The Auburn softball team continued its recent success with blowout victories over Marshall and Loyola in the first day of the Tiger Invitational.
The Tigers defeated Marshall 19-5 after an explosive hitting game shut the Thundering Herd down from the get-go.
Auburn opened the scoring in the first inning with Branndi Melero hitting a grand slam to put the Tigers ahead 4-0.
After an Emily Carosone RBI and run scored on a Marshall error, Marshall finally got on the board with Shaelynn Braxton getting an RBI and scoring.
Morgan Estell answered for the Tigers with a double that scored two runs, putting the Tigers up 8-3 at the end of the third.
Auburn's bats absolutely exploded in the fourth inning, with 11 runs scored on six hits including a Morgan Estell double that scored three and a McKenzie Kilpatrick double that brought in two more Auburn runners.
Going into the final inning of play, Auburn lead Marshall 19-3. Marshall was able to hit a solo homerun and score one more batter, but the Tigers had sealed the game long before with a final of 19-5.
Auburn softball finished the day with another blowout victory, defeating Loyola-Chicago 11-2 in the double-header finale.
The Tigers bats continue to be on fire, with two run shots by both Morgan Estell and Austyn West to open the game and give the Tigers a 4-0 lead.
Loyola got on the board with an Auburn error in the second, but Branndi Melero widened the gap with a double that scored two runs, making it a 6-1 Tiger lead.
Loyola hit an RBI double in the third inning, cutting the deficit to four runs.
The Tigers responded with Kelsey Bogaards hitting an RBI double.
After Auburn loaded the bases in the third, Loyola walked two batters in to bring the score to 9-2.
Kasey Cooper finished the game with a 2 RBI single in the bottom of the fifth.
The win brings the Tigers to an impressive 6-1-1 record, with a 2-0 record to start the Tiger Invitational.
Tomorrow, the Tigers face Nebraska-Omaha at 3:30 p.m. and Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m. at Jane B. Moore field.
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