After losing game one of today's doubleheader on a bases-loaded walk-off single in extra innings, Auburn bounced back in the later game with a 7-2 victory to take the series win over No. 24 Arkansas.
This is Auburn's fifth-straight series victory over Arkansas.
This is also Auburn's first SEC series win since they won two out of three on the road against Tennessee four weekends ago. The Tigers are now 9-12 in the SEC and 24-20 overall before they return to The Plains for next weekend's home series against No. 20 Mississippi State.
GAME ONE:
Arkansas struck first with a double from Eric Fisher, who eventually scored, to make it 1-0. The Razorbacks added their second run in the bottom of the third with a bases-loaded RBI single.
Auburn's first run came in the top of the fourth when Blake Logan hit an RBI single to score Damek Tomscha and make it 2-1.
Auburn then took the lead in the top of the sixth as Arkansas made an error in the field that ended up hurting them. The error was following a bunt single by Tomscha when their third baseman threw the ball away and Jordan Ebert scored from second to tie it up. Damon Haecker also moved to third because of the error and ended up scoring after Blake Austin hit a sacrifice fly RBI.
Keegan Thompson pitched seven complete innings with six strikeouts while allowing two runs and seven hits. Jay Wade relieved Thompson in the eighth inning while Auburn still held the 3-2 lead.
Arkansas tied it in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single.
Terrance Dedrick came on the mound for Auburn for the last 1.2 innings and he was charged with the loss as he allowed four hits, including the walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th.
GAME TWO:
Auburn's offense came together in the last game of the series as they scored seven runs, tying their season-high run total for an SEC game this season.
All seven of Auburn's runs came in the first four innings, which gave Michael O'Neal plenty of run support to work with.
O'Neal picked up his third win of the season while pitching eight complete innings on seven hits and two runs allowed.
Auburn scored early in the top of the first when Haecker scored from third after Tomscha stole second and the catcher's throw escaped from the second baseman.
Austin's two-out two-run homer made it 3-0 in the top of the third.
Then Auburn put the game out of reach in the top of the fourth when the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs and Logan hit an RBI single to start it off. A wild pitch scored Ryan Tella and then Tomscha hit a two-out two-RBI single to make it 7-0.
Arkansas responded in the bottom of the sixth with a two-out two-RBI double to make it 7-2, but that score would remain the same as Auburn would clinch the series victory.
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