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Auburn earns season-opening win over Eastern Kentucky in run-rule fashion

Ike Irish records four hits as Auburn crushes Eastern Kentucky to open the season.

Friday’s season opener gave the early impression of an offensive slugfest before Auburn ran away late.

Auburn (1-0) led Eastern Kentucky (0-1), 8-5 through five innings before scoring nine runs over the 6th and 7th innings to put the run-rule into effect. The Tigers outhit the Colonels, 11-7 on its way to 17-6 season-opening win Friday night at Plainsman Park.

A sold out crowd watched Auburn earn its first win of the season, and were entertained early as the Tigers scored seven runs in the first two innings.

A bases-loaded walk put Auburn ahead, 1-0 in the bottom of the first. The walk led to a three-run blast by [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag] to extend the lead to 4-0. Eastern Kentucky answered in the top of the 2nd inning with two home runs to trim Auburn’s lead to 4-3. The Tigers took control of the game again in the 2nd inning with the highlight being [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag]’s two-run single to extend the lead to 7-4.

That single would provide two of the four RBI that Irish produced on Friday, with the final two scores coming off of a tape-measure solo blast in the 4th and a groundout in the 6th to score [autotag]Deric Fabian[/autotag].

Auburn solidified the game over the 6th and 7th innings. A groundout, an error, and two bases-loaded walks led Auburn to a five-run 6th inning. Auburn experienced its fourth bases-loaded walk in the 7th inning, which made way for a three-run double by [autotag]Cooper Weiss[/autotag] to end the game.

Irish led the way in hits with four, and joined Stanfield by recording four RBI in Auburn’s first win of the season. Weiss was next in line with two hits and three RBI. [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] earned the win in relief by striking out one batter in 1 1/3 innings. Starter [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] went 4 2/3 innings, where he allowed five hits and three earned runs while striking out five batters.

Auburn goes for the series win Saturday. [autotag]Joseph Gonzalez[/autotag] returns to the mound for Auburn, going against Quinton Hall of Eastern Kentucky. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park.

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Examining Auburn baseball’s returning pitchers

Which returning pitcher will make the biggest impact on Auburn’s success in 2024?

The Auburn Tigers are looking to return to the postseason for the sixth time in seven seasons and will have plenty of weapons to make that dream a reality.

One of the most experienced units this season will be its pitching, which returns 13 arms from last season’s roster. Names such as [autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag], [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag], [autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag], and [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] are back for another season, and [autotag]Joseph Gonzalez[/autotag] is expected to return to the Friday night starter role after sustaining a shoulder injury last season.

The Tigers added several solid arms such as [autotag]Trevor Booten[/autotag], [autotag]Cam Tilley[/autotag], and [autotag]Griffin Graves[/autotag] from the 2023 recruiting class, but their returning pitchers bring plenty of wealth to the club. Between the 13 returning pitchers who saw action last season, the group accounted for 36 starts, 203 appearances, and 371 strikeouts.

Which returning pitcher will make the biggest impact on Auburn’s season? Here is a look at Auburn’s top returning pitchers ahead of the 2024 season.

Auburn reveals challenging SEC schedule for 2024

Which SEC series are you most excited to watch?

We are in the heart of football season, but it is never too early to look ahead to what the spring will bring us.

The SEC released the 2024 conference schedule for each of its programs, and the Auburn Tigers will play one of the toughest in the league.

The ten-weekend slate features six series’ against teams who won 40 or more games in 2023, with four of those series’ being played at home. Auburn welcomes Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Alabama to Plainsman Park while traveling to Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Missouri, and defending College World Series champion, LSU.

Several contributors from last season’s return to next season’s roster, such as pitchers [autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag], [autotag]Konnor Copeland[/autotag], and [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag]. Key bats such as [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag], [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag], [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag], and [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] will also grace the 2024 roster.

Here’s a look at Auburn’s 2024 SEC slate.

