Auburn earned their first SEC win of the season on Thursday night when a bases-loaded four-pitch walk to [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] capped a three-run comeback in the 11th inning to give Auburn the 7-6 win over Georgia.
Before the series, there was a question as to who would get the starting nod in game two of the series. The spot was hoped to be filled by Joseph Gonzalez, but a nagging shoulder injury will keep him away from the action for at least six more weeks. Following Auburn’s win on Thursday, it was revealed that [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] would be the guy to take the mound as the Tigers go for the series win on Friday.
Bauman is in his first season at Auburn after transferring into the program from St. John’s River State Community College in Lakeside, Florida. He has appeared in six games this season, making two starts. In those games, he has 17 strikeouts in 8.0 innings of work, with an ERA of 4.00.
In his last game, he tossed two innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits in Auburn’s 9-3 loss to Arkansas on March 18.
Game two of the series between Auburn and Georgia is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT on Friday. Bauman will oppose Georgia’s Jaden Woods on the mound. Woods has 41 strikeouts in 24.1 innings of work and boasts an ERA of 2.96.
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