After the Green Wave finished third in the American Athletic Conference this past year, coach Ron Hunter appears to have made up for the loss of Jalen Cook with a group that can make a run in a new-look league.
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The Green Wave went 15-41 this year outside of the 4-1 run through the AAC tourney that led to a short stay in the Baton Rouge regional.
A 20-hour weather delay did not produce any magic for the Green Wave, which trailed 7-2 when the game was halted in the seventh inning on Saturday.
The Green Wave trailed the Bearkats 7-2 and had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the seventh inning when lightning stopped play.
The Green Wave battled in its 7-2 loss to LSU on Friday but suffered the same fate as just about every team against Skenes.
Houston coach Todd Whitting referred to the Green Wave's sophomore center fielder as one of the best players of the country after Banks sent them home in the American Athletic Conference tournament.
In only his second year, Silva took Nicholls to the Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles and has his players believing they can make noise in the Tuscaloosa regional.
For the first time since the brutally hot Yulman Stadium debut in 2014, Tulane will play an early September home game in the middle of the day.
The Green Wave is one of 36 teams in the last 16 tournaments to enter with more losses than wins, and 27 of them went 0-2.