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Auburn drops game against UAB

It is Auburn’s first loss against a midweek opponent this season.

Auburn battled back to take the lead after falling behind 4-0 but was unable to hold on as UAB picked up the 6-5 win in walk-off fashion at Regions Field.

“I just wanted them to fight,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “It was a good game back and forth. We got the bases loaded in the eighth, and then they loaded them in the bottom of the ninth and get the run to beat us. I just wanted our guys to fight. All of the other stuff will kind of work its way out throughout a ballgame. I liked the fight regardless of the outcome tonight.”

It is the Tiger’s first loss against a midweek opponent this season and they are now 18-10-1 overall.

The Blazers stormed out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Auburn got a run back in the third on a [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] sacrifice fly and tied it up in the fourth when [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to center field.

Auburn took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning when [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly to drive in [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag].

[autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag] came in to pitch the seventh inning for Auburn and was unable to keep it tied. He allowed a double and a walk to start the inning and the Blazers tied it with a bunt.

The Blazers once again got their leadoff man on in the ninth and advanced him to second on a sacrifice bunt. After another single, the Tigers intentionally walked the next batter to load the bases and turned to [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] to try and keep the game alive.

He was unable to get the job done as Henry Hunter hit a single to win it for the Blazers.

Auburn returns to SEC play Thursday for a three-game series against Texas A&M at Plainsman Park.

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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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Auburn Baseball crushes North Alabama in first midweek tilt

Bobby Peirce, Bryson Ware, and Ike Irish lead the way as Auburn earns a win at Toyota Field in Madison.

New rules were introduced within SEC baseball this season, and it did not take long for Auburn to use them.

In the first midweek game of the 2023 season, Auburn traveled to Madison to face the North Alabama Lions in a neutral site affair at Toyota Field, home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. Auburn jumped out to a 6-0 1st inning lead and would cruise to an easy 13-1 victory in seven innings.

Reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag], got the Tigers on the board with a bases-loaded single to right field to score [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] from 3rd base to give Auburn the 1-0 lead. [autotag]Ryan Dyal[/autotag] and [autotag]Caden Hill[/autotag] followed Irish by also recording RBI singles in the inning. [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] earned an RBI on a sacrifice fly while [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag] plated a run on a fielder’s choice.

Peirce and [autotag]Brody Moss[/autotag] extended Auburn’s lead in the 3rd inning. Peirce scored two runs on a single down the left field line to push the Tigers’ lead to 8-0, and Moss scored Howell on a sacrifice fly with one out in the inning.

Auburn’s next three runs would come courtesy of the long ball. Peirce hit a solo shot in the 5th inning for his third RBI of the game to put Auburn ahead, 10-1. Ware joined the party in the 6th inning by hitting a two-run blast to extend Auburn’s lead to 12-1. Freshman [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag] capped the scoring by singling home Foster in the 6th inning for his first collegiate RBI.

North Alabama’s lone run came in the 4th inning when Jackson Ferrigno hit a sacrifice fly to Kyle Machado from 3rd base to trim Auburn’s lead to 9-1 at that point in the game.

Peirce, Irish, and Ware each collected three hits on the night, with Peirce and Ware each plating three RBI. In his first start on the mound this season, senior [autotag]Konnor Copeland[/autotag] struck out six batters over 3.2 innings of work, allowing just three hits and one earned run. [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Isbell[/autotag] combined to strike out six batters over the final 3.1 innings to close the game.

Changes have been made to Auburn’s weekend schedule. It was announced late Tuesday night that Auburn’s weekend series against USC, which was originally scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, will now happen at Plainsman Park due to forecasted inclement weather expected in Southern California.

Game one of the series between the Tigers and Trojans is set for 6 p.m. CT on Friday.

Runs Hits Errors
AUBURN 13 15 0
NORTH ALABAMA 1 5 2

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Auburn Baseball earns first fall win thanks to epic comeback

Auburn scored six runs in the final frame to defeat Louisiana Tech on Saturday at Plainsman Park

Fresh off of their second trip to the College World Series in three tries, Auburn Baseball is picking up where they left off.

The Tigers hosted Louisiana Tech for a fall exhibition game on Saturday and needed an epic comeback to finish off the Bulldogs. Newcomer [autotag]Brody Wortham[/autotag] hit the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning to cap the six-run comeback, which ultimately lifted Auburn to a 12-11 win.

The home run was the second hit of the day for Wortham, who doubled in two runs earlier in the inning to begin the comeback.

Pitching was key in overcoming the deficit as well. Auburn relievers [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag], [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag], [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Isbell[/autotag] did not allow a single Bulldog to reach base over the final five frames. Vail struck out all three batters faced in his one inning of relief work.

Joining Wortham in collecting two hits on the day were [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag], [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag], [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag], and [autotag]Gavin Miller[/autotag].

Auburn’s next fall exhibition game will take place on Friday, Oct. 18, when they welcome archrival Alabama, led by former [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] assistant Brad Bohannon, to Plainsman Park. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.

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Auburn bullpen uses ‘next man up’ mentality in win over Oregon State

After Trace Bright’s early departure from game one against Oregon State, the Auburn bullpen stepped up to aid in victory.

Prior to Auburn Baseball’s departure for Corvallis, Oregon, on Thursday, head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] told reporters that this year’s squad was special, citing that the players have meshed well with one another, which has formed a healthy clubhouse.

Auburn’s “got your back” mentality was on full display during game one of the Corvallis Super Regional, in the form of the bullpen, which was instrumental in Auburn’s 7-5 win over Oregon in game one of the best-of-three series.

Auburn starting pitcher [autotag]Trace Bright[/autotag]’s night unfortunately ended after recording just two outs on 47 pitches. Thompson called on [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] to dig them out of a hole, before handing the baseball to [autotag]Tommy Sheehan[/autotag]. That is where the Tigers began finding success on the mound.

Sheehan took control of the game on the mound by tossing 3.1 innings of shut-out baseball, striking out three batters and allowing two hits. Sheehan’s confidence grew with every pitch, which erased the pressure that his team felt early on.

“We have had a ‘next man up’ mentality all year, and we just tried to stick with that, not try to do too much out there in a big spot,” Sheehan said in a postgame interview with the Auburn Sports Network. “(I just) tried to be myself and stick to the game plan and let the guys field behind me.”

Sheehan exited the game after the 5th inning, turning the keys over to [autotag]Carson Skipper[/autotag] and [autotag]Blake Burkhalter[/autotag] to close the game. Their outings were just as successful as Sheehan’s, which helped Auburn grab that valuable game one victory. Skipper struck out five batters in 3.0 innings of relief, which set up Burkhalter to grab his SEC-best 14th save of the season after allowing a run on two hits in the 9th inning.

“Those are the guys we want to get (the ball to), they have been our guys all year,” said Sheehan. “My motto has been ‘get the ball to (Burkhalter)’ all year. That’s what we did and it worked out for us.”

Auburn will turn to Joseph Gonzalez for game two of the Corvallis Super Regional against Oregon State on Sunday. The first pitch is set for 9 p.m. CDT, and can be seen on ESPN2.

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