Auburn raced out to an early 4-1 lead, but the pitching staff unraveled late and the visiting Tigers fell to South Alabama 7-4 in Mobile.
After South Alabama starter Jared Gates was pulled from the game following a 3-run first inning, Austin Bembnowski came on in relief and threw eight scoreless innings to secure the victory.
In his second start of the season, Keegan Thompson (1-1) pitched 5.1 innings, but was pulled after allowing five runs on eight hits.
Anfernee Grier went 3-for-4 and reached base four times, but the rest of the Tiger offense couldn't string enough hits together to build a rally.
With the loss, Auburn drops to 2-2 on the season. The Tigers return to action Wednesday, Feb 18 at 3 p.m. at Plainsman Park, where they will face Alabama State.
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