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Recap: Auburn baseball evens series with Missouri behind offensive explosion

Auburn evened its series with Missouri on Saturday by keeping its feet on the pedal.

Auburn baseball scored 11 runs on 11 hits in Friday’s series opener at Missouri in a losing effort. Auburn returned to the field Saturday and delivered another stellar performance at the plate, resulting in a win.

The visiting Tigers scored 12 runs on 17 hits while smashing four home runs in a 12-2 run-rule victory over Missouri on Saturday at Taylor Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Auburn’s bats were on fire Friday, especially in its six-run 7th inning. However, Auburn’s pitching allowed 12 runs on 13 hits, which included six runs over the final two innings. Saturday’s effort on the mound was much more respectable as [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] and [autotag]Carson Myers[/autotag] returned to early-season form.

Allsup returned to the weekend rotation for the second-straight weekend on Saturday and delivered a four-hit, nine-strikeout performance while allowing one run over five complete innings. For Allsup, he has now struck out 18 batters while allowing two earned runs on eight hits since returning to the weekend rotation last Sunday in the finale with Ole Miss.

Auburn head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] was pleased with Allsup’s efforts on Saturday.

“That was good,” Thompson said postgame. “Nine strikeouts and only one walk and did a nice job. He did get to that 90 pitches or so, but he’s been on a journey and plugged it back up in a SEC start, and a quality one at that.”

Myers finished the game by striking out four batters and allowing two hits in three innings of work to earn the save.

Offensively, [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] paced Auburn by recording four hits with four RBI. All four of his RBI came in the final two innings, two in the 7th inning on a home run and two more in the 8th on a single to left field. [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] and [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] had three hits while Cooper Weiss added two more. Irish, Green, Weiss, and [autotag]Cade Belyeu[/autotag] each homered in the contest.

With Saturday’s win, Auburn has evened the series with Missouri. The rubber match of this weekend’s series is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT, and can be seen on SEC Network+.

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Recap: Auburn baseball struggles carry on, loses to Ole Miss

Auburn baseball begins the month of May with a loss to Ole Miss, a win it desperately needed to keep any SEC Tournament hopes alive

Auburn baseball is attempting to fight its way into the SEC Tournament after it has struggled for the entirety of conference play, only winning three games up to this point. The Tigers have to play nearly perfect from here on out, which begins by playing Ole Miss.

Unfortunately, the start to this series did not go as Auburn hoped, as it lost to the Rebels in game one of this set on Friday, 11-7.

The scoring in this game got started early. In the top of the 1st, Ole Miss left fielder Jackson Ross took the first pitch he saw and sent it over the left field wall, putting his team on top 1-0.

The Tigers did not let that early run pass by so easily, though. With two runners on and one out in the bottom of the 2nd, [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] reached on an error that was able to score in an Auburn run, tying the game up.

This is where the Rebels started to pour on though, as they wanted to put this game to bed quickly. They got two runners on with one out in the top of the 3rd before Ross came back to the plate and doubled down the left field line to score in one.

Andrew Fischer followed this up with a three-run homer to right field, giving Ole Miss a quick 5-1 lead on the road.

The Tigers clawed back in the bottom of the 4th with one out. Green got down the line quickly to complete an infield single to third base, putting two runners on. [autotag]Mason Maners[/autotag] then hit an RBI single and advanced to second base on a throw, putting two runners in scoring position.

Immediately after this, [autotag]Deric Fabian[/autotag] stepped to the plate and hit a ball towards the right side, where an error was made that allowed both runners on base to score, making it a 5-4 game.

The Rebels did not let this last for long. In the top of the 5th, Ross got things going with two outs in the form of a single to center field. Fischer then followed this up with a double down the right field line, putting Ross at third.

This set Will Furniss up to send a deep shot into center field and over the wall for another three-run home run.

Luke Hill kept the party going with a double into right center, before Judd Utermark hit a double right after to score him. This put Ole Miss up 9-4.

The Rebels struck again in the top of the 7th, when with the bases loaded and two outs, Eli Berch took a free pass and brought in the 10th run for his team.

