Josh Bates watched on television the last time Tulane baseball played at Alex Box Stadium.
On Wednesday (March 21), the freshman right-hander from Orlando, Fla., will be the Green Wave starting pitcher against LSU.
Tulane (9-12) has won the last four games against LSU (14-7) over the 2016 and 2017 seasons, which Bates said he will set aside so he can better focus on the first start of his college career to take place outside New Orleans.
"They've always had a reputation of being one of the best in the country," said Bates, whose only start away from Tulane came March 6 at UNO.