CLEARWATER, Florida – Teo Banks hit his first career home run and drove in four runs as fifth-seeded Tulane defeated No. 8 South Florida, 9-6, in an elimination game at the 2022 TicketSmarter American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Wednesday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark.
With the win, Tulane (32-25-1) will face the loser of Thursday’s game between Cincinnati and East Carolina on Friday, May 27, at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+. With the loss, South Florida concludes its season at 28-29.
After South Florida took a 3-1 lead on Drew Brutcher’s 13th home run of the season, a 3-run shot to left, Tulane scored six in the bottom of the fourth, highlighted by a triple from Banks that scored Luis Aviles and Brady Marget.