Auburn made a quick answer in the bottom half of the inning. With [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] on second, Green came in clutch once again, singling to center field and making it a 10-5 game. However, the Tigers still needed some late heroics to win this.

Ole Miss made those even harder to come by later on. In the top of the 9th, Treyson Hughes rattled off an RBI single to extend the lead back to six runs.

The Tigers did make some noise in their final chance. With two runners on and one out, [autotag]Kaleb Freeman[/autotag], scoring [autotag]Cade Belyeu[/autotag] from second.

[autotag]Christian Hall[/autotag] then walked to load the bases, creating some tension on the field. After a strikeout, [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] walked to bring in another run for Auburn. That would be all, though, as [autotag]Gavin Miller[/autotag] then struck out to end the game.

[autotag]Dylan Watts[/autotag] was given the loss for the Tigers, dropping to 0-3 on the season. He pitched for three full innings, giving up five runs on six hits, while striking out two and walking one.

Riley Maddox earned the win for the Rebels. He worked for five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits. He also struck out three and walked two.

Auburn has a chance to even the series up in game two on Saturday night. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. CST, and the game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.

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Recap: Auburn baseball salvages game in LSU series with Sunday win

A strong 1st inning allowed Auburn to cruise to a Sunday victory over the defending national champions.

Auburn baseball started off its weekend series at LSU in a rocky way but managed to salvage a game in the finale.

The visiting Tigers set the tone early by jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the 1st inning. Auburn used that momentum to cruise to a 7-5 win over LSU on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Auburn head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] says that his team’s no-quit mindset and better approach at the plate led his team to a win.

“I just think they stayed in the series,” Thompson said postgame. “We did get a freshman starter on the mound against us today and got the starter out in the first. The first two starters got length and got as far as they wanted to. They had to make a change immediately in the ballgame. The bats and the approach were in a better spot today.”

Auburn’s strong start began in the 1st inning with an RBI single by [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] that scored [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag]. [autotag]Cade Belyeu[/autotag] added two runs on an RBI double while [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] tacked on two more with an RBI single in the next at-bat. All five of Auburn’s 1st inning runs came with two outs.

Belyeu added to his total in the 3rd inning with an RBI single to score Wright and push Auburn to a 6-0 advantage. LSU answered with an Ashton Larson RBI single to cut into the lead, 6-1.

The most danger Auburn faced in the game was in the 4th inning when Steven Milam smashed a three-run home run to trim Auburn’s lead to 6-4. The threat ended, however, as Green sent Belyeu home on an RBI double to left field in the 6th inning. Larson added his second RBI of the game in the 7th inning on a sacrifice fly, but the Bayou Bengals failed to threaten Auburn’s lead for the remainder of the game.

Belyeu and Green each recorded three RBI in Auburn’s win while leadoff batter Chris Stanfield totaled three hits. Auburn pitching allowed five earned runs on eight hits while walking four batters and striking out six. [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] earned the win in relief by striking out two of the five batters he faced in a one-inning effort. [autotag]Parker Carlson[/autotag] took home the three-inning save by allowing one hit and striking out two batters.

“We needed the win,” Carlson said postgame. “We just keep staying in there and keep fighting. We’ve been saying ‘keep fighting’ since I’ve been here and that’s just the way this team rolls. We’re not going to roll over no matter how the season’s going. I’m incredibly proud of each and every one of our guys.”

Auburn will step away from midweek action this week and will prepare for their next home series. Auburn hosts Ole Miss this weekend for a three-game series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. CT.

Recap: Auburn baseball drops doubleheader, gets swept in Starkville

Auburn’s baseball struggles continued in Starkville on Sunday, when the Tigers lost both ends of a doubleheader with Mississippi State.

Auburn baseball is entering crunch time as the end of the regular season draws near, trying to find answers to its struggles and make a run towards qualifying for the SEC Tournament in Hoover.

Unfortunately, those deficits were not able to be overcome, as the Tigers dropped both halves of a doubleheader with Mississippi State on Sunday, losing 3-1 and 4-3.

