Auburn baseball’s road to Omaha began at Plainsman Park against Southeastern Louisiana in game one of the Auburn regional.
The Tigers exploded for 11 runs in the first inning, with six of those runs coming off of home runs by switch-hitting [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag], who hit two home runs in the inning, one from each side of the plate.
The large lead in the 1st inning allowed Auburn to cruise to a 19-7 victory. Auburn ended the game with seven home runs. Foster ended the game with three home runs, [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag] recorded two, and [autotag]Sonny DiChiara[/autotag] and [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] each hit one. [autotag]Trace Bright[/autotag] recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in 5.0 innings on the mound.
The Tigers would keep their offensive firepower going over the final two games of the regional by defeating Florida State and UCLA by a combined score of 32-11. Auburn would then win the Corvallis Super Regional, and competed in the College World Series for the second time in three seasons.
This weekend, Southeastern Louisiana returns to Plainsman Park for a three-game set and hopes to get revenge on the Tigers.
Before the Tigers and Lions tussle in Plainsman Park, here’s a look back at Auburn’s 19-7 victory over Southeastern Louisiana in the 2022 Auburn regional.