▁Year . ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁Rick ▁Jones ▁was ▁named ▁Louisiana ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Tul ane ▁baseball ▁team ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁after ▁sp ending ▁the ▁fall ▁sem ester ▁at ▁Texas ▁Te ch ▁University ▁in ▁Lub bo ck , ▁Texas , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina . ▁With ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁T urch in ▁Stadium ▁delayed , ▁the ▁Green ▁W ave ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁play ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁nearby ▁Ze ph yr ▁Field ▁for ▁ 2 ▁seasons . ▁Despite ▁the ▁dist ra ctions ▁and ▁dis ru ptions ▁of ▁their ▁day - to - day ▁lives , ▁the ▁Green ▁W ave ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁ 3 9 – 1 7 , ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁C - USA ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 9 ▁conference ▁record . ▁Tul ane ▁lost ▁to ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Region als ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁university ' s ▁Ren ew al ▁Plan ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁sports , ▁and ▁Tul ane ▁Athletics ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁ 1 6 ▁teams ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁the ▁Green ▁W ave ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁Baseball ▁America ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁college ▁baseball ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁since ▁the ▁NCAA ▁expanded ▁its ▁tournament ▁from ▁ 4 8 ▁to ▁ 6 4