The first of the two contests was a pitcher’s duel until about the 4th inning. That is when the scoreless tie was broken and things got going.

Connor Hujsak led the inning off with a single into left field and advanced to second later in the inning with a Logan Kohler walk.

That set up Ethan Pulliam to single through the left side of the field, scoring Hujsak and putting the Bulldogs on the board.

After a strikeout recorded the second out, Armani Larry stepped up to the plate and also singled through the left side of the field, plating Kohler after an eventual error was made. Mississippi State had the 2-0 advantage.

Auburn attempted to answer back in the top of the 5th, as [autotag]Kaleb Freeman[/autotag] started the inning off with a solo home run over the right field wall, cutting the score to 2-1.

The final bit of scoring came in the bottom of the 6th with some two-out magic from the Bulldogs. After a David Mershon walk and a Dakota Jordan single, Hunter Hines singled through the right side to bring home the third Mississippi State run and eventually secure the win, 3-1.

The second of the two matches was filled with late drama, but early scoring.

With one runner on and two outs in the bottom of the 2nd inning, Kohler singled through the left side to score the first run of the game for the Bulldogs, putting them up 1-0.

Things started looking up for the Tigers in the top of the 4th. [autotag]Christian Hall[/autotag] began the frame with a single through the left side. [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] and [autotag]Cade Belyeu[/autotag] followed that up with back-to-back walks, loading the bases with no outs.

[autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] drew a walk right after this to score Auburn’s first run, which then set up [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] to hit into a fielder’s choice and put the Tigers in the lead at 2-1.

After a Freeman walk eventually loaded the bases up again later in the inning, [autotag]Eric Guevara[/autotag] reached on a fielder’s choice to second base, scoring Belyeu and making the score 3-1.

Nobody scored again until the 7th, which is when the Tigers’ pitching woes started to show up once again.

After two singles began Mississippi State’s final chance to tie the game back up, Kohler came in clutch once again, doubling to right center and clearing the bases. The Bulldogs had suddenly come back and tied the game up 3-3.

That sent the game into extra innings, and Auburn could not capitalize in the top of the 8th.

With runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom half of the inning, Hujsak singled into left field, scoring in the game-winning run and securing the sweep for Mississippi State.

[autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] picked up the loss in game one, dropping to 2-2 on the year. He pitched for 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits, while striking out two and walking one.

[autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag] got the loss in the second game after his appearance in the 8th. He pitched 0.2 innings, giving up the one run on two hits while intentionally walking one.

Jurrangelo Cijntje picked up the first win for the Bulldogs with his 6.2 innings of work. He gave up one run on three hits, while striking out five and walking three.

Tyson Hardin got the win in game two, pitching two full innings. His phenomenal outing saw him give up no runs and no hits, while striking out five Tiger hitters.

Auburn now falls to 19-20 on the season and 2-16 in the SEC. Time is officially running out for [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag]’s team as they prepare to do battle with Florida A&M on Tuesday. First pitch for that game is set for 3 p.m. CST at Plainsman Park.

Recap: Tigers come up short in game one against Texas A&M

In an attempt to build some momentum in SEC play, Auburn baseball falls short in game one in College Station

Auburn baseball has been struggling to start its SEC schedule, constantly trying to find answers to come out of games with victories in order to build its resume. After winning their first conference game in the series finale versus Arkansas last weekend, the Tigers hope to build momentum in this weekend’s series against Texas A&M.

Unfortunately, Auburn (16-9) could not gain any in game one on Thursday, as it fell to the Aggies (23-3) 9-7 at Blue Bell Park.

Texas A&M got the scoring started early in this game in the bottom of the 1st. With one out and one runner on, Stanford transfer Braden Montgomery hit a two-run home run over the right center wall, making it 2-0 in early going.

The Aggies extended the lead in the bottom of the 3rd. After Jace LaViolette doubled and advanced to third later on, Jackson Appel hit a fly ball to left field that was caught, but was deep enough to bring LaViolette in. They were in firm control at 3-0.

That was until the top of the 4th when the Tigers made a massive move to get themselves back in it. [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] began the inning with an infield single to third base, before two straight outs to follow put Auburn in yet another bad spot.

[autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag] eased that worry though when he doubled down the left field line, getting Irish to third. [autotag]Mason Maners[/autotag] came up immediately after and sent a pitch over the left field wall, tying the game up at 3-3.

The bottom of the 4th produced more damage from Texas A&M, as Hayden Schott led the home half off with a home run to right center, putting his team back in front 4-3.

Later in the inning, two back-to-back singles by Gavin Grahovac and LaViolette brought in a run each, giving the Aggies a three-run lead once again at 6-3.

The top of the 6th saw another surge by the Tigers. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Stanfield reached on a fielder’s choice in which Irish scored off of a throwing error. Later on [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] reached on his own fielder’s choice hit, where [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] also scored on an error. The game was once again tied, this time at 6-6.

Texas A&M did not let that last for long though. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 6th, Appel was hit by a pitch, scoring in a run. Ted Burton then walked on the next at-bat which brought in another run for the Aggies. Schott followed that up with a line drive to right field that was caught, scoring a third A&M runner and making the score 9-6.

Irish attempted to kick start one more push for Auburn in the top of the 7th with a solo home run to right center, but that was all the scoring that would occur for the rest of the game, as the Aggies secured a 9-7 victory.

[autotag]Parker Carlson[/autotag] picked up the loss in relief for the Tigers, dropping to 2-1 on the season. [autotag]Conner McBride[/autotag] was the starter on the mound. He pitched 3.0 innings, giving up six hits and six runs, while striking out three and walking two.

Evan Aschenbeck picked up the win in relief for Texas A&M, improving to 4-0 on the year. He pitched 4.0 innings, giving up one run on two hits while striking out five on the night.

The two squads will meet up again in game two on Friday, where first pitch is set for 6 p.m. CST. [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] is set to start on the hill for Auburn.

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Recap: Auburn surrenders late home run, drops game two to No. 1 Arkansas

For the second-straight game, the No. 24 Tigers lose to the nation’s top team by one run.

For the second game in a row, No. 24 Auburn fell short of its goal of earning a win over No. 1 Arkansas.

The Tigers and Razorbacks were tied 5-5 heading into the 9th inning. After recording the first out of the inning, Arkansas’ Ryder Helfrick crushed the first pitch of his at-bat over the left field wall to push the Hogs ahead. The solo home run would prove to be the decisive blow, as Arkansas earned the 6-5 win over Auburn on Friday night at Plainsman Park in Auburn.

It marks the second-straight game that Auburn has dropped a one-run decision to Arkansas, as they fell to the Razorbacks 1-0 in Thursday’s series opener.

Head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] hopes to see his team continue to give solid effort despite its recent string of tough losses.

“We don’t always have control over the result or outcome, but we do our effort,” Thompson said postgame. “That’s what I have to do the best job I possibly can of right now. Hopefully they’ll bust through and it’ll go their way.”

Friday’s game would see more production from the plate, but it was not enough for Auburn to earn the victory. Each team traded blows before Helfrick’s 9th-inning home run. The Tigers struck first in the bottom of the 1st inning when a groundout by [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] allowed [autotag]Cooper Weiss[/autotag] to score, pushing Auburn ahead 1-0.

The Razorbacks answered in the top of the 2nd inning with a solo shot by Ben McLaughlin to tie the game at 1-1. Auburn responded by adding two more in the 3rd inning before the Hogs produced three runs in the 4th to take a 4-3 lead.

A throwing error in the 5th inning followed by a 6th inning RBI single by Weiss pushed Auburn ahead again, 5-4, but Arkansas would score the game’s final two runs to take the win.

Auburn got a solid outing from its pitching staff in Friday’s loss. Starter [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] allowed five hits and three runs in six innings of work. [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] allowed three hits in 2 1/3 innings, and [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] closed the game by recording the final two outs of the game. The trio combined to strike out 11 batters.

At the plate, Cooper Weiss, [autotag]Mason Maners[/autotag], and [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] each recorded two hits.

