Auburn Softball won both of its games in Thursday night's double header against Chattanooga State and Chipola Junior College out of Florida.
The Tigers defeated Chattanooga 4-1 and Chipola 2-0.
Sophomore catcher Elizabeth Eisterhold hit a home run to finish off Chattanooga State, and senior pitcher Anna Thompson recorded a shut out against Chipola.
This is the team's second week of fall competition.
The fall season is a time in which all the players finally get to see how each one of them meshes into one team.
"Fall ball is the most important part of the season in my opinion," Thompson said. "This is when the returners really get a feel for what the new girls are capable of and vice versa. The new girls also get a chance to feel what a real collegiate game will be like even though we aren't playing SEC teams, there is still a lot of great competition."
As a senior, Thompson said the rest of the team is looking for her to step back into a leadership role come spring.
"This fall season has been absolutely incredible and I give it all to the team that we have," Thompson said. "From a senior's perspective I want to leave on a high note. I want to know that after I am gone the caliber of athletes coming in is only getting better. If this team is any indication I have no doubt in my mind that Auburn Softball is going to be a force to contend with."
The Tigers are battling injuries this fall season.
Sophomores Morgan Murphy and Lauren Guzman and junior Lauren Schmalz are all nursing injuries before the spring season.
Guzman said it's rough being injured and watching the team play, but it is encouraging her to increase her training and rehabilitation.
"Waiting just makes you crazy," Guzman said. "I guess when I get 100 percent better I will be hungry to play."
Coach Tina Deese said she is confident about how the team is meshing with the new talent that has arrived.
New talent such as freshman infielder Kelsey Cartwright earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors in Tennessee at Goodpasture High School.
"So far I have been very pleased with the play of our freshmen," Deese said. "We have a lot of new faces and these games have really helped them. Overall, these games have been good in helping us build some cohesiveness as a team and working on getting a better feel for each other in game situations."
The Tigers will play their next Thursday double header of the fall exhibition season tonight at Jane B. Moore Field with the first game against Southern Union at 5 p.m. and the second game against Darton Community College at 7 p.m.
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