March 15-17 at Vanderbilt
March 22-24 vs. Arkansas
March 28-30 at Texas A&M
April 5-7 vs. Tennessee
April 12-14 vs. Kentucky
April 19-21 at Mississippi State
April 26-28 at LSU
May 3-5 vs. Ole Miss
May 10-12 at Missouri
May 16-18 vs. Alabama

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Auburn completes sweep of Missouri, ends regular season on 8-game winning streak

The Tigers are playing their best baseball right at the start of postseason play.

The Auburn Tigers are officially red-hot. 

After taking both games in Friday’s doubleheader over Missouri, they had a chance to sweep their second straight SEC series. It wasn’t looking good as they entered the bottom of the eighth inning trailing 7-4 in Plainsman Park Saturday.

As it has all season Auburn’s offense came alive when they needed it most, exploding for five runs to take a commanding 9-7 lead and win the game. Auburn secured its fifth straight SEC series win and ended the season on an eight-game winning streak with the comeback. They are now 33-19-1 overall and 17-13 in league play.

“We absolutely played hard and kept going,” Auburn coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “When it opened up and we got an opportunity, we made the most of it.”

[autotag]Brody Wortham[/autotag] started the eighth inning off with a single and came around to score on a [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag] double to get the scoring started. [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] then singled Stanfield home to pull Auburn within one. 

[autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] followed up a [autotag]Bobby Pierce[/autotag] strikeout with a double to put the go-ahead run in scoring position with two outs for [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag]. Missouri decided to intentionally walk him to load the bases for freshmen [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag]. 

Before he could do anything the Missouri pitcher threw a wild pitch that allowed Foster to score and make it a 7-7 game. 

Irish then put Auburn ahead with a two-RBI single to make it a 9-7 game.

“We battled and we fought, we figured some stuff out and it’s all come together here lately,” Irish said. “I was not trying to do too much, stay with my approach and put the ball in play, especially with two strikes. They shifted on me and I hit it where they weren’t, and we got one to sneak through.”

He finished the game with a pair of doubles and two RBI.

Auburn was playing catchup the whole game after Missouri scored three runs in the first inning. They got two of the runs back in the second inning after [autotag]Caden Green[/autotag] and Stanfield hit sacrifice flies to score Irish and [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag], respectively.

Missouri added a run in the top of the third but Pierce responded with a double and scored on a Ware single to make it 4-3 in the bottom of the inning.

Missouri then played small ball in the fourth to get their fifth run of the game. They led the inning off with a bunt single, advanced on a ground out and scored on a two-out double.

The home Tigers quickly responded when [autotag]Nate LaRue[/autotag] led the home half of the inning off with a solo home run to make it 5-4. Both pitching staffs settled in after that, Auburn reliever [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] retired the next 10 batters he saw before allowing a single and then a home run in the eighth.

The lefty allowed two runs in 3.2 innings of work and struck out three and gave his offense a chance to get back in the game.

“I just wanted to go out there and fill up the zone and give my offense a chance to get back in this game, which obviously they did,” Bauman said. “Coming back on a short day’s rest, I wanted to keep it easy, let my defense work, which is what I try to do, and it ended up working out pretty well.”

[autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag] entered in the eighth and the only runner he allowed was one he hit. He struck out one batter as he earned the win.

Auburn has not lost an SEC game since May 5 and is set to open its SEC Tournament run on Tuesday against Missouri.

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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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Paul Skenes and Tre Morgan lead the way for LSU in Game 1 shutout win at Auburn

LSU started the weekend the right way with a 3-0 win on the plains.

LSU traveled to Auburn, Alabama, to take on the Tigers as they tried to go for a third straight conference series sweep. Coach Jay Johnson’s team started the weekend off on the right foot with a 3-0 shutout win to take Game 1.

[autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] got the party started in the top of the first inning with a two-run shot to right field to give LSU an early 2-0 lead.

[autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] got the start on the mound and he did what he always does. Goes deep into the game and gets a lot of strikeouts. He made Auburn players whiff on pitches all night as he racked up 15 strikeouts through 7.1 innings with six hits and a walk.