Auburn looks to salvage a game in its series with Arkansas on Saturday. First pitch for the final game of the series is set for 1 p.m. CT, and can be seen on SEC Network+. [autotag]Joseph Gonzalez[/autotag] will battle Mason Molina on the mound.

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
No. 1 Arkansas	6	8	2	6
No. 24 Auburn	5	10	2	10

WP: Cooper Dossett (1-0) | LP: John Armstrong (0-1) | S: Will McEntire (2)

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Auburn baseball takes Georgia series with another impressive comeback

For the second game in a row, Auburn erased a three-run Georgia lead to steal a victory.

The Auburn Tigers earned their first SEC series win of the season by taking game two of the series with Georgia with a striking resemblance to how they won the series opener.

On Thursday, Georgia led 6-3 heading to the bottom half of the 9th inning. Auburn would tie the game on a two-RBI double by [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] and an error that allowed him to score several at-bats later. Auburn would then seal the win in the 11th inning when [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] was walked on four pitches with the bases loaded, giving the Tigers the 7-6 advantage.

In Friday’s middle game, Georgia jumped out to a 3-0 advantage through five innings before Auburn, yet again, erased the deficit to collect a win. Ike Irish scored three of the Tigers’ runs, and Justin Kirby added three more on a home run to left field in the 6th inning to give Auburn the 6-3 win over Georgia, which clinched the series at Plainsman Park.

“I thought it was a tall order tonight. I thought some things would have to go our way because you have a real, like game one SEC starter (Georgia starting pitcher Jaden Woods) going for them tonight even though it’s game two,” head coach Butch Thompson said following his team’s win over Georgia. “Any way you slice it, that’s a top-10 offense that you are facing. I thought that combination made this one really challenging.”

The Bulldogs struck first in the top of the 2nd inning when Cole Wagner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, giving the Bulldogs the 1-0 lead. Bulldog power hitter Charlie Condon doubled the lead on a solo shot to dead-center field in the 3rd inning to move Georgia ahead, 2-0.

After the home run, Auburn starter [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] walked the ensuing batter on four pitches, which caused head coach Butch Thompson to make a pitching change. [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] was called upon and ended the inning by striking out Sebastian Murillo to end the inning.

Allsup held Georgia in check until the 5th inning when a hit that just fell shy of [autotag]Justin Kirby[/autotag]’s glove in right field, as well as an error, led the Bulldogs to score another run, extending their lead to 3-0. He would exit in the 6th inning after allowing one hit and striking out a batter in 2.2 innings of work.

Auburn was able to erase the no-hit effort of Georgia’s Jaden Woods in the bottom of the inning when freshman [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] hit his first collegiate home run over the monster in left field to cut into the Bulldog’s lead, 3-1.

Irish would score Auburn’s second run of the game on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 6th inning. Auburn would then take the lead on the very next at-bat when Justin Kirby cranked his eighth home run of the season over the left field wall. The three-run shot put Auburn ahead, 5-3.

Momentum rushed to Auburn’s side of the top of the 7th inning when Georgia’s Corey Collins failed to touch home plate after a Sebastian Murillo single that would have trimmed Auburn’s lead to 5-4. After review, it was determined that Collins never touched the plate, and was tagged out while trying to correct the effort.

From that moment on, Auburn collected three hits and a run while holding Georgia to two hits.

Irish and Kirby paced the team in RBI, scoring three runs each. The Tigers recorded eight hits in the game, with [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] being the only player to record two. John Armstrong earned the win on the mound. He went 2.2 innings and allowed five hits, zero earned runs, and zero walks.

Game three of the series between Auburn and Georgia is set for 2 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

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Baseball news: Tanner Bauman to start game two of Georgia series

Bauman will take the mound as Auburn goes for a series win over rival Georgia.

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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Auburn walks it off in series opener with Georgia

Auburn trailed Georgia by three runs heading to the 9th inning, but a walk-off walk in the 11th inning sealed the come-from-behind win.

It took 11 innings, but it all came down to a walk in the Auburn Tigers series-opening 7-6 win over the Georgia Bulldogs.

