The wind was blowing out Tuesday night at Turchin Stadium, but the ball wasn’t going anywhere.
Lex Kaplan then stepped to the plate for Tulane and hit a 380-foot home run to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning, changing everything.
The Green Wave, which trailed Louisiana-Lafayette at the time, rallied to win 5-3, getting some good fortune while also taking advantage of the conditions.
Tulane (8-4) improved to 7-1 at home, while Louisiana-Lafayette (8-5) dropped to 1-5 on the road.
Tulane went ahead for the final time when Cajuns left fielder Kennon Fontenot misjudged a line shot by Grant Brown in the seventh.