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Tigers take both games in double header, clinch fourth-straight series victory

Auburn outscored the defending CWS champs, 24-6, to clinch the series on Friday.

The Auburn Tigers (29-19-1, 13-13 SEC) won both games in Friday’s doubleheader against the Ole Miss Rebels (25-25, 6-20 SEC) to clinch their fourth consecutive series win. The Tigers won the first game by a score of 16-4 in eight innings and the second game by a score of 8-2.

Sophomore right-hander [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] got the start for Auburn in the first game and allowed three runs off of four hits, walked one batter and struck one out in 2.1 innings of work. Junior left-hander [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] picked up the win in a 3.1-inning outing in which he allowed no runs off of three hits and struck two batters out.

Junior left-hander Xavier Rivas got the start for Ole Miss in the first game and ended up with the loss in a 2.1-inning effort in which he gave up six runs off of seven hits, walked two batters and struck five out.

The Rebels got the scoring started in the first inning, but a four-run rally in the second inning put the Tigers in front and they never looked back. Auburn was able to put runs across in all but two innings as Ole Miss struggled to find its footing at the plate.

Auburn had four players with multiple hits in the first game. Junior shortstop [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] went 4-5 with four runs batted in, a double and two home runs. Fifth-year outfielder [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag] went 4-4 with four runs batted in and four doubles. Redshirt senior right fielder [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] went 3-6 with a double. Junior second baseman [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] went 2-2 with three runs batted in. Senior catcher [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag] hit the only other home run for the Tigers in the 16-4 run-rule victory over the Rebels.

Graduate left-hander [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] got the start and picked up the win for Auburn in the second game. Vail tossed eight innings and allowed only one run off of two hits, walked one batter and struck out six.

Freshman right-hander JT Quinn got the start for Ole Miss and ended up with the loss in an outing that lasted 2.2 innings and saw three runs off of three hits, four walks and five strikeouts.

Howell reached on an error in the second inning which allowed senior third baseman [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] to score for Auburn’s first run of the game. A steady flow of offense kept the Tigers in front.

The Rebels’ two runs came from an RBI double by junior right fielder Kemp Alderman in the fourth inning and a sac-fly hit by junior shortstop Jacob Gonzalez in the ninth inning.

The Tigers had five players with multiple hits in the second game. Foster, Peirce, Ware and LaRue all went 2-5. Freshman designated hitter [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] went 2-4 with three runs batted in and a home run.

The final game of the series is set for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CDT. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

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Auburn run-rules No. 1 LSU to win series

Auburn handed No. 1 LSU its first SEC series loss of the season.

The Auburn Tigers took control early against top-ranked LSU with a six-run first inning as they run-ruled the visiting Tigers 12-2 to pick up the series win Sunday at Plainsman Park.

It is Auburn’s third straight SEC series win and they are now 27-19-1 overall and 11-13 in conference play.

“I thought all three games, even our loss, our processes were good,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “We absolutely showed up in a big way today.”

After getting six runs of support in the first inning, Auburn starter [autotag]Christian Herberholtz[/autotag] shut down the vaunted LSU offense, allowing just two runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out four batters in his first win of the season.

“I felt great,” Herberholz said of his outing. “Strike one is huge. I think if you get strike one you can do just about anything. Strike one is the biggest strike for sure.”

“Just trust your stuff and let your defense work behind you,” Herberholz added. “It was a good feeling, being able to trust every pitch you have and trust your defense behind you. I just try to give it my all and give our team the best chance to win.”

The two runs are the fewest LSU has scored in a game this season and their 11 total in the series is also their lowest output.

After LSU led the game off with a home run Auburn was immediately threatening thanks to three-straight walks in the bottom of the first. [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] singled to tie the game up before consecutive walks of [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag], [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag], and [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag] put Auburn ahead. [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] then singled home two more to give Auburn a commanding 6-1 lead.

Howell padded Auburn’s lead with a two-RBI triple in the fourth and then did the same in the sixth to make it an 11-1 game. He finished the game with five RBI and two triples.

