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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.

RELATED: How to watch/listen to Auburn baseball’s series at Florida

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 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.

RELATED: How to watch the Auburn-Georgia series

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 ace Joseph Gonzalez to miss more time on the mound

Gonzalez has dealt with shoulder discomfort this season, which has caused him to make just one start this season.

The projected ace of Auburn’s weekend rotation is expected to miss more time away from the mound.

[autotag]Joseph Gonzalez[/autotag], Auburn’s only returning piece from last season’s rotation, has dealt with shoulder discomfort since the preseason, which has limited him to making just one start this season. He tossed five innings in Auburn’s 6-1 series-sealing win over Indiana on Feb. 18 at Plainsman Park, where he allowed two hits and struck out a batter.

He has not taken the mound since.

Head coach Butch Thompson had hoped that Gonzalez would be healthy enough to return to the rotation for the Arkansas series, but last week’s practices suggested that he needs more time to get back to 100% throwing strength.

“We just asked the best doctor in the world to sit down with him face-to-face. So we’re probably going to take a few more weeks, maybe up to six weeks,” Thompson said Wednesday. “(Gonzalez) still feels something when he cranks it up to full speed. He still feels it a little bit.”

He was scratched from his scheduled start on Feb. 25 against USC due to shoulder tightness and had hoped to make a return last weekend against Arkansas. However, the TBA slot that was open for Gonzalez’s potential return was filled by [autotag]Konnor Copeland[/autotag] in Auburn’s 5-0 loss to the Razorbacks last Sunday.

This weekend, Auburn is expected to throw [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] on Thursday, and [autotag]Zach Crotchfelt[/autotag] on Saturday in their home series with Georgia, with Saturday’s slot up for grabs. [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag], Konnor Copeland, and [autotag]Christian Herberholz[/autotag] have the potential to fill game two’s need, as each of them has started in at least one weekend game this season.

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Auburn baseball smothers UAB behind three-hit effort from Bryson Ware

Ware picked up three of Auburn’s four hits as the Tigers pick up their fifth straight win.

In a game where both offenses were at a premium, it was Auburn that stood tall over the visiting UAB Blazers.

Both teams combined to record just seven base hits, with Auburn taking credit for four of them. Behind a one-hit effort from Auburn pitching, and a three-hit performance by Bryson Ware, Auburn earned its fifth straight win by defeating UAB, 4-1 on Tuesday at Plainsman Park.

Bryson Ware recorded three of Auburn’s four hits and scored half of Auburn’s runs on a two-run home run in the bottom of the 4th inning. Cole Foster was the other Tiger who recorded a hit in a tough game that featured eight UAB pitchers.

The game got off to a slow start, as neither team could produce more than one hit through the first three innings. Auburn’s [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] led off the 2nd inning with a single up the middle, but could not advance past third base to give Auburn a lead.

[autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] became Auburn’s second base runner in the 4th inning on a ground-ball blunder by UAB shortstop Gavin Lewis Jr. Two pitches later, Ware sent a moonshot to the video board in left-center field to put the Tigers on the board, 2-0. The home run was his team-leading seventh of the season.

Auburn starter [autotag]Tommy Vail[/autotag] carried the momentum from his team’s newfound lead by striking out the side in the ensuing inning to improve his count to seven strikeouts through four innings.

Auburn’s third run of the game scored on a misread by UAB third baseman Ben Abernathy. [autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] hit a pop-up toward third base, and the baseball changed directions multiple times, causing Abernathy to misjudge the ball on its descent. When the ball landed, [autotag]Brody Moss[/autotag] scored from second base, and the play was officially ruled a double and gave Auburn a 3-0 lead in the 5th inning.

Vail’s no-hit bid stayed intact through 4.2 innings but came with endangerment. With two down in the 5th inning, Vail walked Gavin Lewis and John Marc Mullins. At that point, [autotag]Chase Allsup[/autotag] was called upon to cap the inning. He did so on one pitch, which was a ground out by Ben Abernathy to Cole Foster at shortstop. Vail’s night ended with eight strikeouts, two walks, and no hits through 4.2 innings of work.

In Auburn’s half of the 6th inning, Ware recorded his third hit of the night by hitting a triple to center field and was sent home on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Peirce one at-bat later to extend Auburn’s lead to 4-0.

It took seven full innings, but UAB was finally able to secure their first hit. To lead off the 8th inning, UAB’s Tyler Waugh hit a single through the left side to erase the combined no-hitter performed by Vail and Allsup. The Blazers were unable to cash the hit in for a run, as they left a runner stranded at first base to end the inning.

The Blazers scored their first and only run with two outs in the 9th inning. Christian Hall singled up the middle to score John Marc Mullins from third to cut Auburn’s deficit to 4-1. The Blazers brought the tying run up to the plate, but Allsup struck out the final batter to end the game.

Auburn improves to 10-1-1 while UAB falls to 4-8.

Auburn baseball will have a quick turnaround as they hit the road on Wednesday to face Jax State at Jim Case Stadium in Jacksonville. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. CT and can be seen on ESPN+.

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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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Notre Dame Baseball vs. Incarnate Word Canceled for Thursday Night

Notre Dame’s baseball team was supposed to start their second set of games Thursday evening in San Antonio against Incarnate Word but mother nature had other plans

Notre Dame’s baseball team was supposed to start their second set of games Thursday evening in San Antonio against Incarnate Word but mother nature had other plans as inclement weather has caused it to be canceled and will not be made up.

Notre Dame is set to play Incarnate Word in an already scheduled game Friday night with first pitch set for 7:00 p.m. ET before taking on Toldeo on Saturday afternoon and the University of Texas San Antonio on Sunday.

Notre Dame started the year last weekend taking two of three games at UAB.  Mitch Megias, Tommy Vail and Joe Boyle set down the final 17 batters of the series-deciding
game last Sunday and allowed just one baserunner and no hits over the final six innings that led new head coach Link Jarrett to his first series win at Notre Dame.