-handed graduate student Jake Toporek has made three appearances out of the bullpen, allowing just one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.  He has struck out six and has a 1.59 ERA.
 
-  Trey Cehajic, a right-handed grad student, will start the opener for Tulane.  He is 0-0 with a 7.11 ERA and nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Beau Sampson will get the ball for game two.  The junior lefty is 0-0 with a 12.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts in six innings.  Sunday's starter is scheduled to be Jack Frankel, a sophomore right-hander who is 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA across 11 innings.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Louisville has a 73-49 advantage in the all-time series.  The Cardinals are 53-19 in games played in Louisville.  U of L has won three straight in the series, including an 11-5 victory in the most recent meeting, on April 29, 2025 in Louisville.
 
-   Silas Shaffer finished 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBIs in the last meeting with UofL.  Gavin Faulkner pitched an inning of scoreless relief.  Hot led the Cardinals with a 3-for-4 game with two home runs, two runs and four RBIs.