“Yeah, it was an unbelievable weekend,” Howell said. “Our fans were unbelievable, me and my close friend graduating, it’s been a great weekend.

“This team has always fought,” Howell added. “That’s been a staple of our program ever since Coach Thompson took over. We’re fighters. Now we’re just doing it with a little bit of precision and skill that we’ve acquired. We’re just continuing to fight and give everything we have.”

[autotag]Drew Nelson[/autotag] relieved Herberholz in the sixth and was nearly perfect. He allowed just one hit in three innings of work up pick up the save and give Auburn the opportunity to run-rule the No. 1 team in the country.

They did just that in the eighth when [autotag]Bobby Pierce[/autotag] was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Pierce advanced to second on a groundout by Irish before LSU intentionally walked Ware.

McMurray made them pay with a hard grounder off the first base bag that got away from the fielder and drove in Pierce to end the game.

“I’m standing right there with them so I know when they’re connected, and it’s nice that we hooked it up,” Thompson added. “We’ve done an amazing job at figuring out who we are, getting marginally better in a couple spots and staying together. That’s what we have to do moving forward.”

Auburn will return to action Tuesday when they faceoff with Samford at the Hoover Met. The game is set to start at 6 p.m. CT.

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Auburn baseball holds off LSU to even series

A strong middle-inning effort was enough for Auburn to knock off the No. 1 team on Saturday night.

Auburn had no answer for LSU ace Paul Skenes in Friday night’s opener with No. 1 LSU and fell 3-0.

In game two of the series, the eagle flew well, which paved the way for the Tigers to also play well.

Auburn used patience and clutch hitting in the middle innings of Saturday’s middle game of the series with the Bayou Bengals to earn the 8-6 victory to even the series.

“We competed,” Auburn coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said Saturday. “It was going to take a competitive spirit. Our crowd is creating an SEC environment that’s absolutely a factor in a ballgame.”

LSU began the game by jumping out to a 2-0 lead through the first three innings of the game. LSU’s Hayden Travinski and Tommy White each recorded an RBI single in the 2nd and 3rd inning respectively.

A trio of walks in the 4th inning put Auburn on the board. LSU pitcher Ty Floyd walked [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] and [autotag]Brody Wortham[/autotag] to tie the game, and a third walk to [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag] by Gavin Guidry put Auburn ahead, 3-2.

Cade Beloso put LSU back in front with a two-RBI single in the top of the 5th inning, 4-3. Auburn then delivered its’ biggest punch in the 6th inning with three singles and a sacrifice fly to jump ahead for the second time in the game, 7-4.

Each team traded solo home runs in the 7th inning, with LSU’s Jordan Thompson scoring the final run of the game on a fielder’s choice in the 8th inning.

To close the game, [autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag] struck out three batters to solidify the 8-6 win and earned a three-inning save.

“The adrenaline was kicking,” Cannon said. “Facing the No. 1 team in the country, I definitely wanted it. Coach Thompson’s belief in me and the entire team is unreal. I thank him every day for that.”

In his return from injury, [autotag]Zach Crotchfelt[/autotag] earned the win on the mound in relief by striking out the only batter he faced in the 6th inning. Starter [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] had another successful start by allowing just one earned run and six hits in 4.0 innings of work, striking out eight batters.

Auburn goes for the series win on Sunday. First pitch between Auburn and LSU is set for 1 p.m. CT and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

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Auburn drops series opener to top-ranked LSU

Auburn’s bats had no answer for LSU ace Paul Skenes.

Despite a good night from the mound, the Auburn Tigers (25-19-1, 9-13 SEC) fell 3-0 to the No. 1 LSU Tigers (37-8, 16-5 SEC) in the first game of the series.

“All the way through, just a nice job all around,” Auburn head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “They just shoved it on us on the mound. That was the difference in the ballgame.”

Sophomore right-hander [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] got the start and allowed two runs to cross off of three hits, walked two batters, and struck one batter out.

Junior right-hander Paul Sknes got the start for LSU and tossed 7.1 scoreless innings in which he allowed six hits, walked one batter, and struck out 15.

LSU got the scoring started in the top of the first inning when first baseman junior Tre’ Morgan hit a two-run homer over the right field wall.