In the top of the seventh inning, Auburn pitcher, [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag], was called for a balk. That call moved [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] from first to second base with Captain Morgan at the plate. Morgan proceeded to hit an RBI single to extend the LSU lead to 3-0.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Skenes struck out the first batter before [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] came in to pitch. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Auburn’s leadoff hitter hit a single. That chased Ackenhausen from the game and brought in [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag]. Hurd struck out the first batter he faced for out No. 1. He then struck out the second hitter for out No. 2. He got the next batter to ground out and he secured a 3-0 win for LSU in game one.

With the win, LSU moves to 37-8 overall and 16-5 in conference play this season. Game 2 will be Saturday night on the plains with the first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. CT.

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Auburn baseball takes series opener in Columbia

Auburn hands South Carolina just its’ second home loss of the season.

The Auburn Tigers (24-17-1, 8-11 SEC) opened up the weekend series in Columbia with an 8-3 win over the No. 3 South Carolina Gamecocks (34-7, 13-5 SEC).

“The guys did an amazing job,” head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] said. “We’ve been here before, and we’re at the stage now where this is a good win but we know we’ve got to get right back in the middle of this because we have to have more before we leave town.”

[autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] got the start and earned the win for Auburn in a 5-inning outing. [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag] provided three and one inning(s) of relief respectively.

“I knew I had to go as deep as I could, trust the guys behind me and trust the bullpen,” Vail said Friday. “Luckily, I was able to give us a couple more good innings and get us in position to win. I was able to get some swings and misses up in the zone. I knew the defense was going to play well behind me. I knew I could fill it up and let them work.”

The Tigers got the scoring started in the first inning and the Gamecocks answered back. [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth that spared an Auburn rally.

Auburn added three runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 6-1 lead. The Tigers tacked on two more runs in the top of the seventh inning and ended up winning 8-3.

The second game is set for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. CDT and will be televised on SEC Network+.

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Auburn’s late rally falls short in game two loss to Mississippi State

The Tigers scored seven runs in the bottom of the 9th inning, but it wasn’t enough to earn the win.

Saturday’s middle game of Auburn’s series with Mississippi State got off to a quiet start, and it seemed as if the Tigers would remain in control for the remainder of the contest.

But a series of wild events would turn a casual Saturday into an offensive clinic that ended with Mississippi State rising victorious, 11-10 to even the series.

The Tigers held a 2-0 advantage through the first five innings of the game, but Mississippi State would blow the game open by scoring six runs in the 6th inning. They would also score three runs in the 8th, and two more in the 9th to take an 11-3 lead over Auburn as the Tigers headed into its’ final frame.

Despite digging itself into a deep hole, Auburn almost worked its’ way out of it.

Auburn would score seven runs on seven hits in the bottom of the 9th inning to cut the Bulldog advantage to one run, but a late strikeout would leave the tying run on 3rd base, ending Auburn’s threat.

“The will is good. It’s the execution, kind of the same thing from the pitching side,” head coach Butch Thompson said following Saturday’s game. “Still, we got within striking distance, still fighting, and there’s still an opportunity to win a series tomorrow, which is very important for us.”

It was business as usual for [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag], as he put Auburn on the board by hitting a home run for the second straight game. His two-run blast in the 2nd inning would give Auburn a 2-0 advantage, which is one that they would hang on to for three innings.

As the game turned to the 6th inning, Christian Herberholz would turn things over to [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] after shutting out the Bulldogs over five innings, allowing just three hits and walking one batter while striking out four. Bauman walked two of the first three batters that he would face, which caused Thompson to call on [autotag]John Armstrong[/autotag] to get Auburn out of the jam.

That, however, would not work, as the Bulldogs would score four runs on his watch. The big blow would be a three-run home run by Slate Alford, which would be the final batter that Armstrong would face. [autotag]Chase Isbell[/autotag] would end the inning, but he would see a blemish as well by giving up a two-run home run to Amani Larry to extend Mississippi State’s lead to 6-2.

