NEW ORLEANS, La. - The McNeese baseball team fell behind early and was unable to recover in its bout with in-state foe Tulane as the Green Wave rolled to a 10-2 victory at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium Tuesday night.
 
The defeat handed McNeese (15-6) only its second loss out of its last 10 contests while Tulane (7-13) picked up its second victory over a Southland Conference opponent this season. The Pokes are now 3-1 against in-state programs this year.
 
The Cowboys were out hit, 13-5, with Ricky Ramirez, Jr. leading the way with two hits and 2 RBI in the contest. Ramirez, Jr. stretched his reached base streak to 15 consecutive games while Robbie Podorsky hit and extended his team-best hitting streak to 14 straight contests.
 
Starting pitcher Grant Ashcraft (0-1) took the loss after working only the first inning.  The junior right-hander gave up three runs off of three hits along with a walk.
 
In total, the Cowboys used six pitchers out of the bullpen who combined for seven innings and gave up seven runs on 10 hits.
 
The Green Wave jumped out to an early lead scoring 10 runs across the first five innings, including a four-run fifth frame. It was only the sixth time in 2017 that the McNeese squad allowed its opponent to score the first run of the ballgame.
 
Ramirez, Jr. plated the only two runs for the Cowboys in the top of the sixth to cut into the lead, 10-2, following a two-out double to score Dustin Duhon and Robbie Podorsky. The double was McNeese's only extra-base hit on the evening.
 
The McNeese bullpen was able to calm down the hot bats of Tulane and blanked the Green Wave the rest of the way and allowed only just one hit.
 
The Cowboys return home to face off against Nicholls in Southland Conference action. McNeese is 6-0 in league play while the Colonels enter with a 5-1 mark in the SLC.