The visiting Tigers added on another run in the top of the seventh inning when Morgan singled through the right side of the infield to drive in redshirt junior catcher Alex Milazzo and give LSU a 3-0 lead.

Despite not putting any runs across, Auburn had three players with two-hit games: freshman left fielder [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag], senior third baseman [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag], and fifth-year center fielder Kason Howell.

The second game of the series is set for Saturday at 8:00 p.m. CDT. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

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Auburn unable to complete sweep against South Carolina

The Tigers were unable to hold onto an early lead.

Auburn was nearly able to complete the sweep against South Carolina but came up just short as the Tigers lost 8-7 to the Gamecocks in Columbia.

The Tigers entered the ninth inning trailing 8-6 but [autotag]Bobby Pierce[/autotag] led the inning off with a home run to make it a one-run game. [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] walked to put the tieing run on but pinch-runner Josh Hall was picked off. [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] singled to keep the threat going but the next two batters were retired to end the game.

“I just thought the effort was tremendous,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “Bobby there in the ninth just kept us engaged and Ware gets a hit. It just felt like we kind of ran out of outs today instead of losing the ballgame because the competitive spirit was so good.”

The Tigers once again took an early lead, putting up four runs in the first inning. Chris Stanfield walked and scored on a fielder’s choice, [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] hit a two-run homer and [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] hit a solo shot.

The Gamecocks quickly responded, scoring two runs of their own in the first inning. [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag] gave Auburn a 5-2 lead with a solo home run of his own in the second inning.

South Carolina answered with two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth to tie it at 5-5 before Ware led the sixth inning off with his second homer to retake the lead. It was his 18th of the season.

The Tigers were unable to hold onto their lead as Tanner Bauman surrendered a three-run homer in the seventh inning.

Auburn’s eight pitchers combined to walk eight batters and allow 11 hits. True freshmen Cam Keshock and Ryan Olson were the only Auburn pitchers to not allow a run. They combined to pitch 1.2 innings, allowing two hits and striking out one batter.

“Great battle, all three games,” Thompson added. “If we’ll battle that way, like we did last week, if we battle like that, we’ll take whatever happens results wise. If we can keep the process and energy that will equal our true results.”

The Tigers will return to action Friday when they host No. 1 LSU for a three-game series.

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Auburn storms back to defeat Mississippi State in wild series finale

Auburn and Mississippi State provided offensive fireworks for the second game in a row on Sunday.

If you enjoy offensive-heavy baseball, then the series between Auburn and Mississippi State was perfect for you.

After a low-scoring affair on Friday, Auburn and Mississippi State combined to score 44 runs over the final two games. In Sunday’s finale, the Tigers claimed the series with a 12-11 win over Mississippi State.

In a similar fashion to Saturday’s 11-10 win for Mississippi State, Auburn trailed the Bulldogs by a heavy margin in Sunday’s game before flipping the switch and starting a comeback.

The Tigers trailed Mississippi State, 7-0, through the first three innings of the game before hanging a three spot in the bottom of the 4th inning. For the third-straight game, [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] put Auburn on the board with a home run. His three-run blast trimmed the Bulldogs’ lead to 7-3. 

“I knew he had a good slider so I was just trying to stay on it,” McMurray said of Mississippi State pitcher Jurrangelo Cijintje. “Fortunately he gave me one over the plate with two strikes and I was able to pull it down the line. Thank God it stayed fair. Doing whatever we can to help the team win. I’m blessed to be in that situation.”

The momentum would shift back to the Bulldogs in the top of the 5th inning, as two passed balls from Auburn’s [autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag] sent home two Mississippi State base runners to extend their lead to 9-3.

McMurray made his presence felt again in the bottom of the 6th inning as he crushed his second home run of the game off of the left field foul pole to cut Mississippi State’s lead to four. [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag] joined the party as well by hitting a two-run blast of his own two at-bats later to cut the Bulldog advantage to 9-7.

A sacrifice fly by [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag] in the 7th inning would get Auburn to within one, 9-8. Mississippi State would add another run in the 8th on a single by Kellum Clark to bring the Bulldogs’ advantage to 10-8.