“I didn’t ask for a lot this week,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said following the game. “I just asked for these guys to kind of connect with one another. I asked the guys what it really means to stay in the fight and to keep punching back. We thought we took more punches than we really delivered last week. That ninth is a good symbol of hanging around and staying in there.”

[autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] got the start for Auburn. He pitched five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, walking two batters and striking out seven. [autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag] ended up with the win, pitching the final three innings. He allowed one run off of one hit, walked two batters and struck out three.

Kolten Smith got the start for Georgia. He tossed 3.1 innings, allowing one run off of two hits. Kyle Greenler ended up with the loss for the Bulldogs in 0.2 innings of work, allowing one run off of two hits and walking two batters, one of them being [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] to end the game.

Georgia took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning. [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] got the scoring started for Auburn in the bottom of that inning with a double that scored [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag]. [autotag]Connor Green[/autotag] tacked on another run for the Tigers in the fifth inning with a solo shot to left field.

Georgia added another run in the top of the sixth inning. [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] hit a solo home run in the bottom of that inning to bring the Tigers within one.

The Bulldogs added on two more runs in the top of the ninth inning to extend their lead to three. Auburn refused to go down quietly, however. Ware doubled down the right-field line to score Foster and [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag]. [autotag]Justin Kirby[/autotag] reached on an error that allowed Ware to score.

The next run came in the bottom of the 11th inning when Wright was walked, allowing Irish to score.

Auburn will be back in action tomorrow night for the second game of the series. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. CT.

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Auburn halts late rally to defeat South Alabama

Kason Howell’s three-hit, four RBI performance helps Auburn erase a three-game losing streak.

After suffering a three-game sweep to No. 3 Arkansas to open the SEC slate, Auburn needed to find confidence ahead of this weekend’s series with rival Georgia.

On Tuesday, they found it.

Auburn gained comfort by scoring five runs in the middle innings to help them hold off a comeback attempt by South Alabama and ultimately earn the 6-5 win over the Jaguars at Riverwalk Stadium in downtown Montgomery.

The Tigers and Jaguars battled to a scoreless tie through 2 1/2 innings before [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag] put his squad on the board, 3-0, with a three-run blast to left field that scored [autotag]Carter Wright[/autotag] and [autotag]Brody Wortham[/autotag]. Howell would also contribute to his team’s lead again in the 4th inning on an RBI single.

“I’m kind of simplifying things and just trying to get a good pitch to hit, be on time and let the results take care of themself,” Howell said following Auburn’s win over South Alabama. “That’s really where I’m at right now and it’s working out. Hopefully, I can just be consistent with it and keep it going.”

Wright scored Auburn’s other run in the 4th inning on an RBI single that scored Justin Kirby to put the Tigers ahead, 4-0.

The game would then hit another lull before South Alabama’s Colson Lawrence hit his first of two home runs of the game in the top of the 7th inning. His first smack was a two-run blast that cut into Auburn’s lead, 5-2.

The Tigers got a run back in the bottom half of the inning when a foul out by [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] was deep enough to score Howell from third base, making the game, 6-2.

Auburn found themselves in trouble in the 8th inning, as the Jaguars attempted to take a late lead with two outs. Lawrence repeated his 7th-inning performance by hitting yet another two-run blast, and Cole Ketzner crushed a solo shot in the next at-bat to trim Auburn’s lead to 6-5.

[autotag]Chase Isbell[/autotag] was able to slam the door on South Alabama by sitting down the Jaguars in order to close the game and solidify the win.

Howell paced the Tigers with three hits and four RBI, while Kirby and Wright each recorded multiple hits. Starter [autotag]Drew Nelson[/autotag] got the win for Auburn by striking out two batters and allowing a hit in 4.0 innings of work. Isbell earned the save by tossing a perfect 9th inning.

Auburn improves to 14-6-1, and will now shift their focus to the Georgia Bulldogs, who come into town for a three-game series beginning Thursday night at 6 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park. The Bulldogs defeated Georgia State on Tuesday night, 8-3, behind a three-hit night by center fielder Ben Anderson.

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