Auburn would get a run back in the 7th inning on a [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] single that scored [autotag]Kason Howell[/autotag], but the Bulldogs would catch wind again in the 8th and 9th inning to climb to an 11-3 lead. Kellum Clark and Luke Hancock each hit home runs over the final two innings, with Ross Highfill adding two runs in the 8th inning on a two-RBI double.

Auburn’s furious 9th-inning rally began with a leadoff home run by Howell and would grow after Tiger batters hit in five-straight at-bats with one out in the inning. Foster, [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag], and [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] would score runs in the sequence to trim Auburn’s lead to 11-7.

Howell would contribute to the comeback once more with two outs in the inning, as his two-out triple would score three runs and clear the bases to bring the Bulldog lead to 11-10. In the next at-bat, [autotag]Ryan Dyal[/autotag] would strike out, which ended the effort.

Eight batters recorded a hit in the game for Auburn, with three batters recording two-or-more hits. Howell had the most success at the plate for Auburn, as he went 3-for-5 with four RBI.

Following Herberholz’s 5.0 outing, [autotag]Drew Nelson[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Alsup[/autotag] would be the only relievers to pitch at least one full inning. Nelson and Isbell combined to allow five earned runs, four hits, and four walks while striking out five batters in the final two innings.

Game three between Auburn and Mississippi State is set for a 1 p.m. CT first pitch on Sunday at Plainsman Park. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

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Vail’s gem leads Auburn to series-opening win over Mississippi State

The southpaw struck out a season-high 10 batters in Auburn’s 2-1 win over Mississippi State on Friday.

The Auburn Tigers entered this weekend’s series with Mississippi State needing a series win to snap a three-series losing streak. In order to do that, top-notch would be required.

[autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] answered the call as he turned in a scoreless start while recording a season-high in strikeouts.

Vail turned in 5.0 innings of three-hit baseball. He would also refuse to allow a run while striking out 10 batters in Auburn’s 2-1 win over Mississippi State on Friday at Plainsman Park.

“What’s important is having the same spirit, the same attitude, and just getting ready to get another win,” Vail said Friday. “Early in the game, I’m expecting them to be pretty patient. I knew I could attack in the zone early and then expand later on.”

Head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] says that if Auburn’s pitching is that good every game, his squad will remain competitive throughout the second half of the SEC slate.

“We’re pitching a little better. It started last weekend,” Thompson said after Friday’s win. “This gives us a chance. If we can pitch competitively, that defense is ready to play. We pitched with better sequences and took the sting out of the swing.”

Auburn got on the board first in the low-scoring affair. After failing to record a hit and having just two baserunners through the first four innings, Auburn’s [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] crushed a 398-foot solo home run to right field to give Auburn the 1-0 lead.

The Bulldogs would tie the game in the bottom of the 7th inning on an infield single by leadoff batter David Mershon that scored Amani Larry from 3rd base.

Auburn’s final blow came in the bottom of the 8th inning when [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly to score [autotag]Chris Stanfield[/autotag] to put Auburn ahead, 2-1.

“I’m just happy to get the win,” Stanfield said of the play. “I saw it go up in the air and saw his back to me. I said, ‘Let me take a chance’ and it ended up working out. I was just trying to take the game into my own hands. It was a close game, and I knew Bobby was coming. I had full trust that Bobby would get the job done. I was just happy to be a part of it.”

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[autotag]Will Cannon[/autotag] entered the game and slammed the door for the Tigers, as he faced the minimum to solidify the win and earn his 4th save of the year. [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag] is credited with the win on the mound by tossing 1.1 innings of no-hit baseball in relief.

Game two between the Tigers and Bulldogs is set for Saturday afternoon at 2 P.M. CT and can be seen on SEC Network+. [autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag] (0-3, 5.74) will toe the rubber for Auburn on Saturday, battling Mississippi State’s Colby Holcombe (2-2, 5.32).

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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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