With one out in the 8th inning, and two runners on, [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] smacked a three-run shot on the first pitch of the at-bat to left field to put Auburn ahead, 12-11. Mississippi State scored an unearned run in the top of the 9th to tie the game, but [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] would deliver the dagger in the bottom of the inning. His double to center field was deep enough to score [autotag]Josh Hall[/autotag], thus giving Auburn the series win.

“I’m just proud of them to keep fighting through everything that happens,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said Sunday. “If this is the new way this game is played, I’m the one who has to adjust more. They just need to keep fighting and find their opportunities when they can have success.”

Auburn has another challenging weekend ahead of them, as they travel to No. 6 South Carolina for another important SEC series starting Friday at 6 p.m. CT at Founders Park in Columbia. Before the road trip, the Tigers will host in-state foe Troy for a midweek clash on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.

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Behind Enemy Lines: Taylor Jones of Auburn Wire previews pivotal series between Tide and Tigers

Auburn Wire previews the pivotal series between Alabama and Auburn on the baseball diamond this weekend!

One of the most critical series for Alabama baseball in recent memory will take place this weekend when the Crimson Tide take on their in-state rivals the Auburn Tigers.

Alabama has yet to win a conference series this season and the schedule will not get any easier in the rugged SEC.

This is not only a must wins series for the Crimson Tide, but Auburn is also in desperate need of a series win in conference play.

Alabama’s bullpen has struggled this season and has led to several of the Crimson Tide’s losses. Auburn’s starting rotation has been up and down and that has led to the Tigers’ struggles this season.

Let’s go behind enemy lines with Taylor Jones of Auburn Wire to preview the pivotal series between Alabama and Auburn.

Auburn unable to complete comeback against Georgia Tech

The Tigers came back from down 7-2 but were unable to hold onto their lead.

The Auburn Tigers erased a 7-2 deficit against Georgia Tech but were unable to hold on as Jackson Finley hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Yellow Jackers a 12-8 win Tuesday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.

The Tigers pitchers combined to issue 12 walks in the game, including two in the ninth inning and one in the 10th inning. They are now 19-13-1 overall and 4-8 in SEC play

“We’re giving a consistent effort all the way around,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “What I’m starting with I’ll finish with, I think our fortunes will change once we stick our head in the mitt and start locating some pitches.”

Auburn entered the seventh inning trailing 7-2 but started chipping away. They got one run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to make it 7-5 and get back in the game.

They immediately started threatening in the top of the ninth with [autotag]Bobby Pierce[/autotag] singling and [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] getting hit by a pitch. A wild pitch allowed Pierce to score and make it 7-6 with the tieing run on third with nobody out for [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag].

After working a full count he laced a home run over the left field wall to give Auburn the 8-7 lead. Their first lead since they scored a run in the top of the first.

“It’s pretty simple. Our guys always fight. We’re absolutely going to keep doing that. We’ve done it time and time again,” Thompson said. “We can’t do what we want to do until we put our face in the mitt. I don’t know any other way to slice it.”

[autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] was going for the save in the ninth inning but walked the Yellow Jackets’ leadoff batter and gave up a single, forcing Auburn to turn to[autotag] Tanner Bauman[/autotag]. He walked his first batter to load the bases and Auburn quickly turned to [autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag].

He got a ground ball for the first out but it allowed Georgia Tech to tie the game. He then got back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning and send the game to extras.

Cannon gave up a double to start the bottom of the 10th inning and after an intentional walk, he loaded the bases with another walk. It looked like he might escape another bases-loaded jam after he induced consecutive outs at home but Finley ended the game on a grand slam to send Auburn home defeated.

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Auburn’s bullpen collapses in decisive game three vs. No. 3 Florida

Auburn surrendered 14 unanswered runs.

Auburn looked like it was going to pull off a massive upset over the No. 3 Florida Gators before the bullpen collapsed on the second straight Sunday. The Tigers had an 8-3 lead but the Gators scored 14 unanswered runs to take control of the game and win 17-8 in Gainesville.

Six Auburn pitchers combined to allow 17 runs on just 12 hits, but they walked 13 batters and hit three more. Auburn is now 18-9-1 overall and 3-6 in SEC play.

“We got right where we wanted to,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “We built that 8-3 lead and when I saw them run and catch us, just so many freebies to allow them to get back in the ballgame there.”

After allowing three runs in the first inning, Auburn starter [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] was able to settle in and give the Tigers 4.2 innings. He allowed five runs, four earned on just two hits. He struck out six Gators but walked five and hit two more.

He left in the bottom of the fifth with two on and two out and Auburn leading 8-3. Thompson turned to [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] to try and end the threat. He was unable to get an out as he walked the first batter, gave up a two-run single, and walked two more before [autotag]Chase Isbell[/autotag] came in to end the inning.

Disaster struck Ibell in the sixth inning as he was forced to call for a trainer and leave the game. That forced [autotag]Drew Nelson[/autotag] into the game.

He walked the first three batters he saw to make it an 8-7 Auburn lead before a sacrifice fly tied the game. He managed to escape the inning with the game tied but was unable to do so in the seventh. He hit the leadoff man and after a Wyatt Langford double put two men in scoring position Auburn once again went to the bullpen.

Jac Caglianome greeted [autotag]Konner Copeland[/autotag] with a two-RBI single to give Florida a 10-8 lead that they would not surrender. The Gators added two more runs in the seventh and five in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

The Tigers fell behind 3-0 after one inning but immediately started chipping away. [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] blasted a solo home run in the second inning and the Tigers took a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning when [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] hit a two-run homer and [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch.

They got some breathing room in the fifth when Peirce drove in Green and [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] smacked a three-run homer to make it an 8-3 lead.

The Tigers will return to action Tuesday night when they take on UAB at Regions Field in Birmingham. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. CT.

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Gators blow by Auburn in game two, evens series

The Tigers’ offense exploded in game one. In game two, the Gators returned the favor.

Much like in Friday’s series opener, one team had a great day at the plate while the other never really got it going.

In Friday’s opener, Auburn knocked off No. 3 Florida, 10-1, behind an 11-hit effort and a six-run 2nd inning. On Saturday, The Gators responded by posting 19 hits in a 12-5 victory to even the series.

All 10 Florida (23-5, 6-2 SEC) batters recorded a hit in Saturday’s win, with seven of those batters recording multiple hits. Starter Hurston Waldrop backed up his offense by striking out 10 batters and allowing four hits in 6.0 innings of work.

Auburn (18-8-1, 3-5 SEC) struck first on a groundout by [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] that scored [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] from 3rd base to put Auburn ahead, 1-0 in the top of the 1st inning. Florida answered in the bottom of the inning on a Jac Caglianone two-run blast to put them ahead, 2-1.

[autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] would put the Tigers back in front with a two-run home run of his own in the top of the 3rd inning, but Florida scored five runs in the bottom half to take a 7-3 lead and grab control of the game.

The Tigers cut into Florida’s 8-3 lead in the top of the 7th inning when Foster and Peirce scored yet again on a single by [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag], but Florida scored four runs over the final two innings to earn the convincing win.

“All three times we scored tonight, not only did they score the very next half-inning, but they scored more than we scored in the top half,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said after Saturday’s game. “They answered us every time we scored and created offense.”

Auburn continued to experiment with the weekend rotation by sending [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] to the mound for his first start of the season. He lasted 2.1 innings where he allowed seven hits, seven runs (four earned), and struck out one. [autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag] and [autotag]Zach Crotchfelt[/autotag] also provided 2.0 and 2.2 innings of relief respectively, with Herberholz allowing five hits and zero runs in his outing while striking out three batters.

[autotag]Parker Carlson[/autotag] ended the game for Auburn by throwing an inning of relief where he allowed two hits and an earned run.

Auburn’s offense recorded eight hits in the game, with Foster and Peirce leading the way with two hits each.

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Game three of the series is set for Sunday at noon CT on SEC Network+. [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] takes the mound for Auburn, and he will battle two-way star Jac Caglianone for the series win.

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